Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-12-10
CHRISTMAS HINTS.


with materials for completing, its cost
does not exceed $5.
a novel and beautiful design for a
screen has fern pattern embroidered in
all the natural tints of fronds upon
white satin, delicate perfection being
secured by passing the finest wire
through n real fern, laying it upon the
satin and oyerworking it in the stuffed"
embroidery.
A comb-case, to be carried in the
pocket, is made by taking two pieces of
silver perforated paper four inches long
and one and a quarter inches broad;
work them with two contrasting shades
soI stlI,, In some pretty ueslgn, nlnu trem
with narrow ribbon, and ornament this
binding at regular distances with little
knots Of canary-colored twist, then
overcast the two pieces together with
silk. At tie open end notch the ends in
a little.
/ A novel ptn-wiper may be made by
taking the small fancy baskets intended
for hair receivers, and putting in row
after row of pinked flannel or broad
cloth, the depth of the basket, and in the
center a china doll, with bright sash
draped around the shoulders, Ia God
dess of Liberty, with a liberty cap upon
her head. Or grotesque figure may be
dressed and placed in the center. The
arms are intended to serve the purpose
of holding q pen. The doll looks very
pretty in the center of all these futings
of bright flannel.
Many beautiful things are wrought
with Arrasene, which is woolen chenille
that has a rich effect as if made of fea-
thers this is as beautifully shaded as
silk chenille, and is less expensive. The
newest Tides are of cheese-cloth or
scrim like that used for curtains, and
which is called in Europe Congress can
vas. The tidy has lines Of drawn-work
at intervals, and is fringed at the ends;
between the drawn-work are stripes Of
flowers wrought in natural colors. Cur
tains are artistically embroidered in the
same way, or else with bands across the
top and bottom.
A very simple process is in use by
which colored pictures may be applied
to silk so perfectly that the ornamental
tion is mistaken for hand painting.
The pictures of flowers, fruits and other
objects are printed in oil colors on speci-
ally prepared paper, and may be arrang-
ed in designs to suit ones fancy. They
are transferred by simply moistering the
back OF the picture with water and
pressing it on with n hot iron. This
decoration is so much easier done than
hand painting that ladies are using it
for ornamenting the panels, collars,
pockets and sashes of dresses.
To make a tobacco pouch for the dear
old father, or grandpa who smokes q
pipe, take circular piece Of chamois or
colored leather, make 4 casing for the
strings by facing it in the inside with
silk and stitching it in. Draw up the
bag, laying it flat. For the ornamental
ton, cut out small oval pieces of cloth
of various coloTs-red, green, blue, drap,
ETC.. baste them upon the bag, sewing
them down with button-hOle stitch, done
in different colOred silks, observing pre-
viOusly to ornament each piece with tiny
silk spray, working each piece in varie-
4.1 I'll ! ( l,ian oil ntf
\ neat carriage rug may be made of
fashion drapery, felt or broadcloth,
bound with colored ribbon or pinked at
the edge, and wreath of flowers and
: leaves surrounding n monogram. For
get-me-nots and leaves embroidered or
appIiqued on are particularly pretty for
n design, with q veining of dark green
or light blue. The flowers look Il little
cold for winter, and instead. may be
used Il dogs, horses or deer's head in
applique. An applique design of chintz
or cretome worked in colored silks al
ways looksweu; and for summer, brown
holland worked with the new shaded
roses, in satin grounds, is beautiful for
this purpose.
TO make Il pretty ball Take large
bail of yarn or very thin rubber one.
Commence the cover of worsted by max
inc q chain of four stitches joined to n
circle, and work i'll double stitches, in
crcasing ut regular intervals till the
work is large enough to cover one half
the ball; then work 4 few rows without
increase draw the cover over '-ie ball,
letting the wrong side of the work be
outside, and work the other half to cor
respond with the first half, decreasing at
regular intervals and putting the needle
in from the inside. A pattern of bright
flowers worked with worsted round the
center adds greatly to the balls attrac-
tion to a child,
Among pretty things for gifts are sofa
cushions with applique work and crewel
, embroidery; strips for the center of easy
, chairs done in crewels and floss; and
baskets of various kinds-scrap-baskets,
Jewell baskets, wall-pockets, toilette
cases hair-receivers, and catch-al,s.
> These are decorated with gay needle
work, and are of quaint design; one re-
presents the old oakCn bucket, while
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