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Show II J Woman's Pagej Care of the Shoes Saves Wear Few General Rules About Making Your Footwear Last Boot Trees Keep Shoes in Shape To Soften Shoes Which Have Become Watersoaked Tulle Frill Hides Imperfection Rather Full Chiffon Sleeves With Velvet Ribbon Wristbands Are Worn Sewing Room Hints Neat and Durable Buttonhole Made on Machine. I CARE OF THE SHOES SAVES J WEAR. Only The father nnd mother of a large family realize that the two simple sim-ple words, "boots' and "shoes" may spell endless worrv. How quicklv busy little feer wear through the soles. How soon the last pair of new shoes looks hardly fit to wear. But it is not only ihe father and mother of a growing family who worry wor-ry about these "understandings." The girl with a limited dres? allowance Is wont to knit her brows as sbo real izes that cheap boots are not economical econom-ical and yet at the rate her boots wear out. cheap footgear is all she can afford. There are ways and means, howev er. by which the boots and shoes can be made to last twice as long Here are n frTV rpnrrnl mine nhnnf mak-inr- I your footgear last. Xevcr put them near a fire to dr. When you come In. if they are damp fill them with dn sand and stand them in a warm room, but not anywhere any-where near the Uri Boot trees can be bought and mak" the boots last much longer and keep in shape when almost on their last legs Waterproof the boots on top and underneath before you wear them This is quite an ca:y matter Buy some clear copal varnish and a soft brush. Give the soles of your new boots nr shoes a thin coating with the var nish. and set the boots on n shelf with the sole? upwards to dry. Then in two das' time give another coating coat-ing and let that get quite dry This treatment should be repeated once a month, but only one coat not two. be given. It will strike vou as ex Itraorainar now lone tne ooots last without resoling, compared with the Did das To waterproof the uppers shave up qn ounce of beeswax and put it in a teacup. Add an ounce of mutton fa'. ind 6tand the cup with a saucer on the top in a saucepan of hot water. Lei it tay there till the fat and wax bare melted down and mixed together. togeth-er. Then take the cup out and 'hip the fat and wax until it is nearly near-ly cool Take a little of this on a piece of flannel and well rub It into the leather of the new boots or shoes. The next morning polish well with a soft duster Many people throw boots and shoes away when they have plenty of life in them to serve their owners This is especially the case vvith children's boots. Perhaps your boy has got his feet so wet that the boots harden, and he ea8 he can't bear to wear (hem again as they hurt his feet. Instead of discarding the hard boots soak them well in warm olive oil and then drv them and polish with a duster dust-er Afterwards lean w ith the ordinary ordi-nary polish you are accuatomed to use If brown boots have got very stained stain-ed and greasy, cover them with French chalk, and leave for twenty-four twenty-four hours, then wipe off and polish with brown boot polish Shabby brown boots can be blackened by mixing mix-ing an ounce of ivory' black with the j juice of a lemon, and then gradually adding enough warm vinegar until it is about the consistency of thin cream Clean the boots with a little lit-tle warm water and soap. Let them dry. and paint on the black dye you have made Leave it for a day and give another coat. Then leave it foT another twenty-four hours and polish with black boot cream TULLE FRILL HIDES IMPERFECTION. IMPERFEC-TION. Arms modeled like the perfect limbs of a sculptor's masterpiece, white, firm, and exquisitely round ed. are left uncovered sometimes under un-der the new regime of fashion for evening dress, and the narrow bands of satin or the string of jewels that act as supports for the corsage leave In unadorned beauty the lovely line of the shoulders. But it is not every woman who can afford to display her arms so 6impl. and even If her arms are pretty the i. boulder line may not be perfect. So the ever obliging tulle frill is brought Into use, in some cases resembling tin epaulet only and In others form ing complete sleeves of a short length When they stand upright the little plaitings look piquant, but they cannoi be expected to maintain their crispness long. A mantle of only the most gossamer lightness la their undoinp. or even a hot room The tight sleeves that mold the arm closely are quite a shock when seen for the first time and make one real ize the old saying that sleeves date a frock more accurately thnn any other detail of it. They are tne hallmark at present ot tne new silhouette, sil-houette, of the corsage that outlines the figure instead of disguising Its natural form. With the tight sleeves made of gossamer gos-samer lace or not which are set into the corsage quite high after the old time method the pinafore corsage returns, re-turns, cut out round the armhole?. or we have the chemisette, a demurely folded mousseline affair draped over a crossbar of precious and effective embroidery The dressmakers say their younger customers are quite amused by the new modeling and rather ra-ther pleased 10 experiment with fash lone to whfeb they are complete strangers Rather full chiffon sleeves with vel vet ribbon wristbands are on the program pro-gram for the summer, w hen even any clinging fabric becomes a hurdeo. howsoever thin, and will he a grateful resource SEWING ROOM HINTS For rain coats or other materials that break where the buttons are sewed on, use a small button at the back, sewing through both at the same time. This relieves the direct strain. The importance of basting well is not fully realized by the inexperienc ed If badly done the garment will never be satisfactory, and you will wonder why one side of the sleeve seam dropped below the other, and whv the shoulder seam-, niter being stitched, were uneven A neat and durable buttonhole for use on bands, undergarments, etc . can be made on the machine Cut and overcast with fine thread both ways; that is, oercast around the buttonhole and back to the point of beginning. Stitch several times around, letting the first row hold the overcasting and the la t row about an eighth of an inch from the edge. This will be a help to those who find the making of buttonholes difficult The strength depends on proper overcasting, as well as evenness. even-ness. To baste properly, put the two edges ed-ges together and baste in a true line, just inside of where Vou will sew. and with stitches that are not too long to hold firmly. The tailoress who must do absolutely even work is taught to lay her work flat upon a board or table, for if the work is held in her lap it is quite likely to slip To baste over a board or table ta-ble without putting the hand under neath the work, and thus lifting It, requires pome patience and practice. I but when acrompliehed the work is better and more easih done loose tension Always darn stockings and under wear with cotton. Wool will shrink land draw. Stitch wash goods with a fairly If children s stockings are darned at heels and toes before wearing, they will la3t as long again. For a loose machine belt, put on a few drops of oil, give the wheel a few vigorous turns and it will soon tighten. ssbsjmmi ctt a |