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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Give Useful, Enjoyable Presents v News for Knitters if ' - ! ! ft t i1iWfniWf'' ' T ftii Tilly -to sMiitf - V pJ.-icoota EVERYONE'S mysteriously busy and happy. Everywhere there's a ign of the Christmas spirit in the early bit of holly on the front door, in that extra branch of pine on the front lawn, in the house ablaze with lights and full of laughter and long consultations on Christmas presents. It's a Job, this business of gift giving, but none of us would do without it because it's such Joyous work. But pause and think a little before deciding on a gift. Does the chosen present fit into the scheme of life of the receiver? Will it be of use? A thing of enjoyment? Something to be prized or shown off with pride when presents are unwrapped? These are the things to consider, then to make the choice, and even perhaps to make the gift. An inexpensive apron sewn with loving care may be more prized than a jewel which does not fit the wearer. A thoughtfully chosen lingerie lin-gerie set may be more prized than gloves or slip that don't fit the ly made from remnants of material. mate-rial. Personal Gifts May Be Simple or Elaborate Handkerchiefs and lingerie are hardly ever missing from some woman's gift list, so you can always choose these items for her. Now that cotton lingerie is so much in the picture, the home seamstress easily can make some half or whole slips for her friends. Slips themselves may be simply tailored, or lace encrusted, depending depend-ing upon how the particular woman likes her lingerie. Either will be quite simple to make from your own or purchased patterns. The main things to remember are to buy closely woven, washable material and to construct the garment gar-ment well. Lace that starts leaving the slip after a washing or two brings with it too many mending problems so it's best to make certain cer-tain it's attached well. Baste first and then sew securely by hand or use fine machine stitching. If you plan to give handkerchiefs, you may want to monogram them at home. If you buy them, make thr gift something special by putting put-ting In some lovely little sachet bags with them. The sachets can bj purchased inexpensively and be covered with brilliant or pastel satin or crepe cut Into heart or flower shapes. - Gifts for Small Fry Fun, to Make Latest Invention for knitters Is this spindle bracelet that fits securely on the wrist and enables en-ables the knit-one-purl-two enthusiast en-thusiast to jump to answer the phone, rescue the baby from the Jam closet, or answer the door without dropping her yarn on the floor for the cat to tangle. The yarn unwinds quickly and easily from the spindle. The bracelet Is made of plastic and has a cap that fits down over the spindle to keep the ball of yarn In place. Who ever has enough pot holders? Or, If she has enough, wouldn't some decorative pot holders brighten bright-en her kitchen? You can use old turkish toweling as the basis for the holders and cover them with gay prints, checks or plaids. Or, make them Have you ever made a sweet pinafore for a little girl? A pair of1 neatly tailored over - alls for a young man? A pair of knitted booties or a shawl for a new baby? You have a real treat coming if you try them now to give in time I for Christmas. Even though the item is simple' and takes only two hours to put together, to-gether, the mothers will appreciate appre-ciate a new article of clothing for their youngsters. You'll enjoy making soft, downy booties and tying them with huge pom poms of the same yarn. You'll like the feel of plastics for making little aprons for girls, bibs for the boys. Then there are all sorts of patterns pat-terns for animals. These are quickly quick-ly put together and make Christmas bright for the young ones. Striped cloth for zebras, a mustard gold for lions, gray for elephants, choc- j olate brown for horses. Dye scraps if you want to save buying cloth. Presents made at home . . wearer. A rag doll may be more precious to a child than a fancy doll she must handle carefully to prevent breakage. It's just amazing how many things can be made at home, and made more quickly than even shopping for them in the Christmas rush. If some spots on your gift list are empty, then check over these ideas I'm giving to see if they won't fit some names on the list. You may be able to make something nicer than you could buy. Presents for Home Are Appreciated Any woman who has kept house for any length of time knows how cheerful thoughtful present can make her home. If the present is something that goes into her color scheme, the gift is doubly appreciated. Reveal thought and care. plain and put appliqued figures on for a decorative note. If you crochet, you can make holders in circles or triangles and put flowers on them; teapots and bowls are popular, too, with crocheted cro-cheted flowers for decoration. Flour, feed or sugar sack towels are a thoughtful gift. Make them pretty by using transfer patterns and then embroidering in gay colors. If you have some old pieces of checked, plaid or bright plain material, ma-terial, you might edge the towels in these to make them look very special. The same tricks, both transfers and decorative edgings, can be used on bridge and napkin sets. No one ever has enough of these and home-makers home-makers do appreciate them. Turkish towels can be mono-grammed mono-grammed at home if you are skil-full skil-full and these, too, make excellent gifts. If you're ambitious, give a whole set of them. Hand towels, too, can be made easily. Crochet a dainty edging of lace on them, or sprinkle Sowers on one edge of them. Hand towels need not be white so you can use solid colored cottons of fine weave for them. Linen towels are more expensive, but they do make a luxurious gift Place mats are another lovely gift for the home, and are frequent- |
