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Literary
September 22, 1894
Western Kansas World
Wakeeney, Trego County, Kansas
What is this article about?
The text emphasizes sewing as an essential feminine art and skill that every girl should learn early, highlighting its necessity for women in maintaining their wardrobes and achieving personal happiness, beyond what machines can do.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Sewing is a most womanly art. A woman is never more feminine than when she has a needle and thread in her hand. It is the right of every little girl to be taught to sew neatly, even if it costs the mother some self-sacrifice. Very few women are wholly exempt from the need. On the contrary, almost every woman must take more or less care of her own wardrobe, even if she has no family responsibility. Machines cannot sew up rips in gloves, replace buttons, or mend. Some stitches must be taken, and how to sew neatly is an accomplishment quite as necessary, if not more so, to the happiness of a majority of women than any other. If a little girl be taught early how to use her needle, sewing will soon become a sort of second nature to her.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Sewing
Femininity
Women Education
Domestic Skills
Needlework
Wardrobe Care
Literary Details
Subject
On Sewing As A Womanly Art And Necessity
Key Lines
Sewing Is A Most Womanly Art.
A Woman Is Never More Feminine Than When She Has A Needle And Thread In Her Hand.
It Is The Right Of Every Little Girl To Be Taught To Sew Neatly, Even If It Costs The Mother Some Self Sacrifice.
How To Sew Neatly Is An Accomplishment Quite As Necessary, If Not More So, To The Happiness Of A Majority Of Women Than Any Other.
If A Little Girl Be Taught Early How To Use Her Needle, Sewing Will Soon Become A Sort Of Second Nature To Her.