The Jersey City news., 1903-11-11
the APPROACH OF
CHRISTMAS.
Question of Presents Now
Uppermest in the Mind
Of the Wise Virgin.
LOVELY ROmEMaDE GIFTS
High Glass Art Work That
Can Be Made at Half the
shop Prices.
.0vElY HOMEMADE GIFTS

we'll at work on her Christmas gifts.
One cannot b. too forehanded in this mat
ter, for it is not alone great saving of
expense but there's a bit of sentiment
about handmade gift which can not
be gotten with purchased article. A lit
tic gift made by the giver is of inestim-
able value to the recipient. And there
are so many dainty little handmade ar
ticles which make charming Christmas
gifts, and which even an inexperienced
girl can contrive to make.
The Mexican beadwork so popular last
Summer is the basis of any number of
dainty Yuletide gifts. Narrow chains,
hung about the neck and knotted over
the front of the bodice, are very fetching
One seen last week was combination
of delicate, opal-tinted beads, with pale
blue and pearl, and was really exceeding
II pretty. Worn with white crepe de
chine bodice, there could not have been
a daintier combination The bead belts
make acceptable gifts, also, and if worked
TO match a fayorite bodice are especially
nice.
Little linen turnovers, hand embroider-
ed, make pretty gifts, and are always
sure Of welcome, for one cannot have
too many Of them Done in the gaudy
Persian colcrs they are striking, while
those in the neutral tints are less dur
able, the color frequently fading out
There is an odd shade of blue linen, on
the Delft order, which with white makes
fetching combination and wears like
iroa. If cuffs are made to match, the
present is a handsome one.
One lovely pair of Christmas cuffs is
made of heavy plain white linen, deep
aud beautiful in texture. Around the
edge Of the cuffs is made of heavy plain
whi.e linen, deep and beautiful in texture.
Around the edge of the cuffs is wrought
a deep border in the shape of an embroid-
cred scallop, with a design below. This
is done in gaudy red, the brightest pos
sible tone being chosen. The same is
done for the collar.
4 heavy white canvas turnover collar
was embroidered at least three inches
deep. and the embroidery was of the
coarse kind, with long running stitches.
The collar was beauty and now lies
in a sachet casket, to come out perfumed
on the day of Christmas giving.
Drawn work is very trying to the eyes,
but if one does little at a time, there
is no material damage done, and in this
way, picking the work up at odd mo-
meats, a pretty set, collars and cuffs can
be made
A Christmas art set makes a nice
Christmas gift. The art set consists of
white canvas belt with brass harness
buckle. The belt is an inch wide and is
worked in cross stitch design. The same
pan is carried out for the collar and cuffs
The whole set, laid in pretty blue paper
box, with the name of the owner let
tered on the outside. makes delightful
" personal Christmas present.
Hand embroidered photograph frames
make nice gifts Done in ones favorite
flower, they have a certain amount of
. sentiment. Violets, wild roses, golden
blew clover, can all be worked up in pret-
ty designs. With narrow gilt frame
and glass nothing prettier could be de-
vised. One unusually dainty design was
worked in clover, with real four icaf
clover pressed, secured in one corner.
This little verse, written in gilt, if done
neatly, adds to the frame:--
"Love, be true to her;
Life, be dear to her:
Health, stay close to her;
5ow dray near to her;
Fortune, find what your gifts can do
$ for her;
Search your treasure house through and
through for her.
Follow her steps the wide world over,
You must--for here is a four-leaf
clover
The making of scrap box is one of
THERE is ONE RATIONAL WAX