Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-14
Christmas Column.
A PRETTY MoUCHoIR CASE.

PRETTY MOCCHOIR CASE.
pretty present Is that of mouchoi
case, which Is composed of q handker.
chief itself, sheer one being chosen
with embroidery finished With a scallop
This handkerchief is folded like an en-
/ velope, with the four corners meeting
/ and sachet in the center. made a.
large as the square formed after folding
/ The sschet is simply cotton, well sprink-
/ led with sachet powder and covered
| on both sides with India silk of any plain
color one chooses, which is laid in the
handkerchief, and the color shows
through very PRETTY. The four points
meeting in the center are LETT open far
enough so that handkerchiefs can be
easily inserted and then the openings are
caught together with little bows of RIB
bon, either matching the silk used for
the sachet or of white, like the handker-
chief. This is easily made, inexpensive
and a dainty looking affair, and when
in course of time, it is soiled or crushed
can lie taken apart and the handkerchief
put to its destined use, while the sachet
can be inclosed in a new one if one
wishes.
PARTY BAGS ARE GOOD PRESENTS.
DhRs hTe always SoOu
for young girls. and are made with little
trouble. They want to be about ten
inches wide and eighteen deep when fin
ished. and deep hem must further be
allowed for the wide ruiIle above the
shirring. They can be much ornamented
or made of figured stuff which obviate
all necessity for hand decoration. China
silk in pretty patterns has long been used
Ter q
made from the gold stamped Japanese
crepes, and the more gold the better for
such an affair. The yellow crepe well
covered with the design IN gold is charm
ing, and SO is the pink. If one fancies
the facing to the ruflle may be of con-
trasting color or plain silk the color of
the figured goods used. Cords make the
best drawing strings, the soft cords be-
ing preferred.
A USEFUL GIFT.
Glove mending outfits are similarly
made with celluloid ring at the top, SO
they can be hung up, aud the different
threads braided together 10 match all
colored gloves and little celluloid form
to slip into the glove fingers to work over
conveniently. These celluloid things
come in several celors, SO that pretty
effects can be gotten by corresponding
ribbons.
scoNCEs AND CANDELABRA.
As candle light is so much affected for
the dressing table, sconces, or tall can
ole sticks, or low candelabra are very
and most appropriate for Christmas
presents. Cut glass and china are the
favorits materials, as it we're, while
scouces of old silver are lovely. but not
easily attained. The pretty brass ones,
however, can be gotten at reasonable
prices and two or three single ones
grouped together on each side OF the
mirror, either attached to the frame or
not, could not fail to please any young
girl who loves her own room and likes
her belongings as pretty as possible.
wHIsK BROOM HOLDER
A whisk-broom holder, which is SO
pretty and inexpensive, aud so easily
made, that it recommends itself at once
to the asker of 'What shall I give?''
Cut piece OF thick card board in the
shape of an artists palette, and cover
smoothly with ruby-colored plush. Cover
a narrow strip Of the cardboard with
pale blue satin ribbon, aud fasten it