Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-05
Home Made Holiday Remem-
ORANGES and Good Wishes.
DIAGRAMS AND TEXTS
HAKING PRETTY THINGS OUT OF
SIMPLE MATERIALs.
Ornamental and Useful Trinkets That
Arc Always Acceptable and
Found Useful.
Written for The Evening star.

Written for The Evening star.
When the girl had gathered all her gifts
in her boudoir on Christmas night and
closed the door. she picked up a silky oo-
ject. surveyed 1t for a moment, then put 1t
back on the table with pat.
And I really like you best of ALL" she
whispered because mothers love went in
to the making OF YOU
That is a common feeling A homemade
Christmas present has more value and Is
more appreciated than any article pur-
chased in shop; in every stitch is a loving
thought for the one who is fortunate enough
to receive it.
1t is amazing how beautiful an object can
be made with yard Of linen, few skeins
of embroidery silk and an attractive design.
Here are few hints for the woman who
always makes It a point to put love into her
gifts to family and dearest friends.
An Attractive Veil Case.
In this age OF many wells. convenient
and dainty receptacle for their safe keeping
becomes almost a necessity. This extremely
pretty one is practical as well as orna-
mental. and can be made from a number of
materials. The peculiar and essential fea-
ture Is the arrangement of the ribbons on
the inside. These are four in number. and
each should be an inch In width. The ends
of each piece are attached to different sides
Of the case; that Is to say the two ribbons
that are crossed at the center are attached
to the outer edge OF the upper section Of the
cover and to the inner edge of the lower
section. and the ribbons that are placed
straight in exactly the opposite manner, or
to the inner edge of the upper section and to
the outer edge of the lower. -
By this ARRANGEMENT the case is made to
open at both sides, and the simple act of
closing and opening it causes a veil, laid
fiat on either side, to be held fast beneath
the ribbons, which are transferable.
The outside of the case can be Of linen,
silk, suede or leather. decorated with paint
ing or needlework; or, again. it may be Of
brocade or Powered silk and left without
further ornamentation. In any case the in
side should be padded and perfumed and
covered with some soft silk.
The foundation for the case Is two
pieces of cardboard or equal size. Each
of these must be covered inside and out
and completely finished before the rib
bons are attached. When this first step
is taken the two are held together. but
makes an attractive finish.
A Group Of Novelties.
Pin cushions. photograph frames and
pretty bags always find a welcome. no
matter how many already may be pos
sessed.
The convenience Of pincushion, which
can be hung at the side Of a mirror or In
some similar position, Is self-evident "A
novel and useful one can be made from a
large-size dolls parasol. To get the best
results one Of some bright colored silk
should be used. It must be closed and the
cover tackled to the stick at each rib;
then each of the sections becomes sepa-
rated from every other and can be fitted
at the top and stuffed either with bran or
mol vryn6 mir frfa &c &
cushions are slipped into place they can
be tackled firmly to position and the par
asol further ornamerted with bows Of
ribbon tied on wherever fancy Indicates
To make the best foundation the parasol
should have a hooked handle by which
1t can be hung, but should such not be
obtafnable a ribbon loop can be attached
to a handle of any sort.
A Novel Photograph Frame.
The demand for photograph frames
knows no limit. Any slightly novel sort
meets with as hearty an approval as If
it were the first of It's kind.
A really charming novelty can be
evolved from bit Of channels skin left
in its original shape The charm lies in
should not be trimmed. The opening Is
cut round, square or oblong, as preferred.
and Is supplied with four brass paper
holders. the points Of which are pressed
against the skin until needed. When the
photograph is put in place one point Of
each holder Is turned down against the
back. where the other remains, as already
placed. thus holding the picture firmly.
The lower edge Of the skin is slashed
into narrow strips to form q fringe. and
its surface Is decorated with painting or
threatening as preferred. The upper edge
is turned under to form a hem, and into
this hem IS slipped a little brass rod.
which keeps the frame in shape. To the
hanger. which terminates In big bows or
rOsettes.
Gifts Made Of Handkerchiefs.
Handkerchiefs seem ever to be serving
some new use. One Of the latest Is the
making Of dainty bags for fancy work and
the like. particularly pretty bag of this
sort requires two handkerchiefs, the size
used by men, or small muffiers They
should be OF fine linen. The upper hand
kerchief, embroidered with border Of
forget-me-nots within the hem is cut at
the center to form circular opening. the
edge Of which is faced to form a casing,
in which Is inserted an ordinary wooden
embroidery ring as narrow as obtainable.
The embroidered handkerchief is then laid
ed together on the line of the hem. Rib
bon bows are attached to each Of the four
corners. ard a ribbon hanger to the edge
at the opening with full bows at each end.
AHotucC equsiliy CIiirmlHs gut tnat can
be made from handkerchiefs is q bureau
cover. For this three or four are required,
according to size, and they can be as sim
pie or elaborate as desired. White en-
broidered kerehiefs are always dainty, but
there are also many novelties In color that
can be utilized with good effect. But to
get the best results, the edges should be
plain.
Whatever the number and whatever the
style, each handkerchief should have lace
insertion at the ends and then all be
Joined together to form a strip by means
of beading. Around the entire edge of the
cover is frill Of lace. which forms
finish.
A still further decorative effect can be