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Show CPr rth r9-n Q-cQ-- QLk. WEEKS TO Christmas It E3 seems a lot of time; but no gS B weeks In the year, not even tho U a charmed weeks of vacation season, sea-son, slip away with the uncanny rapidity of the prc-Chrlstmas weeks, and the woman who jseta ljusy early will be tho one who is not rushed and driven when the last fortnight comes. System Is -as admirable in planning Christmas gifts as It Is In everything else and tho labor of preparation will be much lightened If decisions ahout what to give aro mado early, and materials ma-terials provided In plenty so that there, may bo no l.ist-niinula rushing around the shops to match silks and supply tilings that could Just as well have been bought In the beginning, had ono planned systematically. And the making mak-ing of Christmas' gifts will be a much simpler undertaking If one decides for Instance on bags for everybody. No woman ever had too many fancy bags. If she cannot uso them" for herself she can always pass them along as bridge prizes or something of the sort; and something she can give away when noccssliy arises is Just as valuable to tho average woman wom-an as something to put on her .bureau or hang at tho head of her bed, whether wheth-er thero Is sentiment In tho Idea or not! In preparation for the weeks of bac-bullding, lay In a storo of pretty ill :;TVV':: I ;5 Tho Lady's Petticoat Conceals A Ting For Trinkets; The Flat Bag la An JW I Especially Fetching New Idea. silks and ribbons particularly ribbons; rib-bons; for most of tho new bags havo ribbon as a bade part Supply also several yards of rich colored silk or satin, keeping the shades of the first purchased ribbons In. mind. Add to your storo a number of yards of narrow nar-row gold lace and galloon, some silk tassels, a bunch of gold soutache, sewing sew-ing silks In tho proper shade, and a littlo silk cord for handles or for covering cov-ering seams. Then when November rains aro pelting and December winds aro howling, you can alt comfortably at homo and put together your charming gifts. And, since things always al-ways como to those who hold tho thought of them persistently In mind, Ideas for bags and more bags will present themselves; dainty silk bags and useful cretonne bags and homely cotton bags for household purposes, until thero will be a sultablo gift for everybody to" be remembered. Several attractlvo silk bars are pictured pic-tured all new Ideas of this season, and most of them built of ribbon. The gay littlo Spanish dancer hides a trinket bag' under her ample petticoats petti-coats though you would never guess It. Sho will appeal Immensely to a young girl who will find her "perfectly "perfect-ly adorablo" as a dresser ornament, Tho tiny Spanish lady is first of all a doll ono of the little dolls with "real hair" that can be puffed out in the Sonorita fashion and ornamented with a pink silk roso at the back. The doll Is braced by a wooden pedestal, the upright of which is concealed by her costume. Her bodico and tunic (of pink ribbon) aro draped with a flchu of lace. Hor petticoat la made of wider, pale yellow ribbon frilled with narrow deep pink ribbons and tho edgo ls distended by a wlro hoop. Under Un-der the petticoat ls tho trlnkot bag, also of ribbon and shaped something llko an umbrella cover, tho wooden upright acting as tho umbrella slick. Tho lower part of this bag ls gathered around the upright and tho upper odge of the ribbon ls provided with littlo brass rings which aro drawn up by a narrow ribbon around tho dancer's waist under her flaring petticoat. pet-ticoat. When tho ribbon ls untied and the rings aro released tho bag spreads out and rings and other trinkets may bo easily selected. Tho Hat bag In tho same picture will make an attractlvo work bag for tho guest room table. Cut two circles from a piece of silk brocado (left from somo old thcatro wrap perhaps) or figured crelonno may bo used for tho bag If desirod. Out of ono circle cut a smaller circle which will bo the oponlng in tho bag The top and bottom sections are to bo lined with silk or sateen and Interlined with stiff canvas or buckrani and scams at tho edge whoro tho large circles are Joined, and at tho center, around the circular hole, aro to bo covered with box pleated narrow ribbon matching the lining. The handle ls mado of ribbon twisted over heavy cord. A deep knitting bag which has .two openings and a partition insido will be appreciated by tho woman who keeps two war sweaters going at onco or, say, a sweater and n. helmet. This bag ls mado of a long strip of flowered velvet (or a strip of flowered cretonno If one profcrs), and an ' This ling Has Two Openings And A Partition Inside For Tho Two Knitted Articles Ono Is Working On. equally long and wide strip of plain satin. Tho two strips are sowed to-gothor to-gothor In revenso fashion.: that Is, the ends of tho flowered strip como at tho top, and tho ends of tho plain strip at tho bottom. Tho plain strip Is not cut but passes over tho top of tho bag. In other words what would correspond cor-respond to tho selvedge of tho plain strip 13 sewed up ono sldo of the flowered strip, across the end of tho flowered strip and down tho other side. Then rip out tho stitches across tho top of tho flowered strip and gather gath-er flowered and plain materials around a wooden ring, covered with gold galloon, gal-loon, adding a round cover of silk-covered silk-covered cardboard finished with gold galloon. Finally, tuck In tho loose ends of tho plain strip (which will be protruding at either sldo of tho bag) and tack them, together Insido the bag to form tho partition. Another plcturo shows a pretty thcatro or dancing bag of machino pleated satin shirred to a frame made of two pieces of cardboard covered smoothly with white kid and embroidered embroid-ered with gold soutacho. Tho handle is of soutacho crocheted In big chains with a largo crochet hook. A PADDLE FOR THE CAKE. ONE of tho best cake-makers I know, a New England woman whoso fine cakes aro so famous that sho is always called on to donato soveral when a Church Fair or charity salo ls In preparation, attributes tho light and tondcr quality of her productions pro-ductions to the fact that sho uses a wooden paddle Instead of aspoon for beating up tho batter. "Tho whole secret of cako-maklng," sho avers, "ls in tho beating of tho batter Just before it goes Into the pan; and tho batter should bo lifted at every stroko so that plenty of air will get Into it. A round-and-round movement forces out the air; an ovor-and-ovcr movement move-ment forces It In. dno ls stirring and tho other ls beating and thero is a Vast dlfforonco." So declares this excellent ex-cellent cako-makcr. Her paddle ls a wooden one, quito flat and about ten Inches long. It was used by her mother moth-er before her and she says her grandmother grand-mother had ono llko It. She remembers remem-bers whon grandmother's paddlo . broko In two and how her father spent an evening whittling out a new paddlo for her mother; this paddle, whittled EhJ a generation ago, being tho treasure that she still uses in her cake-making. L It Is rounded a 'bit at tho upper end T t' jH for easy handling and at tho lower- L , ond spreads out to a two-Inch width, . Thero Is no curve or concave form ,1 fll I such as a spoon possesses; but It li vl WSM wonderful what that paddlo can Hfl achieve In whipping up cako to fcath i , ery lightness and tenderness, Bjv V Gay Little Theatre Or Dancing Bat, b "B Of Pleated Satin. W. - |