The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-14
and a spray or flowers may be painted on
the top if desired.

the top if desired.
Mrs. w J.. Tabor, Crescent Ark-Near-
~ all Of us women are now In the midst
of our annual worry over holiday gifts,
and tho question ~ more perplcNinR to us
than usual, from the fact that we find our
purses lighter than ever before. But
mono Of MS like to let the holidays pass
without sending our friends something.
We are SO often admonished 10 remember
those to whom Christmas brings nothing.
This. ] think. is good advice. for we arc
apt to give only to those who have plenty,
or to those who we think viii return the
favor The advice to give to those who
have not Is good, If it is not followed by
this usual preamble: Look over your
ehidren's old toys and see II there are not
some that are defaced and that they have
become tired OF. etc. Gather up your old
hats, dresses, cloaks. etc, ald send them
10 some of your poor ncighbors." Sis
ters, don't do that al Christmas time. for
It must be very hard while the rest OF the
world is rejoicina with good cheer 10 have
such a brutal reminder of ones poverty
thrust on her. Don't offer such things as
Christmas gifts / fail to see where there
would he anything blessed in giving away
old Junk" that would otherwise 20 TO the
attic. But dog-eared books may be neatly
mended and new covers put on them, and
headless dolls may be refuruished and
the daintiest kinds and often do for our
children and other peoples just well
as TO spend money for new ones. But |
did not mean to preach n Christmas ser
mon, but 10 tell OF some OF the things we
are making for little gifts.
Several photograph frames are made
with a foundation OF stiff cardboard, over
which a layer OF cotton batting makes
a soft surface, ANA on top of which is
fastened covering Of satin the edges of
the material are neatly pasted over the
cardboard, and a plain backing of white
paper is pasted over all a piece of stin
cardboard Is fastened on the back. TO act
as support TO the frame and keep Il
standing at the proper slant The open
in9 which is cut TN the satin for the face
OF the photograph IS neatly buttonnoled
with Asiatic hlo silk, OF contrasting
color. and Il spray 90 flowers worked be-
fore the satin is pasted on the frame
needle book is made this way: Make four
teen little wheels 10y winding H. x As
crochet silk, pale green. tweuty-four times
around the forefpEer. slip the ring off and
crochet over i'm close dc. After each ring
IS crochcted over. take length OF the silk
and thread into a sewing needle, then
nll in tho center OF each ring with spider
webs ANA amy of the lace-work DESIGNS in
drawn work. Sew the rings together, ono
IN the center ANA sis around the c#uter
one Between the covers thus formed
place three leaves Of soft flannel Of differ
emit colors, cut ia the same shape as the
covers, and the edges huttouhoied oyer
with the green SIX. Fasten the flannel
leaves and the two covers together ut the
outer eoIfs of the two upper rings and
ornament with ribbon, a row being at the
top OF two lenths Of ribbon; use No.
ribbon
4 book Of shaving papers for papa IS
made Of the backs OF one of the children's