Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-03

Many 81 VA have nimble fingers aud
could psake Our gifts II We only knew
,,Aaf to make. Some ~ IA cxclalm when
We sec what others have made, "oh, l
could have made Que like that II | had
only thought ~ a." In order Ia help
YOU think, I shall tell YOU some things
which may De- easily made. \ glft
which l. made especially for one. em-
bodying love aud care In It, composition,
l. much more prigei than one which has
hecn bought, even though u Il worth
tN Ice az much money.
4 pretty and useful present for gem
tleman l. a toothplck holder. Take q
pie,e ~ csnlboarl slN lurhc- In length
ani four In With. Cover " on one slic
With OLIVE gr-cn plush, ani cover or llnc
tbs oiher sllr With q plc,c IL oil gold
.llc.i,, or satin u you prefer. ihcn take
.one gold cord or thread (Which YOU
can buy by the spool at very small
price,, aud make spiders web. You
can bay q spider for ten or fifteen ccnts,
aud N this l. added Ia the web II makes
the illustration more realistic. The web
must he made to CoVcr ahout half the
card, diagunally arro.s. In the upper
left hand corner tie = bow IT oil gold
ribbon, anil have ribbons Ia tie u Ca the
vail. In the lower left hand corner
mike a loop of ribbon, aud la u Insert a
hunch IL ioothpicks. and Zip several un
Ter the web. \ little brass pocket u
found Que In the shape ~ gentleman
run0 NAV take the place ~ the loop for
a toothpick holder. II you are expert
With your nce'ilc, you might embrolicr
on the plush ~ on the cni ~ the ribbon
boW. Ia quaint letters, Take your
pick.-
\ pair ~ lclroom slippers for nam
ma or sister will h. very acceptable
gift. Zach night they will think % the
loving Anger. that made them, When
they fni Nhat a protection they arr
sgslnsi the cold. Buy = pair 81 .oles
| lined With lambs wool (all shoe dealers
keep them) the sire II the shoe worn
| one hank ~ wcol-r,i. gray, or brown
arc the most serSicrahlc-hlack shows
ihc dust too quickly. aud dclicate shade.
| Ike pink. white. blue or violet, losr thclI
freshness too scon. \ good plan would
D. g. make the main part ~ the slipper
~ some solid. ssrNiccable color, and iheu
crochet a roN ~ bright shells around
the top. No. l. the .iTc ! give. foT
q larger slipper trgin with longvI
rhaln. Tor smaller slppcr mike I
.hortcr chain, bat Away. have an sasrsi
numter. 4 steel crochet needle u hcst
Knit very tightly.
Make . chain ~ thirteen stitches. turn
sui put the needle In the third stitch
| Crochet IN th. hrst I've stitches viii
iuuhle crochet stitCh-thst L.. pat tn
| ns,,ile through the chain, draw tn
| thread through. thea throw the thrrst
over thu ne,,iic aud draw u through th'
tNo stitches a once. When you com'
to the sixth ~ centrr stitch ~ the chain
rat thru stitches Ia the same plsce
then ~ CA 9th i've stitches a. ihc cnd
| Turn, make chain ~ one, croche
.trsIght acrpss. This second ruw mus
have thlrte.n siiichcs. for the thlu
ruw. turn, crochet across, puitlns thr'
.flt,ltr. ln the seventh az crnisr. -
rontlnue. one rpN straight across an,
ONE row wlisulng. until the front l. I'D
high a. you wish about tNcuif-hN'
russ
should yuu hni The sllplrr g~iiln.
tos aide. takr an sNtra rpV without " ~
cnius. d. Nrry careful o. Keep 10" c'u
Ter. ~ YOUR clipper Will d. hai shap"
Having cruch~ir,i thc twruty h,r russ
| ahieh form th~ front. turn anl knit ili
irrn siiirh-.. tun ani 20 back, sui =
uu until suur strip l. long enough q
meet 10. other stir ~ 10. to- anil q
/ tfuuui the solr. then ioin 70 o. The 0the
| .iir. truchrt foN ~ long .iitrhe
/ iruund th~ top o. run fihhou through
| Make ruw II SHELLS or sny full, fufl
fnrV stltrh around ths top. Turn tl'
clipper wrong lle cat sui srN the \
.hil,e.i t-lints together a. make ln'
toc. O,vr.cim iie sliplsr to tie cole
| in.i turn W urht siir out. Kun rihl'ui
through The lunr .titrhFs. ani tls q a tin
t,. pfvtt, i-os iu frout. N ,uu prvir
| tuu mlV rrorhst r. cnri ani tisscls fu
fiis top. 0f ran "a slastlr through th'
long .tit,hrs tni $50 t-ne iu front
lIir lat Two nrihois srr perhaps irs
ts ihr .lplcr. will tel nmrr nroun'
the ankle.
Nnuth-r u.shl anil .er,irelhlc prr.
rfii fur M NINA ur grsuimt N"uli H.
warm 4 lnurl srappcr iuf ths l-sirunm
trr.rY hanurl L. yrft ulo~ fnr this par
f.n.s. 10 funrs dnuhlr With. aul Nil
pzlulrr bat a tee wants. dsp-u liug. II
ruur.s, upon ihe sifr ~ the I-rson ful
IA hnm h I. intended. Make u sith d
woke anl fall trvpiths, after The Mother
Hubbard .tyie. al. u viii H. morr rum
Portable. Tho sleeves may D. fall viii
haul or cuff. 40 the Nrists. or you va \
pink The hoiiom or the sleeves. Make
tufn-,loau, BYrun collar, which mus
si.o h. pinkci. rinish The front With i
twu-insh hem. buttuus aud huttonhole-
I.t u baiion 90 little l~loS the waist
then .rw Tie r,mtining huiions on 'ioNt
The trout Ia the bottom. having ihru
the sams distance apart AZ ATE thos'
which button. \ gray nsnncl, or gra,
sud blue striped. fini.hc,i With smoke
pearl buttons. " uuld H. .sryiCcahle. \
belt ~ rihb0n may D. fastened aruun,
the waist 10 b. worn ~ the oepcr' .
pleasure.
Aprons are alNay. useful prrseul
fnr = housewife. You can NIX. them
plain or elaborate. accorling o. the time
,ou mean to spend ou them \ daini,
afternoon apron may bc made from sofi
Lawn. Take on" width, about ward ol
a yard aud a quarter long, make a hen
Al the bottom about four inches dccI
aud hem--tltch u down. Then about
nn Inch above make another row ~ hem
| stitching. Then, With some white Wasl
does. make a ruW ~ feather cigc stitch
Ing between the two rows ~ hem-stiich-
ing. Thi. make. beautiful inlsh.
Turn about two Inches down AZ the top,
ani make double row ~ shlrring
| You may hem strings Ia tie, or YOU mty
fisicn some pretty ribbons pink. blue,
carllnal or oh gold) for the strings.
Another pretty apron l. the "Daisy'
| apron. II l. made ~ dotted Swiss mu.
lin. Make a thrcs-lnch hem, aud AZ th'
| left idle near the hem emhroiler group
of daisies hy covering the dots viii
French knots and making the petals viii
q long loop stitch. lcllow dai.le. Will
brown ccntcrs are pretty, or white one'
with pale yellow centers. ZEE the wasl
hoss Tor emhroldering. Turn down th,
top two Inches, snd make two roN- oi
.hlrring one half inch distant. fnsien
string. Of yellow satin ribbon io tie
around the waist. II YOU prefer you
might embrolder a row ~ daisie. straight
across the apron above the hem, Instead
~ the cluster NJ Que side.
always flnd Il harler a. give my
brother. pre.ents than any one else.
One can always buy socks, tic-, collar.
aud cuff, bat some boys arr "fus.y'
about what they wear, aud ten Ia one
they won't appreciate your choice la
these things. IL YOU can make them
some pretty little article for their room,
for their dressing-ca.e, or something Tor
their personal use that cannot be easily