Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-01-26
HOMENAKERS COLUMN.
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Colrus. Oxferi nsnerrsa. Paris. Malice.
cuuNch FAIR.

prvttiesf. Ia my idea, u the naif square
made from two shades Of ribbon, each
thrce inches Vide and twcoty-thrce
long. PROM each length IL cut niue
inches and THREE lengths are cut In half.
The fourteen-inch lengths are Joined
through the centre, on one csigr TOR six
iuches, and this sewed length IL then
folded through the centre dlsEonslly
over half q square of scented waddlng.
BEFORE sewing the ribbon around the
wadding the cut lengths arr put In, two
on one aide aud In alternating shades.
After sewing. the ribbon ends are firing
ed out aud the cushion finished With
narrow ribbon attached to each corner
for hanging.
Another attractive but odd pincushion
Il q cluster of bsnsnss attached Ia and
hung by q broad green ribbon. Get q
homely, real banana and cut or tear u
open AZ each scam, numbering each
piece a Il Z. taken 90. lay each piece
on paper and cut an exact pattern OF ",
then lay thcse patterns on yellow satin
and cut out. allowing just enough for q
smsll seam. sew the piec~- together
by the numbers, and over and over !;
stun with scented wsdding aud touch NJ
here and there with green and brown
paint In Initiation ~ the real banans.
For fancy work-bag, get piece 81
satin n By 10 inches, ! 10 yaris half
inch plcot-e'ige satin ribbcn, spool silk,
one ball ~ Belding's "pure THREAD
crochet sllk, all the same color, plush
the same sire ~ sstln ia pretty contrast
ing color. quarter sheet 81 wadding,
Ave cents worth 10 sache,.powdet, ten
h.lf.lnch bra. rings. Fold plush la
form bag elgh, inches vide and eleven
long, and sew up seams wrong side.
Gull, the wsddlng In diamonds Ia the
wrong side ~ satin with powder be-
tween I'LL two aud one-half inchc. 81
top Of bag Joln and ~ inside ~ plush
bag. Maketwo rows ~ hand-stitching
two aud one~hAlf and three Inches from
the top. Make opening. At opposite
side. Tor the drawing -.irings. Divide
the plco, In middle aud Insert AZ oppo-
site eide. aud fssten ends together. Nov
take knitting elk, Wind twenty times
around q large lead-pcncil, make 10 d G
In this ring and fasten, q Oh aud G la
the third Il c ~ ring, six more stitches
and G In sixth 4 c % ring, and so 90
until you have twelve loop. around the
wheel or ring. fasten and break. Max.
a row ~ ten rings, bolnlng q. YOU 81
along. The next row ~ ring. must 60
above aud between, instead 90 the rings
helng exactly abo,c the other. Make
thr-s rows. fold the rings exactly even
Al the bottom. Take single cr',chet
through both slie., : stltchc. In each OF
the four loops, and - In each Of the
tao half loop. between the wheels -
continue across the bottom. single cru
chet around the top ~ N. wheel. az
ring., And ~ thl. over III. bottom 81 the
plush bag and fasien In place. Ia each
bras. ring make NJ aud fsstsn. Take
~ threads % .lik lnche. long, loop :
thread. In each ring put the-e acro..
bottom - bag.
fan-bag may D. made ~ pale.blue
plush and lined With white satin. Do
the embroidery With ilsldlng'. white
wash twist. string. ~ white ala cord
aud ring ta..el. 81 white ak, the ring
bationloled with gold thread. To
maksA bsg take four straight plcc-. 81
material two lnche. longer than the fan,
and two and one-half lnchc. Vide after
allowing f0r q ..am. Cut each In Poln,
Al the bottom aud sew tog.th.r on the
wrong side. Line With ak ~ con.
trasiing color; turn dosn 81 the top aud
run IN a doahlc .hirr. String oi cord or
ribton. Finish the bottom With a hand
.ome tassel.
>hoe-bags m, ,oo veil known IL neci
description. but new and capacion'
hundry-tag can - made ~ tlcking,
awning cloth, denim or cre;onne, which
ever mstche. bc.t the furnishing 81 the
room. Take two widths 81 the material,
each a yard long cut slii near the top
20 each aud bind with braid. T'kc q
third pleCc ~ the same sire, lay all thr-c
together aud haste and blni With braid.
~hirt the top over smooth, dat stick
ike a curtain stick, and you have two
hag., Oue Ou each side ~ the inisfllhing.
N thsr, l. only ons closst door, aud that
too .mall 20 accommoiai. all 20 these
Articles, hang m. umhrrlla-cise on The
back ~ the head.boarl % the t-ci, lesy-
ing ju.t enough room 10 pas. 10 your
hand.
\ Knitted. Roman striped afghan may
d. easily made. The stitch IL called
RASPBERRY" aud Ia covered With little
thlmble-.hips,l tufts. Zee lone needles
about half the thickness. ~ q lead pencil,
aud bet quality 20 G.m,n,osn yarn.
Ca.t on ~ stitches. knit once acros.
plain. slip first stitch and make three
.iiiche. In next stitch, by knitting one
plain, scanning one, one plain, all IN
the same stitch, keeping all on needle
until thre. ar. made. Throw thread Tor
ward aud knit thrve stitches iogcil,@r,
making one % three; repeat until bat
one /. left On needle. whlch knit plain.
Next row seam al the way Acro.s. These
alternate rows make the pattern. Five
stripes, thrc. ~ black aud t~o 20 Roman
make a good sire. The stripes to be Que
and one-hsli ward. long. aud " uill take
h-twccn three aud four pound. ~ yarn.
Finish with a double row of shell. and
fringe.
The fancy for novel I,en~iper. Ia. lie
,eloped into atrafe. Nothing seem. too
,rute.que 90 ~ pressed Into service. \
new pen-Nlper l. a little Tam O',hsntrr
cap. The pufed crown !. q plecr ~
brlgh,zolof-d cashmere or silk. the
baud, a strip % black velvet rlb,on. The
leave. are Ia layers under the band,
covering what would be the opening for
the brad.
Another Ien-~lpsr !. little black
'high hat" Inverted upon number OF
flannel leaves placed In layers. In ths
hat I. folded q piece % rel sllk, hem
stitched, and Intends to represent an old
fashioned lii handkerchief. The -four
parts - the handkerchief stand upward.
Another Il a roll 81 colorrd cloth az
flannel In a III le .hswl-strsp. The enf.
~ IN. roll arr cut Into long, fring,>like
strips. "a heading To the fringe,
around each end % the roll l. worked q
row ~ brier-stltchin gay silk.
Ornamental handkerchief. can h.
easily made. Take apiece 81 best indi,
linen or linen lawn; take coff-~-cup
saucer or small plate and mark around,
then make = very small roll, hem evenly
all around, using flne thread. For the
lace, take 100 81 white linen thread fast
en- the thread In just under the hem of
the handkerchief, draw a loop through
the place made by the thread, and
make I ch ., .. Make ch II pretty tight
On the hem, drawing the loop out three
eigh,hs ~ an inch put thread over the
hook aud make a stitch through the
loop: thread over again aud make a
stitch between the loop aud single
thread over again and draw through the
two stitches on the hook. Repeat this
from. Then three-elghths Of IN Inch
from IN. nl.ce where the thread was