Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
Use System In Storing Clothes.
HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL BOX OR DRAWER
FOR EACH PERSON.

Mother! ! want my winter fannels
Where do you keep them? The insisten
demand may be heard when the frost,
mornings begin to be really nipping
And smother" Is called from the kitch
en-, or from bed, perhaps, to 60 suddenly
up to chilly attic and hunt through
collection Of boxes and trunks, from tb.
camphorous depths of which she will
finally sort out enough underwear tc
clothe the family for the day. She al
ways meant to get all the flannels In ont
place, but somehow 1t wss never done.
MEND CLOTHES BEFORE PUTTING AWAY
II system was not followed In putting
away last winters clothes, It will soon
become evident, when they are suddenly
wanted, that much time could have been
saved in the busy fall season by careful
arrangement In the spring. As the thin
summer wear retires and tho heavier
clothes appear, 1t is worth while to fol.
low systematic plan In dlsposing OF 4,
now. Everything should be darned and
mended, and all buttons put on when the
garments are stored this fall.
An inventory Of the garments stored
away Ii suggested-that is to say, infor-
nation a. to what and whose articles
are stored, the condition OF each, and an
estimate as to what further use may be
made OF the article. Time is saved by
collecting all the wearable garments for
each persop In separate boxes, plainly
labeled rs "Mary's summer dresses, good
condition." Gathers thin underwear,
won't last oil season." "John's blouses,
too small, use for William"
Should Johnny need one of those sum.
mer blouses by any chance during SIN
dian SUMNER" IL will not be necessary
to 60 through half dozen boxes and
trunks to find It. Moreover, Johnny,
rather than mother, can make the trip
to the attic to find the waist. One moth
or put her clothes away labeled In the
spring and then went for family visit
which stretched out to unexpected
length In the fall. She was able to ask
. neighbor TO mail warm clothes to her.
The neighbor selected the boxes without
disturbing anything else In the attic and
mailed them.
One box should receive garments re-
quiring alteration or those whose only
use is for making over. A slip pinned
to each, suggesting the use intended will
save much wondering . few months
later. 1t 10 easy to forget that the white
linen will do for Mary II trimmed with
the old blue parts OF another dress;
brief note will prevent such accidents O.
letting the children have those old blue
pieces for their dolls.
The store OF "pieoes" can be orderly,
or IL can be merely muddle, II kept, %
In 20 many families. 10 huge bag, with
its possibilities unrealixed. A beginning
In order must be made somewhere, OF
course, and u may seem . gigantic task
to 60 through the accumulated pieces of
many years to decide what h useful and
what should 60 to the ragman. Unex-
pected treasures will be tho reward,
however, for IN afternoon spent 10
smoothing ont and straIghtenlng up the
collection.
II the Individual boxes are used from
year TO yesr to put clothes away Ii,
there may be kept IN or near each one Z
small roll Of mending pieces belonging
20 the person whose clothes are In the
box. II the scraps left over when . |
dress b cut out are stored In the right |
place q the time Of cuttines patching or !