Evening star., 1921-09-23
Health and Thrift in the Home

Every woman who has had the task
OF mending torn gloves knows that
the stitches often pull out very
quickly. This difficulty may be OBJ
edge of the torn part before drawing
the edges together. Use cotton thread
to men dali kinds of gloves even
kid. You can draw cotton thread up
closer, and it does not cut like silk.
Care of Hosiery.
There are several things to con-
slider when buying hosiery. Not the
and material of the stockings are
suited to the purpose for which they
are to be used. Gossamer textures
will not stand the friction of dancing.
walking or even of general. every
day wear. They are only suitable for
dress-up occasions Stockings of me-
dunn weight are the only sensible
| choice for ordinary wear Heavy
weight hosiery is meant for athletic
wear. not to save hosiery, but to save
ness of the fabric. For that kind of
hosiery. wool or reasonable mixture
Of it, is the only proper material.
Another thing to consider when
buying. hosiery is the quality of the
material. There Is the fine gauze
like stocking and the coarse gauze
like stocking: the fine medium weight
and the coarse medium weight; the
nne heavy weight and the coarse
heavy weight. For the first kind you
must pay reasonable price. For
the second kind. the. coarse. you will
pay less, but the life of the stock
ing will also be much shorter and
the wear unsatisfactory. Besides the
fine and the coarse varieties, the
sheer and the heavy grade. there are
the various kinds of fiber to con-
slider. which include plain and mer-
cerized cotton. lisle, pure and arti-
fetal silk. and the winter weights of
1lk-and-Wool, cotton -and-wool and
all-wool. Lisle, because of its
smoother finish, is cool and resists
friction. Mercerized cotton. with a
gloss almost like silk, also wears
extremely well. Artificial or fiber
silk. when it's distinctly lower price
| is considered. compares very favor
ably with silk in color. luster, and
wearing qualities 1t also has that
| cool feeling that makes pure silk
! and Isle so attractive to many peo-
| pie. In fact. one is not always able
| to distinguish between silk fiber and
7! pure silk hosiery. although the cost
of the fiber is only about one-third
! that of the silk.
Changing and laundering hosiery at
| frequent intervals adds more to the
wearing qualities than most people
realize. Hosiery that is worn but one
| day and then iaundered will last twice
dS lOHS dS uOSleTy worn tDree or TOUR
days or week. The reason is easy
TO understand. Washing remats the
thinned mesh, SO that the subsequent
wear comes on the rematted fiberS
instead of on the stretched and thin
ned mesh. Much of the guaranteed
hosiery is sold only by the half-dozen
pairs, for the simple reason that hav-
ing six pairs of hosiery induces more
frequent changes than having only
two or three pairs.
Like pure silk, artificial silk hose
must be washed only in tepid or cold
water, but for a different reason. Hot
water stinens pure silk and turns it
yellow. 1t disintegrates and washes
away artificial or fiber silk Persons
who suffer from cold feet in winter
| or excessive perSpiration of the feet
| should try wearing thin cashmere
hosiery. You can buy wOolen or cash
mere hose in various weights. from the
heaviest to some as fine as silk hose.
There is an astonishingly simple
way to make stockings holeproof for
a considerable length of time. 1t is
/ merely to rub piece of paraffin.
such as houSekeeperS use for sealing
| jams and jellies. over the heel and
! toe of the stocking next to the shoe.
| The paraffin leaves a glaze that re-
duces friction between foot and shoe
and so helps to preserve the fiberS of
| the stocking. The plan works equally
we'll on any stocking. such as silk,
| cotton, Isle or wool, and on any
weight, but you must apply the par
affin every time the stockings are
worn.
shoe Hints.
| There are ways to economiZe on
shoes, but this economy should never
commence with mothers house shoes.
Often her feet ache because of darned
! stockings or turnover shoes. 4 cold
! foot bath and clean. soft pair of
stockings each morning. together with
, two pairs of really comfortable shoes
| to be charged twice a day. are ne
| cessity to the comfort of a busy
! housewife. If shoes become hard. rub
f; them with kerosene and they will
soon become soft and pliable.
| Soueaky shoes can be remedied by
pouring a small quantity Of linseed
| or other sweet oil on a fiat surface
! and letting the shoes stand in the oil
overnight.
To clean patent leather shoes. first
wash them carefully. wipe dry and
then apply a liberal supply Of sweet
oil In twenty minutes wipe off all
Gil and brush the leather with cotton.
This will leave the shoes bright and
clean.
To remove stain from tan shoes,
rub them with half a lemon. When
I the stain disappears. polish the shoes
! with a good tan polish.
Any shoes will last longer if oc-
casionally rubbed with vaseline.
When rubbers begin to look old
and rusty. apply a coating of patent
leather or other shoe polish and they