Known All Over World But Not Used As It Might Be The part played by the sowing machine in the civilization of the world can never be known, but during the last sixty years sewing machines have penetrated into every corner of the earth and helped to create the desire for clothe:
n places where garments were hitherto unknown. It la probable that the first machines be exchanged for furs and ivory were carried by traders beewuse it thought that the hum of ths machine, when the handle was rapidly turned, might appeal to the savage. There was no intention of strating the utility of tive tion, but to-day the African native has become an expert and frequently replace a cheap machine by a better one at the rst opportunity.
country and Japan thy The Fapanes garments to Pivees before sending them to th Wash, hut carefully preserve the cot further use, Therefor machine isa boon, Americ prise has demonstrated sewing machine very thoroughly la the Far East, and natives have hee: tained to instruct their countrymen in the art of sewing by machinery. a pioneer of much textile trades of other countries, and reared " desire for jarments of ons kind of another, "TU has been rightly called the nechianieal mise other domestic invention hax accomplished so much in such a short space of tim Enyeland the practice of selling, sewing machines by means of can: vassers was somewhat of a nuisance to the householder, who was fr quently worried into buying by the repeated calls of an importunate person. But this method introduced the sewing machine home, Bet Gernian, and British makers were all striving. to sell sewing machines at the door, but there does not appear to be so much strenuous competition now, and one is able to to a shop and buy in peace, The latest development of the sewing machine of electricity for manual labour, Motors can now he bought to drive any type of machine, These motors fare easy (9 control and can be used conjunction with any cleetrie lighting system. There is still some prejudice against the machine driven by electric power, but that is simply because one is unfamiliar with the system and nervous about control. The electric sewing machine is perfectly safe to handle, and the speed can be regulated vei simply.
Another feature of the nower sewing machines is that many of them are now contained is cabinets, for on tables, which can be pnt other uses when the sewing machine is out of action, This urna the machine into a piece of furniture, and is a useful idea for those five in flats or have only limited space at their disposal. Sewing machines are capable of doing some unusual and beautiful work, but very rarely is more expected' from them than plain straightforward hemming. That seems to be a pity, for in the average household the machine i8 mot used so much as it might be if other work were attempted. glass buttons and worn with a eeveless jumper of navy: blue, crooked hip line.
male blue and turquoise blue are not much use.
Cubist Designs, In cubist designs bold colours are used, One such design has a mail lot of yellow and bright blue, too over Tone yellow at. Red and white xo together under a white coat, gracn and allow under a green' coat, and and sv forth, There ix also an all white tat ing mail lot which is worn und very correct coat and skirt of white Kasha, the skirt buttering all the front, so that it takes off easily as the coat, which is out like a shooting coat, and belted ant
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