The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-21
FOR FEMININE READERS
SUGGESTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
IN FANCY NEEDLEWORK.
No Form of Entertainment So Salts
factory as the Dinner-Art of
Coffee Making-What to Wear.

''Pincushions are of all sizes and shapes.
pretty one l saw the other day was
formed of tire cattails (the plant you know,
rot the animaD tied together with green
satin ribbon. The pins were stuck into the
wadding of the. cattails. which were made
out Of tobacco-brown jersey cloth of the
exact size and shape of the tall rushes you
gather the river banks. 1t was pretty
cushion and something entirely new. The
same lady was making an odd penwiper
She contrived a toadstool out of lack-lustre
silk, ashes color. or gray, with just tinge
of yellow in It, and the stem and fungus
looking under part she made out OF duh
yellow crepe paper. There was very life
like looking frog holding up this miniature
umbrella, the frog being made of brown
Jersey cloth, with his face outlined with
yellow. The whole thing was stuck on some
real lichen. OF course the wiper part, in
three or four layers, was tackled on under
Meath
How cute! To so to Nature for models.
and all that; but I sure could never
undertake the frog. 1t would have to be
labelled a frog if I made it, though I
think 1 could manage the cattail cushion.
Now, there's a society girl 1 want to make
something for. What could give her?"
"A card case. That is the newest wrinkle
pliable so as to tuck inside the muff. The
SWEETEST material you could get is the real,
genuine grandmother's brocade. the kind
that looks though you could pick the
flowers off the groundwork. At the shops
of few dealers in antique goods perhaps
you could pick up piece, or from some
one with old-time gown to SELL Most of
the brocade that the gift-store people use
Is imported. 1t is grand stuff and makes
all other kinds of silk or satin look COM
mon. The next best thing to it is the regu-
lar French upholstery silk, brought out in
conventional designs. The card case must
be of convenient size and have two or three
inner pockets 1t is not hard to make, only
1t requires neatness and nice fitting of the
parts. 1t is useful as pocketbook as well.
Give your old lady friend a work bag;
so much prettier than those oId-style soft
things. Every bag has an oval-shaped stiff
bottom, and, If possible, a wire frame, COW
cred with chenille, on which to fasten the
puffs and gathers that must bulge out at
regular intervals. A lovely bag / saw was
OF that imitation old brocade, with pink
flowers on an ivory ground. 1t was gath
cred very full on the stiff oval bottom, and
the wire framing which supported the full;
ness above was wound with rose-colored
chenille. The cord that drew it together
was rose color: Inside it had all the little
compartments for the different implements
scissors, thimble, emery, needles bodk1n,
etc. Bags are extremely fashionable |
for her Christmas list. All have stiffening,
except indeed the laundry bag, busting bag,
isn't there any new material for bags
and pillows besides this expensive brocade?'
"Of course, 1 was only saying what was
most fashionable. Drilling Is being used
great deal. 1t is heavy. cotton substance,
not unlike sateen, only thicker and stiHar.
1t comes in all coors ready stamped for
working Grotesque figures are in the lead
ballet girls. clowns harlequins, and
quaint-looking folk of every kind. the odder
the better. These figures are outlined in
big, coarse stitch. Indeed, that coarse,
heavy work done in worsted. is used on
cushion when ! was visiting the other day,
worked in coarse. over and over, cross
stitch pattern. The groundwork was amber
colored satin, and the crewel was part black
and part yellow. The design was quite
spirited-urchins and dwarfs climbing up a
it was pleasing. striped bordering
quarter of a yard deep comes with the
to he rnffied on double as a finish to the edge.
and $3.50 will buy the whole outfit except
the cotton to work II with A pattern IN
dark green drilling will have the ruffiing to
accompany it on Roman stripe in gay colors;
Another odd pretty cushion is covered
with plaid drilling in big squares of blue
and white. In the center of each check Is
worked a star with heavy white embroidery
cotton, and around each star is clrciet OF
white vine done in herring-bon stitch. All
kinds of lace stitches. copied from the pill
low lace work, are fashionable this year
done in very coarse white or cream cotton,
and caught down at every alternate stitch
on velvet, silk or satin. A dark amber or
green velvet cushion cover so ornamented
F. beautiful and will provide fascinating
employment for woman for many
week " e.
one gift" said the Christmas shopper
well here is a tip on that. Don't BUY
an all-over white cover; ger one WIN
You can even get them this. year with
pale blue or blush tint borders"
II don't see how you keep up with Things
Merely because lOVe that sort OF work
and am always on thd lookout for IT.. al
though 1 have little SPARE time to do it in.
But ] haven't told you about the pretty
new photograph, frames aecorateu IN III t riU
roses or violets simulated out OF the very
narrowest of baby ribbon you can buy AT
real flowers. 1t is a revival of the French
ribbon work done in the time OF the Louis
Those little boxes told you OF cou io, os
decorated in this way. hanging linked
photograph frame intended as a GIT Tor
man has this ribbon work about the open
ing for each picture and motto emproi9-
cred on the side of each. The frame is
supposed to hold the faces of his girl
friends and one legend reads, My wittiest
girl another My prettiest girl q third
The girl / see no more: another, Inc glri
/ adore and so on. College eolors are used
books and bicycle records memory books
guest books, all have individual covers dec
they are designed for. As for mending
cases, those of brocade are preieraple, II
you can get hold of the right KIND put
otherwise tinse striped cloth viii answer
or else any dull-surfaced material that Will
serve as a background for the motto that
must be worked across it, Glove members
and gown members, stocking darners. bach
eIor needfuls all have their appropriate
mottoes Even the toothbrush holder made
of ribbon and lined with oil silk, has some
thing interesting to say to the recipient.
LAS final dot" said the fancy-work
lover IAN article very like the old-time
photograph album is with us again.. Pho
fogrnph holders they are called, and they
are brought out as thick as a good-sized
hook all ready for the individual cover of
siIk satin. velvet canvas, worked in
crewels Those intended for bicyciists' pic
tnres are decorated with wheels, lamps and
haIls and those for the golfers have dis
tinctive symbols. The new-old broeade,
edged about with tinsel gimp with perfume
snTinkled in between the Innings Is pop
ular model for cover.
The Little Dinner.
philadelphia Press.
'sWhen in doubt give little dinner
advised a clever woman-the question at
issue being ways and means of entertain-
ing upon a limited purse string.
The season of the little dinner is with us
and some excellent points on the subject
have been set forth by one who. with
very small amount, indeed. in coin of the
nTv. MAZDA thor0uph succeSS of her