Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-04
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Pretty Novelties for Holiday Gifts

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ROUND SILK BAG.-Taks half yard OIL
orange colored surah or China silk. and
cut from it as large a circular piece as
possible. Hem this neatly all around and
edge it with ''Orientap' or some other
delicate white lace about finger wide.
Then two inches above the hem. on the
right side, sew around the circle thin
ribbon or silk braid. to serve as a casing
for the drawing strings. These may be
either OF white silk braid or ribbon, and
an opening should be made in the casing
at opposite sides OF the circle. 80 that the
strings may be double. When the strings
are drawn up the outer rim of surah with
its edging of lace will fall outside the bag
making pretty finish.-Harper's Bazaar.
FAN WALL-PocKEr.-Cheap. effective,
and quickly made. and useful as a recep-
tacle for slippers. papers, or anything else,
down to duster. Cover one side of q
common palm-leaf fan with bright Gre
tonne, just turning the edges over upon
the other side. and basting at first. Take
a straight piece OF the same about twenty
five inches long. and deep enough to reach
three quarters up the fan from the bottom.
Turn hem and gather it into rutfle,
with two rows of stitching an inch from
the top. Basic this across the tan, gath
ering it in at the bottom. and leaving it
rather loose across the top. like pocket.
Let the new edges turn over on to the
wrong side. and cover that with piece
of cretonne cut the shape of the fan. Turn
the edges in all around, and hem it down
upon the raw edges of the front pieces
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handle also. and fasten small brass cur
tain ring at the top to hang it by. Sew
bow of satin ribbon in two or three col
ors at the point where the handle joins
the fan.
CABINET PHOTOGRAPH CAsE.-Take a
piece of Inc gray linen, "a inches long,
10 inches wide. Leave space of six
inches plain at the end of the linen and
work a design in outline with embroidery
or etching silk to match the color selected
for lining directly below this, not covering
more than six inches of the length but ex-
tending all across the width of the strip
if desired. The case folds together like a
book when finished. so that placing the
design on this spot brings it upon the out
side. If design on both covers is de-
sired, arrange it in similar manner at
the other end. Stitch the linen and silk
lining together on the wrong side, using
an interlining of drilling to keep it stiff
and shapely When it is turned right side
out and the end neatly closed, turn the
ends over upon the silk lining six inches.
and catch the outer edges together. This
leaves places on both sides tor photo
graphs, and when folded together the de-
sign ornaments the outer cover very pref
tily.
GENTLEMEN's SILK WRIsTERs.-One-
half ounce of knitting silk is required.
Cast on SO stitches, 80 on each needle and
knit around plain. The rest is simply knit
ribbed two plain and two purl. about five
and half inches long. Fine wool wrist
ers are knit the same way.
NOVEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME.-The lat
est ornamental device for palm leaf fan
is to cover it with plush. border with gold
braid, and in the center fasten photo
graph edged with the gold braid. 1t
should be laid on cornerwise.