The morning times., 1896-06-28
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In spite or the swimming, sand dig.
ging picDics and outdoor frolics pirls
are enjoying this vacati,,u. there mus,
conie aiong uresome, rainy day, VIXEN
ufne hangs heavily oD their hands.
| Here, then, are a few suggestions for
nliing up long hours in The house and
py DONG bit, as occasion offers, a clever
giri is able to carry back a box full of
charming fancy work TO town. The lii
/ tie inexpensive articles are sure to coma
| Ill haDdily for birthday or anniversary
gifts, and some may even run over into
Christmas giving when it is SO difficult
10 IND time for home made presents.
III one lives near tie seashore, or has
brought home some pretty shells from,
the summer vacation days Cd the beach
| pretty little menu- holder can be made
WIN small trouble. and hardly any ex-
pehse. Gut out circle of light ca rd
BOARD that measures about two and n half
iheues across. Next get frum the piece
drawef bit OF pretty silk that has been
LETT over from somebody's gown. Cui a
circle or the silk little hit larger than
,ne cardboard, and carefully cut it ip
suiali scaliops around the edges Pasta
some Hour paste, which is better than
glue, because IT is not SO likely to show
through. a very guoc flour paste. and
one that sticks well, is made BIZ putting
a large Tablespoonful Of flour in q
saucer and stirring enough raw white of
eggs into 1t to make a smo Doth, thin
paste. When this Is dry take a pair of
shallow shells which can be gided with
little gold paint, and glue the ends
very firmly in the center of the silk. A
pair OF these set at each end of the table
are very nice to hold menu cards, which
some manmas like to have sent up by
the cook to show what one is to have for
dinner. Or, If she does not need them
for this purpose, they serve to hold a pho
tograph ON the maDtlepiece.
Another present very easy to make is a
bookmark cut from cardboard. Get a nice
stiff piece a nd cat 1t out carefully by tile
pattern given. This may be done by lay
ing the pattern down upon the cardboard
and tracing its outline lightly with PEN
Gil. But be sure to cut it out with sharp
pair of scissors. So that tie edges will not
be ra gged. Next give it i smooth cUat of
gold or silver paint ON both sides, letting
one side dry well before beginning ON the
other. Through the round hole in the top
pass a narrow ribbon and tie a neat bow.
THIS will make most useful mark for keep
ing mammals place in the book she is read
ing.
For papa's library table pretty match
holder ca n be made by cutting out cir
Gle OF cardboard two inches across, and
boring thirteen holes IN il near the edge all
around. The best way to do this is to
mark out the holes at even distances with
q pencil Just the size you want them cut.
Then with the point of small. sharp PEN
knife cut round the pencil line. This must
be done with q good deal of care. Get
bundle of good s;ra VS., such as people used
to drink lemonade through: they can usually
be found at the grocef's. Cut these in
lengths of three inches and force the end
or each gently into the thirteen holes. r1k-
ing care not to break them. Cut piece
OF silk Just the size OF the ca ardbuarj. and
when the stra VS. are all in place turn the
whole upside down in one hand and with
the other paste the silk on the bottOm. TAX
ing care there is plenty of paste on il.
Now cut out another circle of cardboard,
making this one about three inches across.
Cut q two-inch circle out OF the center
inch wide, in which thirteen more holes
are to be bored, and this is to be gently
forced on to the upper ends of the straws,
by which a little skeleton basket is
shaped. Next, gid the whole thing with
gilt paint, and when entirely dry weave
a ribbon half an inch wide in and out
between the straws. The ribbon can be
wound around the cardboard ring at tha
top, and thus gives pretty finish to the
match basket. Where the ribbon ends
put u little paste upon IL and tuck it
neatly in under the nearest fold