The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-12-25

cover IL smSotnty on the DpttOm with 4
some paper muslin. Pink four pieces
of cloth Of graduated size; the bot
tom one-a seam larger than the paste
board-should be black. the next
scarlet, then black again. and scarlet
on the top. Gu: a pattern Of setting
hen. II should b. a5out three inches
long. Oae can lie found in almost any
poultry book. in else the ability 10
draw from nature is lacking Cut two
pieces of bleacbed canton funnel like
the pattern; place the rough si,le- to-
se,her. and stitch them, leavin. only
4 very narrow seam; leave place
open in the lover part; turn the
chicken and push the corners on, well
with the scissors. stuff the chicken
tight with cotton sew up the open
ing; roll a piece If brown paper over
Il pencil point and stick it sith gum
arabic; when dry. ih>ieu IL oa f,r y
bill sew IN two be.,.i eyes. hit oi
red flannel on the ;opof :he head. anl
Il smaller piece underneath. Fasten
two small gouSc feathers on each >ile
for wings, and ''set" the hen fist ON
the pen wiper, with II ne, of dried
grasses. These should h. selected with
care. each one having some peculiar
beauty Of its own, and Vii should be
zine and fca.hery. II one is very in
genious, they NAV make some c'ianpis
kin chicks-iuSt some heads with
bills. AMI two bead ewes. to peep from
beneath the mo;her-hen's wings.
CoRS HUSH BASKET.
Make two card board boxes. one
Just small enough To fit inside the
other. Have them ruurd and shall
low. Cover the hOt,om Of the smaller
one with a Iayer of wa,l,liny. then
with some pretty silk: cover the side
piece IN the same manner ani whip
both together on the wrong side. Sew
the bottom To- the outer box and cover
the bottom with white paper muslin,
or paste n strip "f white PAPER over
the joining; select fine. firm. white
husks: cut each one into strips three
quarters OF an inch wide. and
about three inches long. Double each
piece together so rs To form q
p"int, rs in making tape trimming.
Put two rows ot these around the top
Of the box pointing up. AMI two rows
around the bottom pointing down.
Cut some more pieces of the same
.sngth. and nm inch and half wider,
or. as wide as the husl,. Bend the
ends Of a piece together, lay plait in
it AMI take stitch to hold il. then,
with a needle lit it very line. and sew
/, to the box; let it run around in
steal Of up AMI ,iown; this will cover
the ends of the other loops. Make 4
handle Of two pieces of pas:ebnar,l,
cover the uniersi'le with six. and the
upper part with n row Of points each
way, AMI a slitted row through the
center; the latter loops should meet
in the mi'lllc. where the ends may be
concealed by bow of ribbon. Fasten
the handle to the outer box, then slip
the silk-liued one in-i'e of the other,
AMI tack n small silk cord over the
seam in the bottom. If desired. 4
similar corl can finish the upper edge.
Last, bat not least, there is some
thing to he made for the baby's stock
ing. and for this there Is nothing that
can be more suitable than
PICTURE BOOK.
The best material Is the yellow hol
land that comes for window shades.
Cut the leaves of any size Won choose
and perfectly even; button-hOle tbe
edges but not the backs with bright
colored wors;ed i'm big stitches. Paste
ON all manner of pictures; variecaied
black. white and steel color; arrange
each leaf bcf4re FASTING anything on II
cut most Of the pictures out, leaving ne
margin; be sure and put in some bic
big letters with pictures to them; uss
-four paste, and as soon rs a page j:
done lay cloth over it, and press il
with a hot iron. Put an inch wide
strip Of double holland between each
leaf. and tack them all together at tho
hack. Make lids Of pasteboard, neatly
covered With cambria. with a hand
some picture ON each one; have some
strong glue, and bind the book secure
" between the lids. Bright coloret
leaves Of paper cambria doubled
can he used instead Of holland, but j;
a little more difficult to manage, and