The National tribune., 1895-12-19
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.


Years Calendars have been awarded to the
following additional contributors of Christmas
recipes and directions for making Christina:
! gifts. The winners in full are Belle c. Ander
son, Guthrie, O. T.; Edith NJ. Haines. East st
Louis, Mo-; Nina Ballou, Durham, N. H.; Jes
sic l.. Duel, Hollenback, Pa; Angie NJ Conk'
lin, Mulberry, o.; Maude Mowry, Mexico N
Y; Mary l.. Best Stoneham, Mass /; Ida V.
Webb. Elroy, Wis; Dora L. Williams, Near.
thur Place. Detroit. Mich; Emma Hand, Star
Prairie, Wis; Sallie A. Payne Wichita, Kan.
nj. Eta Fuller Spring Lake, n. Y.
The first instalment was printed last week
some table recipes will appear later, owing to
the large contributions in the way Of fancy
articles.
A NEW MEMBERS CONTRIBUTIONS
A Handkerchief Casa roll of blue and a
roll of white crepe tissue-paper, or any two
harmonizing colors; a yard of blue baby-rib-
bon, and thin layer of cotton batting, are all
this pretty gift will require.
Take a piece of paper of each color, SxlO
inches and lay the batting between, which
should be 7x9 inches, taking care that it comes
within half an inch of the edge all around /;
now fold il together with the white outside,
and make two holes in the center of the back,
and tie it together from the inside, so that the
bow win be on the outside; tie together the
white and blue and batting, on the two back
and the lower corner of the front cover in the
same way. The upper corner of the front
cover should be Tapped down two inches and
tied through with row outside.
Postal Autographs-A nice book for postal
autographs may be made in the same way.
having two holes punched through the postal
cards, and tied together with the outside COW
ering of crepe-paper The paper can be OBJ
tanned at any booksellers store.
Dora L. Williams, Macarthur Place, Detroit,
Mich.
MARY L. BEsT's COLLECTION.
Useful Gift-Take four blotters of me-
dunn size, having the top one white. On this
paint "A spray of flowers, Autumn leaves, or
sketch. In the lower right-hand corner place
a small calendar, such as comes for fancy work,
and tie at the top with bow of bright satin
ribbon that will harmonic with the flowers.
One ] saw had a spray of purple and yellow
pansies and was tied with yellow ribbon.
Fancy Boxes.-Yery pretty glove and hand
kerchief boxes are made by covering small
boxes with white linen; on the cover a spray
Of flowers being embroidered. and the box
lined with soft silk, put loosely in TO form
folds in the box, and between the silk and
bottom of box is layer of sheet waddiag,
with sachet powder sprinkled on it.
Mary L. Best.
BELLIES ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Mouchor Case.-Two pieces of No. IL ribbon,
nine inches long; sew two sides together neatly.
Embroidcr or outline pretty vine of forget
me-nos or daisies through the center, the
length of the ribbon. Line with china silk.
which should have the word "Mouchoirs
outlined dagonaily across the center. DO not
omit the saehet powder.
dainty lace border, two and half or three
inches wide, completes the case. This can be
crocheted of fine lace thread. This is one of
the prettiest handkerchief cases imaginable.
One j have just finished is OF shaded satin
ribbon-green and pink and wood brown. !
sewed the ribbon together SO the brown is in
the center; over which is embroidered vine
of pink daisies with bronze-green leaves. The
lining is pink china silk.
The lace is a wide pattern Of scallops. 1t is
too wide to describe in our small space but is
called fairy lace, and appeared in books and
magazines four or five years ago.
Belle q. Anderson Guthrie, Okla.
ETTTE's ROSE TIDY.
Take pink-shaded crochet cotton, No. so
Make chain of Eve stitches and fasten in a
ring; fill this with ID single crochets mot put
ting the thread over. Then make chain of
four stitches and catch in between the fourth
and fifth stitches of the ring, which will make
when repeated around the ring five loops; these
fill with four trebes- (putting the thread over
aud one single crochet.
Make chain of five stitches and fasten in
the single crochet back of first loop of trebles.
Repeat all around the center, and you will
again have five loops, which fiji with five trebles
aud single crochet. Make a chain of six
aud iasten back of trebles in single
crochet.
Repeat this all around roset, and then fill
loops with seven trebles and single crochet.
Make a chain of seven stitches, fasten as be-
fore, aud I'll with eight trebles
Repeat this, increasing the number in the
chain by one and the number Of trcbles in the
loops by one. until you have a chain of IL and
filed with 10 trebles.
Break off the thread, and draw through
thread Of loop
Make 80 Of these and join together, nine in
q square. and put the four squares together
with pretty pink ribbon.
N. Elite Fuller, Spring Lake, n. Y.
TWO PRETTY GIFTS.
To make lovely glass letter-case. take three
pieces Of glass 8 by B inches. bind the edges
with ribbon, and join together at one side;
then take about yard of ribbon and faslen
the ends TO one piece Of glass with a small bow.
Leave about one and half inches of ribbon
between each piece Of glass. and make little
bow at each place where the ribbon is Joined
10 the glass.
When the pieces or glass are all Joined at the
ends. hang up on the wall by the remainder of
ribbon.
A Four-in-H Hand Neck Tie.-For gentleman
a tour-in-hand neck tie. Make Of linen. lined
with any kind of white goods. The linen is
bought all ready marked then worked with
wash silk. Cream and pink is pretty for young
men; for old men, black
Pen Wiper.-Seect soft, even chamois skin,
and from it cut -four stars of equal size fasten
them together with narrow. bright ribbon,
run through two Sits cut in exactly the same
4 fnh I'm faa NJ n.
outside star print Xmas" in fancy letters the
same color as the narrow ribbon which fastens
the pen wiper together.
Ida V. Webb Elroy Wis