The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

A SET of tides is made of satin and
cretonne. Cut the satin in squares the
size desired and cut the figures from
the cretonne and apply it to the satin
with Japanese gold thread In chain
stitch. Finish the edges with antique
or Russian lace.
BLEACHING bottles and small jelly
bottles can he made into pretty vases II
first PAINTED blue, shading from light
into dark or fading into grayiss blue,
allowed to dry perfectly; then painted
in oils with small spray of leaves and
blossoms and finished with a coating OF
demar 'varnish. They make pretty
ornament for the mantel or table.
HANDBAGS are made of coarse linen
Irvine crocheted in imitation OF macrame
lace: the crochet is five inches deep,
and each side is five inches long; they
are much prettier if made in one piece.
Finish the top edge with n small seal
lop and the bottom with small points
and scant fringe; the lining is OF satin
and satin bow is placed on the GRO
chet; the top of the bag is drawn to-
gether with narrow satin ribbons.
A PRETTY plaque is first painted
light blue, deepening in color toward
the lower end; when quite dry photo
graph, which has been removed from
the card by placing it in tepid water for
a half-hour, is cut into an oval and gum
med on, and surrounded by wreath OF
tiny flowers and leaves painted iii oils,
and the whole varnised with clear
white varnish. Another pretty orna-
ment made from photographs is to ar
range them on cardboard with sur
rounding composed of dried flowers and
grasses and then placed in u deep velvet
frame.
VERY pretty plush plaques can be
made by taking piece of pine wood
quarter of an inch thick, three inches
wide and nine inches long; cut piece
of paper and fit it over one side of the
board and press it down smoothly so
there will be no wrinkles remove it and
without smoothing out the creases cut
piece of plush of the exact shape. Cut
piece of red cotton or. dark stiff goods
and glue it smoothly to the board, COW
ering the back now put on the plush on
the other side and glue it neatly and
firmly to the lining. A photograph
flower painted in oils. An olive-green
plush panel has n cardinal satin ribbon
band placed slantingly across the front
with spray of almond blossoms paint
ed in oil on the satin.
A PRETTY little pin-cushion in the
| shape OF bellows can be made rs fol-
lows: First cut out four pieces of card
| board Visiting or invitation cards are
besD to the size required, and the
| shape of small bellows; cover these
four pieces singly with pretty silk or
satin, by turning over the edges and
lacing them from side to side with
needle and thread to make them fit.
| Then join two pieces together and sew
over the edges neatly; sew little piece
of fine flannel or merino filled with
needles, to one joined side-piece at the
point; then put the two sides together,
and sew them well together at the
point, leaving space enough for q gilt
bodkin to pass through, and make the
real point. Put pins III all around the
edge, add narrow ribbon band, fasten-
ell bv pin at the handle end to keep
the sides together. The inside of the
bellows looks best with satin or plain
silk, and the outside with brocade. If
small design is painted or embroidered
on the outside, it has very good eff
feet. The length of the bellows that is
usually made is three inches from the
end of the handle to the point, the width
at the widest part two inches, the width
across the point half an inch, across the
handle three-quarters of an inch. The
bodkin projects about an inch beyond
| the point