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Show EOUDOIR CAP f-On CHRISTMAS For u woman f nlmost any ago a boudoir cup Is a charming gift Ono ' can bo bought, of course, of lovely , make und material, and at almost any I price Hut one can bo mado at t home ipilto satisfactorily. t First, if you are to make a bou- s dolr cap, think well of the kind that I would bo becoming. For, tho young girl a cap modolod on Dutch lines, with llttlo tlff points at the Bide, is attractive. For an older person, especially ono who is very thin, a cap with a soft, full cape portion that hangs about tho neck is becoming. becom-ing. So choose tho sort that you think will bo becoming and then look through tho fashion books to . nhd a suitably pattorn. If you do not 'Mind fn pattern for Just what you want -1. you can modify tho best pattorn you do find without much difficulty. ' jt ATte buying .f the pattern Wok i ' v about for Just tho mnterinl you desire de-sire A cap that Is really very attractive at-tractive can bo made of simple point d'esprit nnd colored mercerized cm broldory cotton with a llttlo lace. Cut tho cap out of tho point d'esprit and whip laco about the edges With tho colored cotton, rolling' the point d'esprit ns you whip In tho laco. Use ribbons to match tho morcorlzed cotton. cot-ton. This sort of cap U vory attractive, attrac-tive, Inexpensive and not difficult to make. If tho cap you choose has two llttlo llt-tlo joints, llko a Dutch cap, at tho sides, or three points ono at each sldo'nnd ono in front" you will need a llttlo wire, besides tho other materials. ma-terials. Tho wire Is to be clipped into a casing along tho edgo of tho brim forming tho little points. If not Is used for the brim, or any othor transparent fabric, tho casing can be lace insertion or wash rilibon or silk seam binding. Fnstcn tho ends of tho wiro used to stiffen the points Becurcly, or else It will push through tho cap and catch tho hair. A cap with a frill or ruffle Is easy to make. It consists of a big circle and tho ruffle section. Or n bigger clrclo can be used, nnd shirred throe or four Inches from tho edgo to form tho frill. This circle should measure nbout 2.5 Inches across, and this measurement allows for a half Inch hem around tho edge. A boudoir cap can bo mado of eight inch laco edging. Join two strips of tho lace, scallops lapping together, and from this cut clrclo, with the Joined line running through tho center. Make a hem at tho edgo of tho circle, and through it run nn elastic band. Then fasten on a frill of lace all around tho edge. The frill may be turned back In front, over tho lace, nnd fastened with a silk rose or a rosetto. A set consisting of a negligee, a pair of slippers and n boudoir cap can bo made for a Christmas gift. The slippers can bo mado from rib bon, silk or cretonne And the negligee neg-ligee and cap should bo trimmed to match each other and tho slippers. |