, 1890-09-11
Hints for Making Presents.

Hints for Making PRESENTS
Ladies' Home Journal
The arrival of the busy Christmas
season usually finds every one with
an accumulation of unfinished
presents on hand, things that must
be finished, too often ut the expense
Of sleep, or else others bought as
substitutes; and, with this hurry
invaribly comes the determination
to 'begin earlier next year." But
the months roll by, the resolution Ia
forgotten, and the same unfinished
accumulation stares one In the face
Mt the last moment.
A good plan Is to make a memo.
randum OF any new thing you see
and may want to copy, and when
you find yourself with leisure time,
during the summer months consult
your memorandum, and make one
thing at a time. You will find use
for all you make, and Christmas
giving will not be the task you have
usually found 1t.
For q gentleman, quite u pretty
and useful present for Christmas or
birthdays may be made of the little
Transparent drawing states, which
can be found Mt all toy stores.
Get one Of these about 4lx54
inches In size, frame rathor wide,
and with little metal corner-pieces
II you can. Take out the pictures,
and In place of these cut piece oi
heavy writing paper to fit. On thii
print with pen and ink u gentle
mans complete laundry list, leaving
= wide margin to the left of the list
Gild the frame by using two coats
of liquid gold. In the top of the
frame put a little brass ring and q
screw, such as are used on win
dow sh AIDES, by which to hang 1t up
Draw yard of very narrow ribbon
through this ring and tie II, leaving
one end little longer than tn,
other. To one end attach small
piece of fine sponge, and to the
other, one Of the tiny lead pencils
with ring in the top, such as are
used on programmes, first gliding II
to match the frame.
Make apretty bow of ribbon about
one and a half inches wide, and
fasten this on the upper left hand
corner of the frame, using q small
tack. Now insert your list under
the glass. leaving the rough surface
of the glass up, and you will be
pleased with the effect.
These are very pretty II some
graceful floral design be painted on
the natural color of the wood, and
then a coat OF white varnish given
1t.
You might also add anoth or use
for 1t, by inserting card with
"Memorandum"o or "Engageme MT
printed on 1t. so that the recipient
may use it for whichever purpose he
chooses.
The new cylindrical cuff box Il
also very attractive, though not sc
simple.
Cut two pieces of bristol board fif
teen inches long and seven wide.
Roll one piece until the ends over.
lap about an inch; then stitch them
together. Line this with white
silk. This you can do very neatly
and quickly, If you paste the ends
of the lining over on the outside OF
the bristol board instead of sewing
1t. Now paste a straight strip OF
silk, about four inches wide, round
the edge of the box, gather the 9TH
er edge of the silk and draw IL up
closely, like u bag, and finish with
n bow. Cover the outside of the
box with plush, silk, or what is
newer, white kid, upon which you
have painted some design.
Make up the remaining piece OF
bristol board In the same manner,
only that 1t must be enough smaller
to fit loosely, when finished, inside
the first one; and tho outside COW
ering may be of the same material
rs the lining. When finished the
box lies on the side, instead of
standing on end as do the old style
of cuff.boxes. Inside the lining
should be laid thin layer of cotton
waddIng, plentifuliy sprinkled with
sachet powder.
A dainty spectacle-case, suitable
for young or old, may be made at u
very small cost.
Get three-quarters of q yard of
ribbon three and a half inches wide.
Fringe one end about an inch, then
fold tuck two inches deep, 30 that
the edge will just meet the fringed
part. Overcast very neatly the
edges of the ribbon together, on
either side Of the plat forming the
pocket, leaving the folded edge aud
the top Of the tuck free, SO that II
forms a pocket. Now make another
one just above this, leaving a space
of about an inch between the two.
Cut two pieces of bolting cloth the
size OF the pockets, and on one paint
an owls head. in the shades Of
golden brown, and on the other q
pair OF spectacle frames Ia gold.
Baste these on the pockets the
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