The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-14

for woril-bag is to take one yard of Chin |
silk, cut off Just enough of the length of
the materiaiGto cover two double pieces OF
circular paste board, the size OF small
tea plate. Place two and two together lk )
pocket pincushion, having previously
gathered each end OF the silk on to the
wrong side OF the board in the form of q
long bolster case, sewed to within quarter
OF ward of the centre, which is left ODen,
and after overs stitching the TWO ends of the
card board, ornament each with full loop
OF VIDE saUln RIBBON, on one SIDE finishing
off with stylish bow of the same When
held together by the loops, the center falls
IN short puff, which is very effective, and
Will hold any amount of worsJed work.
AHANDsoME HOME MADE rABLEcLoTH.
To make a handsome cloth for small
round table, Mrs. Wilson took a yard of
chamois skin cut square; fringed the edge
all around by cutting the ska in strips.
Upon the centre she first sketched and
then painted clusters of dogwood blossoms
In their natural delicate TINT, and cut out
the intervening spaces, so as to throw the
flowers into bold relief, u narrow band OF
purple headingsthe fringe. You have nc
IDEA what a rich effect is thus produced.
She gave me also the following:
ITO make u pretty umbrella shade for a
SILKY
material, like fine Sateen, then cover tue
whole by draping yar1 lengths of white OIL
light blue China silk, finished with puff
ing at the top and edged with fall OF deep
lace"
"An effective cover foran upright
piano." she says, 'can be formed
by one long strip OF white Chi
na silk, with broad border OF
yellow or crimson plush across the bottom
and careiessly caught up little to one side
and held down by some ornament or hand
some vase"
CHRISTMAS CARDS AT WASHINGTON
asked one of the leading booksellers in
the west end whether the sale of ChriJmas
cards was not decreasing with each sue
cessive season, and was informed that on
the contrary, the demand Tor small cards
was never so great as now. The large
fringed cards and elaborate designs at nigh
prices meet with small sale in comparison
with former years, and books and other
illustrated prints seem to have entirely su-
perseded the more expensive cards, as hol-
iday gifts. Few of the stationers have as
yet displayed their assortment in this line.
as the rush is usually so great at first for
the selection of The freshest novelties, that
often the stock is exhausted before holiday
week, and many whose means will not per
IllJ Ol an carry CnOlCeY are tuuS deprived OF
chance to indulge the fancy.
SOME OTHER NEW IDEAS.
A dainty novelty in the way of a Christ
mas gift which some young girls are max
ing is white silk cravat crocheted in Graz,
stitch with heavy white silk, These era
watts are made in the style of the popular
-four in hand,' and were in high favor
with the Bar aarbor beaux last summer
where they were sold for 50 each. They are
especially suited for summer wear witt
white flannel boating SUITS being light anC
easily washed without ironing, and of late
the fad has started for wearing them in full
dress upon the occasion of weddings anC
evening entertainments. l am told thai
each cravat uses up about three spools o.
silk and the rest is all clear gain to thost
who crochet rapidly. There could be NJ
prettier Christmas present for a young CIR
to give her tiance. and the gift would have
the added attraction of being her own finger
work Many dainty sachet bags are mad,
of point d'sprit in delicate tlnts, filled witt
the fluffy pods of the milk weed, to pin OF
the piano or mantle cover. The SANE
material is also utilized for double photo
graph cases, lined with silk of correspond