The National tribune., 1889-01-03
LOYAL WOMBN'S WORK
Tie Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles, etc.


EGll0F NAAts
Ulysses 6. Thompson: II you have written any
thing you believe would benefit the C. c., send II
along The Editor can only Judge OF the merits Of
articles examined If very long better not forward,
many good thingsare rejected for lack OF space;
or Il published, il is only in part.
For one member Of the c. C. to occupy ali the
space is like person in roomiul doing ali the
talking. BE brief. and give Others q chance.
BIrs. William Higgins, South Glens, n. Y, and
many others. complain that Postals are not re-
turned in exchange for those sent on request. Our
friends must not be dilatory in this. Remember,
promise is a promise, and should be deemed sacred,
never 20 be lightly broken, even in the matter Of
postal autograph.
Dear friends. never write with red ink, blue ink,
and other fancy stuGs and on fancy paper. The
Editor, whose eyes are in from II 10 20 out OF
the - hours, wants black ink on white paper,
medium Tor the requests and contributions pouring
In by the hundred.
Efie A. smith, Big Plain, O., is among the G. c.
members deeply bereaved in the sudden loss by
heart disease Of a beloved mother the 10th Of
September. She VIII sccept a share of Il. H. and
c. c. sympatlies
PRETTY ORNAMENTS.
There IS nothing prettier FOR holding flowers or
planting vines in than the horns Of animals.
Wallace Moore, Weston, o.. gives the following
recipe for ornamental horns; Take Sleeps or cows
horns boil them threcq quarters of an hour, scrape
and sandHapsr. Paint, ii YOU choose, in any fancy
way.
sHELL-WGRE WEESTLETs.
HArrY HOUSEHOLD ] send Won directions for
KNITTING very pretty wEistlets. Get two shades Of
single zephyr or more II desirable, as II takes from
one u one and a half ounces for pair. Cast On
WIKI she uorsted double ara double sichesl p on
TWO needles o. on the third. Nine stitches form
o5te shell; eight shells lhe usual size for ladys
wrist; nine IQr a gentleman, unless a very large
wrist
Isl row-Da not knit around plain. but with
single thread scam ?, knit ], widen 10y throwing
over thread, knit 4, narrow continue thus around
= row-scarn2 ., knit . Jthat includes the loop
mace 5y yiicninE) widen, knit 3, narrow.
s. roW-5eEu 2 knit 5, widen, knit 2, narrow,
etc.
SIN row-seam2 ?. knit 4, widen, knit 1, narrow.
etc.
5tE and last row-seam ?. knit 5, widen. narrow.
TINS forms OF shells; then set IN another
SHADE 81 EzoTs.eo y you ike, aud begin as al first.
u D. pretty ktlt with two rows Of shells OF each
shade with but one according to the taste.
Bind of ca the last Of shells the last time
around e sure not 10 knit plain, but seam, knit,
vNlden snd narrow usual, binding each stitch
over the last When You knit the first time around
be sure 10 sake the stitches double making p
around The cuH.-Delia Ripley, Fremont, \. ID.
CROCHET EDGE
DEAR c. C. AND Il. Il: Make chain Of u
EtiiEcs. turn.
Isl r5a--Id c in 9th st Of en-. Oh !. Idcin same
ST. ch 2 ia same St ch ], d In same ST (this
makes shal); then ia l0,h ST Of ch make SHELL
ca =, 4 d c IL last 81 OF chain. turn.
e., O..
ia ?, d N top OF last G ia she'll CD ? shell In
shell, q c Ia top Of ch, turn.
81 r3W-Ca 3, shell IL shell, ch 2, i in last c
q shell Oh =. ] i In top Of q C. in I'd row, ca 2
q c ~ top q last c III ID row, turn.
Ali roT-fth f. 1 c, ch ., c, ch 2, d c. eh 2
shell ia shell. ! d C Al top. turn.
5l ROVE . shell ia shell. Oh . l d C. ch 1 G.
q 2 4 q e, cll =, 4 & G, ch . q c, turn.
tiA royg-tl g I q c, eli ., I cil :, ! c, ch 2
g e1 2. ! q e Ch 2 shell IN shell, atop, turn.
fti EoSF-CH s. shell Ia shell, ca 2, 5 c IN each
hole mace ly The ca and i d c, except the 9th
one. ia.io y n.ch put c, turn.
5tA row-lA + -s.sten with ; c between the 2 sc's
O. previous row. Cd & fasten III same way and CON
tiaue urtil there are IS holes or loops
sll rol-Cl :, 1asteu with s In center Of loops
II previous row. ca : So continue to end Of loops,
turn.
10th rov-C . fasten C, ch 5. flsten with slip 81
II urst e 81 o. Gins makes Ilicot) ch , fasten
Nlt1 ~ lt loop c ., ias-en with slip - il FIRST
81 OF GO 8, continue until you have IS r:cots
se4l ll s1--, 9 IL Top TINS finishes one poiat.
Repeat ira.a ils3rd rosg, and join 10 tle first point
by fastening Eita slip Il in t5se first ca in the IOth
row, 10 last gicet ia INST point.
u llse Editor or e. g oears T. viii send direc-
DoEs ioE CToe4esiaa ruslea 10 IIII- IEIBUSE-Neia
Hampton, IL Victory. o.
Conversation Club.
BiaoS q ne Cub Write briefly. p Write only
a. one SIDE 81 tie paper. J. Write to tie point. j.
Write on cae subject. 5. Write your best. 6.
Sela answers 10 an puzzles Tor use Of Editor. Each
week tie Ialc= Of those writing The best letters
style. composition, spelling, penmanship and gen.
era merit coilsidcleG-Wi- be named az the head
O illis column on The Honor Roll. First honor
Will include al OF these requirements second
hoEor - ill include deficiency la some one point
No olLE3s yslll be named.
ECNoR ROEL-BEsr LETTERS
Second iIonor-Bessie Homsher. Fort Wayne,
SEARCHES AND soLyERs.
Ella Alc-7aFnar, 3. Emil /. BeckIey, z; Iucy A
sooyiile. = 5o.su l.. Ho.t0n. NIIkes-Barre, Pa 2;
Charles z. o--s-lAt, PslsvIEClzei, T. l. 9; Mamie G.
Burke Aoselasik, n J., ,; Arthur o. Sisson Z
u -s.Fr fsaHarH d fr.-
SFaupscot,7 Mass, s; T. II. Tiulshanl SpringfieId
Mass, 81 H-rTg ID. GoOdeIiOw Clinton Del
Z. y; y eeks Newport, Ne, J.; Annie r. Alchorn
RAJ River, -1sss., .
Or ROLL CALL-GREETINGs
John 4. HoiIon, Wilkes Barre. Pa: Arthur l.
4eakey, Hgte Republic Bellevue Kan son 18Th
luc-; Lille "a Aalis, Chester Hil o. soldiers
daughter Pulaski Mason, Lima, o.; bessie Lowell
auo Bdua Earl, Nora. Iu8- Maggie Ernest
Aeuosha- Wis, daughter 27Ll his: Esther 4
Smith Hector, AliuI.; Lizzie A NIarcoe Is Stet-
sonvl4ie, y -, daughter First Lieutenant 5th
VIE IDA A0reys Grant. o., daughter SD ONO.
=. r bowers tlEe Valley, no.; Bessie Housher
torl Wayne, Inc, daughter 9Th Ind; DeEeIlyn
81 Silver, BOX 10 HubbeH Neb woader- WIN
those JDlli-l = tle C. e.. do not al sigu THF NJ
1iCNAL iA-ElSE pledge; Airla A. Manning
Sslaasy Cove. Tennis Alice Day, soldiers daughter
HI Grab o. u. Caro- Everineh.sn Ia,Vler
Iowa, soldiers daughter: Ada L. Honey T. Ames
Kan John Is. Gibbs, Commerce Mo- son Tsagc
Gibbs, CO. j, "a al. l.. A.. died Christmas lss3
would hear mons aHy who knew him: ~ II
Green, okoo.yo, Daiz., z0Jh III. veteran and pio-
about Tie States; james J.. Morton, North Robin
son, o.; Louis =. a yeIs. IS ile Pine, w Va: g.
1soDeTiso-, s. ilie 4-e, iN. Va; Fred D. Carpenter
~ DeEFyter, r. " H. u. Bartlett Dempster n
- Lizzie Thompson. lieriden Conn: Kate NoIl
Eelleny, 40. Ce0rg5g II. Lyon, Fredonia. Kan
Io.alt a,51s.
THE C. C. CHAIN
Link hy liAb The length l. growing
OF l44e lowing g.. c. chain
MOr.s ~ Sunny ElDduess sowing
eEaf4lerllIg sl4eaTes Of golden Grain
Gone 81 our bright links are broken.
Loves ones joined nobler tArong
Leaving, many tender token,
Treasured 49, some Well-iOyed song.
IN The TgieTd and coming sometime
hLeu uaLiut-Gd the happy chain
There wiz live some thoughts uuaying
From those that have NOT lived la vain
-+-.al- j. Buckley, 0Ltumwa lows,
cooD-BE TO LEAP YEAR.
FRIEEDs CT THE c. C.. How 4ar,pv will or
young men De Wilcn the ISL Of january Isss yclia
round, N+en we eD Sid gOod-by 10 Ltstl-Y Year fba
year q 800 tl1Js lneul- whatever Viii the tyi-is
De mere lltr-9-lc then. Mamie Co.t-liu9 No boys
forbid u. You a-- know we have beesl holding FacI-
curing ti-r A-li gear Of 1875 bat ss W.
are Eeaey 70 commence HIi the first Of me new
year Let rs keep IL lle front ia the race OF r,roo
EesA ano =. Z .-iL-la.--i- h. salisbury Gustav D.
AT KvENgIDE.
lEssog Of Iloa z. slaiH, Tirst Room Sacred E7eq-