Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-20
SOME CHRISTMAS aIrrs.

Eva ~ Niles In Chicago Inter Ocean
Our iriondS often value gift Into which
we have put our own thoughts, time, and
skill more than one which has been pur.
chased for them
a GRACEFUL ANp SIMPLE noon.
Matcrals--Cream white, blun or pink
tthe only shades mado) Lady Grey star
light wool and two.thrcadcd starlight
SaNony, any shade desired; two needles OF
bone, rubber, or wood No TO,
with Lady Grey wool cast on 1870
stitches, knit 3 plain rows, gar
ter stitch, then with two.thread
SaXony knit . plain rows =. Re.
peat from to TN YOU have done a piece
one yard and n half long, Tie In one end
fringe all across, Gather up the other
end IN II bunch aud put handsome bow
on IT. This part sets on the hair, then
put the hood once around neck and hot
the irnged edge hang over the back.
Mine was mndc OF cream white Lady
Grey wool aud rohlu.egg blue two. thread
SaNony; bow ON top to match blue; blue
and white fringe on other end
TOILET borrEs,
Have you an Italian restaurant In yoqr
oity9 or II you visit some other place TO
dine, aud are not u teototllcr In your
theories, You can order some clarct for
your dinner some day aud persist that
you prefer Chiauti, the Italian claret.
which comes Ia pretty straw-coyered
bottles or Tasks of very thin glass
aud graceful shape, They are
blown without mold, and can
not, therefore, like the traditional
tub stand on thelr own bottoms, so they
are surrounded az the lower part with a
covering OF straw, aud have q little plat.
ted foot or standard of the same material.
Faint the upper part al the bottle with the
medium used tn iustra painting, and when
nearly dry, but stlll etioky, rub ON the dry
bronze powder, which gives a bright
effect. Two or throo shades car he com,
blned II desired, rs green running into
copper OF gold into blue, etc, The straw
covering can he loft plaiu, or 1t may have
two coats OF the mudlnm aud a hlon1ng
In contrasting color, Tie around the
neck of the hottie q handsome bow OF
broad satln ribhon, or lunches OF No. |
gros graln ribbon, Get Il pair of these
bottles ready, aud uli one with hay rum,
the other win colleague, nnd presto, you
have made Chrlstmes gift.
CLAM shEIL NEN,wtfER.
Get two pretty clam ahons, mns5el
shells or Soollop shells, aud paint themln
gold bronse, or simply olaau with little
weak acid and leave IA the natural colors.
which Is peottler stiil. Make mlmg Of
leaves OF pink Manned, hrogdoloth,
chamols skin, or kid; drlN small hole
In each Of the shells aud iasten down
through shelis aud leaves With dne wire
or strong cord. Tie In handsome bow
OF satin ribbon. one skilled with brnahes
aud paints may paint ON the inelde 81 the
polished shell littlo marine view
One OF the --latest novelties la painting
is child's common slate In ita rough
wood frame, The usual string passing
through the hole aud auspendng the pen
ell Is attached and only one side Of the
slate Is decorated, the other being re-
served for the original purpose These
are eaRed housewives states, and are In.
tended go be used 10y the mistress OF the
house tor daily ordering, The wooden
Tame ~ made 20 look as attractive as
losslble ana group OF flowers or a
anuscape Is pointed IN olls on one side OF
nc slate aud aiiefward yarnished, Pickle (
ars, with four fiat sides, Are also GosoNt. I
~ aisor FIRST being painted IN one color, |
1lNo smooth glass tumblels, Wooden sa 1
lpts ate now wasled over With str0nQ /
flnt then spflnkleA With rice or cracked 4
'oft, then Rllded, sigefcd or painted.
JNht now attention II called To the Sla. I
eF Ann ehalr backs. Whether Aluobeard /
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