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Show FEATHERED CANDLE SHADE. H w Bow Idle Woman Can Tarn Barnyard H Trophies to Account. B Now that candle shndes are so much H used, new ideas in this line are very H much in demand. One of the very lat- H est fancies is to make these little H nhades f feather?. The way this H &, done is very simple. First, cut a .ard- H f board foundation, and cover it v ill. H silk to match your feathers. This :..'..n H -' .be done very neatly. Then get po.' H soft, long feathers from ,om- point H man, who will probably keep a few for H you when pliu-klng fowU if ;.rlod tt do H ' so; or, if you live in the country, and H . have a beu-house of your own, all the H better, as you can then have ns mtciy us H :' you like. Dye tlie feathers any nrti-l Ii H shade you fancy. When quite lr.' H shake them out before a fire, and sew H them around th foundation so that the B long ends come far bolow it. Catch H them he n anil there invisibly, so that H they may not slip, and round the top H . twfst baby ribbon and tie m a tiny bnv. H v; t at one side. The best colors and thre H fj$ Which conceal ihe light least arcf-cin- H IV.- , let and yellow. The little brass holders H which fit on to the candle 'Mid hold tlie H 'h" shade in place can be bought anywhere H '. for u xmall sum. Parrots' feat hers loon H y-. charming on these shades, und very H t:'it S001' eficcU can also be obtained by '4 '" using peacocks' feathers, the lovely H ,,'' shades of blue and green looking quite H f . delightful with the soft light under- H -'" ncath.Cliieago Inter Ocean. |