Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-20
THINGS ORNAMENTAL As WILL A

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THINGS ORNAMENTAL As WELL AZ
USEFUL FOR CHRISTMAS TIME.
Ruth DER Il one Of those aggravat-
lngly smart folks who have their Christ.
mas gins oil planned and some hnlshed
by Tka giving; % when called there
Yesterday / persuaded her 90 show me
the contents of her Christmas box.
There Was o handsome linen lunch
cloth, hemstitched an Inch and hall
deep, and In the corners were scattered
msIden-halr fern. embroidered iu three
shades Of pale green sllk. Half Q dosen
dollics had the fern design drawn ON
them, and partly outlined.
There Was small box full Of Wish
homes, q dofen or more Of the tiny quail,
and one or two Of duck.
"Those I sm going to gild," she said
..and tie With white baby ribbon ON
square, white cards, and give To Msdgr,
for she enjoys having something unique
At her merry tea parties, and u ] have
time I will write an apt line under them
with gold paint. Then last summer
when l spent those two hsppy weeks In
the country, and. Ne our baby girl said,
had nothing To do but lie good hunt
ed aud found four-lcaf clovers and care
fully pressed them. | will paste Que
across the corner Of some of the cards.
so Madgc will have . variety of menu
cards, for you know che paints beauti-
fully. Those big. brown lichens are
more trophies Of my happy Summer
time; and With stub pen, Rob viii etch
landscapes or some other 'scaIes an
the smooth, white surface, aud they
gill ornament cabinet AZ well ne hold
down papers on . busy mans desk, aud
occasionally remind him of country
woods. see that pile % ribbonst Well,
that's To mske neckties. One Of the
.tore. had sale to clo.e out odds aud
ends Of ribbons, and az the seventeen
cent counter were several pretty rieces
Of No. ~ brocade, old style, but just the
thing for necktles. And u only takes .
yard aud a quarter for q four-ln-hsnd.
How do I do its simply take the worn
cut one. the boys discard and cover
them, cutting on the old sllk and hem
ming down the ribbon.
"weli, what are you going Ia do With
those dried rose gersnium ieaSesr
aid.
snake a sachet-bsg Of some PRETTY
printed muslin (in Imitation ~ China
silk) lust Ia III the chest where grandma
keeps her blankets. They are ssid Ia
keep out moths, and grandma IL psrtic-
uisrly fond of the fragrance.
OF course she had made q plncushion,
.. everybody does al Christina. time.
This she called mattress cushion, and
Il MAS twelve inches long, eight inche.
vide and ,hree inches deep, msde az lay
er. of old felt aud flannel cut very true
aud tackled together. The top was of
handsome brocsde .ilk, and the full pafi
around the side 81 contrasting color In
china silk.
cut 81 an old pair of long undrcs.el
Md glove. .be Was making . gentleman.
trs,elipg-ca.e for jewelry. II VAS about
four inches vide and ten inches long.
A strip ~ pale pink elder down flannel
the same Sire ws. finely hemmed 10 the
Md, one end being pointed. 4 tiny. Nat
bag Of the ND Was srwcd near the
straight end, with q buttunhole worked
Ia pink .ilk to fit the small, ballct-peatl
buttons, 40 the studs and cuif buttons
should not fall out. Scarf-plns arr Ia
be stuck In the flannel, and the strip
rolled up like grsndmo,her's nc-dl.-
book, ss there ARE pink and brown mar
ruw ribbons to tie u sew~d ." the point
81 end.
Then I saw lovely basket, that on
investigation proved Ia b. . small, OBJ
long grape bsske, With the handle ~
moved. II wa. covered inside aud out
.Ide with yellow China sllk shlrrcd to
.oi, fulne.. and apparently held In place
outside by lands Of No. : ribbon at tor
and bottom. The bottom VAS padded
With cotton .prinklci With powdered or.
ri. root. and the ak cover ~as fastened
down with q dozen bra.s-h.ade'i tscks
Just think how pretty II IL Ia hold the
old Lady. knitting or the young LADY,
fancy work.