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Show MADE OFNUTSHELLS LITTLE GIFTS THAT WILL DE y CONSIDERED REAL NOV-ELTIES. NOV-ELTIES. Not Nearly So Hard to Make aa They Would Seem Unique Chinese Figures for Calendars An American Indian, Hidden awnj In u nutshell uro end Ii'.hj pusslbllltloH for pteuHlns Christinas Christ-inas roiiicmlirtinei'H, and thoso un dowed with tho ralry Klft of ImnRtna-tlon ImnRtna-tlon may spoml n pleasant hour in ills covorlnx what putinlnir llttlo contrl vances may be fmdilonod with tho nld of a handful of mils or dirforout Bpoplca. Ono or tho nowust paltndnrs for 1U07 Is ilppomteil with 11 pair of Chinese Chi-nese Ukiiiis It Is one of tho "tunr off" arletj. and tho bulky llttlo pack ot or daH Is fuMtonod In tho right-hand 1 top curiiur or a nariow. uprltj'it card. inoasiirliig 12 Inches by IIto Inches. 1 neatly rouied with art paper or nj dark ahniln This ropresuniH a box-kite, box-kite, and Is ornamented with silver tls- ' Rue nuil dovlces put out or tlnsol. A J gold cord depends from It. to which clings n ton-Mod hoy, who Is uvldcntly being borne rapidly aloft, In spltu of ?, Ul!'!:,i''aWl',.lM. A Chinese Calendar. tho alrpniiouM cfTortH or tils companion to recall him to oarth by tugging at his long black silk quouo. Tho heads of thoso small peoplo aro formed of half walnut, with tho reaturos caro-fully caro-fully painted. Their nttlro la cut out of satin nnd brocudo, nnd gunimod on. H Ih u good plan to panto whlto paper on to tho back of tho scraps of ma-lorlal ma-lorlal nindo use of, sketch tho sliapo of tho tunic nnd trousers on this, nnd then put them out with sharp Bclssors, nllowlug a llttlo margin ror tho overlapping over-lapping of tho vnrlous parts. Tiny hands can bo cut out of yollow brown paper, nnd shoes look boat made of black volvot. A strip or green paper represents ground on which tho lower flguro la standing. Tho words "Calendar "Cal-endar for 1007" nro painted In gold down ono aide, A Itcd Indian la a now nnd effect lo doslgn. Sealed before his wigwam, muoklng thu "pipe of poaco," ho ap-poara ap-poara 11 very picturesque porsonago Indeed, In his acarlet blanket, edged 1 with whlto holders, painted -with In-dlnn In-dlnn devices, over which fall his heavy plaits of black hair. Interwoven with atrnnds of silk and chains or colored tends. Tho hand grasping the quill ''-'' 1 J An Indian rdemoranium Tablet. pipe, nnd also the mornsalnR peeping Imneatb his filngod leather leggings. nro formed of monkey nuts. Ills In Hcrutuhlo poiintonnnco Is composod of n walnut shell, behind which Is a head droas of feather and melon seeds A brown paper foundation must bo cut out for 11 draped llguro of this inscription, inscrip-tion, to which tho costumo Is secured by a few stitches, tho feathers being gummed In place. The llttlo model ran then he uiuuutod bodily on any background. Ho looks uncommonlj wnll on a largo card, covored w'th brown paper, to which la secured a memorandum tublot nnd pencil. If this Is suspended by narrow strips of Joatbor with beaded tassels, and a fow toueliM added In untor colors to sub- I jtost nu wppioprlato background, the result will be certain to ploaso. A. M. NAUIN. |