, 1874-12-12
CHRISTMAS HINTS FOR GIRLS.

An soon as tho Thanksgiving festival is ovor,
tho all-inportnnt question IL, "Whnt shall I
mako for Chriatmas =" It In sometimes harder
to anawor than. "What shell w1ito my noxt
composition about7"
That which NO 10 ourselves soe1nb ofton moro
Of n lovo.tuEen than anything We can buy; tho
heart. some way, goes wlsh t,ie work Of tlio
hands. Bolloe, no have not, oil Of ,ss. grcas
doal Of money to spend. But 40 wnnt to give
aou,o!htug to each membor OF tho family. md
no aro anxious to have cur proscnts protty and
acceptable. What nl,all they boz
10 begin with very little thing: pell-wtpcrs
are always sutsnblo for fathor and brothers.. 4
very co,uical old lady can be 1nado by taking a
body; tho sharp, peakod end Of tito nut mikes
an excallant roao, md tho oyea and mouth can
be n,ado with ink. Stlo should hare muslin
cap uad hroadcloth akirt, GU Which to ripe
Umbrella. u-wtpere-volvot:ar tho outside
aud cloth witLin-aro moro difficult to make.
Shaving -pnpers Of tsnsuc, cut In tic form Of
leaf, will an embroidered cover are slmple mud
Tasteful paper-reccivcrs can bc made from
tho pautebonrd boxes fn which tlne handker-
cliota como. lhoy slonli bo 1tneti With bright
ca,nbrio or silk, and Furnished with q laosng at
tho siiIrs, anh Il cord and tasaol.
Common bel-ticking--tho white Btripon ftannol-
stitched wtl, gay zophyra-docs we'll for slipper
cascB 1t aIso makes pretty covers for tho cuBh-
ons Of stools md chairs, that aro worn.
bercAs latn4y lit.lo articles for the dreaatug-
tablo; collar-ho1ea and gloye-boxes, linod with
milk, md finished with quilting Of satin ribbon;
nirpill-cascB, with ends of tuttcd worstou; air
castles, aud cunning little boxes that shall
swing from tho gaa-iixtnros. to catch tho burnt
matches.
4 caso for to.lct.articcs is quite necessity 10
peruou who travels. very pretty ono can be
made OF Kusaa crash. Tie material should 10
| "soap," "Drusl," etc; then bound a!l aro,lud
with braid nrl nitialel upon the outside. " III
noat, compact, and easily waahed.
| There IL MI endless variety OF nnts. sidtoe,
| pin.c,,shions, ncrap-bagB, bnraau-covors, that
can be knitted, crochotod, or embroidorna, ali
| Of thcn1 pretty nnd conyenlont. .-.
| Tho most 1l1iauo ecrlp-hotuor TINT evnr snW
| waa originally mutr-box. 1t had boon covered
with canvass wrought IN sop somo ny-coloI,ed I, rt, mer
rnGs scryeu ~ llnntlos md 1t stood upon tue
floor, nsefnl addition to tho furniture Of tho
| sewing-rooni,
Coguettisl sweeping caps, of cambria, blue or
| pink; domestic aprons with cal'acous pockets
| or oven tistl-mppa nnl hoters. will be Nccepta-
bio to those WHO pride themselves upon theis
! housekeeping.
Tho little folks must not be forgotten. We
! can mako bright bnlis for the baby, crocheted
Of soft worsted; strong reins for tho 3-ycar.old
| knit Of rcd, wAite. aud blue yarn, aud studded
With toy .leig-bes; nittcna. scarfa, aud wrist.
let's, for those w1o lave to fro1ic with Jack Eros!
I'LL Tho old fellow nips their fingers aud ears.
Now Ia tho tinso to llao the treasures OF 1nosses
| Shells and brightly-tlntcd lcayes that we're gath
orcd in long summer ramb1eB. They can bt
gunan,eL upon cardboard in the form Of wreaths
and monograms. or fastened 10 oddly-gnarlet
sticks aud curloNsly-twistcd roots,-formint
| graceful. rustic tlowor'standB.
II we were In sho region ot "spaAtor-work
Inst year, wo eAall be pretty suro to havo stort
| uf prcssed ferus and do1icato grasacs- 1tt!t
tides, aml-siladss, mud fire"HcreeuB, to suit th1
| most fastidioua.
Holiday. gifts. having d trace orshadow ofsum
MGR lingering about them, aro donhly welcome II
mas trees and holly arc tokens to rorand us O
tito Juno life wrapped in snow and Hlutnbcriut
beneath our feut uu1xoTE QuicKE1uuT.