Show BAliD MENDING How many women know of the value of rubber tissue for mending To a busy housewife whose time seems more than full it is invaluable It is to be had at the rubber stores and is usually sold by the ounce It is just what Its name would indicate in-dicate a very thin piece of transparent rubber It is sold at fifteen cents an ounce which means a piece of perhaps six I or eight inches wide and twenty inches long The tissue will not cover up holes that is not satisfactorily but it will I strengthen thin or weak places mend tears or cuts in fact repair any goods which has not actually lost a piece of itself and it Is nice for hemming We will suppose thero is a three cornered tear in a garment First cutaway cut-away the frayed threads draw the cages together either with invisible stitches on the wrong side or by holding it with the fingers Place a piece of the tissue the right size over the tear and a piece of cambricor any other fabric fab-ric desired over that and press with a warm ironquite warm but not hot Press firmly and then remove the iron and tho mending is done There must always al-ways be a surface between the rubber and i the iron or the former will melt and stick to the iron For hemming if the material is a goods which will not ravel turn it up once slip a strip of the tissue just under the edge and press If the goods must be turned twice baste the narrow turn with long atltches on what will be the inner side then turn again slip in the tissue as before and press it This of course does nat apply to wash goods unless you wish to renew the patch It is very useful in mending umbrellas in repairing sleeves which are almost worn through in strengthening broken places in madeover goods and In applying patches to the seat of the small boys pants |