Show dainty coverings for gifts combine usefulness and beauty and always remembrance dainty gifts of 0 usefulness in a home are especially in demand for hope chests the engaged girl appreciates these household presents especially ally tilly when they are made by the giver or at least have some touches of her handwork on them cases will be needed for wedding presents of flat silverware sliver ware a name given to all such pieces as knives forks spoons of all sizes and sorts sugar tongs etc ince bince they lie flat or nearly so on a table A ease case Is exquisite when made of silk and ribbon and as each case takes but a small email quantity of material the cost of the beautiful gifts remains small for practical use cases of deep red or green double faced canton flannel are excellent this textile is similar to extra heavy outing flannel which can be used as a substitute rind bind cases caes with ribbon and have ribbon tie strings featherstitch down each searn seam dividing pocket sec sections tiong for single pieces of silver and you yon can readily see how smart the gifts are A set of three quilted silk cases Is mentioned as a good sort of present 1 I for three girls to make and give the prospective bride the silk enn can tie be bou bought bt ready quilted or this can he bo lone done by the givers themselves the running stitches can be taken diagonally across each case in opposite directions thus forming diamond quilting or halt half dolla dollars can be laid on the lining material and a pencil drawn about them and these circles he be run through lining lightly wadded interlining and outside silk do the tracing before assembling sem bling the three parts named for so BO only will the circles be accurate A silver case in any style Is a very unusual bridge prize and a set of three Is IR sure to delight a winner silk should lie be used as the outside material if 1 choice cases are awards VOT for the homemaker who wishes to have these cases for her own sliver silver can conton flannel cases are perfectly satisfactory for articles to contribute to fairs and other sales this sort will sell fastest as it can be priced lowest of course this is assuming the material has to be purchased and Is not to be found in a piece bag often leftover left over pieces of dress or good lingerie silk can be found in such a bag and be put to the best of uses in fashioning silver cases 0 1833 1933 bell syndicate service |