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Show ! Silken Cases for a Trousseau. AN iittmctive encasement presei-t for an older sifter or iniimate girl friend is a hirg" silk i-at- in whi' h to keep the dilTerenr articles of her iruus.-e.ni as iier- by piece ihey an- rinis'neil and laid away until the time conies for them nil to bp paeked up together nnd ent off in her wedding trunk. The niot attmc-tive attmc-tive part of .1 wwIJinc eie.tfit i the ! in u-rio the costly reception cosluiueg und elnlorato ball gowns are never onu-half onu-half m intcresfini: to purchasie as Hie dainty uiulerw 1 ar, while a girl who fuccn 11 long engagement derive infinite pleasure pleas-ure h'-r-elf in making f uscinating combinations com-binations of luce ami Mic-crest lawn, upon which .he ran expend much ingenuity in-genuity rirjd originality in artistic combi-uutioijs combi-uutioijs of embroidered designs inlcr-wovcu inlcr-wovcu with lact. Such works' of art certainly descrv .1 hitler p-alins place than an ordinary box or it plain drawer the edzes turned in against the lining. This, too, must be bastcil before actually I sewed. '; Instead of making the one piece act m a case, by doubling it over in the centre, two sepnrnfo covers an; often preferred, one placeil beneath the other oil top of the garments. These covers must. 0 course, be first litteyl to tho drawer in which they ure to be uschI. Again, In place of on large case or two covers four or five kuiuIIit sipiari pieces may Imi made, or some ohlon;; ones, say thre-iiartcr thre-iiartcr to one and a half yards, lo fold over and contain each its sep irato pile eif pretty nightdrcssta., corm-t waists, chemises, che-mises, i.C. Jue, two, three or four mirh covers for each caw, or double cover in a eJiffcrent slinde will make a charming t'ift, Fink, blue, inn live aud pale green or golden yellow make an arti(ic coiuhiuntiou. 'out jthe- colors must be carefully selected, Ithat O.icli niny tone in well with the othcr. in a bureau or chiffonier. Tim bijr silk i.awi are not ri-ully cases ut ull, but simply yard wide Mjunros of ..Ilk InterliUiii with d-llcatoly scented col ton waii'liiig, which are folded over in envelope shape and the diiler-viiH garment. gar-ment. laid between the two covers thua formiij. The yard fruuxre iui!usiii-cnicnt Is oniy, 01 course, the average izo and may be alt-red at will to lit in otnc f-peeial box, trunk tr;y or drawer. A ligured or fJowcrod broc-idti, not too heavy nnd of soft, delicate colorlns, makes the most effect! vo ciije. It should be; iiijc.i with u thin C'bilm silk, nud iHititidj wilh either a tint band of two to th.-eej inch nbboTj, silk cord or gold or ilrerj lace. I'or lhe perfume, it pos-sible the fuvoritn si cut should lie piocnred, but if I hit is not known, a mixture of orris root md heliotrope powder sprinkled through he ceitlon wadding is deliriously dcli-ate, dcli-ate, yel retain ils slight pungency for in ahiH'st imb-oiiite time;. Te make one of these ease reipures n'y cure iu putting the three part tore! to-re! her. First the wadding should b; a:ei evpnly to the lining, wiih the ilk' urncl over and covering tho four edges., Hid then thf outer pico is added, with. |
