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Show 8 MONEY WHEN 8 8 SHOPPING I By MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN COCKJOCXXX3COOOOOCXXXXXXlOO CIS. Harland H. Allen.) BUYING MATERIALS BY THE YARD They tell us that we women shoppers spend a billion dollars every year for textile materials alone. Yet many women know next to nothing about selecting se-lecting materials, and that Is why there are too many poor and adulterated adulterat-ed goods on the shelves. It Is the presence of these cheap and inferior materials which makes it so hard for tiie woman who wants to get value received re-ceived for her money. When buying materials by the yartL there are several points that the careful care-ful purchaser ought to keep in mind. Before setting out on your shopping trip you should know exactly the amount of material needed. What Is more important still, is to know ex actly tne amount or money you can afford to spend. Then you should decide de-cide which kinds of materials are best suited to your purpose, and within the-price the-price you wish to pay. Next you must know the points that show quality In the various materials, so that whatever what-ever you finally select will be worth the money It costs. Remember always that good materials ma-terials of their kind should be selected, select-ed, in preference to a poorer quality of some more expensive goods. For example, ex-ample, it will pay you In the long run to choose a good quality of serge, If you have only so much money to spend, rather thon a cheaper quality of broadcloth broad-cloth which may be selling at the same-price same-price as the serge. Always test the strength of any material ma-terial you buy. Do this by unraveling some threads and breaking them.-If them.-If they pull apart too easily it does not speak well for the endurance of the cloth. By holding the cloth up to the light, or by grasping a piece of It with the fingers about an inch apart and pulling steadily, unexpected weakness-can weakness-can often be showed up Firmly woven materials usually hold their shape better and wear longer than loosely woven goods. If the yarn Is poor and the weaving Irregular and sleazy, or long threads float on the surruce, do not expect the fabric to-stand to-stand up under much hard strain. Push the nail against the cloth to see If the weave Is strong. Cloth will be more enduring if the yarn both ways Is nbout even strength. |