The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28

and as a running curtain for the book
shelves.
After the :ni;:a! is fastened in pace a In
ing of raw silk of a contrasting shade can
be put on to accenirate the co-or OF the
letters. A table cover may he of tie same
material and treated in The same s.npe
decorative way. In one cover heavy Grim son
linen is used. with an applilued letter CT
the same material n white.
A pillow for the college man Is made In
the shape of a football the seams connect
ing the cores being covered with cross
stitch. For Yale. blue linen Is used. WIN
white letters and white stitching. Large
fat wooden mods. covered with Inca. iiaish
the ends. Linen in all the college coicts wal
be found in the stores dealing in such ma
t~eIials. that ~seventy-two inches vic c1s.lus
81 a yard.
A laundry bag of the same material Is e
useful and serv.ceable gift to any one going
to college. 1t may lie made indicative OF
the college by using the proper colors and
embro;dering upon one side the college m
itial or monogram. Through large rings Il
ribbon Is PASSED. which Is made into . bow
and serves both as. handle and ornament.
The tag shouiI be cut fourteen b. twenty
four inches. This allows for the. four-incn
hem which forms the ruf1e opening
Another useful sift for the college man
Is the shaving tablet. The college seal Is
burnt on a ground piece of leather. then Sc
cureIv pasted ard stitched TO linen OF TIC
desired color. Eyeiets are tEen punched
in tn. circular piece OF cardboard. over
which the linen Us stretched. the college rih-
bons lacec Through and formed into a bow
Is fastened with another ribbon on the
back.
Fer the man who smokes there is a to-
bacco punch of crimson leather. with white
lacfugs An old English assures US
that only a Harvard man possesses this
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have its duplicate in other colors. An
eiled silk lining keeps the. tobacco In con-
dition ard IL easily secured 10 the le1ther
by being bound first at the top with ribbon
and then fastened at each seam.
For this same smoker:of a pipe there is a
rack OF linen. decorated with the college
seal in leather. Two pipes which emit
smoke lines forming the college name are
embroidered in French cotton Either a
ribbon bow. the same as used for the
loops. or a tiny ring Will serve as a hanger.
For the women who go to college there
are many dainty triies. There are shown
here designs for a manicure case and dam
~ work pocket that are pretty as well as
convenient and universally useful. The
Vassar girl chooses a light gray linen. with
rose ribbons and foyously embroiders the
beloved name on the outside lappet. In the
manicure case the rose ribbons are stitched
so IS conveniently to hold the file, scissors
and cuticle knife. Another ribbon holds O
roll of chamois. which makes an excellent
polisher. The little powder box win dnd
safe Judgment In the little circular bag.
OF the same order is. the work case. RIB
bons stitched to the inner piece of linen
hold bodkin. scissors and. tape needle in
place Through another Is passed a paper
of pins Spools OF thread are kept In q
convenient place by being strung on the w
center ribbons. which are then knotted to
hold them securely. A little needle book
completes tins dainty OUTFIT