The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-07
On Christmas Gifts.
BY Hope Darling


} AS the glad holiday season draws nea
l SIT down to solve the same problem
over which you are puzzling, viz: taste
: lui' appropriate and cheap presents
That second adjective deserves o.
peciai consideration. I recall the gifts
winch have so enjoyed May not nv
own pleasure in the past help me to
select something for my friends which
VIII bring them a like delight?
Last Christmas a dear invalid sent y, .
copy OF Myers shepherd Psalm"
prettlly bound in white, black and red
DAINTY paper cover protected the
| cloth binding from handling. It is one
OF the books you take up for moment
"hen you are tired and heart-sore. It
lies constantly on my center table
surely the gift of a book ought to mean
something besides sample of tho
printers and binders art.
In this day of embroidery tho ;doa
developed by sweet young matron for
my delight may prove to you an agree-
aole change from doilies and centor-
pieces. She gave me a cushion Of white
india linen. It was Is inches so,,o
anu surrounded by a two and half
men hemstitched ruff1e. The upper side |
was embroidered with violets. Tho I
mowers and leaves were done in natural
colors with Filoselle silks and wero on
parently scattered carelesslv over III
surface
among the dainty bits of china CO
oear 10 me is cunning dish given mo
os ooy friend. 1t is four inches long
oval In shape, with hoou+;r,,1
cf'nkled edge, and is decorated with
nareoells. "Olive dish" it is called bu+
oesloes containing olives and other -
Pichles IL IS pressed into service as
Don bon dish, and l occasionally oct
from it.
One OF the most serviceable presents
ever made was a work basket. It was
'esisheo 1or my dear mother, then 2
A pretty wicker baska+
vas purchased for 80 cents. and q hole
ara OF silkoline-violets on cream +,
the sides and made
'aoded cushion for the bottom. Tn II
ne kept her glasses, thimble and a hit
| KNITTING. Now that she has gono -
eaVen l keep the basket in it's &C.
astomed place. using it as rece1tacle
Dr. photographs. II
l nat last word brings me to another
IT, Two years ago l received tho nio- -
ire OF two charming girls in mott, T.
"hie maze by one of them The back y
louno was yellow felt Around tho
ho'osrapns were fastened leaves like
lose OF maple. They were cut from II
Mite felt and veined with coarse ve,,ou v
nbroldery silk. The whole was enc
'nded by narrow yellow ribbon.
lie wee cushion I use while embroid-
lug came 10 me one Christmas. II is
emory bag three inches long and
Inc less than one wide. It is made -, ~
aiu riooon' the top of the bag being -
leu with red silk and tied with hahv re
)bon. """' tn
ohe year Santa Claus brought mo =.
lnty blotter. The cover WIS MIL ~
lulold' and on this was traced wifi ~
ding, christmas, 1897" Tho shoot. lie
oiotting paper were held in place nv -
Gus OF pink ribbon which n.ssoa -
'ough eyelet holes in the ce,lulo;d a.
- making 1t easy to replace tho -
let's when they became soiled "n
LAST year l received several crocbo+o,
lies. Ihese were made of colored o.
'ochet cotton. Nearly all the shad.. 10y
be washed if care is taken and 49, ies
De made in odd minutes of time 90.