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Show I Attractive Gifts for Christmas. PIN cases of the most compact and ornamental Hort are among the AAjt easiest to fashion of tho various in- H expensive trifles which make acceptable H gifts at Christmas time.. Tho foundation H of the square, oblong, round, heart or H diamond shaped Hat pin case Is card- H board cut into two layers of the desired H size and form over an intcrlaycr of thin M cotton wadding. H Having joined the edges of these three H layers by means of an over and over H stitch in heavy linen thread, tho founda- M tion thus constructed should be neatly fl covered with white lawn or batiste nnd M over that an outer covering of satin deli- M cat el j embroidered in contrasting colors H or monogrammed with tinsel thread or H pearl beading, while the edges of the case H are finished with fancy headed pins stuck M closely together and forming a substan- M tial frame. BANDS for holding together several pieces of lingerie that are to bo aaj hung up instead of placed over tho H bad; 'of a chair arc another easily fauh- H ioned convenience. Take a half yard H long and quarter yard wide strip of any H pretty Batin or fancy silk, doublo it width wise, hand run both edges an inch from H their tops, then run a third of a yard H strip of silk clastic through the pocket H be stretched to go about a good sized H bundle of lingerie and hung up near a H window by a ribbon loop attached to the H joined portion of the band. H If it Is desired to make this baud clabo- H rate, the three ends of the ribbon Imager H may bo punctuated wjth big bows of H ' satin ribbon and a trail of silk flowers H thus formed, draw up the threads to H make a shirring and join the ends of the H .elastic and pocket into a hand which may Hl be caught along tho centre of the band H I "or its entire leiigtli. p,MBROIDERED pouches for rubbers, I or sandals will appeal to every woman or girl who realizes that in deference yet dislikes to carry about the ordinary looking case provided for them. The ' specially constructed pouch, however, is a charming affair, quite as sightly as any of the new hand bags or cordclieres and like them may be made in legal envelope size nnd shape (but with a deep flap) of embroidered satin, fancy taffeta or brocade bro-cade and carried by mcana of a heavy silk cord wrapped around and a round the wrist. Unless the feet arc of abnormal dimensions dimen-sions rubbers to fit them will go Into a medium sized legal envelope, and by f separating the points of one of these re-cpptacles re-cpptacles it will provide exactly the pattern pat-tern needed for the purposed pouch. Having Hav-ing cut the lining of sheet rubber or vulcanized silk or any fabric which resist, re-sist, dampdo&s, attach to it the outer layer of satin, taffeta or brocade; overcast over-cast the edges all round and bind them with narrow ribbon of tinsel or silk. Next the lower and the two sid points i may bo caught together under a fancy 'metal button, which holds down the sub-'stantial sub-'stantial cordage loop attached to the ; point of tho flap. No girl need object to jcarrylng her rubbers in this manner, as jthc case in exceedingly light, oruameutal and of the same shape and dimensions at 'many of the fashionable purse bags. , A smaller pouch of envelope shape aud mado of the same materials and in tho same manner as is the rubber receptacle .can be carried iu company with tho ordinary hand bag or put msido of it if 'desired. This pouch is known as the ! 'alwuya Udy." und belongs iu the clans iwith tho vanity cases, for It contains a ; washcloth and two towels of fabric paper a folding coinb of celluloid and a wafer f soaPr'00 'our Puhlic articles which a girl hesitate to use when tidying herself her-self in tho dressing room of a restaurant hotel, railway station of country club.- ' |