The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-27
Christmas Notes.

zine which may contain hints on fancy
work for helpful suggestions, especially
to us who live away from the fancy
work world. Below | suggest a few
articles which | know to be pretty and
hope will be helpful to some one:
BUREAU OR sIDE-BOARD SCARF.
A very pretty bureau or sideboard
scarf may be made of butchers linen,
with crocbeted wheels appliqued to the
ends. Get one and three-fOurths yards
nice butchers linen and two balls crochet
linen. 1t takes twenty-four wheels.
twelve on each end, graduated so as to
form two points. In the following di-
rections, observe this explanation of
Authorizations: CHI. chain; d. c., double
crochet; ST., stitch. Begin wheel by
making "a chain of seven; join. First
row. Oh. four d. C. through chain of
seven, with CHI. of one between each
d. c., join in third stitch CHI. of four Sec
ond row, ch. five, eleven d. c., one d. C.
between each d. C. of first row, with CHI.
of two between each; Join in third stitch
of five. Third row, CHI. eight, one d. c.
in each one of five stitches of CHI, two
d. C. in each one of remaining stitches.
tween d. C. on second row. That
forms the first point in wheel. Second
point CHI of eight, one d. C. between
sixth and seventh d. C. of first point, Oh.
two, one d. c. between second and third
from that; CHI. two, one d. C. between
second and third from that; CHI two,
one d. C. in last d. C. of last row.
Turn with chain of five one d. C. be-
tween first and second d. C. of last row,
CHI. of two, one d. C. between next
d. c., chain two, then over the remaining
stitches make thirteen d. C. Continue
all around, When you come to last
take thread up to end of first chain,
then make holes, the same as in ali
others. Beginning at the end of linen,
sew six wheels in a row, then graduate
them Gas spoken of above) so as to
form two points on an end Sew firmly
around the edge of wheels, then cut out
the linen. If preferred, one end can
have one or two straight rows of wheels.
A half-diamond in the center of the
scarf is also very pretty. Begin on
the edge and bring the wheels to
point. This pattern would also be
pretty for throws for chairs, and scrim
can be used in place of the butchers
linen.
SHOPPING BAGS.
Very useful and pretty bags can be
made of surah silk aud canvas of same
or contrasting shade. Make a plain
bag of one yard of surah silk, with
frill of two inches at ton and silk braid
draw-string. The canvas is about
twelve by thirteen inches, embroidered
in crossstitch designs. This is fastened
securely to the silk bag, being finished
with a silk cord. The silk extends two
or three inches on each side of the
canvas. The handles are of leather.
The canvas and handles can be pur-
chased ready for use, with the eXcep-
ton of the embroidery. One of dark
brown canvas, embroidered in two
shades of brown, with brown handles
and silk bag to match, is very pretty.
Black canvas, embroidered in two
shades of any color, or white, with
black handles and silk bag, is also
pretty.
BASKETS.
Fancy baskets can be found in large
variety of shapes and sizes, and can be
trimmed so as to make very attractive
gifts. | can not begin to enumerate the
different ways of trimming or the uses
to which these little articles can be put.
That must be left to the ingenuity of
those interested in the work. Very
pretty work-baskets are made from a
fancy shallow basket, with a bag of
fancy China silk, finished on the inside
with little pockets, which can be
feather-stitched to the silk. Fit out
the basket like any work basket, if you
care to make the present more elabo-
rate. Another way, though not really
new, is to fasten together three small
round baskets, one for catch-all, one
for hair-pin receiver and the third for
a cushion. The top of the har-pin re-
ceiver is made of single zephyr of any
shade desired, knitted over the fingers,
forming tufted top. Cast on three or
four stitches, knit across plain. Second !
row, wind the worsted over the fingers
several times to make a pretty-size loop, |
and proceed as in plain knitting. !
Widen each row until it is half the size !
you wish it to cover, then narrow. Fill |
the basket with curled hair. Line the |
catch-all with silk or satin, the color of |
the worsted in the hair-pin receiver,
finishing it prettily and fanciiully |
around the edge. Make pretty little
cushion of silk or lace for the third |
basket, then tie the three together with |
pretty bow of one or two colors. This |
is very pretty for the dressing-case.
A handkerchief or jewel-basket can
be made very pretty out of low square
basket with cover. Line the inside,
including the cover, with any delicate
shade of China silk, tackled with French
knots of floss silk to match, or of some
pretty contrasting color. First line the
sides with thin layer of cotton batting,
on which is sprinkled sachet powder if
the person is lover of sweet odors,
and tack with knots of floss. For the
bottom cut square of cardboard, size
of basket. Cover with cotton batting
and powder. Then put on the silk and
tack. If the card board fits as it should,
it will slip easily into place and will
finish the work nicely. If used for
jewel basket, the necessary pockets and
hooks for rings can he added Finish the