The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-14
A MEMORY TABLE.
4 Very Neat COlCeit with Which 10 Ornament
The PdTlQT.

Calling, recently, on an artistically in
clined lady acquaintance, l noticed among a
number of beautiful and quaint articles Of
her own handiwork very pretty ribbon
bedecked little table.
On closer inspection / observed each rib
bon was Inscribed with the autograph of
some friend or relative. With The proverbial
thirst for knowledge which possesses the
average newspaper folk, l commenced TO
ask questions. The lady informed me that
it was a memory table" and an idea of
her own, but gave me permission TO use 1t
for the benefit of the lady readers of The
MORNING CALL. The materials for con-
strueting this pretty affair are very simple
and the effect beautiful, aside from the
value OF the autograph collection. Any one
with a little taste in combining cOlOrs can
secure an ornament at once beautiful and
interesting. First procure one OF those
little square topped tables with bamboo
legs, such as can be purchased anywhere
for trhe.
Cover the plain wood top with layer of
wadding; take piece OF plush, old gold,
peacock blue. olive or rich cardinal, which
ever you fancy put over the waddlng. tack
Ing it smoothly aud firmly to the under side
OF the table.
Now for the ribbons. You write or ask
your friends to select piece of No. ribbon,
any color they prefer, half yard lOng-and
five inches from one end TO write his or her
name. Let me suggest, however, you had
better send the ribbon to your gentlemen
friends, as | know from actual experience
that the average mans knowledge OF cOlors
and qualities of ribbon is apt to be very
limited, and, instead OF his getting the width
required, he will nine times out of ten get
something too wide or too narrow or too
something else.
Should the autograph be rather dim, you
can trace 1t over with gliding and very
fine brush. III you have friend who can
paint tiny spray of flowers. forget-me-
n0ts, Violets, daisies, ETC., it will be an add
ton.
Cut the selvedge edge on each side of both
ends for about four inches and fringe out.
IL you can knot" fringe nicely the effect
will be much handSomer. After you have
accumulated a sufficient number Of ribbons
to 60 completely around the edge CT your
table you will find you have motley col
lection OF co0rs, old rose, pale green, ivory,
old blue olive. peacock blue, salmon. car
dlnal, lavender, lemon, white, orange, royal
purple, and even black, with autographs
outlined in gold tTacery. You begin at one
side, close to the corner, and with white
beaded pins attach the ribbons firmly to
the edge of the plush-cOYered table, first
turning over about a third OF the ribbon on
the outside so as 10 show two rows of fringe
hanging down, the autograph, of course,
showing on the outside also.
Continue until you have gone all around
the edge, and, should you have some rib
b0ns left over, tie them in pretty bows
about the legs of the table. Ii you have
arranged your colors tastefully you will be
delighted with your work, and will have
"a thing of beauty and joy forever" A
little table of this kind would be a graceful
gift to loved teacher from her pupils. or 10
a sweet girl graduate from her classmates,
or to dear girl friend who shortly becomes
bride, in which case the ribbons could be
all white and the top of white plush, the
legs silvered or gilded. Should the owner
at any time desire to dtsmantle the table,
the ribbons can be laid away, and in after
years. coming across them. what memories
they will recall Nearly forgotten faces
will arise at the sight of those names, and
there will be mingled pleasure and pain in
the memory of those dear old days. And
they will, perhaps, suggest how has it Jared
with the owner and those very dear friends
of bygone days siuce the ribbons were
collected to make the little Memory
Table" BETH BRAMBLE.