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Show Woman's Page II J Her Side and His The Sewing Room Should Be Well Lighted II With Adjustable Lights Other Conveniences of the J , Sewing Room Needlework Notes Household jS ' Hints Little Ways to Save. II J J THE TRUE PARTNERSHIP, ill "Well, mother, how's the family get- 'lljjj J ting1 on?" According to his custom, j ijfi f David had softly opened the nurnery ii'i Pj J door and conic in to watch the puttlng- j I 1 to-bed process of his tiny son. "By ll'j) ! Jove, Muth' he's getting better look- Jjjj t ing. He sure was a fright a month j jjjj ago, wasn't ho cr ah that la, of ijljjji course, no worse than other infants, 1 1 a j but not a " ' j I ill j Cora froze him with a proud, ma- I PR ternal glare, brushed up son's fuzz with j jj;U a ridiculous, ivory-backed implement Ji Hfl which seemed to have fur instead of j J efl hristles and laid tho little creature I jjejj ' tenderly down in his bedlet. Cora m I resolved from the start to train son ! in independence and self-reliance. No rr 1 rocklngs. No tip-toeing about the $8 house with a "Shush shush the I jKj , baby's asleep!" No, sir; David, junior, I' m was to be no boresomo mollycoddle. j They stood a few minutes beside his M crib, arms about each other, eyes Jsj fixed on the human atom that now 9 held them together more strongly IJy than iron chains. M I "Glad we've got him, dear?" whls- P j pered David with a smile that showed ' jjjj J how confident he was of what his ' ;fi , I wife's answer would be. 1 : W "Glad! Oh, Dave, I'm glad child- I (tfj j less women do not realize what they j if miss! People can be happy without 1 1 1 If!! children. But once they have them, I I m the very thought of being without ! j I tnem is Is terrible. Before the laddie : M came our marriage was just a com-(I com-(I 11! I radeship, a sort of friendship. Now 1 1 I 11,8 a true true partnership dear; isn't it? Don't you feel the differ- I J ence?'1 jl "Gosh, I should say I do! I feel m ns if we were well, permanent, some- i M how. We've got something outside j ( ourselves to live for, work for, make Si sacrifices for. I guess it would take ij a pretty big rumpus to separate us : M 'now the laddie's here, eh, Cora? None M of your petty quarrels or misunder- , tffl standings would make you run home ' I t0 mother or start me slamming doors j J and going to the club. I M j . "He's a magnet, that small bundle I lilOl n tlie- crib 'He's the foundat'on and j ml j center of the most important thing j j Hjjj I on earth, girl a home. I'm not one I j M I to moralize, I hope, but, by gosh, I 1m going to do my share of "making fif I a real homo for that kid. It used :' to D01"c me the way men drooled about fl their young ones and swore to work I IIS II harcl and keep stralght and set f,ne examples, and all that sort of thing. ;- But here I am drooling like the mis-, mis-, chief myself and feeling exactly like r' the rest." Cora did"not speak for a moment; just stood with the little half smile - on her face that was almost habitual i now, and regarded her baby. "It's odd, Dave, how many parents , feel their children owe them something, some-thing, no matter how little they do to train and educate them. They seem to think borning them Is enough that the children should be grateful for being allowed to come. "I shall never be able to feel that way, Davy- I don't believe I shall ever again, so long as I live, feel as If I were just myself a creature sep-erate sep-erate and Independent of that kiddie Perhaps mothers all feel as I do. I never thought about it before. But 1 feel as if ho were still a part of me, and that no matter what he docs or where he goes I shall not be entirely myself again till ho comes back. I feel so responsible for him not that he is responsible for being here or for being himself, whatever he turns out to be. r can't put it into words, Dave. I only know that I am responsible responsi-ble for him and to him alwavs." "You-ve got the right idea, Mother-kin. Mother-kin. But always remember this: I'm as responsible as you are. We're per-manent per-manent partners in him, and we're go-ling go-ling to take caro of him together." "Together!" echoed in a muffled whisper from Cora, her face against her partner's coat lapel. oo THE SEWING ROOM. A sewing room should have a good light by day and a convenient adjustable adjusta-ble artificial light for work that has small chest of drawers or a dresser or chiffonier should be in the room to keep all the new materials or delicate deli-cate trimmings which require protection protec-tion from dust. Here, too, one can keep a supply of thread, needles, tapes, clamps, collar wire, finishing braid and all remnants of silk or chiffon chif-fon that may be of use later on. Pat- terns should be kept In a box, hamper or bag, and should be looked over carefully at least twice a year. Buttons But-tons should be kept in seaprate containers. con-tainers. The floor of the sewing room should never be carpeted or covered. If not of hardwood, the floor should bo treated to a couple of coats of green paint. If the windows have curtains cur-tains they should be of a material to admit every possible bit of light. A cutting table with measurements is a necessity In a sewing room, and care should be Uiken that the chair to go with It is of the proper height A low rocker with a footstool, will be found restful to tho worker. The sowing machine should, of course, be placed where it will get the best possible light. Convenience for pressing and sponging should also be provided for In the sewing room. NEEDLEWORK NOTES. Make your own Ironing board covers cov-ers from two thicknesses of old sheets. Stitch them up on the machine ma-chine like a bag. turn it inside out, overcasting the open end. Attach tapes and tie in nlace on tho hnrrfi Thread used in hemstitching, drawn work, etc., should be shrunk before using us-ing by placing it in a dish of boiling water, allowing it to stand an hour or so. This will not destroy the gloss, and will prevent the work from puckering puck-ering and drawing up after the first laundering. This simple idea is a great help with summer dresses, and especially with the children's vdresses. Before you hem the bottom of a skirt that Is likely to shrink, run a tuck in the hem, on the wrong side, with a long stitch nearly at the top of the hem, then run hem In usual wav. Be sure not to take stitches of tuck with the. hemming. " if it shrinks one can easily rip the long stitches and let down without undoing the hem. SCOURING GREASY PANS The greasy part of the frying pan is always distateful and the housekeeper house-keeper who has to remove this daily would do well to learn and easy and comparatively clean way to do it. The best way is take a left-over crust of bread scrape the pan well with this and then put the pan over the fire with a bit of hot water in it. When this comes to a boil, remove and scour the pan. LITTLE WAYS TO SAVE. Little economies make a great difference dif-ference in the family income. For instance, in-stance, saving apple parings you can get enough from two apples to make a glas of jelly. The parings should be red. |