Evening star., 1898-12-10

in width, and over this hangs another ruffie
OF choicest lace.
Small and inexpensive articles are
handy to make and so appropriate to give
when ones purse strings are not too long,
or in a case where an elaborate present is
not called for. This season many novelties
are on the patriotic order, and are always
bright and decorative. A bunch of pin balls
carries out this idea, being three in num-
ber-One red, one white. the other blue. The
three balls are made by winding coarse
cotton or wool to the desired size and
shape, and of the same color as the silk
which Is TO be crocheted around them. For
instance, a red ball is wound, and around
this is crocheted red silk cover; the blue
ball is covered in blue, the white in white.
Each ball is then fastened to narrow satin
ribbon of its own color, and these are tied
TO a ring, their ends forming larger or
smaller knot, as desired. The ribbons
I of different lengths. thus making the red
ball hang below the white, and this latter
/ below the blue. Each ball IL stuck full of
/ pins. that bristle out and cause 1t TO re-
sSmble thistle.
A flag pin cushion Is ten inches long four
in width. and is fashioned from red and
I white satin striped ribbon or silk with the
| stars on their blue background set on to
/ the left Of the cushions center. but not in
/ the extreme corner. A satin ribbon of red,
/ white and blue in larger stripes than seen
] in the material of the cushion itself forms
1 fOunce around the edge, and is three
| inches wide.
A flag frame is made by covering en- OBJ
| long Of pasteboard the chosen size with a
| silk flag. The stiff board is first incased
| in a sheet of cotton batting or a lining of
| Canton flannel to make ii present the right
| appearance. A square, or circle if pre-
| ferred. is cut in the center of the stripes
| TO allow for the photograph, the same
| aperture being also made in the pasteboard
! The flag and its lining are turned smoothly
| in around the edges of this opening, also
| the frames outer edges, and pasted down
| to the board; piece of thick paper or card
I hoo rff iE full
| lining of the whole frame, a cut being made
| to allow of the photographs slipping in.
| strawberry pin cushion is another nov
| city. and is as large as ones hand when
| finished. To secure the right shape, take
| Il square of paper and twist it in your hand
| as if to form cornucopia; then shape off
| the top. and fit in circle the right size to
| form the top of the cushion. The inner
| the cardinal red satin. which forms the out
| side can be cut in one piece. the top being
| drawn together under the green satin rib
bon which forms the hull OF the berry. This
| is half inch wide, and Is set on in small
pieces at the stem of the berry, which is
| suspended by q bow and ends of the same
ribbon to ones chifonnier. or from hook
| at any convenient spot Two tiny berries,
| an inch long when finished, and the exact
cOunterparts of the larger one, are tied by
| bits of the ribbon to Its stem, and greatly
| enhance Its beauty. The little yellow seeds
must be embroidered on the red satin cover
before II Is made up.
| A book-Tnark can be quickly cut from a
yard of watered ribbon. An inch in width
is about right. The ribbon should be cut
| in four pieces, each one shorter than the
| one just below II, as the four are laid one
upon another. and all fastened together at
| the top upon q large ring covered by cro-
| cheting around one of the ordinary metal
| rings that come for any such purpose US
ing coarse embroidery silk On the upper-
! most ribbon a few flowers are painted at
| the top-two yiolets rose and bud.
The ends OF the ribbon are notched.