, 1876-11-18


II Ms Editor of The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-rleasc ar, may have
chat through your columns with "Atay Dcinu"
o,, the subject of Cllristn,ns gtfts7 Your Will
ingncss granted, will at o,'cc proceed to tell
her ahuut some articles long In nsc. but That
tiocs not provo that every ono knuws tho ks,nck
ot putting them together. Let lis frst teu what
VIC shall give to fathers, brothers. and husbands,
(nr to hey. Most every man fas watch, and II
nj night lie doesn't leave IL III Ills vest, and
throw carc1cssly the sAtne vest down most any
where, It's wonder. Now, To make him
lnorr careful, suppose yon fashion pretty
watch-case and hang 1t ncar bis bed OF toilet
stand; lie will he sure 10 Usc It u very pretty.
Cnt out nf rastcb0arl piece almost exactly
like tile sDlc ri slipper, hd another piece liku
n small pocket, 80 Tint WHEN tho twD nrc put To-
gellitr It will resemble n sa,ltlnl. Now suppose
of the biggest lieec Of pa.tcbonrd with tic stlk
,,ut OH perfectly plain, aud c0ycr tlr other side
with the silk quilted; the bark O! yn,r wateh::
ensc IA now tione,-tiat Is II The sratls are all
TIC SAME nunncr, the tliside li1t1I
plafn, thu outside quilted; In the, centre
wurk an ultaI letter; To do 10 drhw tr traS, on
thin tapcr thu latter and sze wy wish. The,
aud with pearl hcals l,,nkr Il fringe all around
{scollupcd). think you will have no tr'u6le,
even II II Is your first attempt. a't, Atra!l |
llavn takcn lip lots u rou''s IN describing This
sIll,pe artlcls but unfortunately lave uut the
Eft uf saying much in Il few wurtls.
Something every gentleman should hare, u
cnlIar.bux. Milking ttlc pretty mud substantial,
will .nakc It nearly Invaluable to l'tn,t Willie the
cxpcnar Is trilling tn yuu+ Procure M
ordinary sizrd collur-box of rastcUolrt, but
hc s,re tie corrr ita III the ,Mx, nut out;
cover tho sdrs uf thu lo1 with perforated card
b,,aed. III tho centre III witch you llave some
hox lightly aud carefully, aud on cacll edge sew
tlure,l ribiion I'LL ilrh wilc, the culor to lnntrh
your worsted; on tho ruvcr iB the principal
work; ns It tits in Of eoursc there will hs }ttle
wurls wreath, nl.tl above max: the word
"cuIlars In tiny letters, or MI inltu; and N,ltc
el,,se tu tho edge vi tic cIyer sew the nutcA
ribbon. Your cular box I. nov completed,
{unlcss yuu wish to line It with eilk), nt,.t an
sure SOME pnc will bless tic fingers that made
To make t1rcastng-gown, yof will have to rur-
ulasc n regular pattern, III course; nnd III thu
canvas stitch Is simple, you will certainly have
no trouts In il'lh'g out paIr ot shippers, hut
and II you fayr sotne velvet IN the hnuso thu
cost of this handsome gt!t will not 1e mitch.
Cut out Of tac velvet a straight piece ae'out two
al haf inches wide, and tho size uround to tit
a' fea rtIerN ~ :. % "a ~ yo viii NJ I'm t.ud "pH IN
,,,o,t gae';tu i,,,rnnfs -oni scw tbIs IN III.
,,t ~ If IN" vclvet s;rip: Lien contncncp hra.
inr INV viii narrow rold Of silver braid; remember
1,r,1.1 u,,,1 vst c th5t rca,,rra Icss braiI linn
4 t' Close pattern S Cut the cruwn out Of velvet,
rntrc nIccc: ac i c1uIy in .be mildie Of tho
yelyct, ] riS aud braid as hciore; YOU col add with
tassa1 e sfrr yo,,r ra;t,,r ia ,fmSIctcI re,nnyn
tarcfI,i1r sii 1nper With 1air Of su,all scssurs
IT., H. @ ~ ,tp,bcr aptib ami i'm H ,vitt ,i,teI si,,s
ts ony,hnr ,vH r,Evcnirnt It'll that il suitable. On liz
tn,,cr @ e,jrs Il il best to scw a harrow strip Of
e''yS1 nI,tr t;,,,o t,;o, f,r n nresen, I. , co,,,.
n1astnr aasc 'siS tut INT Of pcrpratc carLoar
10. ,siops ov.s,Is ussi,c s,v ihrc. rI,,a ,nr
s"I tv,, nS.s x,,'. IN | Ono If ,csn nisDs
.t ".u ."o ~ Ill 20 ,.tt,H ~ thns ,.,S. toI
W. "1fS .,s y. Sn VI s,no ,nso ~ IN ha
u ~ a.. ts,,,r 1uo,,o 'n,ncrnn, NV Nv
,vlnt IN, ~ viii ,Ntm tc aM rtcs tn'st,rr ~.
@ m' sn W." 1g ~ .,,rsti,iRIi,I .a a'i',al -
seps pI, o o,o - f ~ f ,1,r,,ors I'll lnv ,,r ~ ~
% uno ~. .v .','1 mi t"ss. ~ ~ s!I IL" M d
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