Show Right Way WaT to Mend l MendA Clothes 4 T all times time tImes whether at ot work voik or AT A pIn play the lie their older ohler sisters sisters sis sis- IR- IR lers and even grownups arc are pt to accidentally tear tc their clones A hearted broken youngster will run sobbing to her mother with a n. great reat la ragged ged I rent nt In her new frock Brother Brother- bo boy ripped his hiM trousers while whilo clamber clamber- lu In ing g over o a rock And n 1 mother poor mother poor mothers mother misfortune Is har hardest cst of or nil all to hear bear for Cor sho she cau caught ht the skirt of or her now suit on a rust rusty nail naU I Every olY ono of these tears had to be he darned and thou though h the task at fit first seemed hopeless tho ho resourceful little mother sot lot about putting now life fife Into tho the damaged garments s r. rI DAUGHTERS DAUGHTER'S PROCK First tho the small daughters daughter's frock fiock wa was l laid ld out flat and tho the torn part hart firmly basted to a 0 piece of oC thin paper with tho ragged cd edges es eau caught ht down so 80 tint that the they fitted Into each ouch other properly This tho the mother darned darne on the sowing machine As s tho the frock was a a. white one sho fitted tilted a fine CIne needle Into tho the machine use used cotton loosened l the spring that holds down the i foot pushed tho the stitch gauge back bael so 80 that tho the finest lne t p possible stitch was obtainable ob obtainable ob- ob I and proceeded lcd to work The Tho portion of or the frock basted to 1 f Vi r n tr oli 1 n 1 A n TI ft 1 11 I ti rl 1 at h. h un In PI presser foot of or the time machine released the time spring hol holding I it t up and very slow slowly sewed tho the e edges 1 cs of oC tho the tear to to together to- to other gether going back on and forth orth back an and forth orth sideways t ewars or up and down as us the thc shape shape- shape shape-of h PO of or the tear required Tho loosened spring of or tho the presser foot root made mado ma o this quIte possible le but still held tho the material secure enough to produce pro Produce Pro Pro- duce lue n a neat fine patch Back and forth tho the torn tarn material was as stitched until every e thread tl W was S caught securely with the he of at tho the goods tho time stitches were so fine tho they could scarcely earcel bo be distinguished from the material ma mR- itself C A After the time ren rent t had been thoroughly covered with stitching and an any loose threads s cut off closely time tho material was wn taken tram front the machine the paper torn off ott the time under side an and 1 the darned portion dampened nn and pressed with a hot Iron on the tho wrong side Presto the tho frock was almost as os asgood asgood good as new newt l' l Fromn rom a t. t short distance you could not see tee where tho the torn place cO had been One had to look sharply to find the spot after tho dress had been washed and Ironed Her own torn broadcloth skirt presented presented pre pre- a n. moro more difficult problem and nd gave her her- hermany ninny many anxious moments until untila a n. friend suggested men mending tissue This This rubbery rubbery substance comes In small square sheets and can be bought at almost al almost almost al- al most an any dr dry goo goods S store Buying a a. package c of ot tho the tissue and fortunately having a piece of ot the cloth left leCt from front her suit she cut two strips of ot tissue a bit hit longer and wl wider cr than the tear and an I shaped L-shaped l piece of or cloth one inch wide wille that fitted over o the lime tear Now ow the thc skirt wo Wt was put on the tho Irons IronIng Iron- Iron In Ing board boar ron wrong sl side Jo out tho time torn spot laid flat with e edges es fitted close to together together to- to gether and LInd over tho the edges of or the tho tear was laid the thc strips of tissue and on top toh of or that tho tiTO cloth A mo moderately hot Iron was then used to press tho the cloth flat and was wa allowed to remain on tho the cloth for 01 several min min- minutes utes |