The Washington times., 1920-06-07
A Willing Pair of
Hands Earns Much.

DEAR ELlZABETH LAI1lhEf:
Your tcn-dollar prize offer is OF
much interest TO me. as ! have been
greatly concerned over the problem
of earning money at home, yet not
at the expense of neglectng home
duties.
will state here my greatest
pleasure comes from genuine home
life / believe TO have an ideal home
mother ought to be found there, not
out, especially if there still be chill
dren in the home, grown or not.
Formerly | taught school. l will
be married two years this August.
and / have little girl just three
months old. We arc a young couple,
the husband earning only enough to
meet pressing needs and obliga-
tions, and trying 10 own home.
can do several things aside from
teaching that would bring me more
money than sewing, but they would
take me from home. I have passed
exams successfully that would give
me Government employment, and
just before baby carne was celled to
serve; then again another call when
she was but three days old for 4
5000 Job. with bonus and chance of
promotion. Just mention this to
show you my selecting sewing as
my job to make extra money Is
chiefly because OF the advantages 1t
offers to one at home.
After deciding this 7 knew I
ought to own a sewing machine,
but could not ask my husband for
it. knowing his obligations, SO l de-
cided to do enough hand work in
sewing to make at least two pay
ments on it before bringing it home,
u. e..
and help otherwise right along in
saving sewing bills for self and
home folks
| got my first three payments,
So each. by making silk dress by
hand and crochctinE woke. Soon
| Was unable TO run machine, AS ]
was about TO become a mother, so
] made many little fancy articles in
way of crochet yokcS, caps, aprons,
hsndk rchiefS, etc, Got rid of them
about Christmas with verey little
effort, as they spoke for themselves
just on showing them to friends
and acquaintances. / had three
little fancy aprons alone which
brought me So each. ! have one
now, q duplicate, if any one cares
to buy. / get my customers by my
work. 1 make some needed article
for self or baby. and when it's ad-
mired just say 1 did it and in talk
ing I always find there il something
in the sewing line some one would
like to have done. For example one
mother who can't sew at all is now
ono Of my best customers. ! am
never without something TO DO for
her and she pays. me promptly. She
saw u shirtwsist ] made Of an old
silk shirt or my husUands, admired
il and ! told her how ! did. Sh"
said: oh, if | could sew could
save that way for my little girl
| have an out-of-date silk skirt
and an old satin dress too good to
let go but l don't know how to use
them 7 said: Give them to INC
if you like a nd I'll mako two dress
cs for hcr." ] did. She was $50
much pleased she brings me old
and new 10 make. The blue satin
old dress | cut a ono-picre bunga-
low style dress for the child and as
she did not want TO buy trimmings,
] took some rose-color wool OF mine
and put hem etc. OF short and long
stitches and added a few lazy
daisies.
then made little fancy bag for
the little girl from some of TIE
personal interest. but il won me
mother and child. ! have since
made her eight dresses. three slips,
and other underwear. ] now sew
for the mother, little girl. and her
little brother I simply mention
this to show you can make work
for youlscf IL YOU don't mind put
ting 4 l'ttle kindness IN also. At
present I have an order fer hand
made noN crs for = little dress. |
set 50 for tho flowers per drcSr.
When ! take baby to tho park J
carry crochet or other handwork
I want Sl00 for a need. | am 40
ing TO make Ave niEhtgown yokcs
at 81 each and Ave at So each. The
balance l will make up in various
ways 10 rest eyes, etc, by making
sofa pillows, other sewing, aprons,
caps, flowers, or what may turn up
in sewing.
Finding change of work Is a
rost. | plan to exercise my past
teaching success in forming a class
OF little girls this summer in plain
sewing aud fancy work, Thereby
helping self and the mothers In
solving problems OF using some Of
their littl" girls idle moments TO
poud advantage.
slyo do other things aside from
sewing to make money at home.