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Show The Household HOllsehold HouseholdBy o I By LYDIA LE CARON BARON WALKERThe WALKER WALKERThe The upkeep upheep of a \ wardrobe ardrobe Is one oneor oneof oneof or of the essc essential > utlal Items In the clotlun clothing clothingbudget clothingbudget budget 1ti " Whether "hether hether Nether the sum needed Is Ismuch Ismuch Ismuch much or little depends largely upon uponwhether uponwhether uponwhether whether the pernon peTbon person does the " work ork her herself herself herself self or has a dressmaker dressmnl.er dressmnler . or seamstress se'lm selm seam se'lmstress seamstress ' stress to assist aSSlet : [ In n either event the thecoct thecost thecost coct cost ; of or e extra tf'l tfl ' materials m'1terlals m1terlals ' and notlOns notions notions.such notionssuch , . such as sewing silk slth thread buttons buttonshooks , hooks and eyes e es , , etc tc , , la 19 is IdentlC'l1 IdentlCl1 identical IdentlC'l1Again identicalAgain IdenticalAgain ' Again It Is found that the amount amountneeded amountneeded amountneeded needed for the upkeep upheep depends uponwhether upon uponwhether uponwhether whether a woman merely mends herclothing herclothing her , clothing , or wheth whether . 7 7J 7or J er or she makes It Itover itIf Itover _ . over . . If It a woman has hasto hasto hasto . to hire help In re- re rer remodeling reover - - - r modeling garments gnrments garmentsv , , -v v - the sum of this thisoutlay thisoutlay this1 11 | | outlay , plus the C es estra exj [ J > L tra cost of additional ad addl addi addln ll lltlonal < n ffff tlonal tional material and andnotions anda y/ y yI1 / . . ' I1 notions requiredmust required , , must be calculatedand calculated calculatedand calculatedand and deducted from fromthe fromthe fromthe the price of a new newgarment newi ' . , * garment before the theamount theamount thevi amount of the cconomlcal eco cco ceo eco'y"i / ' ' " nonuca nomlcal nomical method is isfound Isy\ Isy Isyfound I 'y"i yi v / ' \ found It should shouldalso shouldalso shouldalso also be taken Into IntoconsIderatJon intoconsideration intoconsideration consIderatJon consideration that thatthe thatthe thatJ\\ thatJ thatJthe \ \ \ the remodeled gar garment garmeat garvj " ment meat has had hnd Itsfirst itsfirst Its * first wear , and cansa can cannot cannot _ not be expected tolast tolast to tolast last as long as ns a anew anew anew new one A certain depreciation depreclntIon has hasoccurred hasoccurred liasoccurred occurred In the ca case Ie ' : of the remodeled remodeledgarment remodeledgarment remodeledgarment garment When the saving la Is consld consid conslderable considerable conslderable erable the remodeling remodellug Is a financialsuccess financlal financial financlalsuccess financialsuccess success and worth the time put Into Intothe intothe Intothe the work and also nlso any outlay In Incn inen Incurred cn en rred Working Single HandedWhen HandedWhen Handed HandedWhen When a woman does the remodeling remodeling.lnd remodelingand remodelingand .lnd lnd and . alterations n1teratlons herself herse1t the monetary monetarycavmg monetarysaving monetarysaving cavmg saving : ; Is greatly greatlv Increased Incre'1sed Incre1sed ' There Thereare Thereare Thereare are many ntanv women \ who ho are arc so good at atthis atthis atthis this thisvork \ work \vork vork that they get splendid re- re recults re- re resuits re results - - ; sults cults suits They know I.now Inow . that all material materialhleh materialWhich materialwhich \\hleh hleh Which \ Is tender , although nlthough not actually actuallythreadbare actuallythreadbare actuallythreadbare threadbare , , roust must mu < ; t be he cut out . , that tb'lt tblt th'tt thtt ' ' to toleave toleave toleave leave It tn In may mw msy temporarily decrease decreasepresent decreasepresent decreasepresent present work and problems of or altern altera alterntlons alterations alteratlons tlons tions . , but all too soon the garment garmentwIlI garmentwill garmentwill wIlI will need another remodeling rcmodeUng Always Alwaysthe Alwaysthe Alwaysthe the amount of or time " which hlch must be put putInto putinto putInto Into remodeling remod1ng ( ' ! should be taken t'1hen t1hen ' Into Intoconsideration intoconsideration Intoconsideration consideration When It la Is so mud1 much mud1that muchthat muchthat that re regular ull1r work has to suffer surrer , or n a nstrain astrain astrain strain be put upon health , . It Is a mls mis mlstalce mistake mistake talce take to emphasize emph'lsize emphlsize ' the sewing so muchI muchThere muchThere much muchThere I There are two wa ways waS watts \S S \ to soh solve e such sucha suchn n a problem One la 18 is to plan theard the \\ard ard ward wardrobe \ wardrobe ardrobe robe so that there Is ample nmplt > time to do dotho dothe dothe tho the necessary alterations before a eea sea eeason's season's : season's seasons son's sons ' garment Is needed neE-de neE de - , and without withoutt withouttnxin withouttaxing t tnxin xln energy nor encroaching on time timen'eded timeneeded timeneeded n'eded neded needed ( ' for routine ta tasks kq For ror example exnmple examplenow exnmplenow examplenow now , one sliould should see to spring clothes clothesand , , and summer ones , too It Is III i9 not too ton tooearly tonearly tooearly early to go o over summer clothes one onehas onehas onehas has , and ftx th tic : them therm tll up > Tlien Then see "hat hat whnt "hatelse whntelse " whatelse else Is essentialThe essentialThe essential essentialThe The other solution Is to elimInate elimInaterrom eliminatefrom eliminatefrom rrom from one's ones ' ' \ wardrobe ardrobe \ Tills ThIs may mpan mean mpanthe meanthe meanthe the recutting of garments to fit n nchild nchild achild child , thus Increasing Incre'lslng Increlslng incregsing ' another'svard another's anothers ' \ ward \vard vard I . robe while relieving ones ' own of or thIngs thIngshlch thingswhich thingswhich \\hlch hlch which \ could not be used Children'sgarments Childrensgarments Children's Childrens Children'sgnrments Children'sgarments ' gnrments garments require so much less goods goodsI goodsthat goodsthat goodsthat that only the sound pirta p'lrts plrts parts ' of the adult's adults adult'sclothes adult'sclothes adult'sclothes adultsclothes ' clothes m'lJ mlJ ma ms ' be needed Where there thereare thereare thereare are no children the adult's adults ' ' garments garmentscan can be sent to some home where tbere there tbereare thereare thereare are little folks folhs and scanty sC'1nty sC1nty ' funds Herematerial Here HerematerIal Herematerial materIal can be put to the best use useposclble usepossible usepossible posclble possible : ; Often to have the much much"nnted muchwanted muchwanted "nnted nnted wanted " material arrive nrrive arrh e " when "hen hen there thereceem thereseemed thereseemed ceem seemed ; d to be no way W'1y W1y ' of or getting It Itlends , , lends wings to se\\ se sewingValue sewing seIng sewingValue \ Ing IngValue Value of Concentration . A mother does well to allow a cer certnln certaro certain tnln taro respect to be paid to a child chlId 8 s 8absorption sabsorption sabsorption absorption I know of one mother who whowas whowas whowas was finding a n little lfttle girl difficult be be- because because because - - cause of her apparent In'1ttentlon In1ttentlon tn'ttention tnttention In'1ttentlonThe tn'ttentionThe InattentionThe ' ' The child could scarcely be roused attimes at attimes attimes times even cven to eat She seemed so far faraway faraway faraway away during durmg these periods and so hard hardto hardto hardto to Interest In the usual games ga.mes . and andplay andplay andplay play At other times she would ould re respond respond spond In a n Ih lively llvely ely manner . . This var vanl vanlableness varlahleness ! ahleness ableness was disturbing , , until untlJ one daywhen day , when little tittle daughter had been espe espe- especlally espe- espe especially especially - - cially clally difficult to arouse , she suddenly suddenlye't"clalmed suddenlyecclaimed suddenlycvclalmed e't"clalmed etclalmed ecclaimed ' " , "I I "I've Ive " ' ' ' , e got It mother , I've Ive I'vebeen I'vebeen ' I'vebeen Ivebeen ' been making m'lhlng mlhlng ' up poetry poetryo poetryoWant . . Want to tohear tohear tohear hear It ? ' ' 'Of Of ' Of course , , dear denr , " the mother re re- replied replied re- re replied - - plied pliedThe The rhvme rhyme \ was as good for so young younga a child She was but sl't slt sic sicHappy sitHappy ' " Happy ResultsAfter ResultsAfter Results ResultsAfter After that mother was not so dls dis dlsturbed disturbed disturbed turbed when daughter had her moments mo ma moments maments ments of concentration Moreo\ Moreo Moreover Moreoer \ er she shesecured shesecured shesecured secured from the library books boo1.s boo1s . of ofrhymes ofrhymes ofrhymes rhymes and good poetry suited suJted to the thechild thechild thechild child s age The little girl was de de- delighted de- de delighted delighted - - lighted She may never turn out to be bea bea bea a genius It is too soon yet to knowbut hnow know , but mother and daughter are having havinggood havinggood havinggood good times together and the little gIrl gIrlIs girlis girlIs Is getting acquainted with fine litera iltera literature ilteratune llterature ture tune 0 @ Btll DeU Dell Syndlcaf syndicate Syndlcate-W Syndlcate W syndicateWIU -WIU WIU - WMJ , U Service |