Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

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III Nh pin cushions made of vel
NJ s..t,5 .a,S low silk to resemble
Y $3.50 , pumpkins, with rea
w pumpkin stems attached
@sp - to them, so that the
sA effect is quite realistic
Another novelty is fanciful reproduc.
ton of an ancient custom, in the shape
of guess book" of water-color paper
tied up with little ribbons, to be hung in
the guest chamber. SO that each guest in turn
may write his or her name ON the pages with
the little pencil that is attached. On the frs;
I page CT the book inside is a pretty and appro-
| pirate quotation In poetry. book of SINH
lar sort. likewise put together with ribbons and
having sketch in water colors on the cover is
for memoranda concerning calls made and re-
ceived; and still another is for books read and
/ to be READ.
| SOME PLEASING NOVELTIES.
A pleasing little article for a not too expen-
sIve present is a rectangular piece of pink cha
mois skin fastened in cornucopia shape with a
small feather buster stuck inside of it, For the
bed room TO hold clean linen pieces a new kind
/ q basket Is provided. which is really two bas-
kets, one little larger than the other, so as to
\ hit over it and inclose tine contents keepine
| them sweet and free from dust. Very shallow
| baskets lined with silk are to be the thing for
| holding articles such as knives, visiting cards
| or what not An illustration of the artistic
combined with cheapness is found in a good
! sized knOck-abOus Longing pillow. covered
with simple sailcloth tied at each end of the
pillow with some fringe. On the pillow is
stitched the pleasant wish ''Domez bein" For
dinner parties a novel kind of favor destined to
be popular is a sachet bag of silk attached to an
admirable imitation of the petals of an orchid
or of a rose outspread.
PRESENTS Foa GENTLEMEN.
Ladies, who are always puzzled to know what
| to buy for young gentlemen of their acquaint-
ance, will find something new available in the
shape OF silk cravat cases, inside of which neck
I ties may be laid away, as handkerchiefs are in
mOuchol. cases. These are covered with strips
Of SIX boiling cloth. not sewn ON the whole
| length, but merely attached at the two ends,
and hand painted with flowers or other designs.
/ A gift OF this sort may readily be made at home
hand-palnted wall pockets. with places in
front for inserting photographs, are likewise
fresh this season: also hanging photograph
cases. Particularly pretty are the cushions for
hanging on chair backs, each cushion being
| nearly covered by a single huge pansy or other
/ flower. painted and embroidered. Flowers and
| ribbons cover and adOrn every fancy thing for
| the coming winter. A dainty present, easy to
make ii You don't care to buy il, is a little
SCI. W bC pLAucu Oii al tue Waist. Oh
colored silk ribbons In bunch, with little
| pair OF scissors. bag for silk. a needle book
and little emery bag dangling at the ends.
| WONDERFUL HASDKERCHIEFs
For a. 81 80 or IS apiece you can buy the
most wonderful French handkerchiefs, en-
| broidered with silk so exquisitely az to be in
| describable. Ii seems wonderful that they can
be made for 80 small price until you consider
that TIE needlewomen who make them consider
a couple OF pennies day good pay for their
skilled labor. These mOuchoirs. figured with
such superlatively dainty designs, are not de-
| signed for USE OF course. They are intended
/ merely to stick into the bosom Of the dress fol-
ornament Only rich people can afford such
superfucus Injuries but a novelty you can
make for yourself most cheaply is little baskets
| for card trays, halrplns, or other semi-orna-
mental purposes, constructed of the ordinary
| round wisteria mats, which you can bus
| for almost nothing. Turn over the edges IN
two, or three, or four places, tack them
down with thread securely, ornament the
| resulting cooked hat, or whatever other shape
the mat may be given. with ribbons and bows and
you will have produced for a few pennies a very
| dainty gift for Christmas. You can make d
really beautifully beautiful present in this way
I by taking good big mat Of the sort made Of
| the fibers of the wisteria woven together and
| after packing down three or four points around
its edge in the manner described. running
around the circumference a ribbon. tying bow,
at the points tackled, and fastening at those
points, respectively, a little pincushion, a nee
die book and button bag.
| CASES AND BOXES.
A new sort Of cigarette case is made of corl
cut quite thin, in the shape Of a box, ant
adorned with small bows Of ribbon Card
board. covered with silk, is the material o.
a novel court plaster holder, which is bount
around the edges with braided sweet grass tn,
handle TO hang it up by being OF sweet gras
also. Certain curious bonbon boxes are con
strucsed in simple, yet artistic way, of cubi
cal box of pastebOard covered with two strip
of wide ribbon brought over and together a
the top and so cut as to form on top of the bo!
the shape of the petals of pansy, which are S,
painted In water colors as to make an admira
Bile representation of the flower pansies, b.
the way are much in fashion tbs wear for orna
mental purposes. A plush pansy pen wiper
with a little rubber tube painted green TO rep
resent the stem OF the flower and to hang tn,
pen wiper up by, is a very pretty little design
The latest thing in the way OF caie ndar GOV
| cred on the outside with green plush is a,
, etching representing twelve racing sail boats il
line, with the days Of each month in turn oil
the maiusails of each boat. Sdchet bags 4
hang on the wall have big orchids painted OF
) one side, with the hack of the flower ON tn
reverse. An exquisite needle case is compose
of two little fans covered with silk and painte,,
) There is nothing more cunning for this Chris,
, mas however than q stuffed heart filed Wit
) emery and tied TO the corner Of a card, O.
which is written:
Thou dds. not care to win.
Perchance may serve thee YET 70 stick
! Thy pins and needles IN
A novelty in linen, embroidered prettiiy i
white silk. is cases for gloves and handker
chiefs. into which those articles may be slipped
as into pockets while travelling TO keep ther
clean. Silk boiling cloth 10 to be the most COZ
: rect thing as q material for table scarfs. Tn
/ newest covering for pillows for sofas and chair
: is silk that comes in squares for such purpose
and is printed in colors after it is woven.
funny little pssteboard button box il covere
with silk and has SLIT in the top on which
; inscribed: Drop button in the slot"
, Go AND Do LIKEWISE. II your whisker. ar
grizzly and unbecoming use Buckingham's Dye an
, they wiz look ~ when you were younger.