Show FRON FROM OUR EXCHANGES sour memo christmas presents Pr nta A PAIR OF KNITTED SLIPPERS SLIPPER materials two skeins of midnight yarn any shade desired bone hook medium size size one pair of lambs wool soles one yard of ribbon one half yard elastic make a chain of fifteen stitches first row one double chain in each of the first seven stitches in the next or centre stitch work three double chains all into one stitch one double stitch in each of the seven loops to do do double uble chain insert hook in stitch draw yarn through then through both stitches on hook turn arn and repeat second row until you adu have thirty ridges or six ix double rows rb I 1 counting two rows row to a k ridge kirwel T now begin the side of thaes the slipper work eighteen double stitches back bac MCI and IA without atay ab work fifteen rows or until the strip is long ion enough to reach to back of heel brea break offard work the other side to match sew together at the heel sew to the sole bole and finish wath ft rm ow of holes round the top of slipper with shell edge place a pretty bow on the instep run rull the elastic round the top of the slipper so ab they will sit snugly to the foot A LAUNDRY SLATE procure a small transparent slate remove the pictures from it and have a piece off stif paper cut tofit the frame on oil the paper can be written or printed in III fancy lettering the names of articles of apparel belonging to a gentleman the frame of the state slate may m be gilded or painted with some 0 of f ge he many pretty colors of enamel paint now ain m use and decorated with a fine spray of flowers fl S forget me nots bots are retty pretty at the top the words wa wa or wash and be clean may be placed remove the back from the slate an and place the paper under the glass t then hen fasten the back on which also should be painted at each end of the top corners place a little screw and ring such as are used in window shades ann and through these rings run a narrow bairow ribbon putting it through th double with the bow antenas and ends in the t centre on the right side of the frame a 4 tint tiny lead pencil corresponding in color may be e attached to a narrow ribbon this little article though quite inexpensive eap exp will wih be lound lound very useful to a gentleman e antl sending S his clothing to the aa laughry lau arv giry by placing the figure oft at the side 0 4 each article no difficulty will be found in remembering how many are sent FOUR IN HAND SCARF materials ic ounces crochet silk and a no 2 crochet hook first row chain forty second row turn and counting back doa do 3 d c in fourth stitch of chain d do 4 d c in eighth stitch and continue to end of chain leavin leaving three stitches between the shells ul there ere should be ten shells third row turn chain 3 do 3 d c III in space pace between first a 2 d c of last shill shell in second row and 4 d c between first two in next and remaining shells fourth and continuous s rows same as third make this part of the work sixteen inches long then after turning chain 3 do 4 d c in space between first 2 d c of seaous shell in last row do this in each row until there are but three shells make this part of f the work eighteen inches long agart then en t turn ow chain 3 do 3 d c between first 2 d c of first getil shell i in preceding rw also 4 d c between last 2 d c in same shell do this in each row until there are eight shells make this part of the work four inches long line neckband with no 3 ribbon BERTHA WALLACE |