Show I r THE SEWING LESSON 1 F YOU TOL happ happen to be the mother of ot n A IF 11 little girl who w-ho is not Dot overl overly fond of ot taking a a. ne lo in her hand who frankly says gays she hates to sew why not try to encourage in her the art of ot handling a n needle by teaching her tomake to tomake make mak pretty little for fol her own use uee or her lier room instead of or Insisting that she ahe darn stockings or stitch up straight seams seam Perhaps tho little la lady Is fond Cond o of dancing ni and a attends a class th then n lether lether let lether her make mako her own slipper bag A perfectly plain Imp bag h made malIc of or flowered silk sill or a n. bit of or old brocade stitched acro across s the bottom and antI lla in having a a. narrow narrow narrow nar nar- row ca casing run In the two inch hem that finishes the top through which ribbon is run to draw It up I Is a a. fIr vary simple and anti easy thin thing to start he the hese se sewing ln lessons Tho The plain running runnIng- stitch is all that is is r required in this case casc Let the work worle be done Ione with silk sUk thread and tho the stitches bo be made very small and oven with nn an occasional back hack stitch to Rive give I c a 3 HUll a added ded strength An n f easy as ag W wa l to teach her the darnIng darn- darn In Ins Ing stitch is to let her decorate a bureau scar scarf for tor her own room in this way Select loose loosely woven Wo lIn linen n or 01 huckaback toweling with a a. simple design stamped on either cither end enl then with the Hie outline stitch which is merely merel a a. long Ion forward an l a short back stitch show her how to outline the design This done she can fill In the center of oe the design e hn with the darning darning- stitch 01 over o er an and under the warp and anti woof woot atthe of at the material mat Two colors of or thread mercerized cotton 01 or v. v wash ash silk sill can be used u e for this thia to give 1 0 a anI and an in ut cd interest in the work worl The en ends l' l of or the thc scar scarf can cun be fringed ed out but if IC this thi Is 23 done donI the edge edgo of or material that joins johns the fringe should houll 1 be e whipped over o with white whit cotton so that no more will fray flay out Or a a. scalloped edge can bo ho finished with th the tho buttonhole stitch Even Cven a very gory small child can be tau taught ht to do the buttonhole stitch evenly and neatly l If f she Is made to realize realise that when 1 i r co 1 o t. t U. U t S f n l Y 1 f f r I y r tho the task Is 18 finished ell it t will go to dee dec deco rate her own room 1 t. t Children naturally havo have an aversion to mc mending I really cannot bl them But the they can bo be taught t to make the tho stitches required In IDy ordinary mending when making dainty pretty prett article art for their ow uS use 1120 or as a n. gift for some little Does Docs she he say I dont don't know knots hotsa how when told toll to sc a button on h het petticoat Then let lot her sew all aU the th j nice nico new buttons on her own ne neR frock and in tn that way teach her to l bt be neat and nd tidy In to her her- efforts for ever eve every 1 o girl wants her hol best frock Crock t U td look wen well J Let her make maJce one of or those those- lovely new patchwork quilts for lor her bel doll dOllY bed bcd nn and thus teach nor her to apply i JI patch to a worn place in one of ot h bax own garments The quilts are n. n math m t tI I by sowing brightly colored square squares of or-i or shaped fancy pieces of or silk slUt or cotton material to a piece o of muslin tho the required re- re re 1 j size of or the tha quilt A border of 1 plain JI ln material is placed around the th e edge ge 1 j If It the little girl irI Is given her sewing g lesson at the thc same time that mother r J j jIs Is 25 doln doing some ome s sewing she will be far tu 1 more mora willing and anxious to learn than If ft she is compelled to sit quietly in a corner and aud stitch gUtch when others In Inthe inthe the tho family amB are cn engaged aged in some more enjoyable e work worl It does doc not requite require require f much time and only a little patience to teach your j our laughter daughter to sew an and t when you OU consi consider er the help shebe she catbe cat can be to you when one she knows s how ho J to execute all these various It Is in indeed eed well worth tho the trouble |