New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-12
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CHRISTMAS GIFI&.



All sizes OF knitted or crocheted Tam OShanter
caps are nice. Baoies sizes in white wool. with
cOlored tOpknOt. ara made Tor tribe, and md
mu ii favor. hungarian caps, chapkas. or kalpak,.
for tile giIls boys, can be made OF scarlet or
dark green cloths The cap il like q Jelly bag m
shane about twelve inches long tapering 10 u
point which is furnished with tinY tasse!. \
wired band Is put on and covered with white,
black. OF gray lambskln or astrachan. The little
lambs skins can lie bought separately at furrler
and W very well. The scraps left furnish
material Tor manufacturing stuffed shapes OF
lambs, poodle dogs, etc. Long sleeve gloves OF
chamGis leather Tor children. worked with a spray
in crcwcs on the outside OF arms. were great
novelty recently. They were cut to come as tar
the elbow narrowing slightly to tie wrist only the
thumb was CIt out, the other fingers finding room
in bag. They were sewn up firmly with the
proper glove stitch III silk, and the upper edge WAS
scOl.Oped out. some had land OF downY fur sewn
on. There were also toqueS 10 match with FUR CT
velvet bands Toilet or dressmakers pincushiOns,
in the shape OF bolster about six inches long and
three or four in diameter covered Win glazed cot
ton or silk and with muslin crochet covers out
side, provided with ribbon loops coming from each
end 10 hang them on the pillars o. toilet mirror
or on the arm of a chair were also "a novelty. as
well as boxes containing three pretty servants caps
and aprons ready to put on, aud IN which many
ladies gladly invested. These would make accept
able Christmas presents for servants. Bed ana
bathroom slippers Of soft felt materials. easily en-
hroidcrcd with colored woods. and bound round
with ribbon or braid. They were made male shape.
Some, made Of coarse scarlet flannel treblcd, had
narrow black embroidery braid drawn through
tightly to form inch diamonds rs If quilted. Little
tufts OF black wool were taken III at each stitch,
giving the slippers soft warm appearance.
Uy1cinth glasses with hand painted medalllons
teIra-cuta water bottles or tern cases and stands
are always IN request so ale sets OF mcHn cards
etched ana painted, and all kinds OF dOyItys
Some Tor = o'clock tea sets were traced as vine and
other graceful shaped leaves on new kind Of
darh green pale green, and faded leaf-colored SILK
crash The outside edge OF the leaf was worked
over in button hole stitch with Crewel SILK. ant cut
out the velnnEs were painted on the silk. Bands
al ami,I 0li-eO,d pale green. or bue satin shrrt-
ing with applique OF vine leaves III green cloth.
"a AZ ID q
brown silk sell we'll by the yard. Plums and sloes
can bc worked III the same way. vorY effective
baud OF tins kind was black cloth. abont slX inches
wide with squares OF alternai" ola red. chlna blue
and dull yellow cloth squares of the same diameter
put alternately diam0ld" ise with Tow 81
thick silk machine stitching. The edges Ot the
squares all slightly nOtched out ana the edges
OF the band also. edge left 10 turn down Tor
stitching on the tablecoth curtain, etc. SOFA and
Invalids chaT-rugS, III light wool material, III pan
ycllOwdrab> bound with scarlet braid and rnhlold-
cred with wool, arr quickly made. cheap and useful
Friuged ends should b0 avoided Tor sucE, rs they
gather dust, and are often unccn' orta5le. The
cushions with straps to hang on char backs, lately
described III Tie queen, are most acceptable COO for
presents. Screen photograph ltants 10 open 'hc
length % manteiDIece. are mucn sought. Ih"A
can Ice made OF double cloth, silk sheet NJ brocd"d
velvet. plush. etc. The DIVISIONS 9rt stitched to-
rcther like the back of book. 90 fold alternately
the top Is left open the square or oval OPENINGS are
cut out IA the crntre Of each panel ana edged win
n handsome silk, gold or silver cOrd The photos
are slippcd IN ut the trps II not stif enough 80
make the stand, an additional glazed card Is
slipped IN with the photographs. These can be
made Of cheaper materials tor the nursery OF morn
ing.IoOIn. Pretty baskets cut lenEthwayS IN two
and fastened on VclYct-COyeIed shlcd-Shapc boards
tc hang M tor teens AMI ty'ing plants or flowers.
are very decorative. Some of these IN bonnet
straw worked all over with gllstening White or III
descent beads. looked remarkably well. Ian de
Cologne wickcr-cOyeIcd tacons, worked over III
white creain pale blue. or garnet tiny glass beads
aud provided with chains. sold abSHr'ily hi9h ~ "a
recent sale, quite n run being made on thosr orna-
mental trifcs. Beads in fact. are used on All ana
every Kind Of wearing apparel and fancy work with
more less success