For the side pockets of coats it would seem to be a most desirable invention, and for the pockets of skirts it seems the thing that we have been looking for.
Every young girl knows how inconvenient it is to have no pocket in her gown, and she also knows how strongly the dressmakers protest against putting one in, because it is sure to gape open and look ugly.
With the self-closing protector the pocket would always be kept closed, and if ladies can only persuade their dressmakers to use this new invention, there is no reason why they should not once more have the comfort and luxury of pockets in their gowns.
Device For Placing Or Removing Picture-hooks.
The spring-time, when half the world is moving, and the other half house-cleaning, seems a very happy time for introducing the above invention.
It is an arrangement attached to a long pole, and it is to be used to place or remove picture-hooks and pictures.
The hooks are caught and held firmly by the two arms which project from the device. They can then be lifted off the moulding without difficulty.
In the same manner the arms can be slipped under the wires of pictures, which can thus be easily taken down.
This lifter will save many a climb of the step-ladder, besides doing the work of hanging and removing pictures in one-half the time.