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No pearl-crowned mermafd of fairy
tales ever delighted more ia her shell
treasures than the summer girl of to-
day whose happy lot lands her ct the
.seashore.
Each eDb tide leaves new wonders q
It's wake, and the decorative and useful
possibilities Of these kisses et the sea
as some one has called them, are almost
startling when evolved from the clever
brain Of some original girl says the
Washington Star
One of the oddest ideas IS q shell ltaio
Tor the den in summer cottage Rut
VIII ao foundation Dn3 giT who
had no chance Of securing simply
heavy coating Of glue "a burau s g
harmonious tint is chosen the erect ia
good, although the glue S. not Sc dur
able aE the putty Picture moiding win
de as a finish for top and bottom and
also form q supporting frame for the
putty. After laying in surface Of this
to work on, add the shells the same as
in mosaic designing Clam and oyster
shells win do for borders, and the more
fancy varieties can be used in all kinds
Of fantastic patterns for the center The
putty viii harden readily, and the result
is striking and picturesque, as well as
permanent.
To a girl who has any taste for model
ing, the same idea may be carried out in
vases A shell-incrusted jardiniere
makes q unique ornament for a summer
porch, and even a cigar box may be
transformed with thin coating Of put
ty and mingling of small scalloped
shells and periWinlkles into anything
| from q work box to a hairpin tray.
The periwinl1les make the prettiest
chains and can be pierced with COM
mon needle for stringing BY a1ternat-
ing the pink and white variety with the
dark and only choosing the smallest
ones, necklace can be made that would
grace the throat Of q Lurline.
There is a small oval shell found
along rocky coasts that Is like a crys-
tallized rose leaf Ia thinnegs and color
ing 1t is as delicate and dainty as a
baby main. and shades fFoni deep pink
60 orange and pale greer
It can be used In ali manner "a ays
where the heavier shells a
ticahle one Of the nr o
ustain ase mace Uue sIl
made belts Of them for herself and her
friends by overlapping them like scales
and using two rows for each belt. Worn
with one Of the popular linen suits, the
effect was charming.
The best shell souvenir to take home
to father, brother or the beloved one is
paper weight After a heavy sea,
fragments Of green-stained rocks, with
all shapes and sizes of oysters fastened
to them, are cast up from the oyster
beds. II left in the sun the oysters dry
out and the shells can be hand-painted.
or left natural, as preferred. A good
idea fors 8 receptacle for stamps or loose
pens ia 70 drill holes in a blue point
shell and hinge the two parts together
Even IL one has not the knack OF con-
structiOn there is still the shell cabinet
which every seaside girl should possess,
in which to exhibit her trophies when
the days grow chill and summer birds
fly home A few small shelves, stained
dark and hung or fastened in any cor
ner, viii do, with a bunch OF seaWeed
trailing down from the top and a few
crabs dangling on the edges. The hlI-
ing OF the shelves should be a matter Of
individual taste and selection.