| Show 17 aw there Is tin an advantage in the lie choice of knitting as a work for the ilie soldiers eold lers because women can carry this work with them wherever they go and nearly all i people who knit say the work Is fascinating fa sellia ting andi restful rather than tiresome but if if ft does become ie monotonous or gets geis on the nerves there are other things gs to do in entirely different lines that will refresh the faggen fagged knitter business women who cannot find time to accomplish much with knitting find the making of scrapbooks dorcon vale yale scent soldiers in the hospitals quick and easy work and immensely interesting these aliese scrap books tire are to be filled with pictures Ures cartoons cartoon humor ous OUR camp stories post cards and anything that Is cheering or interesting but never long the pictures picture must be exit cut from books boo pr or magazines that tire are printed on a 6 good qualify of paper kodak pic pictures end ard post cards that represent places of interest 1 inthe in the world and of af pf course pictures picture s of pretty girls and little ch children ildren are sure to plea please r e il the e soldier no matter what whai tit his degree in ih tile the social scale scald in madlne chese scrap hooks for the soldiers sold lera we are cautioned against putting in 14 anything that will will produce homesickness pictures a and nd stories that suggest faill family p reunions on hoit hol days like Thanksgiving and christmas 9 tire are to be kept out the so soldiers ei joy roost most jokes on oa rookies rookie sand and young officers and funny cirt cartoon s of camp life to return to our knitting those who can turn out socks have a rigi right it to to be proud jot tills accomplishment tit find and a righetto right to the gratitude oi of t the le less effi efficient clent hut but people wh who 0 can of only v linit knit less difficult articles among tho jotter abdominal bands tire arc keepin me mended lidea they are plain band sworn for warmth about the abdomen by men med wl who 0 stand tu in the trenches orr or are otherwise exposed to the ille cold azid and they require a knowledge of the plain garter stitch aud and I 1 of purling they are flie made of white aft eor or gray wool sox sweaters bands and may well wel occupy our far knit ting so that our ofir army may fc face next v inter with a reserve of thes chini 0 in forts in store for them I 1 r lv 1141 1 y |
