Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-11-24

sinc~ IL !. nearing Christmas time, nee
IL studying how best to please ones
friends. 4 blotting book cannot fall Ia
~ acceptable to man, woman of child.
Take differently colorcd blottiug paper,
cut la sheets eight by ten Inches In s'fr,
pink the edges. having as many leaves
as YOU desire. For the ornament On the
top, oatside leaf, cut q diamond-.haIed
plece of celiulold, paint your photo on u,
having your faVorite flowers painted
around the face. With q ssddler's punch
pat two hcl.. through the cellnlch aud
outer leaf ~ hlotting paper, nj es,h
point ~ thu diamond, aud run bsby-rih-
ban through them aud tie In . boz ON
10. oui.Li,. Al.o tie all the leaves to-
gvthsr II on. cnd--u.ipg the punch again,
through al th. lcs,es-~iih baby rib
han Ia ~ ,,ch the flowers. Acros. Que
corner .f d.. c-lluloid paint Ia shade. "f
brown .om. appropriate motto, such asi
''>yratshc. AID blots from the psp Of.
or, n the book IL q present "a a dear
friend, ihis. look, then, Int" thln-
heart aud write"
Another bloitlng book !. made In the
shape ~ an artist. palette. Cut dln-t-
entity ,olord blotting paper In this
SHAPE aud M outside cover ~ cclluloii.
mskiny al 81 nne sire. Paint IN outline
with burnt sisnna, some old, dead tfves,
With an owl I-rcbed on Que ~ IN"
hran,bc-. i'siut some appropriate mot
a. on ono sllc IL the ccllulold, sud tie
the biotiing ,apcr aud cover together
With rihbou.
\ hsnly article 10 lay on the music
ret, thu. keeping the music IN place, !.
made thi. Nav: fake thrvc-iourih. ~ q
ysrI ~ thr,,~inrh rlhi,on. fold ani over
" hIp N. c,lg-.. forming q long iuls.
frins, th. .nh. snd fll the iulr With
sand. Paint few bar. 81 music upon
", snd slr"ut four lnclic. from each .nd
tie siih hsbi -fihbon.
Ahsmboo ga had mahogany c"l"fc'i
plu.h throw uponlt. There Va. on" AMI a
half ,sri. IL the plush Incl With cram
color-d molr-. Aboui on.-fourih ~ =
,sri from ons end thu throw wss tied
With rrvsu-c,lor,,l and mahogany RIB
hon. Acr".s ,lc other end one corner
~. turned hack. .hos iug the cram
lining, snd rss held la place with Large
cfcsu,-,h.nlllr ro.c and leaves.
When I caln. hom. FROM the ,h'n-
tauaua Assembly TIL. wear NV sister
"a ,ds me the lrar-r of little prr.~nt Z"
mother. II consis,.,i 10 stocking hsg'
10 mak. one, tai. q strip of bci-ticling
thfr,-fourih. ~ ward In length sud ten
inch.. " Ii-. work the white .iriPc 81
The ticking Ia differently colorrd .ilks,
u.lng tb. ,,,t..iitch: .cw gold and silver
cord alternately On th. blue strPr.,
thu. covering the ilcking anil making u
look almost like p'~cc ~ hi-.'fy'
Fold ~. pl~r Ia the ccnirr, put
ting a.. tso cig~s together, aud gather
Nth .ifong thread or cord. DraN
Together until M" hog Slll L. straight
- ~. top AMI ruuni 81 the h"'t"m.
Take tua clrv,ilat plev-. of paste,rnsri
sut cover then vnh rel Csllvo. III.
.nbtoliet',i tiking must ala" IL hn.i
" hh r-d. sea the beg neatly tn III"
centre L. Il,s.r pi~v,. ~ pasicloirl, one
IN .srh .hls. and cover them with =
large fo.sti- ~ r-i rlbhon. Hang u
With rri ribbon.
Dusthlg. arr N,rN nicc madr 81 cfr-
tonne. Take ons-hsli ward II go"d' w
width, ani fouftsrn inChe. Ia length :
..s together. forming the bag. stitch
. ihr,-corn.r-,i f,p Ia the top 81 ia"
bag. letting u f,ll over the front. S"N
ihtr- hfa.. cuf,sin.ting. to the thrrc
corners. snd hang with = cord or ribbon.
lien yari oi ,h~-.e-cloth. plsc- in
the bag. snd you hsNc q Christmas g'n
that snv hou.sk,~r"t sill spptrvi'i".
On. - ihs .land" sent m" cut" VT
tl- ornam~ui Ill the Nay from Nhghn
Tsll. IL ,on.i.ici II tvo whit" oSl'
hanging In eilds-i hugs. III" owl.
sstr made ~ iis.u" paper, With htil.
spot. of hfown psiut put On hrtr and
tiI.r-. And long .tii,he. 20 brown ~aNony
u,rv Ia rrprcssn, iis ie-i, q. well a. '"
hold the owl In ~. ring. u. eve. con-
.i.,cd 20 large circular plcS-. ~ white pa
rsr. then smaller plccc. II black pap~r'
then . still smaller pi~cc ~ gold paper,
forming thrr- acknowledgement ring''
III. pupil. ~ the eve. ucrc shoe bul'on''