The National tribune., 1892-03-10

either plain or laid in little fat pleats. The
material is a light wool with a broken thread
of dark brown. 1t is almost needless to say
that the skirt is a plain bell skirt.
SEA
Dry your salt thoroughly in q hot oven, and
mix a little corn starch with it, and you will
have no trouble Of shaking it out Of saltcelars.
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Long e7ening gloves that in the hands are
beyond all further wear, often have quite fresh
tops. These washed in gasoline, pinned to
a board 10 dry, and then well-aired, may be
used in making many pretty thiugs-photo-
graph eases, calendar holders card cases and
covers for lavorte magazines or a paper-covered
copy Of good book. For the book cover cut
two pieces Of the cardboard just the size Of the
book aud cover these on the outside with the
leather, and lining and pockets into which
the front leaves are slipped, Of heavy silk. If
your Kid is not as wide rs the cover needs,
make the ribbon that covers the back wider
it is usually Que inch. The seam where the
leather and ribbon join may DO hidden with a
narrow gold braid. The leather is cut with
enough margin to turn over the edges and Is
fastened down to tho cardboard. To this tho
lining is overcast. The pockets arc made OF
the lining material, stiifeRed with cardboard or
wigan. The inside seam is left open so the
book covers may be slipped in. One made OF
black undressed kid with gold decoration
they are painted sometimes with appropriate
flowers or quotations-or tan one with gold
would be pretty.
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Heart-shaped frames for photographs are the
most favored nowadays, and two or three tied
together with ribbons and hung on tho wall
are pretty. Gray suede gloves make lovely
ones. Cut two pieces Of cardboard heart
shaped. with an opening for the photograph in
one Of them cover the outer one with the
leather aud the inner with a gray lining fJsten
them together at the point and all around tho
sides. but leave an opening at the top so the
picture can be slipped it. Make three Of these
of different sizes aud tic with gray ribbons The
exact shade Of the suede. Flowers painted on
them, or little slvery crosses or feur dc lis are
! pretty for further decoration.
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| For those who like to finish their sewing III
before tho hot weather comes there are goods
and styles enough to keep them occupied.
/ pretty way to make light-brown ginghan
gown is with q plain skirt, full waist, will
white yoke aud full white sleeves, a tan-colOre(
ribbon sash, and ribbons going up from it a
the sides and tying over the shoulders in bows
| The effect is very girlish and pretty. o
! a7n
! Women ought 10 have tender spot in thei
hearts for llowers-they are more like flower
/ than anything else on earth. Now IS the time
to start pansy seed in the house, and, with
few sashes aud frames, viOlets, mignonette
pansies, and carnations may be started out o
doors, and made to bloom long before they
could be had in open ground. A piece Of mat
ting or old carpet thrown over them the cole
nights will be sufficient protection. The pansie
grown in the house must be kept moist, no
too hot, nor yet allowed TO freeze. As soon a
the frost is ~ of the ground they SHOULD
be planted out Of doors.