The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-12-12
CALENDAR WINNERS.
Nisnble-FiuEered Loyal Home Workers VINO
have won the holiday Souvenir.

NimbIe-I7ingered Loyal Home Workers Who
Have WON the Holiday Souvenir.
NATIONAL TRIBUNE CALENDAR.
One Of the beautiful NATIONAL TRIBUNE
calendars was offered to every member OF the
Inv. and &C who would contribute good
recipe or carefully prepared directions for max
ing Christmas gift. Those who have success
fully responded thus far are Edith NJ Haines,
Nina Ballou, Jessie S. Dull, Angie NJ. Conklin,
and Maude Mowry If any of these lall to re-
ceiye a calendar by Jan. 1. 1896, she viii please
notify Kate b. Sherwood. Canton, 0.
ED1TH's NOVELTIES.
Match Holdcr-A thin piece of cardboard
eirht inches long by six deep is covered win
tan-colored linen. and across the bottom two
inch band OF sandpaper, exactly matching Inc
linen IN shade, is glued.
Two tinv cumbersome for matches and one
for burned ends-aTe tied just above the sand
paper with yellow ribbon.
A spray OF yellow roses is either painted or
embroidered on the linen u IS prettler pant
ed and the stems continued across the sand
paper and the Gower and leaves painted inside
and cut on the tunibcr.
A ring is glued TO the top and finished by
tying a large bow Of yellow ribbon through IT,
spoon Case.-As there has been 50 much
spOOnlng going on lateiy, mere are uileClioHs
for making case TO keep them in.
Ii is made OF natural pongee lined with gray
channels. 49, inches long by 10 wide bound
round with heliOtrope silk braid aud tied with
ribbons TO correspond. Two-iDch wide straps
20 hold the spoons in place are also bound,
stitched down. at intervals of one and one
quarter inches, and scattered violets painted on
them. The word "SpOons" is painted Oh one
corner OF the outside ia shades of hellotrope,
touched with gilt
Crab-shell Pen wiper.-placc the shell d.
agonally across a cardboard foundation that
has been covered with black velvet. Pink sew
eral leaves Of chamois that have been cut the
shape OF the shell and I'll the space between
the channels and shell with chanois cut in
fringe, fasten the shell 10 the foundation with
bow of ribbon.
Pea-pod Cushion.-An odd trihc is this cush-
ion. 1t is four and one half inches long by
one and Onc-half inches in its widest place and
covered with bright-green satin drawn smooth
lv over pea-pOf-shaped pieces OF cardboard.
The cushion which stuffs out the bursting pod
is covered with green satin, and has peas paint
ed down the center. Loops Of green baby RIB
ION finish the stem end.
Edith NJ Haines, East St. Louis. Mo.
HINAs FLEEcY LACE.
Abbreviations-o. over; u, narrow.
Cast or - stitches.
Use quite coarse needles and No. 30 linen.
1st row-kDit plain.
I'd row-knit 2. o. knit s. q. n, knit ]. n o.
knit ;, 0, n, knit j. u, o, knit ). o, n, knit 3.
80 row-knit plain. 30 st.
9th row-knit 2 @. knit j, n, 3 times. slip
], n, pass slip 81 over, knit ], O. slip ], u, pass
slip st over o. knit j, u, three times, slip ]. a.,
pass slip 81 over, knit ], 0, slip J. d. pass slip St
over, o, knit ]. ~ times, slip i, Il, pass slip
81 over. knit J. o. a. knit 2.
9Th row Knit plain except loops, knit j,
purl !, knit ]. 81 st.
9th row-knit j. n, o, n. knit ,. n, o, knit 3.
o, u, knit g. ~ O. knit 3, 0, o, knit 3, u, Q, knit
9Th row--Knit plain. 30 ST.
9Th row-knit ], n. o. n, knit J. n, O. knit 5
Q, n, knit ], a, o, knit O. o, n, knit l, n Q, knit
9th row-Knit plain. 30 ST.
10th row-Knt ]. a. o. slip ], n, pass slip st
over, o. knit ], n, 3 times slip J. n, pass slip
81 over knit ], 0. slip l. -, pass slip St over. o,
knit I. D, 3 times slip j, n. pass slip st over,
knit j, o. slip ]. u. pass slip ST over o. knit g.
nth row-Same as 9Th 81 ST.
18th row-Knit2 o, knit 3. o, n. knit 3. n, 0,
Knit z, Q, "A, knit 3, n, o, knit g. o. n, knit 4.
JEssIEs COLLECTION.
Handkerchief Case: Take an embroidered.
tlged handkerchief aud a square piece OF paste
BOARD that will it INSIDE Of the handkerchief;
cover the pasieboard with satin and scented
sheet wadding. Fit the satin-coyercd paste
board inside OF the handkerchief lace the en-
broidered edges together With baby ribbon, aud
tie the ends of the ribbon into pretty bows
Picture Throw: Take "a eggs blow out the
egg part by making small hole IN each end
OF the shell, gild the shells Take baby rib
bon OF different lengths. from one-half yard 10
three inches. fasteb plush bali end of rib
bon; string one egg on each piece of ribbon;
Lie the other ends OF the ribbon together lasten
pretty bow on, aud hang Oh the corner OF 4
picture frame.
Jessie s. Dull, Hollenback, Pa.
Angles CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
IN our Christmas offerings 10 oar friends we
should try to put into them something Of our
selves. for Lowell has told us that THE gift
without the giscr is bare" Something FASH
Toned by The donors hand is always more
priced than the most expensive purchased
present
very pretty and inexpensive gift is the
daisy" pen per- made OF white and yellow
felt, with centers Of brown velvet fastened 10
graduated lengths Of pale-grcen ribbon.
Cut ~ white petals tw 0 inches long and stone
the ends 10 a sharp point; sew six points to-
gether for the upper part and place tho other
six between the opening of the upper petals
Cover small piece of pasteboard with brown
velvet, and sew in the center Of the petals
The yellow daisies made in the same man.
ner
Fer Grandma and Grandpa. dainty little
Eift for grandpa grandma is a spectacle
wiper made OF chamois skin. Cut two pieces
tbe shape OF an eye-glass aud about as large
again.
Work the edges with red silk floss. and prjnt
on one piece with red ink the words Merry