The evening times., 1897-12-18
WHIT TO GIVE
TO LOVED ONES
The Muff Rack Has Become
Indispensable.
ers Are Very Acceptable
Gifts.

One of the newest homemade gifts of
the year is tue nluff rack. In this day
of long haired furs it is tue hardest
thing possible to keep a m,nrf from get
ting crushed, and the muff RAGS has
sprung into existence.
The simplest muff. rack is made of a
section of a pole, cut about s inch IS :ong
and wound in all sorts OF fancy WI VS.
with broad, y II ribbon, first having been
slipped into Il case like a bulster, and all
the superfinous room filled up with scent.
| The ribbons this year are most freqa mt
~ college cciors, are made into a full ro-
settc OF bows and ends at each end uf the
rack. with one long loop at each end by
1 which IL may he hung from hooks ifat
are in the bottom of a shelf In your
closet. Wnen your muff is off duty tile
bow is slipped through il and IL is swung
up in faifair, free from pressure nf ely
Kind, and slowly becoming perfume-so. .ked.
Rack NJ. . is much more Intricate, As il
has side supports, across which the pole
on which the murf hangs is laid. II is iIi
tended to stand on shelf inste ad OF swing
! ing beneath. 1t is made on the same WY
as the first une described.
Every wcman should Use wire shoulders
Oh which to hang her coats: but alas :she
does not. A pretty gift is made by cover
ing these wire frames with delicate cul
orcd silks, making the slips full by shir
ring. DaduiDg them with cotton and ID
ding the speciaiknd OF scent that he wOman
to whom they are to he presented affects.
Don't use the kind you ike instead, FOR
they are made ior her. A set of three or
four OF these frames is a dainty, usefulpres-
ent, shows though, and costs almost rotn-
Ing but time and dainty Work.
Much as they are talked of there IT, not
one woman III a thousand who has scented
Innings fer her bureau drawer. They must
fit, nd you don't know the measure? The
successful giNer would find it out. The
lining should he made o linen or muslin and
stitched into ribbed compartments, tten
these fiiled with bran and scent and the
whule sewed up. The outer slip is made
os nainsook, India muslin or linen. and
embroidered as LAUGH as one may wish.
II ties at one end, so that the inside pad
may he taker out, while the outside c., er
is washed Only wash silks should be L.ed
for embroidcring. II sheer stuff is en-
ployed, make the pad OF some dainty Color,
that il may shine through.
Madame has more dress slippers tins
year than usual, made OF very perislIl Bile
materials, and the shoe bag is m>st
useful gift. 1t is a little thing, Just
large enough for one slipper or half
shoe, or Smetin ines IL is made with 4
dividing wall. as it were, and pair uf
shoes may be slipped in side by side, yet
run no danger from rubbing against Zach
other. These bags are made OF delicate
brocade and usually lined with white
china silks, OF for more practical use
they are made Of canvas, or even d'Ic.s, |
but to answer their purpose they iarst |
have n soft lining to touch the shoe For
street shoe sit is hest that this should he |
bleak in color, for otherwise IL soils too |
soon. The shoe bag is another item tLat |
is Inexpensive, but most acceptable to |
any woma II who rs well sroomed. for that |
woman takes care Of her clothes.
Among the homemade Christmas pr ssents |
a set OF envelopes for interesting clippings |
can lie made as elaborate as one wishes. |
The essentials are to take long envelopes |
and la,el them for the various purposes |
for which they are Intended. For IN
stance, one set contains one envelope each |
for clippings relating 10 politics, 'nedi- |
cine, society, stocks, religion. poetry, |
celebrities and college news. Such a set |
Should be very nice present for q sist sr TO /
give a brother who was prominent in college |
journalism Just the bare envelopes tied
together with the college colOrs would |
suffice, iut To make the set more fanciful |
take some chaunois skin and cut il Urge
enough 10 form a sort of book cover for he
envelopes; decorate it, If possible. but If
not, simply print the word Clippings" in
gilt letters on the back. Then lay the en-
velopes together and punch two holes about
two and a half inches apart; make holes in
the cbamois cover TO correspond. anil run
ribbons through envelopes and cover to tie |
them together.
Another fancy made after the game |
fashion is a number of decorated cards |
tied together in a book. The cards are
long and tied at the ends. The DntSide
card is decorated with clover blossoms
and labeled in gilt letters: "Raoy's
Progress The next leaf has ''Baby's
Birthday next, Baby Name,' next
''Baby's Weight with spaces for w,ight
at time of birth, at one month, at two
months, at six months, ETC.; next, what
Baby First Said with tiny shoes rnd
slippers for decoration at the foot of The
page. This, Of course. would be dainty
gift for the fond young mother from l,er
sister or dear friend. These. no geyer,
involve some skill in Painting and are of
III use to the ordinary mortal whose birth
was not recognized by the color muse.
RECEPTION GOWNS.