A Lucky Pocket Piece

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 12, 1915

A Lucky Pocket Piece

For the girl or the woman who does her own sewing, this valuable pocket piece is suggested to keep off the “hoodoo” of unwise buying at bargain sales.

In a small blank book, set down just how many yards of material you need for an apron, a cotton shirt waist and a silk one, a dressing sack, a house dress, simple or elaborate, a street suit, a separate skirt, and a long coat, using the knowledge you have gained in cutting from different widths and kinds of material. If you make your own underwear, set down the amount of goods necessary for each piece; also just the amount of embroidery or lace required for trimming. If you are a woman who has a family of children, devote a page to each child.

Put the pocket piece in your shopping bag, and always have it with you. Consult it before you spend money at the tempting bargain counter. Even when you buy goods from the bolt, having the correct measurements will save waste; and in buying remnants, it will prevent paying out money for things you cannot use. Many a woman has a drawerful of odds and ends picked up at remnant sales, which for the lack of perhaps only a few inches turned out not to be the bargains she thought she was getting. On the other hand, overcautious shoppers often lose the chance of getting real bargains by not being sure of the amount of goods required.

In the clearance sales held by large dry goods firms there are many remnants of excellent material that can be picked up at a great reduction; and there is abundant opportunity to save money if you know what you need, and just how much goods will be required.—Youth’s Companion.