The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-10-27
CHRISTMAS is COMING.
A Number of Prizes to BE Given for Needle
work Designs,

A Number of Prizes to BE Given for Needle
work Designs.
Christmas is coming and already busy fingers
are preparing their gifts for the dear ones of the
HAPPY Household. Many home circle will be
frightened by The clever conceits and fancies OF
brains Quick 10 design and hands TO execute.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE desires in every pos
sisle way To encourage and stimulate the activi-
ties of the membership and TO duly reward the
skiliful The patient and the industrious in every
line of useful activity. A number of original
designs are wanted for Christmas holiday workers,
and to SECURE these THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE will
give special prizes. as follows:
PRIZES FOR ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.
For best design for Christmas novelty. with
directions ard original drawing, ladies watch
chain Of solid rolled gold plate, with charm, either
heart or drum the latter of mother-ofpearl and
gold-trimnIed-
For second best design. Victoria chain, with
heart pendant.
For third best. dainty lace pin or c. C. badge.
The Christmas novelties must be something
suitable as gift from friend to friend, az card
case handkerchief holders, colar-bags calendars,
button-bags, and so
PRIZES FOB DESIGNS.
Besides the prizes for original designs, with
drawings THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE will offer the
following prizes:
For best collection of Eve directions for Christ
mas articles Victoria chain with heart pendant
For second best collection of five, lace pin or c.
G. badge.
For third best collection Of five, drum charm.
All designs end directions must reach THE Ma
rToSAL TRIBUNE lice as early as Nov. 10 at which
date awards will be made.
LUNCHES ENJOYED BY BOYS.
The following is given the favorite lunch of a
little city boy, by his mother. in one of the New
nrlr Nax m
like TO know how this compares with the favorite
aunch Of a little country boy.
FL To this end THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE invites the
CoHntry boys of every State to send on account
ofkeir farorite lunches-schooI lunches. Of course.
By bcnntry boys is meant all those outside great
Giles. who carry their dinner to school.
To the boy sending an account OF his favorite
lunch in tire best shape, TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
will give c. c. badge
To the second BEST a cory of "our Nations War
Songs."
To the ilird best. a copy of Grand Army War
Songs"
By hes; si,7re is meant writing spelling. compo-
sition and general appearance of letter.
All accounts must reach The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Office by December, written by the boys them
selves, each 10 be under Il.
Address nli communications relating TO these
contests to Editor Loyal Homeworkers' Depart
CITY Boys LUNCH.
fresh crisp Vienna roll split in two buttered
nicely with very esh butter with about two table,
spoOnfuls OF finely-cisopped chicken. two celery
leaves. aud little sait spread between them; a
small jar Of grape jelly. exrac, OF meat jars saved
fer that parfaasr. suugly closed with The cork be-
longing 10 lire j.r: two Graham waters and bot
lie Of sealded milk Chat Is milk tax en- from the fire
the infinite it has reached The boiling point, and
bottled when cooledl. and I've neat little bone
spoon for h.n The jelly ti The whole lunch
pn llpa Tie
willow basket.
JELLIEs For GAME
II rs very -eli known that tart jeilies better
with poultry and game, and for this reason, for
Others cufrart jelly has always been esteemed
most dczirui5e. But curranis growing more
scarce, aud the question has been. what will take
Sc place. Aud comes the California Fruit
Groi0eT with ibe information that fruit juice may
be hoiied TO jelly without sugar. and thus its
tartness may he preserved. Mash the fruit and
strain boil down very carefully in porcelain or
granite While II is thin cook rapidly but as
1t shictEeDs let it simmer slower and slower. and
finally finish in a sioneware jar in a cool oven.
CREAM SOUP
Cream soup is savory and wholesome and
easily epared that The wonder is it is not on every
table. Try this:
Bring quart Of milk 10 The boiling point add
piece Of butter tile size Of an egg and season well
OF bread cut into small squares and well Drowned
in the Have ready pint of chicken BROTH
strained isnIaioes, celery, and stir into the
milk. together with a tablespoonful Of -four or
corn starch. Dissolved to give consistency. Turn
the coup tie bread squares, and serve hot III
omRioes ased add half teaspoonful of bicar-
donate CT soda
SHELL LACE PATTERNS.
DEAR c. &. FRIENDS Here ID a pretty crochet
lac Fttte i e q Try
Chain II stitches:
LIST row irebles chain, and 3 trebles in 4h
siitch. which forms shell, chain, she'll on sth
stitch. chain. II iFebes n 18th stitch 3ebain turn
ID row. treble ia each of IL trebles in proceed
ing ". . chain shell: always putting shell in
shell. chain, shell. treble ina chain beginninp
OF first row. chain. turn.
ID rom-shell. chain, she'll 2 chain treble
between each OF iaet i treDies with chain be-
tween. masking y irebies iH ALL chain turn.
Ssh row. treble nround each chain between
trebles in preceding with 2 chain between
making 81 holes 81 chain chain shell, chain
shell. treble in 3 chain. 3 chain turn.
5th Shell. 2 chain shelf 2 chain 2 frebles
chain md ircleH in first of III holes skin one
hole irehies chain. and frehles in nexts
Repeat from 10 times, making groups OF 4
treBies. turn.
Gh row-s Shell around ] chain between .
trebes .. Repcai from to times 2 chain
shell. cii-in, shell, treble ia 5 ciiain chain
turn.
7th row--sheil CLAIM shell . chain shell i'm
each OF mex; shells turn
stu ryw--i2 ireisicE IN each of shells shell
In ieyt shell. chain, Shell chain shell treble
tn cl'aiu cilain, turn Begin firsl row. putting
tie u trebies In last shell. and JON with single
crochet 10 80 treble Of ~ trebles in last row At
end oi 81 row join 10 9Th treble of same scalot,
Al end Of 5ti row join to 7th treble of next scaop
Al end of 9Th row join between ID and 30 scAiop.
&ilh success TO thc c. C., am. Pro Patria-Clara
A Potts Stock ham, Neb.