Te Karere . cise unrighteous dominion. Hence many arecalled but few are chosen. —Doctrine and Covenants 121:39-40. Hut without faith it is impossible to Mease Him; for he that cometh toCod must believe that He is, and that He is a rcicnrdcr of them that diligentlyseek Him. —Hebrews 11 :. September, 1955 279 * From the Mission Relief Society Seek^and Ye Shall Findr By SISTER MARY KELCHER RELIEF Society Sisters andMothers, when the Lord organizedRelief Society it was His desire thatwomen should be trained in sewingand home-making skills, and that everyopportunity should be given for de-velopment


Te Karere . cise unrighteous dominion. Hence many arecalled but few are chosen. —Doctrine and Covenants 121:39-40. Hut without faith it is impossible to Mease Him; for he that cometh toCod must believe that He is, and that He is a rcicnrdcr of them that diligentlyseek Him. —Hebrews 11 :. September, 1955 279 * From the Mission Relief Society Seek^and Ye Shall Findr By SISTER MARY KELCHER RELIEF Society Sisters andMothers, when the Lord organizedRelief Society it was His desire thatwomen should be trained in sewingand home-making skills, and that everyopportunity should be given for de-velopment along these lines. Let us seek and avail ourselves ofthe opportunities that are ours, and cultivate the habit of .being thrifty inour homes. As we sew so shall wereap in the saving of cur money, inthe making over of good used clothingEor our children. For example, pure silk nightgowns,however old. are too precious to throwaway. Usually it will be found thatthe skirt is in good condition when the. *j beft **? — o> s 3 js 8 .9 a O U 280 TE KARERE bodice has worn too thin to this case, the skirt (providing it iscut on the straight of the material)can be converted into an infants firstsize dress (up to eighteen months) assketched. If the strong material is in-sufficient for a dress, then a tiny petti-coat may be made instead. Babysfrocks of the smocked variety requirea considerable amount of material, butthe little dress with rounded yoke andpintucked front, as shown above, canbe cut from the lower portion of anold nightgown. Let us stop and meditate a momenton what else we can accomplish alongthe lines of thrift in the making overof used clothing into clothes for ourchildren and ourselves. Have you ventured to make your-self a costume from a mans discardedlounge suit? You may feel that thiswould present a problem. But let itnot be so. I am confident that you willaccomplish all you set out to that one of the first impor-tant steps to the success of b


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