| Show concerning CONCERNS NG CHRISTMAS GIFTS 1 1 SUZ that arsi arc V wort orl A f imeta el A P ne 1 I 1 now is tile tho season vucu tho the ineat I 1 of christmas christina gifts is ig all absorbing wl w tho struggle rii g to think 0 something I 1 and appropriate aiato iato for cach of ones files 0 takei take half tit ahn happiness out of oe liivi a when the list abt bein being at lt l t ianiri out the i 1 felise io ot of relief qt aan it I 1 accomplished rather th than an of gal saibi flata nn at a pleasure enjoyed Besl cosides llo jo pr sons for whom it is intended to I 1 gifts ther 0 o are always a row few fa mc nearer and dearer to whom a bit of if 1 ti givers handiwork will be more vinai vj jimlo anil and than anything out olt of 1 jl I i s shops this being tile t ie ce case a few S sin I 1 as to christmas christinas offe offerings inars 1 hijii lot s be welcome f t is probably pro bably no one living ever possesses possesse possessed I enough it iffa s in ill bleto to have too loo many mandof of atheni t who leavo plenty of lown ones bt bi glad to lj r aj y 0 io ial or curled hair fur for a 1 chal change V since J r of these in materials a teri als I 1 r firmer and more inore ila 0 tic than down ossi om laetta pillow is lieari lie ari shaped and covered with old rose fecil over which 13 scattered scat arcil nil an ambroi ea d desi desin design n of two intel intellini lInk 0 of worked with gold the other oilier with willi cr crais im son thread the cushion is around tile tho bilgo with a heavy silk cord of crimson or old roso rose square pillows covered with silk furniture damask in in out nn art artistic color gold dull blue or crimson anti and finia i ned with a cold coid to match are extremely and easy to make A sachet tor for evening gloves is a arct pretty ty gift ind and is mado made with little difficulty sprinkle an all even layer of sachet cachet powder between bet veen two layers of white cotton wadding two feet aquai e and then lay tho the perfumed cd Av wael adding dins between two squares of thin cheesecloth th the same size overcast tho edges loosely to fo hold tile tho layers together cud and tack lightly at intervals interval to keep the powder front shifting to KID sido when tile the cachet is moved for tho outside uso use a square of delicate brocade bro cide or of ono one of the lovely embroidered atuf etui to bo found in tho the Japa japanese neso stores or of satin ornamented to suit the fancy only let it lo le palo in tone line the sach sachet et with whits whito or very light china silk turn in tho the edges and overhand neatly turn over two tv 0 o opposite tides sides of thoE quare nearly six sic laches inches so that they a almost meet in the tha middle and tack tach them down firmly at the corners this gives tv two u poo bets twenty four inches lonor long end about six inches wide finish the outer edges vl nath i silk gilk gimp or plaited ribbon to correspond with the material used laed for the outside and nil n fold together lengthwise v ise A set of sachets for tho bottom bo tom of tho the bureau drawers is M a useful gift ift cut two pieces of wadding and tw two 0 f thin china silk to exactly fit tha drawer sprinkle li it a packet of each sachet e t L between se the layers of at them between the ilia of of sill 71 over casting bastir the raw edges quilt the sachet anic in large elir monds which may bo be i on oil the silk with french chalk as the luiei lines can bo ba easily bi brushed asbed off after the quilting quilting is ii lone done bind the ravo edges with thin ribbon tile tho color of the silk these leets cachets are prettiest made of goods in a pale tone of color and the quilting and binding should bo be done by machine with a louse loose tension and long stitch crochet Croc liet on oil ono ba bar cr breal break the and all fasten tile end firmly crochet the remaining thirty six stitches the saulo samei way and fasten on oil the other bar crochet together the bottom of the purse with thirty six stitches and finish it with a I 1 twisted fringe of loops of beads an inch deep ore one loop in every stitch the tha top and bottom of a dainty handkerchief cave case pro arc made of two circles of altif cat bardho aln ird five inches in diameter tack tach on in one ide side s of each circle a smaller circle made of two layers of wadding between which sachet powder has been sprinkled cover each cich cardboard circle smoothly on bot both it ldes vil itil n calin hini 6 S bilk ilk s 31 of some pretty shade cut two strips tile tho full fill I 1 wid width tit of the bilk arid and six inches clies wide and join them willi small stitches at tho the ends turn down one edgo twice and gather it over a ling of bonnet wire the same came size sito as tile the cardboard circles turn down and gather tho the other edge and sew it to the edge of one of tile tho covered circles so that the perfumed cd sa side id a lis ia inside this is u the bott bottom of the handkerchief case ornament nal licia the side of the other circle with a rosette of laco lace and a bow or with plaited ribbon and attach it to the wit ed edge of the silk with a bow so eliat it will form a lid sew ribbons on oil tile the lid and wired edge opposite the hinge to tie tile tho case shut when it is u empty it is flat while when it is full it is shaped like a melon and now a few words about what not to give do not give little gilt easels eadels nor pincushions pin cushions nor little bottles swathed to the stopper in satin nor tray cloths claths that cannot bo be washed nor any other utterly useless article that lays tho the recipient under obligation while it burdens ber with something that net neither ther sho nor anybody elso else wants if there is but twenty ent five cents to spend for a friends gift buy rather one of tho beautiful at ori pi ints that aro are replicas of fine water color studies or a bit of japanese se li pottery ottry the artistic merit of v aich is not dep dependent endert on price or an all elliel chae ay iy y strawberry for the sewing basket it if the giver a s buiso is more liberally supplied it A Is ii well to remember when tempted ill by great illustrated gift books that the cost of one such will buy half a dozen volumes or of standard works in ill plain binding bini ling anil and that eight persons perlous out of ten would rither rather have tile tho latter that in fin an elaborate cass case louks pretty but that thu the samo same money will vill ise tv avic ic as lino fine paper without a box that hat a wooden it backed buirl it at five dollars is letter better worth tho price than a balver plated ono one with bristles at the ls CIL st Is ISABELLA AxELLA PROCTOR |
