Show bonbon bannon bon ban non bon baskets ladles ladies who live at a distance from ron cities where ornamental paper pape holders cannot be ordered from the consecion er at a moments notice will find many uses tor for these dainty little baskets basket 3 which can easily be made at home in colors to suit the table decorations they should have a charming effect on the candy table at fairs and will vill doubtless be turned to account at christmas to hold bon bons the materials for six baskets are ara one sheet of stiff fancy paper foul pieces of narrow ribbon one gumbei wider than baby ribbon and three balls of tinsel braid or six skeins of floss having selected the color for the baskets the paper ribbon and or tinsel should be carefully chosen to harmonize white or ivory paper can always be used if a tint desired is not to be obtained and the ribbon maize straw pale blue apple gren gr en or even bright poppy color are selected the foundation is cut of paper for the bottom use an oval two inches wide and two and a quarter inches long to which is joined a halt half circle three and a quarter inches wide and eight inches long which gives a flaring basket shape this round is sewed or gummed neatly together the strongest and best preparation that can be used for this purpose is fish glue ind and any cabinetmaker cabinet maker will procure it for you it if too tar far away from a cabinetmaker cabinet maker try gum arable arabic dissolved in water or flour paste the bottom does not need gluing but is kept in place as follows mark the upper edge of the round in even division spaces say in eleven divisions and the edge of the bottom piece in the sa same me number the latter of course will be much closer together draw through a double thread of managing it so that all knots wili will come on the side where they will be hidden by the ribbon and carrying them across on the inside so as to run in straight lines from the top to the bottom of the basket in using tinsel it is well to punch the holes as then the tinsel passes r readily through the round smooth openings without fraying the lines of moselle once fastened on weave the ribbon in and out and fasten off the end with a tiny bow the cover for the little basket or hamper Is five inches square and cut at each corner diagonally towards the center about two inches so as to lap these points over patching them by a stitch and make it arch u up P in the middle the lines of moselle are carried across and back in one direction only and the ribbon woven across them i em A few stitches will hold the ribbon in place and a somewhat broader ribbon of the same color passes across and an holds the cover on tie it in a pretty pretty bow on the top in place of the ribbon for leavi weaving ng straw or even strips of pap paper er can be used the choice of colors and the daintiness of the work serving to make very simple material attractive attracts attract i ve baltimore american to candy lemon and orange peel throw i the peel as you collect it wo a salt alt water and let it stand two or theft weeks remove from the brine wash well in clear cold cola water and boll until tender in fresh water it will take about three hours for lemon peel and aenid two for orange drain from the water and aird drop into a thin syrup made in of 1 pound of sugar s t 1 pint of water simmer gently until the peel la Is transparent and the syrup almost boiled away drain the pieces lecea and drop into a thick syrup amp which must be boiling remove from the fire are band and stir until the whole looks white then thed lift out each peel and roll rolf it in granulated sugar su gar when quite 4 dry pack inears wil with h tissue tim paper between tw een we the layers rh ladles illes your lai I 1 I 1 t |