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New Things EveryWomanOught to Know
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Stitches to Try When You Embroider
No. 5 of the Lessons in Needlework
Prepared Especially for this News
paper by Mrs. Minnie Berry
O get rich results by simple
stitches, and as an effective
means of covering large de
signs or forms, couching stitches
will be found very satisfactory.
The work Is best done over &
frame or hoop.
What s known as diaper couch
ing is the moat serviceable form
of couching. It is made by taking
# long stitch diagonally across the
design to be worked, then one at
a distance of oneelghth to one
quarter of an inch, and continued
in this way across the space. Then
cross these lines diagonally, with
other similar lines, at equal dis
tances, until the entire space is
covered.
Now, with a group of short
stitches of contrasting color, tack
down these long stitches at the
intersections with a cross or single
stitch. When each crossing or in
tersection is tacked, the entire
form or design is to be outlined
This work is quickly done and ef
festive, and good for large centres
on conventional flowers, and for
open places in fancy forms such
as scrolls or curves.
If the space is first covered with
satin stitch and then finished with
the couching the effect is rich and
Jovely, When the couships Is
added, & large space may be
worked In satii stiteh, for the
couching holds the long stitches
firmly in place.
By making intersecting lines in
Kensington outline stitch, and
adding little cross stitches at the
{ntersections, an effect like couch
ing may be obtained. This plan
{s good on fine table linen, where
careful execution is more to be
desired than broad, bold effects.
Outline couching is the plainest
form of couching. In this, several
threads are laid to foflow the out
line of the design, and are held in
place by a short stitch across the
threads. This stitch is most em
ployed to cover the edge of a ma
r American Manufacturers Want New Inventions
FOREIGN WAR INCREASES DEMAND BOTH.AI HON_TEAN]? ABROAD"
E UROPE'S factories are closing.
The war has taken its toll of
industries as well as of men,
and hund-eds of factories are either
Idle or have taken to the manufac
ture of war supplies instead of the
necessities of life. But the demand
for necessities continues, and Eu
rope looks to America to supply it
Our manufacturers are calling for
new inventions covered by American
patents, so that they may have the
exclusive right to manufacture here
and ship abroad.
IT’S UP TO THE INVENTORS
American inventors are the an
swer. It is up to them to eupply
the demand—to devise new articles
to take the place of the old and
cover them with American patents.
Then may America safely open her
Adoors as the market of the entire
world. Then may our factories an
swer the call of @&rope.
Not only are articles wanted for
expo-t, but for home consumption
as. well. This country is entering
upon an en}t great prosreruy. and
manufactureks are oalling for
articles in almost all lines. Many
inventors have already heeded the
call and have made good. Others
have equal 9P_p_o.rtu2|’tles.
AAVYO OQuUR: UppyVwe LIRSS
W. G. Jones, of
Jackson, Mich.,, who
invented the towel
holder shown, has
just made a royalty
contract with a Chi
cago corncern which
is starting his goods
out to the public
with a rush. He is
prepared to turn out
one hundred gross
per day. Mr. Jones
says that in spite of
disappointments he
“stuck to the ship,”
and is now glad that
he did.
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A bhig business
built on a small
invention of
towel holder.
inventor is George
H. Kindler, of Jersey City, a maker
of jewelry boxes. He conceived the
idea of making the boxes with a
sliding drawer instead of a spring
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more ornamental and a decided nov
eltv. Before his ga'ent issued he
sold it to Wolf Sachs, of New
terial that has been applied to the
under fabrie,
Twisted couching Is also used
for outlining. In this stiteh the
threads follow the plain outline
of the form, and the second thread
of the same sflk, of self or & con
trasting color, is twisted over it
and caunght to the under fabrig, at
the polut where it comes bereath
the straight strand.
Brick couching is worked by
laying rows of silk or thread or
cord paraliel along the form or
space to be covered, and tacking
them in place with cross stitches,
alternating this in each succeed
ing row. This stitch is good for
conventional designs,
Forms of fancy couching are
effective, handsome, various. One
of these, the diaper couching, has
already been mentioned. The dif
ferent styles of fancy couching are
obtained by the securing stitches.
Diamond couching is like the
diaper couching, but the threads
are crossed more on the slant, to
form spaciiz ‘n dlamond shapes,
between the lines. The Intersect
ing lines are tacked down by
short single or cross stitches.
Diagonal couching has the silk
lald in close paraliel lines, but
with no crossing or Intersections.
New Uses for Old Baking Powder Cans
ON'T throw away your old baking powder cans.
Dnorom-nynnhmmymh
turned to good use in the household.
Did you ever use one in cooking & steam pudding
or brown bread? If you never did, try it It's just
the thing. When cooked im this way, the ‘pudding is
a good size to cut in slices, and really looks better to
serve than if cooked in a real steamer, since all the
pleces are the same shage.
A baking powder can may also be used for freezing
{ces and creams, especially the mousses and parfaits
—that is, the ones that do not need stirring. The can
being tin Is a very good conductor of heat and allows
the mixture to freeze readily.
York City, showing how easy it is
to dispose of an invention for which
there is a_demand.
Daniel T. Goodman, of Altoona,
Pa., invented an auxiliary coupll.n‘t
Bey e hoaals et Petel.
hook, {illustrated,
for quickly at
taching & cable to
the ordinary
coupler head of a
car In wrecking
operations. The
hook is a simple
thing, yet the
Pennsylvanla
Rallroad Company
recognized its
importance and is
using it on a basis
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advantage.
Another invention that has had
quite wonderful success is the con
crete cesspo‘ol.' jnvented by E. O.
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Lawrence, of Jef
ferson Station, L.
1. He has sold
State, county and
town rights, per
mitting each pur
chaser to manu
facture and sell
for himself, pay
ing him in addi
tion a royalty on
each cesspool sold.
He has written
that the right for
the State of
Georgia sold for
$9,000 cash, while
the town of River
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$3,000 with the
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put in one hundred cesspools and
pay a royalty of S9OO per year. In
all, he reports $50,000 for rights, ex
clusive of royalties.
The simple oil burner shown wWas
inventea by J. S. Patrick, of Okla
homa City, who reports that in five
months’ time he has sold more than
10,000 burners. He has demon
strated the burner at State falrs,
handed out circulars which brought
fnquirfes on which he has built up
his business. The success that Mr.
Pat:ick has had is within the grasp
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of every other inventor if he will
only get busy. .
These are only a few of the re
cently successful ideas of American
inventors. Another man sold the
(Canadian patent on a grain separa
tor for $50,000.00 and another dis
posed of a simple electric light re
flector for $6,000.00. w
These successful invento’s are
just ordinary people with the usual
amount of common sense, but they
had in addition enough “push” to
carry their ideas through and not
let their opportunities slip by. There
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Above—Vandyke or “V" Couching.
In the Middle—Block Couching
Below—Diamond Couching.
The tacking stitches are placed to
form diagonal lines over the space
to be covered.
In weave or basket couching the
threads of silk are lald over cords
and secured with short stitches.
To make this stitch, lay rows of
linen cord parallel In straight
lines across the space to be cov
ered, tacking them in place with
little stitches. Then lay the silks
to cover these cords (two threads
together) in parallel lines, at right
angles to the cords. Tack these
It will also make a good mold for fancy Creams.
After the mixture has been frozen until stiff, mold it
in the can; cover the top of the mold with an olled
paper, and place over that the lid. Cut off all the
paper that is left from under the lid. Fill the creases
around the edge of the lid with lard or parafin, so
as to seal, then cover this with a narrow strip of
cloth, which holds the lard or parafin in place, and
pin the ends together. Pack in ice and salt in the
ratlo of four to onme, and let stand unt{l hard and
ready for use.
Using the lids to eout biscuits and doughnuts Is
another reason why old baking powder cans are as
highly prized in many households as the most ex
pensive aluminum utensils.
are opportunities for ho’nn of other
inventors who care to heed them.
Every one wants the latest and
most Imgrovad thing, and hence it
is that the imp-oved article sells In
place of the old one. It is this trait
of the American citizen that ac
counts for the success of the Amer
fcan inventor. Every man wants
this vear's automoblile, every wom
an wants this year's improved sew
ing machine, and every boy wants
this year's improved make of bi
cycle.
BIGDEMAND FOR NEW THINGS
A firm of Patent Attorneys who
are in a position to know what they
;oro talking about report that they
have recelved from manufacturers
‘lnd others twenty-eight inquirles
‘for automoblle accessories, five In
quiries for a device by which a
watch may be carried In position
to be seen, sixteen inquiries for
music leaf turners, fourteen in
quiries for a cheap eoap holder
which can be attached to the faucet
or tub, six Inquiries for pocket ash
trays, seven inquiries for a machine
for removing linseots from plants,
four for folding wash stand for
motor boats, fourteen for device for
holding an electric light in any
position, ten for improved guard
for electric light bulbs, five for
sugar cane harvesting machines,
nine for device to prevent accumu
lation of mucilage on mucllage
brushes, nine for improvements in
fire extinguishers, forty-six for ad
vertising noveltles and figures,
thirteen for amusement devices,
such as Merry-go-round for amuse
ment parks, eleven for devices in
poultry raising, eleven for a curry
comb that can be easily and quick
ly cleaned, thirteen for paper
hanging machine, eleven for a
device for preventing rimless eye
glasses breaking at ths attaching
point. -
In addition the firm referred to
received inquiries for track cleaners
for car lines, means for removing
snow and moisture from the front
windows of trolley cars, devices for
preventing horses from slipping on
the streets, improved smoke con
sumer, a guard to prevent breaking
of lamp chimneys, household articles
of every kind, hot plate lifter, bucket
thar may be emptied without tip
ping, improved milking machine, fly
trap, improved window screen that
may be adjusted to windows of dif
ferent sizes, novel tooth brush, po
tato sorting machine, device to teach
swimming, an easy means for hang
ing signs on fronts of buildings,
handle and carrier for cuspidors by
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oflk threads with 5 short stiteh at
the beginning of the work, and
then Detween every second row of
the cords coversd: drawing the
silk close to the material betwesn
the cords, and tacking over the
two strands of silk. Secure the
next two threads of silk likewise,
but alternate the short tacking
stiteh.
The entire space should Dde
worked in this way, the ends of
the silks fastened on the wrong
side, and the linen cords cut close
to the pattern edge.
Vandyke or “V" couchiag worked
fn one row forma a pretty bor
der: with a number of Yows, placed
close together, a solid surface may
be covered. Mark the space to be
worked with two light lines, par
allel, and lay the linen cord In
‘points from one side to the other
of the enclosed space. Lay two
tln“idlholllklolflfluol
this space, tack them with short
lmchnuwchnmolthoem
and where they cross it Dravy
the silk close to the material, leav
ing the outline of the cord in re
llef. Fill the space with silk
Mtvonnun-.udwln
all are tacked the Vandyke effect
will be apparent.
Block couching is a stitch that
is good for backgrounds or filling,
in elaborate work. First lay the
eilk in parallel rows, then work
over it to form squares or blocks,
the sise of which are to be gov
erned by the space between the
parallel rows of the silk, which,
in turn, should be determined by
which they may be lifted and easlly
washed, fire escape, improved fruit
rlckor that will not bruise the fruit,
mproved ash receptacle for resi
dences, making easy the collection
of ashes, improved window cleaner,
feed bag for cattle and horses to
prevent apilling of food, clothes
rroulnt and stretching device to fit
nto a suitcase, folding clothes rack,
improved envelope fastener, emall
machine for polishing finger nalls,
{mprovements In scissors, folding
car atonp for rallroad trains, street
cars, and m‘:r other inventions.
These inquiries come from all parts
of th%Unlud States. Many come
from New York, as that of a mer
chandising concern that wants house
hold and office specialties, such as
kitchen utensils, carpet cleaners, ink
wells, stamp affixers, envelope seal
ers, or anything used about the house
or office. A New York party wants a
peanut vendlnf machine and coin
operated electric plaving plano. The
watters Hinge Company wants build
ers’ hardware, such as locks, latches,
shutter workers. The Royal Metal
Manufacturing Company wants pat
ents on dish washers, odorless gar
page can and malil order articles.
The Rogers-Irwin Company have
written us that they were in the
market at all times for articles to
manufacture, such as can openers,
cork pullers, frult pickers, clothes
pins, combination can openers, lid
holders, broom holders, milk pall
holders, &lato lifters and tooth
brushes. any other manufacturers
write relative to any good patented
article, without requesting any par
ticular thing-—anything that will
meet with publig favor. This pre
sents a wonderful opportunity to
American inventors. Almost every
one of us has thou .ht of some kind
of an Invention at some time or other
——some improvement in a tool or
some lttle device to make work
easier or te get better results.
If you have ever thought out one
of the devices mentioned in the
above list, or if you have any other
invention, thix may be your oppor
tunity. The firm of attorneys men
tioned is Chandlee & Chandlee, 818
¥ street, Washington, D. C. BBSend
them & rough sketch and descrip
tion of your invention or a model
if you prefer, and they will give
you an opinlon regarding patent
ability, without charge. They will
‘also send you two books, “How to
Obtain a Patent,” telling you how to
protect yourself, and “wWhat to In
vent,” which contains a full list of
‘lnventlons about which Inquiries
‘have been received, as well as inter
iestlng articles about other success
ful inventors and how they made
money on their ideas. Look over
the Ilist of requested inventions
again and see how many you can
work out, then send sketches and
descriptions of them to Chandlee &
Chandlee, 818 F street, Washington,
D. C.. for their free opinion. Write
for their free books also.
the size of the space to de flled,
and also by the class of work,
Frill weave couching will make
& nice border gnd a fine finish for
elogant work, It is made over &
cord, the sllk belng worked back
and forth across the cord, form
ing an undulaied odge on each
size. Two threads of sllk are
placed together at ome time and
each thread is tacked to positien
on both sides of the cord
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A Simple Frock for Mother's Girl.
The pattern is cut in four sizes:
4,6, 8 and 10 years. Size 8 years
will require 1% yards of 36-nch
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yards for the Hress.
No. 1567.
Ladles’ Jumpers or Overwalsts.
This {llustrates a smart and
pleasing fashion—one that may
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these jumpers can be worn over
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The pattern is cut in six sizes:
34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust
measure. It requires 1 yard of
44-inch material for No. 1 and 1%4
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No. 1452,
Girls’ Dress in Surplice Style.
The walst is cut with surplice
fronts and has long shoulders.
The sleeve may be finished in
wrist or elbow length. The skirt
{8 made with four gores and may
be trimmed with a jaunty pocket.
The pattern is cut in four sizes:
6,8, 10 and 12 years. It requires
8 yards of 40-inch material for a
6-year size.
No. 1568.
Btylh{— Ladies’ Costume.
The right waist front overlaps
the left at the closing. The neck
has a smart collar finish. The
sleeve 18 dart-fitted and finished
with a shaped cuff.
The pattern is cut.in six sizes:
34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust
measure. Size 36 will require 68
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Ne. 1580.
A Smart Ladies’ Waist.
The bolero may be finished sep
arately and worn as an accessory
to any waist or blouse. The
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ened by a shaped cuff.
The pattern of this smart style
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42 and 44 inches bust measure. It
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No. 1577.
Ladies’ Yoke Skirt.
The yoke is shaped in points,
£ 1
The skirt portions are cut with
graceful and fashionable flare and
the seams are finished with tuck
stitching.
The pattern is cut in six sizes:
22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 inches
waist measure. It requires 3%
yards of b4-inch material for a
medium size. The skirt measures
about 3% yards at the foot.
No. 1576.
A Charming Dress for Mother's
Girl,
The waist is pretty, indeed, with
the shaped bretelle trimming. The
sleeve in either length is nice and
pleasing.
The pattern is cut in three sizes:
12, 14 and 16 years. It requires
214 yards for the guimpe and 3%
vards of 86-inch material for skirt
and bretelle for a li-year size.
No. 1581.
Costume for Mluqo and Small
Women,
The fronts show a smart vest,
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