Evening star., 1924-06-13

" oe in possession of plenty of
moth bags is important at
this season Of the year. and it
is also a valuable accomplish
ment to know how to make good ones
at nome for less than you can buy
them in the stores for the same quail
ity.
To make one of these strong, moth
proof bags you will need to buy
some Kraft paper, dimensions 40x4S
inches. These figures determine the
quality. Kraft paper of lighter
weight would be unsuitable. This
paper may be purchased at regular
stationery stores for about seventy
hve cents dozen sheets. 1t can be
made into very fine bags which, with
a little moth-proof powder in each
bag, cannot be equaled for the prac-
tical purpose of protecting all kinds
of garments Gom the ravages of
moths.
Cut you sheets of paper according
to the size of bag YOU wish to make.
If you need a larger size than the
40x4S sheet, piece the sheets by lap
ping one upon the other one inch and
sewing on the machine at either edge
OF the lap. You may fasten the sheets
IN place by pinning between the area
of the stitching. but do not pierce
the paper at any other point.
Having secured sheet two inches
larged in length and width than you
desire to make your bag, place upon
II second sheet one inch smaller on
every side. Fix the sheets together
with pins within the inch area that
will lie between the stitching. Let the
pin heads be accessible on the larger
sheet. Turn the inch extension of the
larger sheet over upon the smaller
sheet on three sides and stitch first
on the outer edge. then an inch in on
the inner edge of the flap stitch again.
Use a homemade -four paste to close
the bag after the garments are in.
Be sure to square the corners per-
fectly when putting the bag together,
and when sewing carry the stltchlnS
, entirely across the corners. Use a
YOU would ordinarily use. so that
the stitching will not cut the paper,
but there is little danger of this,
as the paper is tough
With an investment of I3 cents
for paper and Is cents for powder
you can make six bags. for which
otherwise you would have to pay
about $50 each. They can be used
year after year. diminishing in size
each year by one inch. where they
may be laid upon shelves, and by
making them yourself you can have
bags of any size. a memorandum
of contents should be placed on every
bag.
How to Choose n Broom.
To know what qualities TO look
for when buying broom will save
YOU much money. There are many
signs of quality that can easily be
recognized. three of which are very
important. The first one is the
handle. 4 good broom will have a
handle either finished in natural wood
or vanished over the natural wood.
The corn of a good broom has a
fine fiber. 1t should be free from
stems so coarse that they scratch
the broom. especially where its
sweeping qualities lie, should be
fine and soft. The color doesn't mat
ter much unless 1t is 80 green as
to show that the corn was dyed, nor
does II matter particularly where
the corn was grown, although some
expert statesmen say that the Illinois
broom corn is the best.
The workmanship has as much to
do with the wearing qualities of a
broom as the quality of the corn.
There are three chances for weak
ness TO creep in. namely, the
shoulders, the way the handle is put
on and the stitching. The best handle
and the best brush in the world are
not of much use il they are not Sc
curely fastened together.
That point of construction can best
be tested by twisting the brush one
way and the handle the other way.
ANY lack of firmness or any sign of
weakness indicates a bad defect and
means that handle and brush will
soon part company. The shoulders
of the brush should be solid and true
and the corn should run straight up
and down in line with the handle.
The sewing should be tight and
even. There should be at least four
teen stitches in each row and there
should not be more than five rows.