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Show DainLy Coverings for Gifts Combine Usefulness and Heauly, and Always Remembrance. Dainty glfls of usefulness In a home lire especially In demand for hope eheslH. The engaged girl apple dales these household presenls especially es-pecially when they are made by the giver, or lit least, have some lunches of her handwork on I hem. fuses will be needed for wedding presents of Hat silverware, a name given to all such pieces ns knives, forks, spoons, of nil sizes and sorts, sugar longs, elc, since they lie Hat or nearly so on a table. A ease Is exquisite when made of silk and ribbon, and as each case takes but a small quantity of material, mate-rial, (ho cost of Hie beautiful gifts remains small. For practical use, cases of deep red or green double-faced double-faced canton flannel are excellent. This textile Is similar to extra heavy ouling flannel, which can be used as a substitute, Bind cases with ribbon mid have ribbon tie strings. Featherstitch Feather-stitch down each seam dividing pocket sections for single pieces of silver, and you can readily see how smart Hie gifts are. A set of three quilted silk' cases-Is cases-Is mentioned as a good sort of present pres-ent for three girls to make and give fhe prospective bride. The silk can be bought ready quilted, or this slllchery can be done by the givers themselves. The running stitches can he taken diagonally across each ease In opposite directions, thus forming diamond quilting. Or half dollars can be laid on the lining material and a pencil drawn about them, and these circles be run through lining, lightly wadded Interlining, and outside out-side silk. Do the tracing before assembling as-sembling the three parts named, for so only will the circles be ace, irate. A silver case In any style Is a very unusual bridge prize, mid a set of Ihree Ih sure to deljlit a winner. Silk should be u;-ed HH the outside material mate-rial If choice eases are awards, lor the homoiniiker who wishes to have these eases for her own silver, canton can-ton flannel cases lire perfectly kiIIh-fnclory. kiIIh-fnclory. For articles fo contribute to fairs and other sales, Ibis norl will sell fastest, as It can be priced lowest, low-est, (it course, this Is assuming the material has fo be purchased, and Is not to be found In a piece bag. Often loft-over pieces of dress or good lingerie silk can be found In such a bag, nnd be put to the best of uses In fashioning silver eases. f). lu II Hyo'll' :,u-. WNIJ i-t-rv f. |