The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-06

If you are thrifty housewife, you
should have o rag-bag, and l will
tell you how to make one Take
strip of material the size Of an ordi-
nary chair-back, linen of wooden
stuff will do; embroider it at one
end and fringe it, turn over the
other and work it to match, so that
two rows of fringe and work appear
one above the other. Sew piece
of muslin at the back to make the
bag and some rings at the top,
through which run cord; hang it
inside a cupboard, and put in your
rags. The japanese and palm fans
are turned to all kinds of uses in
the way of wall ornaments, work
bags, &c. The paper fans have
satin bags over the lower part Of the
ribs, and two fastened together make
circle of color admirable for wall
decoration. One joined round, and
the end sticks cut off, covers
Aower-pot we'll. The last use for a
palm fan is to cover it with plush,
bordered with gold braid, and in the
center to fasten photograph edged
with the gold braid. 1t should be
laid on cornerwise. The newest
way of trimming serge table cloths
is to put corner of plush half q
square) as each corner of the cloth;
embroider on it spray of flowers,
and edge the whole with cord. l
have heard of flower, dairy, and
basket stalls; but l have never
heard of bag table at a bazaar.
1t is an American idea, and takes
well. You may have crochet bags
of Irvine or silk, with balls of string
inside. and scissors for the odds and
ends of string that accumulate in a
house; bags for marbles, for opera
glasses; school boy and girl bags,
for books and states; shoe bags,
opera cloak bags, bags for bathing
dresses, for lawn tennis balls,
clothes bags, apron bags, bags for
busters, fancy needle-work, bags in
plush and satin, and shopping bags,
IL in. long, 10 in. wide. lined with
silk, and drawn up with black satin
ribbon, a frill of black lace across
the front, and a spray of embroi,
derry sometimes and of course there
are the work-bags made of colored
Observation-Disclosures, the corners
bordered with lace and turned down
An old square washing stand, the
top covered with mill-board, an6
this and the bottom shelf will
plush, a strip of plush borderet
with fringe round, makes music
stand; and one of the old rount
: shaped wash stands holds flowel
pot well; this should be painted
with enamel colors. A piece o
wood with cigar box at one end
having place cut for the face of
: shabby clock, the shelf and the DO.
covered with plush or velvet, make
l presentable ornament at a SINAI
2 cost. A small barrel is capita
2 receptacle for dirty linen; have
G well cleaned and lined with chintz
t and outside either paint it or cove
:, it with Turkey red embroidere
: with sprays. 1t is useful to have
n pair of slippers always ready by tn
e bedside; for this our America
cousins have what is called but
S terfy slipper case. The foundatio
II is a piece of wood or cardboard
l. covered with calico or chintZ; en-
e broider the butterfly on Hollan
'e lined with buckram; unite the wing
Ct by body made of black velve
q make the antenna with wire, an
l. the whole large enough for IL
D slippers to lie in the bags attache
s behind the wooden foundation
9 hidden by the butterfly, the who
N to be hung against the wall.