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Show I Qifs That Will Please I Of Canvas and Ribbon If goes without saying that hags of all sorts are among those gifts that are always welcome. There are many new ones this year made of coarse canvas, or unbleached linen and trimmed with narrow satin ribbon and ribbon flowers. Baby ribbon may be drawn through the Interstices of the canvas. Drawing threads out of either the canvas or linen makes It possible to weave wider ribbons over and under the remaining threads. In borders or ornaments. Flowers cut from cotton or linen, in various colors, col-ors, are applied to the linen bags nnd buttonholed along their edges with cotton floss or yarn. A case for holding hold-ing playing cards and a bag which may be put to various uses are shown above In gifts suited to either men or women. Sweets for Christmas You cannot think .of anyone who will not be delighted to receive a gift like that Illustrated here. It Is a half-dozen half-dozen glasses filled with Jelly, preserves pre-serves and marmalade, very attractively attrac-tively arranged In a wicker basket. The tin covers of the glasses are lacquered lac-quered with black lacquer and a white gummed letter Is placed in the center of each one. A spray of fruit or blossoms blos-soms painted on the lid with sealing wax, together with the letter, tells the kind of Jelly or preserves the glass contains, as apple, with a spray of apple blossoms and the letter "A," or currant with n cluster of currants and foliage and the letter "C." Sealing wax in several colors simulates shirred ribbon on the center glass which contains con-tains marmalade. Christmas Candles This year's candle shades made of gay silks or of crepe paper are shown In such variety that every one may be pleased, Sparkling silver tinsel strays over some of them, adding a holiday glitter to the pretty colors through which the light gleams. A shade dec-I dec-I orated In this way Is shown at the I right of the two pictured. At the left a foundation of plain paper Is covered with ruffles of crepe paper in two alternating al-ternating colors, In this case white and green, and has daisies made of I paper set about It. I Oil Cloth Table Sets 2nJrr,, -agy.K. -vSfcc .. .rrrf ft I I No housewife win t:; 1 m, . -'-e i j new table sets of oilcloth with their j I cheerful borders of llo i i fruits. They are much handsomer I than the stenciled pieces ami many women use then) for the dinner as well as the breakfast table. These sets consist of a centerpiece, plate dollies and smaller doilies. The fruits and flowers in the set pictured are In their nntural colors and the oil- i cloth in n deep cream color. j Fadeless Flower3 Flowers made of petals cut from paper tape and coated with colored sealing wax, are among the novelties that add to the cheerfulness of home and Christmas this year. A cluster of them In several different colors. In a vase that Is also coated with the wax, makes a very pleasing bouquet for the living room or dining table. The colored wax is a substitute for paint and a small alcohol flame becomes be-comes the brush for making the fadeless fade-less blossoms. A Decorative Pen i 1I3 For the writing desk or as a companion com-panion piece to the guest book, a pen with a feather quill for a handle makes a beautiful gift. Natural feathers feath-ers are as marvelous and beautiful In their markings as flowers and those In neutral colors can be tinted If one wishes to brighten them. Many kinds of feathers, including those of the ostrich, are used for these decorative pens nnd they make a gift suited to every grown-up. Santa Remembers Baby Santa Claus never forgets the babies ba-bies and each yeur presents their little belongings made In new and pretty ways. This year "nightingales" "nightin-gales" and bonnets seem even better than their predecessors. A set to match is shown above, made of fina flannel and trimmed with narrow satin ribbon gathered along one edge and feather-stitched down. A frill of narrow lace finishes the cap. For Little Garments Hangers for wee garments make a lovely gift for young children, especially espe-cially when they look like dolls. Here two lire dressed up to represent a girl and a liny doll and a third is simply covered with ribbon and decorated deco-rated with ribbon flowers. Little celluloid doll heads, wide and narrow satin ribbon and wire hangers with a little Ingenious sewing are ail that la needed for the doll haug'.s. |