Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-18
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APRoP0s TO THE sEAsoN-oRSAMENTS FOR CHRIST.
MAS TREEs-CHRIsTMAs SCREENS PRETTY AM
USEFUL THINGS.

APRoFos TO THE sEAsoN-oRSAMENTs FOR CHRIST
MAS TREEs-cHRIsTMAs SCREENS y PRETTY AND
USEFUL THINGS.
SMALL SQUARE BOARD, covered with zinc, is an
excellent thing to use for filling lamps. The OIL
that may be spilled on it helps to keep 1t bright.
THE NEW BAG CUSHIONS. for the sofa, resemble
stuffed bag. OF terraeOtta plush or the creamy
pongee SIR, with a design worked on in silks and
arrasene, and have a bow OF ribbon tied around
the neck, which is partly open to show a satin
lhlhg. Ihey are not so large as the usual square
sofa cushions
PRETTY sachets are simply made OF small col
ored silk hemstitched handkerchiefs. The sachet
powder is placed In a ball Of cotton which is en-
closed In linen cover and then the handkerchief
Is put over IL and the opposite corners simply tied
together, after the manner Of the conventional
emigrant'S pack.
used TO decorate squares of whitest crash or linens
to set under the reading-lamp and reflect more
light upon the book or the work. They may be
nemstitched around the edges, no fringing being
required and in the corners wheel or other
silks
THIS FARcIE for stufiing boiled turkey will be
relshed: After removing the boards from eighteen
oysters, cut the latter In quarters and mix them
with half pint Of grated bread crumbs that have
been smoothly mixed with two ounces OF butter.
Add salt. pepper little grated nutmeg and any
powdered herbs desired Bind all with a little OF
the oyster juice.
CHRISTMAS ScREENs.-The pretty shelf screen has
the lower half in open panels, to allow the warmth
of the fire to come through while the upper part,
behind curtains Of silk or cretonne that protect the
race, has removable shelf, that holds cup Of
Tea OF a oook This Is very cosy article, ana
shelf added long before Christmas.
CRosS-STITCH embroidery, now so fashionable
for chidrens frocks, is also admired for the
dresses OF their elders. On open mesh or canvas
cloths the design may be worked Immediately
upon the material On textures closely woven
strips OF canvas are baSted the design is worked
upon these and then the threads are drawn out.
care, however, must be taken not to pierce the
canvas threads with the needle, as this would
mar the beauty of the work.
PAPER COUNTERPANEs AND PILLOW CAsEs.-If
paper may be used for car wheels, bath tubs,
water cans and it is even said stoves it is not sur
prising to find ii employed to make counterpanes
and pillow cases, stamped with pretty designs.
The former give considerable warmth. These are
ideas borrowed from the Japanese, who burn up
Their paper napkins after using, and so save wash
ing. The pillow cases may be smoothed out with
a hot iron when crumpled, to look as good as new.
TINTED LAMP SHADEs.-The amount of ribbon de-
ponds on the height OF the shade and the circum-
ference OF It's base. Take an inch and quarter
wide ribbon, cut it into six-inch lengths. Turn
back both corners of one end OF these ribbons to
make them pointed. Hem the tops. sew sides OF
all the ribbon 10 side OF the next. Sew deep lace
to this shade, about where the ribbon is turned
ooeh dDoNc tic poiutS. fut SIlk OF plush DdlS Ut
each point. Gather at the top with a thread run
through the hem.
NOVELTY IN NEEDLEwORK is large case for
the weeks newspapers to hang by the fireplace of
library or morning room. At the top there are
six pockets; for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturdays newspapers.
Below, on one Slde is an almanac, in the middle a
paperknlfe and scissors, and below these again a
pocket for any cuttings that may be made, and a
BOOK for any extracts that may De required. These
may be made of the satiny brown holland, of crash
or from butchers linen. 1t Is development OF the
shoe and scrap bag that Is quite new.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
ORNAMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS TREES are tiny mus
lcal instruments and all sorts OF figures and fruits
OF glass In really admirable designs. There are
variety OF candle holders those of silvered glass
like the cup OF candleStick, with bobeche, being
quite effective. 1t is always well to have an
abundance OF candles, as they produce three
1OurthS OF the effectiveness OF q well-decorated
christmas tree. Do not fail to have a tree, no
matter how small it may be. There is no pleasure
quite equal to the tree OF lights bearing all man.
ner OF fruit. Do not, as the manner OF some is,
hang gifts upon the tree. Let these be placed by
themselves at its base or elsewhere. The tree
should be thing OF beauty, the useful In no way
TO be part OF its composition. BonbOns or sugar
devices may be hung upon it, but nothing I'M
slightly. An effective decoration may be made OF
giided or silvered fr cones OF small size and gum
tree balls, with gold and silver lametta.-N. Y.
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