Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-04-28

Department OF our county Fdlr, l
take this opportunity of asking the
cooperation of every woman who
reads The Post-Dispatch. Last fall
the woman who sold patent embroid-
cry needles near the door said TO
me: Considering the beautiful
homes and the evidences of prosper
ity and comfort | see in this com
munity ! am very much surprised
at the meager show in the needle
work department, ladies who live
in such homes are usually proud to
decorate them with their own handj-
work. 1t is true that only two
classes of people ought to own
"fancy-work" those who have the
skill and taste and patience to do
it and those who are able to pay for
the enormous amount of work IN
volved in the creation OF even a
simple piece of embroidery or any
other handicraft. 1t is also true
that the pleasure of doing fancy
work does not consist in the paltry
prize" it may WIN at some eXhibi-
ton, hut in actually doing the work.
To take some thread and a tiny
piece of steel and create an article
of beauty and value which may be
an Heirloom" for several genera
tions, ranks with the skill of the
sculptor who sees the statue in the
block of marble and whose fingers
ache to set it free, or the genius of
the musician who takes the eight
notes of the octave and WcaVeS from
them the symphonies that move the
world Needlcwork certainly may
compare well with painting since
both utilize the marvellous colorS
of the sunset. And then the com
| fort and pleasure and reStfulncss of
it, to drop down III u comfortable
chair and give ones weary feet a
breathing spell, to forget the kitchen
stoye and the dinner, TO lay aside
broom and dust cloth and let the
chickens and the children go hang
awhile, why it restores ones soul
and gives strength ami sweetness
TO ones character. And then, girls,
as a promoter of matrimony
there is nothing to beat a piece OF
sewing, warm fire and lamp high
shining on smooth brow and rip
pling hair. Nothing beats it, unless
YOU cal, Get him to read poetry to
YOU Willie you sew, read in a low
masculine voice as sad as wind
among the pines and as persuasive
as a mocking birds call to his riate,
you need do nothing but sew,
glancing up now and then and ask
ing him to reneat some line or other
| like
Il could not love thee, dear, SO
much
| nNnI I npt hp,,pn
and all the while be planning
your wedding gown
But there-I'm giving away trade
secrets and what want is to arouse
an interest in needle work and
have Il wonderful exhibition next
fall at our County Fair. If you do
not know exactly what to make
write to Modern Priscilla. or the
Ladies Home Journal or the Won,
ans Home Companion and for ten
cents they will give you all neces.
sary ideas. cC1ors and designs
Make bed spreads. bureau and table
covers, and runners, sweaters for
women and children, dresses and
aprons, make specimens of button
holes and darned hose. Use as far
as possible products of North Caro-.
lima. Make baskets. sandwich trays
fruit bowls out of our long leaf pine
! needles and wire-grass. Start right
now, it takes time to do hand.
some piece of needle work. If you
would drop me a card saying that
the Fair might count on you for
some one, or more, articles it would
make me feel sure of support.
Mrs. Covington does wonders in
her canning clubs, the crystal iel
lies. translucent preserves and
sealed foods are a very great credit
to her and her girls, but think Of
the hard, hot, disagreeable labor il
takes to can one snow white ear OF