The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-12-25
Christmas Tree Trifies.

fastened up in q case something after
the Indian fashion, only their cases are
softer and more comfortable than those
of the little squaw or brave. Cheap
dolls dressed and swaddled to initiate
these German babies make admirable
child gifts for the Christmas tree. Any
sized doll from three inches to twelve
inches will serve; the real baby dolls
are the prettiest. Dress the doll first
in a nightgown made with frills at the
neck and wrist, and close-fitting
frilled cap tied under the chin and
made of cambria, crochet, lace, etc.,
adds bib, quilted or crocheted to match.
Next prepare a long, narrow pillow
ease Of white pique or shirting; the
length must be once and a half of the
doll, and the width the same as that of
the doll, lying with the arms close to
the body. Cut this pillow-case in a
half circle at the upper end, where the
dolls head will lie, leaving the lower
end square. Trim the edge all round
slightly gathered; or if preferred, trim
lightly with feathered wadding,
wool or fine shreds of any soft white
rag. An opening must be left on one
side to put in the stuffing. Now lay
the doll on the pillow with the head to
the rounded end; turn up the other end
over the body as far as under the arms
which are laid over it. Take a ribbon
of proportionate width to the size of the
doll and pillow, find the middle of it,
lay it under the pillow, bring it to the
upper side, cross, put it under again,
then bring it up and tie in a handsome
bow with short ends. Tie narrow rib
bon of the same color en- the wrists of
the doll; put rosettes on the cap. Pink
and blue are prettiest. For large
pillow the bandage may be, instead of
ribbon DC worked band of cotton on
which any running pattern in colored
wool is worked in cross-stitch; this is
the sort of band generally used to tie
living German babies into their pillows.
A short Jacket of white flannel coming
to the waist is put on over the little
nightgown, if the doll is large enough
to allow the additional bulk.
The negro baby-doll, with its white
nightgown tied at the wrists, with scar
let or yellow bows, looks very comical
in its white pillow-bed.
Little girls are always delighted to
get wicker cradles for their dolls. These
cradles, furnished with bedding, a lace
or muslin curtain, tied with ribbon,
and bright Afghan are always capti-
waiting. Very pretty bassinettes Qittle
cradies) can be made cheaply by using
the small chip baskets, sold in all sizes.
Cut rockers out of thin board, connect
them with q small square board, or one
of the exact shape and size of the bottom
of the basket. Fasten this to the basket
with small tacks, then line and cover
the basket with pink paper cambria.
making q founce to tack on the board
all round the edge. to cover the rockers.
Fasten a hoop of cane or whalebene
like q handle across the basket, near
one end, and attach to this a hood of
the cambria. Now cover the whole of
the cambria with white muslin, plain
or dotted, edged with lace. Allow the
muslin covering of the hood to project
q little over the front edge, which
should be trimmed with lace, and loop
it back at the top and at each side with
pink bows. Make pretty bedding.
trimmed with lace; button-hole the little
blanket with wool or silk.
Punchinello dolls are always in de-
mand for the Christmas tree. Dolls
with cloth or leather bodies must be
chosen; the heads should be china, with
close-curled hair. The costume is q
mixture of black, yellow and flame
color. Cut out tongues of cloth of each
| of these colors, these tongues to be
about one and half inches to two
inches long. Begin to sew these on to
the body Of the doll on the legs, so as
to let the tips of the tongues Just fall
over the ankles. Sew alternate tongues
of each color on both legs, allowing
them to lie over little. The object Of
beginning at the bottom is to allow this
to be done easily. If preferred the
whole side, leg, body and arms of the
doll can be covered with tongues of one
color, and the other with the contrast
ing. The arms are worked upward a:
well. When the whole body to the
china neck is covered, finish off with 6
large plated collar, edged with lace OF
work round the neck and shoulders
Frills to match can be added to the
wrists and round the ankles. Make 6
jelly bag cap several inches long, &C
cording to the size of your doll, of ont
or both colors of the cloth you have
used. Put band of tinsel, gold ol
silver braid, round the head, and glu,
it firmly to the dolls head Just over the
forehead. The last, and not least. ad
dition is the bells, which should be tn,
small covered brass ones, sold for tn,
purpose of ornamenting baby's rattl'
sleigh harness. One of these bells i
sewn to the point of the cap, and g
fringe of smaller ones round the head
! and the broad cloth belt confning tn
waist of the doll is thickly studded will
tiny bells, which are also added her,
and there on the shoulders and along
the legs, always. of course, fastened t.
the end of cloth tongue.-N. p. Irib
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