The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-03-24
EASTER GIFTS.
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Something to Take the Place of the Tire
some Easter Card.
There is nothing in this world more
useless than gift card. 1t serves and
can serve no after purpose beyond the
one glance at its face and the one thought
of pleasure that we have been, in any
wise. remembered. This is so true and
SO thoroughly appreciated that crowd
of booklets have somewhat superseded
it. But the booklets are useless too.
And every onA is tired of the whole
pasteboard family. Anything equally
pretty and inexpensive is welcomed in
stead. The following hints and sugges-
tons for Easter gifts may lead to others
still. with which hope they are submit
ted.
For men there are egg shaped paper
weights, inkstands, memorandum cases,
etc. Or one may make a thumb paper
of the same oval by doubling and cut
ting folded gray cardboard, Sitting the
middle of one side and tying loosely to-
gether with Tom Thumb ribbon. The
reverse side should be decorated in pen
and ink or water colors. A pretty book
mark is made on strip Of cardboard s
inches long and inch wide. Inch wide
ribbon is glued upon it to extend at each
end for an inch, which is raveled GU
The cardboard is then bent over
either end about two inches. and the
other side is painted in conventional
row of lilies, violets or arbutus. On the
bent ends are lettered the date and the
recipients name or initials. Do this in
gold, silver or bronze. The powders are
readily applied with slender camers
hair brush. the powder having been
moistened with weak mucilage. Half a
yarl Of Tread white glace ribbon may
lie thus u; red or painted. or both. for
d boo
A mark for d prayer book is made of
three varying lengths of half inch rib
bon, in purple or olive green. fastened
together at one end and the others fur
nished with a gilt or silver cross, anchor
and heart. One piece is ornamented
with the word Easter" in gilt. another
with three swinging bells, and the third
the proper Easter psalms (2-57, I'D in
tiny lettering. Or make as above. Of
purple. lavender and yellow ribbons. and
paint pansy at the fringed end of each:
or of yellow and white, and paint with
daisies, etc. A wide ribbon bookmark
may be painted with a nest full of rob-
ms eggs. or fight Of birds, or branch
of cherry blossoms or anemones or daft
fodils. Any of these last suggestions
may be carried out on panels of beveled
cardboard. A happy idea is to transfer
to one of these small, unmounted and
appropriate photograph and wreathe it
in early blossoms. Or a mounted photo
graph can be presented in one of the
multitudinous frames now made in linen
or celluloid. which last should be dec
grated with the flowers that bloom in
the spring.
For little boys Irvine bag. or blot
ter, or penwiper, can be made in egg
shape. The last may also be of olive
green felt, loosely plated and surmount-
ed by downy yellow chicken. Buy this
outright. Don't try to make it, for you
can't.
Children always fancy eggshells en-
bellished. Empty through a small hole,
cleanse thoroughly and paint a face on
one side. Cover the rest with a tissue
paper bonnet and glue by this to a few
plated layers of tissue paper, and that
to the top of a box of candy. Or buy an
ostrich egg for a bonbon box. or use
goose egg for the same purpose, setting
it upright on paper mat, and making
another as top to the tiny hole by which
the equally tiny candies are inserted.
Ducks eggs are tough and lovely
shade in themselves. They may be
touched up with bit of landscape. a
few flowers and the inevitable lettering.
You can fill an old birds nest with eggs
(blown) which have been lettered to make
the child's own name, or the word Easter.
An eggshell that has been blown through
two opposite holes may, after it has
been decorated, have a slender silk cord
run in with darning needle. One end
makes a loop, and the other is finished
with a tassel. Eggshells serve yet an
other use for little people and their elders
After careful rinsing and drying. stand
them in pan of bran. Pour in care
fully through the hole. which should be
as small as possible, stiff gelatin blanc
mango, colored variously by the different
sugars to be procured at any confection-
er's. Let it stand "a hours. Break of
the shells upon bed of light jelly and
candied peels.
The wooden eggs which unscrew In
half may be fitted up with thimble. scis-
SorS and needle book Tor little girl, or
filed with candies for the babies. or va
riously decorated as taste directs. Those
which are used for stocking darners VIII
prove acceptable to mammas. For these
last, and their daughters also, make a
needle book of yellow channels skin. Cut
two pieces in egg shape. and buttonhole
all the edges In yellow silk. Attach the
two at one side, fastening at the same
place three buttonholed leaves of white
flannel. Sew Tom Thumb yellow rib
bons to the opposite sides and tie togeth-
er. Make. an emery of peacock blue
cloth IN the form of tiny egg; or the
same shape. larger. for hairpin holder
or pincushion. The possibilities are end
less and always pretty. There is no ex-
cuse. Don't give your worst enemy this
year an Esast.r card RTzrr5 HUI