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Show i. Trifles of Interest to the Young Girl. ' Novel Work Bag. MpZ OR simplicity and usefulness there is I no small work bag to equal one that in ; best made of figured raw silk, flowered flow-ered chintz, priuted cretonne, denim or .tuy ornamental substantial material. The fabric should be fully a yard wide, as thnt Is tbe diameter of the circular piece which formK the foundation of the bag, This circle is firmly bound about its edge with colored braid or stout grosgrain ribbon of sufllcieut width to prevent all hanger of the runterial fraying away if any article of considerable weight is placed in the receptacle. s'A second circle of the Fame diainotur jKs the first one, but with sixteen inches $mf its centre cut away, must have Ha llihner and outer edges bound to match The foundation, after which the two sec-tions sec-tions are placed together evenly so that (the outer edges and the reverse sides ' Jjniateh. The inner edge of the cut out eir-gtulnr eir-gtulnr piece is then stitched to the 1111- KrMf- rlrirOn nnA from lhi cflfnliin vthr K; -- . ..- ..... u......f. V.D... IKeams are run to tlic outer edge so that Kybcu four half-yard strips of braid or JKibbon havo been attached to the .edge xT). the foundation circle, at equal dis-IKinces dis-IKinces from each other, and draw n to-fcethcr to-fcethcr under a single bowthc flat article becomes a rouud bug bordered on its JJuner side with eight small pockets or J feompartments for holding reels of thread. I Eballs of cotton, skeins of embroidery silk tfnnd the smaller sewing utensils, while IK ho ccutrc of the bag holds the larger jKrticlcs. m This bag when suspended from a book I ninkes an attractive ornament for a living I room, and because it may be rendered I perfectly flat by simply untying the four I strings composing the handle or sui- pumlcrs it 13 easily packed. As such ii work bag gets constant handling and is exposed more or less to the dfist, it is best to make it of a launderablc ma- Htcrial, and if made of silk it should be pined with substantial linen, as otherwi.se Bthe -weight of whatever is put inlo it or Koto one of its eight tmall pockets will Hfeoou tear the fabric. f H One Traveller's Way. KKr- DD ng it may appear to modern HIJ tourists of the class that finds half B the joy of travelling in seeing trunks, Ejuit cases and hand luggage of all sorts Buvercd with blatant stickers whiJh loudly potest the variety of hobtlcrics at whieb ilphcir owners have found lodging,' as well (Hns the conveyances which have borne mtiem along, there are travellers who actually ac-tually shrink from acting as itinerant ad-fvertis"r8 ad-fvertis"r8 of railroad, steamship and hotel Bfor the behoof of their fellow wayfarers. I A Quiet little lady, who for several years jfiins been her father's companion on his frvfuerit business trips transatlantic and fKtlierwIsc has, contended against the nui-Kancc nui-Kancc until of necessity has cono a most Fcffectivc invention to circumvent it. Tor Jmthc different pieces of her compact "i jail HTbuttil" she has had mide close fitting Hfcfivers of linn. cnuas or othcnMiiuble Kmalcrinl, which tic over suit caie, aliijr vor even over a light trunk. i t H To those the nec-siuy label1;" cnij be Battaehcd quite as readily as lo the leiithor surfaces whirh they so often flipfigYire. ft'hcn the immediate need for having the Article so labelled has come to an "ml Kh owner simply penil'; the Ha 011 "rioxcr KJ Iw laundered, and .it conu kiek freli 0Rr and free from torn and sticky "paper lithographs-. j TIu?m covers oula easily have tfny buckle., and straps atlnched for trim fas-j t'-ning nnd oitld be made of denim or other stout washable stuff, if linen of the1 color aud weight desired was not obtain-, able at the time when wanted. Initials! could be stencilled in waterproof paint.' w as not to wash off, and the appearance", of the luzgage would be sufficiently indi-' vidual to make the identification easy at, a glBncc in time of haste. . j Gifts for the Future. HOW many girls can always tell what' they want when sonic otic says "What! would, you like for Christmas?" orj when the same question is asked before' their birthday? Often a girl will ask for' something that is really of iory litlle use I to her jiiFt because she has 110 idea what shc does want. ! A very good scheme to prevent this and ' nchievc a most delightful result was de-used de-used by a thoughtful mother before her daughter wus old enough tu make any plans for herself. In fact, she begau her plau when the girl was a very little girl indeed. l?nt it might be started atj any age, ao the girl whose mother has not thought of such a thing for her caul herself suggest it to any relative who is in the habit of giving her present. Thi? plan is tbis:-Thc mother went lo a large silversmith's shop and selected a standard pattern of table siher. one that was regularly kept in stock. hc bought for her Utile duugbter's birthday gift two; (silver spoons, giving the child some inexpensive in-expensive toy as well. When Christinas canle nhu followed the ame plun aud continued it every, year, each time giving two or three spoons, forks or kuives, always al-ways of the same design. Vy the time that girl was grown up she bad a complete set of table silver and had not missed anything on tbe various va-rious Cbristinases and birthdays. There were plenty of other poxtons to give her the- 1cm useful little trillca and her father to supply any real want, not to 6pcnk of grandmother, who always provided some delightful gift. Attaching Trimmings. THI'' girl of slender pur who is attracted at-tracted by the graceful imported gur-niMip-s- of beaded fringe shown on some of the most attractive gowns of the prcseul se.ibon, need not feci it obligatory n her either to be extravagant or to go without tbe touch that would "make" her new frock. I IU-adb in themselves are not relatively luxpensive. and with a well chosen os-'tfortinent os-'tfortinent of. tbe.se and a fow long needlefuls needle-fuls of wilk cither to match or contrast with that of the ground work, a plain tUkoii fringe may be transformed into one that ueed be no imitation of any shown on the laleM importations, but J may. rather, have the fur more desirable (quality of original beauty in its devising. !' The 'best method of attaching these Jtfonicwhal fragile anil elusive "dangles" JisVo knot'the threading bilk firmly first '!"! the heading of the fringe, then, at the pjoper durance, around the bead, and dgnlu. in fQ heading, with another knot, ' jp that each bend for tfet of beads, if I oiore limn lone is desired on each loop) " ill onftceU' .ecure. both in itself and a 1 G'prtt'dii it" neighbors. Centrepiece Covers. r OMI3IXATION in.iivtuuj! rol imo, toter for ci ut lejneces art iniic-h bet-, tcr than having one stick' for a .mini-; ber of eh articles, as when six or eight 1 table mats are rolled- together -they are' certain lo gel more or less mussed, since ! the entire collection must be handled ! whenever one of tbem is released. Inch thick pine rods now come in van otis lengths especially for iho foundation for centrepiece rolls, nnu while any of these may be padded with cotton batting and then covered, with white crash. Irish linen or heavy lawn, it is much better to provide a cover iv1iii.li is permanently at-' inched to the roll .nul : wrapped about it in company with ihr centrepiece. These roller cover often are made of white crash, pointed and 1.1 pe bound at the lapping or outer end. and fastening by means of a tape loop and a crocheted bntton, but far more practical are the indhidual roll covers that are made nf priuted cretonne, tape hound all round and fastened with two els of lajte strings. ' |