The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-14
MRS. SENATOR DAVIS sAonET BAGS.

for trifle nowadays, that the purse need
not be very large to meet the requirements
of the season"
MRS. SENATOR DAVIS sAoHET BAGS.
called upon Mrs. Senator DAVIS to learn
. her views in regard to the making and Civ
ing of Christmas gifts, and was rewarded
by signt of variety of dainty articles
prepared by her own hands. She was bus
lily engaged in the work of putting her
house in order for the winter, but she
showed me many pretty and original pieces
OF fancy work, carefully folded away for
the adornment of her house. l spoke of
these as being fine specimens of Christmas
work, and Mrs. Davis SAID
Il always make the larger number of my
! Christmas presents, as | know from per-
sonal experience how much more pleasure a
gift conveys that has been made by a
friend, ana, +" as she picked up a sachet bag,
IN my opinion there can be nothing more
appropriate TO send a friend than enc of
these simple little bows of satin ribbon,
which conceals beneath its tie a fragrant
sachet of violet powder or other sweet
scent. These you can easily send through
the mail and they make pretty ornament
/ Tor the back OF chair, when pinned at a
! becoming angle on one side. Then, as you
/ know | am very fond of oil painting, and as
J ! possess some degree Of original talent
often occupy my leisure hours In sketching
flowers or other designs upon boiling
cloth, which l form into sachet bags
! for the handkerchief drawer Tine
suggestion of sweet doors at tue
1 holy feast of Christmas transports one in
Imagination back to the first Christmas
morn when the wise men laid their tribute
OF frankincense and myrrh at the feet of
! the Christchild. One of my fayorite ways
Of remembering the occasion is by Christ
mas letters, and ii you will accompany me
upstairs l will show you what | mean. y
Upon this we went TO the second floor.
Reaching her chamber, we found the maid
was engaged in sheeting her bed in its sa-
bic coverings of black China silk, aud pill
low cases relieved by richly embroidered
letters or yellow floss in the center of each
case. Over the sheets was thrown a warm
comfort of silk in the same somber hue,
tufted in yellow. These. Mrs. Davis saws.
she prefers for use during the winter, va
ried by white silk in summer, for each sea-
son having gowns Of corresponding shades,
ornamented with dainty bows OF bright
ribbon. This, | believe, has already been
given TO the public, and caused quite fiut-
ter of in terest among the fair sex generally.
My hostess also explained that she wore
black silk underwear from preference, and
found chat the absence of flannel dld not
affect her health. Returning to the subject
of the Christmas letters, they are simply
extra large sized sheets of letter paper in
the varied tints of grey and stone blue.
On The upper left. hand corner of each is a
raised clover leaf in white, and the writing
is in white ink, which produces striking
effect. As Mrs. Davis showed me them,
sne said:
Il generally make up an appropriate
blank verse or few lines expressing best
wishes for the season, and one can treasure
them for years. Small home made gifts
like these convey no feeling of obligation,
and ! think the habit of promiscuous giving
of expensive articles has become almost a
burden, and takes largely from the original
significance of the gift.''
ONE OF MRS. ATTORNEY GENERAL MILLER's
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
One of the daIntiest pieces of home man
ufacture ] have seen lately, is a sofa
cushion made by Mrs. Miller, wife of the
attorney general. 1t is of blue jeans, en-
broldered with asteroids in white linen
floss. Around the edge is sewn twisted
corG of white and gold formed of the floss.
The great beauty of this simple but effect
i've combination is that it may be easily