Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1916 — USE FOR THE OLD RAINCOAT [ARTICLE]

USE FOR THE OLD RAINCOAT

Can Bft Utilized to Make Satisfactory Bathing Suit for Use Next Summer. Save your old silk raincoat to make a nice bathing suit for next summer. Cut the blouse and skirt from the best part and make the bloomers from what is left over, or from mohair. j Trim it with a bright braid and make a tie and cap from the spare pieces. Another use for that old coat is to make it into waterproof bags which are very handy for carrying rubbers or slippers to school this winter. These bags are made in the shape of envelopes and are half a yard long and nearly as wide. Bind all around with tape and fasten with a snap. At the top and at each end fasten braid a yard long. This makes it convenient to sling the bag over the shoulder and carry in this manner.