Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. THACEWELL.

ideas as to vino and what really went
into the upbuilding Of this great country
of ours.
In talking to young girl recently we
stated that we had always been struck
with some of the things that women
can do better than men, ana gave as q
hon1ely example the ability OF women
to tear a piece of cloth as straight as
an arrow, as an ordinary part OF every
day sewing. .,.,s
the girl; but If we did not miss our
guess she would have torn a Woe1ully
crooked strip herself. She simply o1o
not grasp the idea at all; to her men and
women are exactly the same.
AS a matter Of fact, women are no
more like men than rabbits. What man
who ever lived would have had the
patience to put some 5000 yards OF nne
quilting in a patchwork which LOT all
practical purposes would nave done as
well with $500 yards OF II? an ana tnis;
fne sewing in putting the blocks into
the top of the quilt
Finley succeeds in bringing this out
verv well. In her inftsnative. chatty
hook sprinkled with human beings
equally with patchwork quilts. This Is
the DISTINGUISHING mark OF this DOCK
that 1t keeps to its title so completely,
being filled with anecdotes OF human
beings who lived long ago.
The author, speaking of the wearing
ont through washing and service OF
everyday articles, such as sheets; said
@yet now and then everyday fabrics dio
survive. witness my Aunt Thankful
never-used linen sheets There Is scat
tered among the members Of my family
a set of "a sheets, discolored but I'M
worn spun and woven from max grown
In the Connecticut hills. The pan
that belongs to me Is marked NO. ~
Under the numbers are embroidered Q
heart and the initials T. s. the wnole
the upper right-hand corner OF eacn
sheet, less than square half-incn OF
snace It is executed In cross-stltcn
done in a voman's hair. -..
"rrhankflll Smith was the twin slstel
of a greatly removed grandmotner. IN
two girls each spun. wove ana maIkeo
for their dover chests IL pairs OF liner
sheets while waiting for their lovers Ie
come back from war. the oetrotneo ..
the twin who was my ancestress cam AN
home She was married, and ner Gnu.
dren and her children's children wore
ont her dover sheets. But Thankful
Iover never returned. Visiting amone
the family households as the patient
dr1Idre-that was the role OF the spin.
sters of her dav. Thankful had no need
for the domestic linen of home. Inc
dover sheets she had marked wltn
bridal hearts in her own halr Wer ,s
never used. They are today as smooCn
and lne and strong as the DAY tneS
left her looms"
In "old Patchwork Quilts" one L
brought face to face with such OLD song.
az IT was seeing Nellie Home"-1'
was from Aunt Dinah's quilting party
as every one knows-and GO len Aufi'
Nabby." $500 ~.
tune since very early chlionooo, Du'
when he read the lines he mstnctiVeiS
tummed the tune-correctiy:
60 tell Aunt Nabhy.
Go tell Aunt Nabby,
Go tell Aunt Nabby
Her old gray goose Is dead.
Only We were brought up on. Aun'
Rhoady. 1t is such interesting amer.
blood of native Americans, which makes
this book a good book.
Masculine readers will not be inter-
ested particularly in such chapters az
those devoted to Cutting the Patcnes
and "Sets. Borders and Wadding, nuI
the real human material incorporated
throughout will carry them over.
Every one will be interested In this
book. we believe, except the young girl
tnstanced above, who could see no oil
ference between men and women. Even
she, II she would read "Old PatchWork
Quilts" might be enlightened.