East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-24

Tshe havo few or no small children
/ She can use her time and her NEAR
best by fabricating some or all of he
own undergarments and many of tn
, household articles.
"Clothing courses are designed I
give skill in mending. repairing. an
remaking Even the wage earne
needs to. be shillful with her needl
that small repairing may be done an
the use OF her garments extended.
"rhe third motive for giving thi
work to girls and women Is that the.
may be more intelligent in seiectinl
fabrics, trimmings. designs and colors
How often does the retail merchan
answer the query. is it all wool?
or VIII 1t fade?' or How much ma
terial will / need for dress?' Ques
tions that every woman should b,
trained to answer for herself.
Health Affected by Garments Worn.
Nor should courses In clothing
teach these things only. The health
of American womanhood is affected by
the garments worn. She should be
taught in schools. in colleges, and in
public lectures and clubs to choose
clothing that is sanitary. adequate,
and comfortable. that her health may
be Of the best, that she may be able
capably to discharge her various du-
ties and obligations.
''In many homes there are so many
conveniences. such as central heating
pants, running hot water, and elect
fic labor-saving devices: and so many
tasks formerly discharged within the
home, such as laundry work. bread
making. and food preservation, have
now gone into commercial concerns
that unless a woman Is interested and
skiilful with her needle there is little
occupation for her hands and she be-
comes waster OF others time. as Is
the idle shopper. the morning whist
player and the movie maniac.
Certainly clothing work should not
be attempted in the home. No woman
uses a great enough number of tailor
ed garments in any one year to pay
her to attempt to be skillful in maxi
ing these. but she should be trained
in buying these garments.
when standardized dress is sug ,
rested, uniform dress must never be !
hobght of. There is need Of certain |
tandards of dress for women in in !
lustry, business and the professions.
iuch standard dress would enable
women to secure better materials and
with enough variation
0 express personality.
women need to know materials,
ave correct standards of good taste.
,e intelligent In the purchase of ma
erials and skillfui in the making of
he garments. They may or may not
lake a considerable portion of their
as their personal affairs =
lake advisable. They will in all cas-
5 need to repair certain garments ,
nd extend their use. A wise con- .
inner worketh good alike to the pro-
ucer and the merchant.
"All that has been said concerning !.
telligence in the choice of garments
nd garment material can be said also
relation to the purchase and use of
ousehold linens, carpets. bedding and a
Study OF Economics Beneficial.
Their education at school in ques-
ons relating to the home will newt c
,ly react favorably or otherwise on 7
| of those concerned in the produc- q
on of these materials. r
EFF home economies education at L
ins the place that its advocates de- =
re. the lasting effect may be stated {
follows:
81. More careful buying and conse- b
lently. fewer returns to the retail s
erchant. 8
20. Greater appreciation for good t
design. and materials. p
49, Fewer sales. but better goods s
Id. s
~. Lessened loss because of uncol- I
ctible bills because of women's II
aiming in household business man h
and in more careful trading. O
"5. Fewer purchases of excessive or IL
eouate quantities of material with \
subsequent result of dissatisfied GUS /,
mers. 4
"6. A greater demand for standard :
aterials and designs with subse- !,
tent decreased return of unsold
,ods to the wholesaler.
"7. Greater national financial well
re because of any condition which
,nefIcially affects the majority of
merican homes affects the entire +
,untry Only for a limited period j,
M any group prosper by exploiting /,
considerable per cent of their coun-
ymen. ,
"If 10000, 900 women buy what they
, not need. and can not afford, and
their taste is perverted and their
andards lowered. then a reaction is
are unpaid. savings are
consumption drops below
'rmal. and industry ceases. ,,
"Jnwise buying may stimulate GER
in types of production, may, indeed
stimulate business, but
,e reaction that follows unintelligent