, 1890-11-20
FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Suggestions for Making Som.
Pretty Novelties. I
PRESENTS PREPARED AT HOM,
Hints for Handsome but Inern..
sive Articles Suitable for thu
Holiday Season.
tLr dies Home Journal.l

A half dozen of the pretty La,
doilies is gift that would suro''
gladden. the heart of n housew,;,
who takes pride In her table AN an
pointments. The choice for ~.
shape of the leaves Is wide, from ,hs
deeply dented maple to the roundoS
geranium and pond lily.
If one has even small skill in froo-
hand work, 1t is easy enough II
draw the design from the natural
leaf, If facilities for stamping are no,
at hand. But in the larger veins NJ
give accent and shading. From
seven to eight In ches square will be
the right size for the surface of the
leaf. White linen jean is muco
used for doilies and center.mats. a,
it has moro body and firmness than
linen. 1t costs 0S ce nts ward
twenty.four inches wide. A hail
yard will make six doilies. Thu
Illustration shows clover-leaf dollv
which IL extremely pretty. This /,
worked in two shades of clover.
green.
The deep edge shading is dons
first In long-and-short stitch I'm verv
light green. The button.hole around
the edge Is done with a heavier tint
over silver or gold cord. The si1
Yer Is preferred, and Is beautiful
with the sheen of green. White
silk looks well with gold cord. and
yellow silk goes with the white cord
For the shading use threads of alo.
floss. and for the button-hole edge
twisted embroidery silk. After ths
leaf Is worked, press on the wrong
side. Put q thin cloth between ths
work and the iron. Cut away tbe
linen from the edge aud interstTes
with n pair of small, sharp.polnhd
scissors.
A geranium or lily leaf, worked In
the same way, on fine linen silk
bolting cloth or China silk, does
nicely for pin-cushion cover; 1t
needs II frill of lace beneath, and
fluffy satin bows at each corner, la
the color used for the leaf
A BEAUTIFUL LAMPsHADE
That part of the shade which
rests upon the wire foundation /,
made of cosely-shirred, white,
japanese crepe. Attached to the
lower edge Is bias rutlie of white
silk, six inches deep, pinked on
both edges, and gathered with
narrow heading at the top. This
aounce supports fall of painted
lace, eight inches deep, which Is
only just full enough to hang grace.
fully. To prepare the lace for thi,
decoration requires some knowl.
edge of coloring, but not u great de.
gree of artistic skill, as the figuring
OF the lace supplies the pattern. A
delicate design with much small de-
tail is to be avoided. Neither is the
pattern to he In relief like Oriental
and Egyptian luces. A firm quail.
ity of Italian Valencennes, or a
white Spanish lace, will probably
be the most satisfactory, The pat
tern should be large and distinct
The lace should be placed upon blot.
ting paper and the colors should be
thlckened with gum water.
Care should lie taken to avoid
daubiug the unfigured portions Of
the lace. Should the paint spread
beyond the figure in any place, tur.
pentine or benzine must be applied
to abolish the stain. Approprlate
but delicate colors must he used,
with due attention TO shading, and
the paint must be thick enough to
eXtinguish the transparency OF the
material. All of the pattern should
be painted, leaving only the plain
lace free. Roses, tulips and other
large flowers that turn down to form
IA part, or the whole of the edge, are
very effective. II, however, the edge
Is independent of the design, paint
1t without faintest shade of green.
The lace must not bc gathered I'LL
thoroughly dry. So beautiful Is the
work when well done that ii Is weli(
worth practicing.
A CASE TO HOLD PHOTOGRAPHS.
Photograph cases have been
evolved through many forms into
cluster panels of varied shapes. Ine
double panel with series Of pocK'
cts, in each of which three or four
pictures may be held, Is simple ana
sensible, aud easy to make; the folds
are of heavy cardboard, with curved
tops and footrcsts. 1t would be Det
ter to have these cleanly cut py
some frame maker. The size anu
shape can be first made in brown
paper as II pattern. Cover he pacA
panel with u pretty-fgured inaia
silk or cretonne. A thin waddins
Is sometimes laid over the edges "
prevent wear. Cover the front pahe'
across the top, low enough to go up'
der the first pocket. .
The pocket stripes are OF thln
cardboard or bristol aboard. lheso
are covered separately and placed GU
the panel so as to overlap each olhe,
half an inch. Glue the pockets "
tho panel and place, face doWn,
under heavy weights until gun,
dry; then glue the back to the from
In the same way. The panels W.
Joined by ribbon bows; the enu'
may be glued in when placing v"
panels together.
PoSTAGE.sTAMP CASE.
Make the case of stiff paper, COW
cred with myrtle-green silk; cut 'hs
paper six inches long and two anu
one-half inches wide. After II
covered button. hole stitch two sIna"
slits in the back for the ribbon "
pass through; then cut few leaves
of common tinfoil; fasten the Leaves
together with long stitches OF gresn
silk, and cut Sits in the outside un.