Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
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HOLIDAY GIFTS.
Some Handsome and Useful Ones That Can
BE Made Mt Home.

| BE Made Mt Home.
THE GIVING AND RECEIVING OF PREsENTs-wHA1
| sKILLFUL FINGERS CAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TIES OF CIGAR Box-UsE OF THE cHAMoIs
! sKIS-sUGGEsrIoNs IN GENERAL.
NHRISTMAS Is COMING at most provok.
" ing snail pace to the impatient and expect
ant little ones, but with strides unbecomingly
long and rapid for the majority of older peo-
pie. Giving and receiving presents will be the
order of the day, and already the giyers are
bestirring themselves buying this OF that one
But it is not the wholly purchased gift that is
always the most valuable or acceptable; indeed
it is very often some intrinsicaly valueless
little token from a warm and loving heart that
| is more highly appreciated than costly gold OF
| sparkling gem. A dear little tot in household.
imbued with the spirit of good fellowship OBJ.
tanning around it, can give in the simplicity
| Of its innocence a trihe that touches the ten
derest chords of the heart. Presents when the
handiwork Of ones self never fail to impress OF
to command peculiar appreciation. superin-
duced by the feeling of The recipient that the
giyers good will Is Of practical and unequivo-
cal nature.
THINGS THAT MAr Re MADE.
To the lady skillful with her needle and
fingers there are so many really pretty and
useful things that may be made from her scrap
basket that it would be impossible to enumerate
them. The scrap basket itself is most con-
venient and useful present, especially when it
Is made in the form of a basket of bags For
| making this take piece of thick cardboard or
thin wood. cut six-sided and cover neatly and
close fitting with whatever ma te-iai is at hand
something dark is preferable. Make six little
bags with draw strings, 80 that they can be sc
curely tied. and have them wide as one of
the sides OF the piece for the bottom Round
seam the bottom of the bags to these xix sides
so that the bags will form a basket. The sides
OF the bags may be round scanned together and
the seam entirely concealed by some pretty
fancy stitching. Faster a handle to each side
made of stiff paper folded many times and
cover with material of same color or contrast
ing cOlors. The bags can be used for various
things necessary in neetiiecraft and NAV he
made very handsome by using pretty pieces
and einbroidering them or may be made of
satin or silk with very pretty effect without i'm
pairing its usefulness.
POSSIBILITIES OF CIGAR COX
So common and plentiful thing as cigar
boxes can be utilized readily and turned into
things of beauty BY little skillfulness in the
use OF the fingers and some odd pieces of silk
or satin lying around The house. For n gen.
tleman. especially. a cigar box nav be made
into pretty and ornamental comb and brush
oS 'o'cIeu Win pre'ty ma-
"iihi anu tlS upper corners ofhamen'cd with
sa.'a. 70 =. VI eAen anu larger DOW In
nv 49, 49, VI ". 'oP. PtV'S s"cii cushion
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Isl III =! an ID ~ ust vi lace anu pretty
sH 'uis oiuAiiai! utue poA can De Trans
oinIet ii'o ,ciS nanusonc toiie' accessory
an "ouu Isiiy prove most acceptaDle
Pioeen' W souiS p''cIei'f A'ihs 10 hinseh.
Use or THE CHANoIs SKIN.
The skin Of the channels is now being sold in
MANY beautiful colors and delicate tints. which
offcr an unlimited field for artist;c worl !" ,ba
line. 4 beautiful siumber pillow made of this
material in delicate pink is a novelty and a.
.Ae same ume something useful. 1t is finished
Ia fieh Drown pidsh ana has etched upon 1T
the ioLo"hB somhoient sentiment:
20 sluuter. gentle as the summer air!
Moose ne Inot,si ', o,, q, 9i ,,n,i,
Whene'er this phi owed couch Is sought
throw for the corner of a table is made Of
a whole chamois skin left in its original shane
The edge is cut in snip fringe and above This
is a heavy line in metallic paints. A design OF
flowers is stamped on and outlined in fine cold
thread and washed in with Gil paints in very
deLicate ,hades. Ihese may De stutded over
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sL;ns co.., ,,nt r 10 ri -. Il, ~ 'N'iois
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- 49,. -, .'..ian .t ot anu glove
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