Surely all young girls ought to know how to sew, and, not only sew, but all girls, I think, ought to love the purely feminine occupation of sewing. Since I am sure that many of the little girls who will read this book know how to sew, I am going to tell you about some little sewing that my wife did. In 1913 the Ladies’ Home Journal, of Philadelphia, offered a prize of fifty dollars for the best way to make pin-money at home. You know, girls, that pin-money means pocket change or spending money. Many hundreds of women all over the world sent in suggestions to the Ladies’ Home Journal, each one hoping, I am sure, that her suggestion would win first prize. The following letter sent to my wife will tell you just how her suggestion was received: “THE LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL, “Philadelphia. February 5, 1913. “Dear Madam: “It gives me much pleasure to tell you that among the hundreds of letters received in response to the offer made in our January magazine in connection with The Editor’s Want-Box, Mr. Bok has chosen your offering as the one entitled to the first prize of fifty dollars. He congratulates you upon your success and thanks you for the interest you have shown. “Our Treasurer will send you a check within a week. Very truly yours, “Wm. V. Alexander, “Managing Editor. “Mrs. Ella Floyd.” The check came all right, girls, and my wife thought, as she said to me, that in winning the prize she had found a new way to make pin-money--that is, by telling others how to make pin-money at home. Two hundred of the little articles were afterwards published from time to time in The Ladies’ Home Journal. The first article of the series appeared in the magazine for January, 1914, and my wife’s little story, which won first money, was at the head of the list. I am going to give here the whole of the little article, as published in The Ladies’ Home Journal. Of course, I am proud that she won the prize, and I hope other young ladies by-and-by may be the happy winners in such contests. And here is the article: “When one’s pin-money is all gone but twenty-five cents the question comes as to the way to replenish it. One day when I found that I had only that amount I invested it as follows: 1 yard of lawn .10 1 yard of lace .10 1 spool of cotton .05 ---- .25 “The same day I made three baby caps as daintily as I could with these materials. The next day I sold them for twenty-five cents each, and then I had seventy-five cents. I then bought 1 yard of lawn .15 2½ yards of lace .25 2 yards of ribbon .25 2 tiny buckles .05 1 spool of cotton .05 ---- .75