The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-04
Some Holiday GIFTS.

Gathered from various sources
Fancy aprons make pretty Christmas presents,
and give opportunity for the displaying of inge-
nuity and skill They are made of pongee, mad
ras, muslin, silk or any fancy material and are
trimmed with ribbon and embroidered as fancy
dictates
There are all sorts of pen-wipers. The sun
flower pen-wiper still smiles serenely. Little
soldier cap pen-wipers are something new and
convenient
Collar boxes are most useful Christmas pres
ents. They are embroidered on the top if one
likes, or are simply lined with silk and orna-
mented with ribbon
Hop pillows have almost taken the place of
pine needle pillows since hops have soporifc
effect. A pillow made Of pongee and embroid-
cred with device such as "Schlafe wehl," or
gift,
Slipper pockets are a useful piece of furniture
to hang on the wall of either chamber or sitting
room. To make one use either cretonne or gray
linen: For the back take piece of stiff paste
board, sixteen inches long, six inches broad at
the bottom sloped up eight to ten inches from
the bottom, and thence tapering to point at
top. Cover this with cretonne, overseaming the
edges with sewing silk. For the pockets take a
piece of creuonne thirteen inches long and
hfteen inches across. Turn down two inches at
top and one at the bottom to form a hem above
casing. In the top one should be run a piece
OF stout elastic, that at the bottom gathered on
tape Sew the pocket to the foundation at the
drawn tightly enough not to sag, but not too
tightly to admit the slippers with ease.
pretty ornament for mothers bureau may
be made from pair of babys worn shoes. Take
the two and brush them with either bronze or
gold paint. In put a satin pin-cushion
stuffed with wool; in the other hair-pin cushion
with the top of moss-knit wool to match the
color of the satin in the other. If the shoes are
worn at the toe put a piece of satin inside to
cover the cotton which must be used to I'LL them
out, and fasten the two cushions side by side on
foundation made of two pieces of pa stebosrd
covered with satin and sewed together
Bedroom slippers for invalids, for mothers, or
others who may be called on to rise suddenly in
the night, are crocheted Of double zephyr or
Germantown wool in Russian crochet which is
done by taking the back Of the single crochet
stitch, producing riged effect. Make a chain
OF thirteen stitches; crochet a single strip of
thirty eight rows, east on twenty-one more
stitches in chain, and crochet as before narrow
ing one stitch in the center each time for the
toe, until the width is decreased to fit the toe of
the heece-lined sole to which it is to be sewed.
Join the end of the strip to the side of the toe
and finish around the top with a scallop. Run
elastic through the open space below this seal
lop, and ornament the toe with a ribbon bow.
This size is for No. sole.
Sachets are generally acceptable, and may be
made in infinite variety Some are square,
woven of ribbons of two colors in checker board
pattern, the ends of the ribbon fringed Two of
these squares, with cotton batting sprinkled
with violet or rose powder, or with orris root or
dried lavender between, forms the sachet Small
bags of silk or satin embroidered OF etched,
ffinged at top and tied with ribbons like tiny
sack, are filled with perfumed cotton for the
same purpose. Others look like tiny pillows,
and are edged with chenille cord.