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* fir * The best things are nearest; breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flewers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars but do life‘s plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things of lif€.!R0bEI[ Louis Stev- enson. ‘k * * from oneâ€"quarter yard of material but she "went home and actually made it." Mrs. W. F. Peters finds that the women use bias binding and the tracing wheel now where they had never done this before. Mrs. D. Hurst feels that what was learned about quality and colour combinations was very important. Some women who had the idea that anything was good enough to wear around the house know now that the better materials look smarter, wear longer, are easier to work with and launder well. Colours and colour combinations chosen now are usually very pleasing. Mrs. Alton Johnston says if there were some way of getting all the Institute memâ€" bers to attend the Summary Day they would take more interest in the project. Mrs. W. A. Copeland says: “As a local leader I hated to seem to dictate to others who might be more experienced sewers than 1., Mrs. Cyril D. Brilby advises, “Don’t try to teach too much at a time. One thing well done is better than three things half done. Be patient with beginners.” Mrs. Bryce suggests in arranging a class to take lessons from the local leader that the members be placed at tables set in a semi- circle or hollow square with the teacher at a head table and that when a member need; help she should hold up her hand for the teacher to come to her. This give severyooe a chance to have the teacher’s attention and saves confusion. Mrs. Howard Hewitt reports that the girls of her Junior Institute started their work on a simple apron which was soon finished and that this gave them confidence to try some- thing more difficult. Mrs. Doris Stranton found that too many in one class makes teaching very difficult. It is better to divide a large class into two. Mrs. V. O'Brien says: “Be careful in choos- ing your leaders. Some can do wonderful work themselves but they can’t pass the teaching on to others. Set a definite time to start your work periods and don’t make them too long. Mrs. P. H. Sherwood gives this advice: “We found that the afternoon classes were much easier to teach, one reason being that we had lots of roomâ€"a room for cutting, one _for sewing with four machines, and a pressâ€" ing room. The evening classes were held in 13 much smaller quarters and only one machine was available.” Mrs. Ellis Leigh says: “Perhaps 11er. mm worthwhile result of the project was spirit of co-operation shown by the mpmbpf Each was quick to help another wl ribl‘l'lng III ‘ into any difficulty. In making aprons mien-1 bazaar we found it a good idea to buy than”? yards of one piece of material and 1.. each woman cut out her apron and pass it 0,; W next. The scraps were used for stufl'm in}; and pot holders.” Rug Making Most of the leaders of the Rug project said that the women had 1;» busyâ€"especially those who liVe on I r: to make rugs during the summer, but 11 a number of them plan to make rugs ne- ‘ rm. ter. One leader, Mrs. A. T. McNab he Ada four since Summary Day and is to g .111: other demonstration for the benefit w ime women who could not attend the H sessions. Mrs. Leonard Unruh reports that Ii. Hf her group have each made three rugs ' = in they now consider rug making their 1" by. Indeed the hobby idea seems to l:n ing. Mrs. Unruh herself finds rug ho. . 3 relaxing change from other work and y. convinced that from now on a grea 7- wotnen will have a rug in their fro the time. Mrs. George Campbell o rug making an art, “The morg you in more you wish to do,” she says and r-l ) of one young lady who has made till” 5. each one better than the one before ‘1;- Gerald Waite, speaking for her grail “Even those who made on'fy two me: quite a few improveme11t§in the SECU! Mrs. Willet Barber said that at the In county rally the women told of the expectations as to colours, fabrics and “for the rugs they hope to make this From the angle of thrift, Jessie N xvii says: “It is wonderful what beautili we can be made from clothes that are not more use.” “Before we had the class it was pa! buy a stamped design all ready to WOl most of us think it more interesting 1m in": our own designs,” writes Mrs. Gerald tIu Mrs. N. Richardson says: “Before we ‘ L-IEI‘ rug making class no one thought 01‘ i tit}; their own design. We bought burlap it; stamped and used the colours suggest» ‘1'“: each member makes her own desi; um chooses her own colours." Mrs. Mali Ell-- Quitty comments: “To get an appropri Lit.“ sign was our biggest difficulty but .x: ' ' for myself I know I can improve on I one." And Mrs. H. Style: “We are plan: .»5- “1 making more rugs this winter and- " L15 them will have original designs aml 11'9".” colour schemes." Mrs. Robert McIntl'“ ill“ combined our colours much better aft 1 {3}}: mg the course.” Mrs. Ivan Paterson: "‘3“ .“It'l make good use of the instruction we 1'="Ul‘\'=‘-l HOME AND ciDUNlRY