Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16
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To make a photograph holder, take
piece of plush seven inches wide, and
ten inches long and line il with silk
Of a pretty contrasting color, with an
interlining Of strong muslin. Put two
pockets on the inside just wide enough
to put the pictures in; leave the peck
els l l-2 inches apart, to allow the case
TO shut up like book. Finish the
edges with silk cord and lasten narrow
ribbon on the sides TO tie together.
Embroider the words "Our Friends"
on the outside, with gold colored silk.
Pretty thermometers are made by
removing the tin frame OF a small Their
mometer. Cut out u piece of paste
board in the shape of palette, and
cover il with plush or velvet, with
design OF golden rod painted or en-
broiderered on it. Fasten this Their
mometer to the card board and tie
bow Of ribbon in the thumb hole.
Pretty bangle boards are made OF
small rolling pins. Cover the middle
with plush and gild the handles.
Fnsten small brass hooks through the
plush and tie ribbon to the handles to
hang it up by.
One way to make pretty blotting
pad is TO take piece OF celluloid about
eight inches long and five inches wide.
Paint q bunch Of pansies on il. Lay IL
over four sheets of blotting paper the
same size, cut two slits in the top Of
each, and tie them together with bows
Of ribbon. Bristol board may be used
instead Of celluloid for covers, or "a
piece OF card board covered with EN-.
broidered plush or velvet.
Have you seen the handkerchief,
glove, collar and cuff boxes, crocheted
out Of fine macrame cord, white carpet
chain or knitting cotton9 They are
beautiful and cost so little that any
lady can afford TO make them. A
glove box should be IL inches long,
IL inches wide and 2 l-2 inches deep
Use close pattern for the bottom and
81 OF an inch OF the sides, then crochet
open spaces large enough to run a
ribbon one inch wide through; then
crochet the remainder OF the sides close.
The lid is made like the box, a little
less than one inch deep. Finish the
edge with scallops crochet ring aud
fas,cn it on the lid to lift II by. Use
a block of wood for a mold. After the
crocheting is done rub stiff with -four
starch into the work. draw it over the
mold and set II away in warm place
until dry, then give it two coats OF
varnish. This hardens the work and
makes it durable. When thoroughly
dry give il a coat OF diamond bronze
paint. Line it with satin ahd weave
satin ribbon, the same color as the
lining, in and out OF The space left for
il, tie pretty bow where the ends meet
Collar and cuff boxes may be nodded
over half gallon jar turned upside
down, or u small tin bucket. Make
them deep enough To hold the cuffs
Leave space all around the top of the
lid to about an inch from the edge, fol
ribbon to run through. Handker
chief boxes are made square and just
large enough 10 hold large handker
chiefs, folded twice. Any pretty color
may be used TO line them. Pretty
work baskets are made in the sam,
/ way, with or without spaces for ribbon
J Shape them over an oval baking
dish or round, square, oblong o
} octogon shaped cake pan. A card
/ basket is made quite shallow and i,
pretty with pale ribbon run through i
and tied in bows.
! II you wish to make a waste paper
! baskes, use coarse Irvine; crochet a
: close bottom and use a more open Mt
$ tern for the sides. Mold over tin o
wooden bucket.
! To make u pretty shopping bag
! crochet strip six inches wide anC
! twelve inches long for the bottom
. The sides are done in shells by crochet
i. ing them double two chains aud thei
D double in one stitch, then two chuii
D aud repeat with the fifth stitch. Mex
: row put the shells into the two chain,
1 Of the shells in the row below. Max,
!. handle IL inches Icing and s,iffen i
D well. Line with satin. Finish Ia
: basket, or any other siiilencd croche
! work, with diamond gold, bronze o.
! copper paints, or combination o
i them. These paiats are very easy Il
d use and the results are always salts
j. iaciory.--Agriculinral Epitomist.
The Corbett- Mitchell fight is &
: take place at Jacksonville, Fla.
The people who need more relig
: ion are: The man who starves hi
J horses; the man who growls like