The morning times., 1895-07-17
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Fancy Work
for Presents

Year Dy year the pleasant custom OF
gift-making is on the increase. and
many bits of fancy work, which help to
while away the summer hours on hotel
piazZas are destined for Christmas re-
membranes of some OF the autumn bazars
which help to raise funds for the various
charities on whose resources such constant
demand is made during the winter. So
there is always a welcome for novelties or
pretty variations OF old ideas.
HANGING TABLET,
A convenient and novel article is the
which may be used for various purposes.
1t consists of board ninety-two inches
long by nine wide. furnished at the top
with two metal hooks to suspend it from
the wall, and ornamented with burnt
cork and colored painting on wood and
leather. The middle OF the space is occu-
pied by a flat pocket, made of piece OF
leather seven inches wide and six deep,
decorated with strip of leather
inch broad, fastened by ornamental
nails. The leather is divided into squares,
which are first pierced with the bead
punch and then brenZed, leaving smootlo
narrow strips between the squares. The
space above this pocket, which is intended
to hold paper or bills, is coIored dark with
the wood is punched with the graver and
bronzed, leaving the outli nes OF the
floral ornamentation, whose edges are
burnt, and the surfaces painted with
blue, red. and yello oil coIors; a
border composed OF squares ARA nged
diamond fashion, and painted alternately
green and red surrounds the whoie,
Across the ornamented surface stretch
ltrst, Of Loaf rNF ariGT IaF
widths, decorated by the platinum
needle, with tiny stars or wheels. Bronze
hooks at tire corners and distributed at
irregular intervals over the surface hold
bunch of keys, scissors, etc.
This would be an acceptable and useful
| article for busy mans office If made in
| leather, decorated solely with ornamental
| nails, and, if skill permits, the owners
| initials or monogram III the center of the
| pocket For a Collegian's rOoln, it might
i be covered with silk, with bands OF rib
| bon of various lengths and widths in the
! college ColoTs, while my Iady's boud0ir"
! could scarcely have a daintIeT ornament
| than a hanging tablet covered with white
| duck, embroidered or painted with tiny
| flowers in what is known as the 'Dres-
| den' style.
| Another pretty affair may help solve for
many a girl the problem Of this year 5
| Christmas gift to her father, brother, or
| friend. y piece OF heavy cardboard nine
| and one-half inches long and seven and
| one-half wide Is covered with brown calf
| skin. on which the design OF the lucky
| spider is painted the web in gold the
/ spider in dark brown, and the fly In black
| The little block calendar is gumned on,
| A braided leather cord is used to suspend
| II. II one has not the skin to paint the
| idea can be carried out by fastening on
piece Of cardboard, covered with silk or
| satin, one OF the webs containing d spider
and fly, which can be bought for a few
! cents at any shop that deals in japanese
| goods.
VEIL BOARD.
| Here is an article which win certainly
| fulfill the annual demand for something
! new" one OF the charming little trInes
whose value lies less in its utility than its
novelty, and the fact that it was made by
/ the donors own hands. Besides the pur-
| pose for which it was originally designed,
| IL would also be of service hung besides
| dressing table as a cushion for hat or
| vGR pins.
| The board is fourteen inches long and five
! inches wide, With a handle three and a half
| inches in length, and, after being covered
| with a layer or perfumed wadding has
| a second cover of TCh white silk damaSk.
| on which is a spray of flowers wrought
! III old gold and mOSs-green For this
| design Roman floss SILK is best; the heavy
| thread gives better effect than lighter
| painted with the pretty enamel paints IN
! silks. TIE handle after being giIded or
| any appropriate shade, is OInamented with
| a full bow of old gold rep ribbon an inch
| and half wide
FLOWER POT COVERS
Covers of all kinds are offered to hide
the plain red earthen pot, but many prove
| injurious TO the plants, and are, therefore.
| Objectionable to real lovers Of flowers
| Paper covers, though not harmful, are
| rarely pleasing to the eye, and, therefore,
| the pretty variety shown in the Illustration
| will be specially welcome
| This model has six pieces of cardboard
| eight inches high, four and half inches
! broad at the top, and three and a half
! at the bottom, but these are measurements.
and also the number of pieces can be changed
| TO suit the size of the pot. The pieces i'll
! the model are tied together with cigar rib
| bOns, each bow requiring eleven inches
The decoration of these pieces are little
| landscapes, similar TO those in Japanese
| picture books, done in water COIors, or
! simply black and white, relieved here and
| there with a touch of scarlet in the flow
| erS or the plumage of the birds
If the maker has not skill to do this, a
| charming effect could be produced by Gov
| ering the pastebOard foundation with the
| pretty crepe paper now so much in vogue
fastening with ribbon of the color chosen
| and ornamented with irregular daShes of
| gold or silver paint