The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-22


cents, three can be made. Mark with
indelble ink and send in neat paper
box. Girls like bustles and nobody
but II girl can estimate the comfort and
durability of one of those wiry append
ages, especially if it be homemade
Cut the'back piece the length desired
and ruille with the hair cloth, LAYING
them in plaits or heavy gathers. Semi
nary chums knit black silk stockings,
mittens and fascinators for each other,
and nice exchanges they are. too. Gar
tiers, however, will be the staple this
year. Knee-bands are fashioned from
plain silk elastic, fastened with gold
clasps that are obtained at the large
jewelry stores. When brass or metallic
buckle is used it is covered with a
large rOsette made of dozens and dozens
of loops of narrow gross-grained rib.
bon. The haberdashers of the city carry
large assortment of these seductive
little zones. and also supply circular
boxes, which, when filled and covered
with the glass lid, make a very natty
little poppy-show.
Apropos of the subject of these deli
ls
it may be interesting to make mention
OF the fact that corsets which have been
previously decorated with hand EN-.
broidery will be extensively used fol-
presents where the acquaintance is per.
missabe.
A newly married lady would find a
set of dinner mats as comely as they are
useful. Crochet in circular or oval
shapes with darning cotton, carrying as
a stitfening a ball of hempen Irvine. II
the time cannot be spent in the work,
very good substitute may be bought
for rs cents, which admits of hand
painting or will CRAFTY because of theil
simplicity.
One who handles the pigments and
brush dexterously will be able to de-
light some dear one with box Of hand.
painted note paper, or case OF regret
cards. A hundred calling cards, penned
by q sister or friend, would be invoiced
priceless. Girls hate flowers for Christ
mas or wedding presents, and although
one rarely hears about one girl giving
another flower offering, hanging
baskets, ivies and pots of blooming
pitutS OltCh IL ~ uOWtl-
ing plant is decided upon keep the flow
ers back by pulling off the buds until
nearly the time for presentation has
arrived. For neck wear get from one
to two-and-a-half yards of silk ribbon
and after fringing out the ends paint q
cluster Of rose buds or some loose field
flowers TO reach not more than four
inches high. While this is less trouble
it is also less pretty than tie made of
piece goods cut or the bias, hemmed
and finished ut the ends with piece of
oriental or imitation of Irish lace.
Many ladies who have large circle
to 90 around and little time in which to
their gifts, and what is
most lamcntable, less money with which
to buy them, will be sorely perplexed in
performing this mission of love salts
factory 10 themselves. There are plenty
Of decorative novelties that can be made
out of fans, feathers, cardboard and
Wrcaths CT evergreen dotted
with holly berries is one reserve. For
perishable gifts select some pretty
and withal inexpensive little baskets.
that can be used afterAard for hairpins,
or needlewCrk. Buy loose
flowers, nuts and traits, and
fill them ut home. Put needlebook or
pin ease under the candy, and tiny
cut-glass bottle filled with persame or
aromatic salts will enhance the fruit
basket, which may be IA beauty and cost
less than so cents. Horse-shoes may be
had for the asking, and il need not be
the work of genius to get dimes
worth Of gilding-paint and 20 cents
worth of ribbon, and assure the recipi-
ent that your love is hers. Then there
are thimbles, by the score, sterling sill
YER, for SO and as cents each, and for %
couple of dimes you can have the ini-
tials or pet name engraved on one OF
the angular corners. If in the rot of
despair, get the rosy light heartedcousin
three yards of wide ribbon in, olive,
amber or crimson, to tie round her cloak
collar, and she will glorify your name.
A West Side beauty showed trio Of
hat bands for as many brothers-in-law,
and the window picture framed with
love was all, she said, that sister could
have. On one of her forest tramps she
had stripped some white birches of their
Jackets, and its value now is percepti-
BILE.
On square of black cardboard she
had placed o couple of figures eut out
of the birch bark. The little girl has
a lozengc on the end of her tongue,
which provokes the lad at her eide to
articulatc.
Maid of Athens, ere we part
Give, oh give me back my heart.
The details of costume and landscape
are touched up with paint, and rs n
whole, the composition is an interest
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Christmas Cards.
During the last few wears arS has en-