The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-28

tobacco pouch or a pipe sack, both CT
which give scope for pretty embroidery.
or a eravat case. Crochet the tobacco
pouch out OF fine silk. either hunters
green or black. with an emblem croche.ed
in the pattern. or his initials as ornament.
You might have the groundwork of the
pouch of olive green and band around
the middle IN Oriental colors."
I'm not saccess at crochet: but like
the idea Of tobacco pouch. because the
bachelor have in mind is dearly fond Of
his pipe
"Then make him pouch out of tobacco
ribbons. those orange-colored ribbons that
come round the packages. They are sold
by the bunch now. Such bunch won't
wear very long, bat the narrow strips sew
ed together. lined and drawn up with a
corde-a the top. and then finished off al
the bottom with a tassel. make snowy.
effective pouch. Another way would be
10 get = piece OF rich brown silk for the
tobacco bag. and applique pipe of dark
green velvet on one side of 1t. with draw
ing strings and lining OF black cord and
black satin. The applique should be work.
ed at the edges with gold-eolored silk.
That would make a handsome. durable
bag. Have you seen those cute little box
es with the sides and top. lace, ribbon.
etc. all ready TO be put on?" she added.
Boxes? What kind? And how do you
know all these things?'
Just keep my eyes open while Tn going
about the stores. They are collar and cuff
button boxes. to be covered with linen.
hand embroidered by the maker and frilled
round with lace headed by ribbon inser-
ton. They are very convenient adjuncts
to any toilet table. for the little studs and
buttons are always slipping out of sight
or getting mixed up with other things.
Seventy-five cents will buy the pasteboard
box and all the necessary trimmings. The
oblong piece of linen FOR the top is stamped
with an appropriate motto, ready for work
ing with floss silk. You can get ring box
of the same kind. or a hairpin holder. II
would be pretty to give the whole set 70
one person, worked in corresponding de-
sign.
"Pincushions are or all sizes and shapes
A pretty one I saw the other day was
formed of three cat-tais tthe plant you
know. not the animaD tied together with
green satin ribbon The pins We're stuck
into the wadding OF the cst-tais, which
were made out of tobacco brown Jersey
cloth of the exact size and shape of the
tall PUSHES you gather on the river banks.
IL was pretty cushion and something en-
firely new. The same lady was making an
odd penwirer. She contrived a toadstool
out or lack-lustre silk. ashes color or gray.
with just tinge of yellow In IL, and the
stem and fungus-looking under part she
made out Of dull yellow crepe paper. There
was very ilIe-fke looking frog nol0fnE
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 linen. Of course the
wiper part. in three or four layers. was
tackled on underneath.
How cute! To go to Nature for models
and all that: but am sure could never
undertake the frog. 1t would have to be
labeled a frog If l made IL, though think
] could manage the cat-tail cushion. Now,
there's society girl want to make some
thing for. What could give her?
"A card SAGE. That IS the newest wrin-
kle in homemade things. 1t is made soft
ana piiable, so as to tuck II inside the
mum. The SWEETEST material you could get
Is the real, genuine grandmother's bro
cade, the kind that looks as though you
could pick the flowers of the groundwork
At the shops OF a few dealers in antique
goods perhaps you could pick up n piece.
or from some one with an old-time gown
10 sell. Most OF the brocade that the gift
store people use is imported II is grand
stun and makes all other kinds of silk
or satin look common. The next best
thing to II Is the regular French upholst-
cry silk. brought out In conventional de-
signs. The card case must be of conven-
lent size, and have two or three inner
pockets. 1t is not hard to make only Il
requires neatneSs and nice fitting of the
parts. IL Is useful as pocketbook as we'll
Give your old lady friend a work bag:
nut the bags they are making now are
ever so much prettier than those old-style
soft things. Every bag now has an oval
shaped. stiff bottom. and. II possible,
wire frame. covered 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
hrocade with pink flowers on an ivory
ground II was gathered very full on the
stiff oval bottom, and the wire framing
which supported the fullness above was
wound with rose-colored chenille. The
cord that drew II together was rose color
inside IT had all the little compartments
Tor the different mplements-scissors
thimbie. emery needles, bodkin, etc. Bags
are extremely fashionable / know a wo-
man who has already made thirty for her
Christmas list. All have stirening. ex-
cept, indeed, the laundry bag, busting bag
bag for scraps, etc"
isn't there any new material for bags
and pillows besides this expensive bro
cade?"
''of course. / was only saying what was
most fashionable. Drilling Is being used
a great deal II Is a heavy. cotton sub
stance. not Unlike sateen, only thicker and
sttner. II comes in all colors ready
stamped for working. Grotesque figures
are In the lea 1-ballet girls clowns haria-
quins, and quaint-iooking folk o: every
Kind. the odder the better. These figures
are outlined I'm a big. coarse stitch, IN
deed. that coarse, heavy work done I'm
worsted. t. used on silk and satin also
saw very effective cushion when / was
visiting the other day, worked I'm coarse
over and over, cross-stitch pattern The
groundwork was amber colored satin and
the crewei was part black and part yellow
The design was quite spirited-urchlns and
d"arfs climbing up a ladder, or something
OF that kind; anyhow IL was pleasing A
striped bordering quarter OF a yard aeeD
comes with the cushion patterns Of ay,li.
ing. and Is meant 10 be RULED OF, double
as finish to the edge. and $3.50 will buy
the Whole outfit except the cotton TO work
" Win pattern In dark green drilling
viii have The ruffllng to accompany II ~
Roman stripe In gay colors
Another odd pretty cushion f. coveraa
with plaid drilling In big squares Of tiue
ana white In tho center Of each check "a
worked star with heavy white ernhrot3 ..
cry cotton. and around each star Is a r.r.
eaet or white vine done in herrtng-hons
stitch. All kinds Of lace stitches ~ontsa
from the pillow lace work are fa,h.o,sb,e
this year. done In very coarse white 80
cream cotton, and eaugh: down a, every
sherhste st,fch on velvet. silk, or satin
a dark amber or green velvet r.,,shso,
cover so ornamentei Is beautif,if. ana VIII
provide fascinating employment for . wo.
man for many week"
I'm going 20 do linen tray eover ,ex
one gift" said the Christmas xhc2per
Wen. here IL tip on that. Don't buD.
an sl-oyer white cover: get one vrf,a
delicate green or straw colored border Va,
can even get them this year with pale blue
or blush tint borders"
II do rot see how vast ke~u 49, -.
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