Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-12-09

! John M. Vance, OF Maries, Mo, writes
as follows, making welcome sugges-
lions:
A few timely hints and suggestions,
given now. while the golden-rod Is toss
ing it's yellow plumes and h hillsides
are abIaze with autumn's varied rain
bow c~olorings, nay cause some one TO
begin in time m some one else TO be
| made happy by a pleasant surprise. We
live in such a hurrying, time-pressing
age that few of as have leisure mo-
ments to do that which we so much de-
sire to accomplish, but the evenings
! are growing longer and by commencing
In time, many little articles, easily made,
may be fashioned and laid away, or the
most suitable present may be purchased
before il has the additional holiday price
tackled on. The list Is always a long one
to choose from in making a selection,
but at times IL seems we are at our
wits end and a suggestion may give
us a new idea, for which we are very
thankful. OF course, we want to re-
member those lea and dear TO us, also
include some one whom we believe viii
be forgotten by others. Keeping our
observing eyes wide open to the especial
needs of each, we will begin with the
grandparents df we are SO blessed as to
still have them with u.s., then our own
parents. the aunts and uncles, all down
the line to the dear little baby. Grand
mas chair may need new cushions, or a
warm breakfast shawl for cool norm
ings may be the very thing she is want
ing. Grandpa's specs might keep
brighter in a channels covering, which
little sister could make IL auntie would
show her, or a nice lightweight foot
stool would be very restful. Perhaps
the small grille would delight TO take
an empty spool, drive in four pins at
equal distances apart close TO the hole
In the center (the head of the pins
should be cut off irst), then with a
pretty, variegated ball of yarn thread
1t through the spool from the me where
the pins are, catch and hold the yarn,
wrap around the pins, and when she
starts TO wrap around again let her pull
the underneath thread over the top of
each pin and yarn, slip down n re-
peat at each pin and she will find she
is knitting a round strand, which will
make her grandma an elastic garter.
Grandma nay be old fashioned enough
to like them. 1t is swift ,~old-fashioned
work for hte little girl and will delight
her. Children like the importance of
actually making something. Somehow
our little girls are kept SO busy with
lessons and music these days, that the
little housewifely arts are forgotten or
englected. Childhood is ever the am
as you will find out when the six-year-
old comes home from school and m
Enthusiastically says, Mamma, I've
learned such nice new games. One is
King William was King James son.
and the other, London Bridge is Fall
ing Down." They are as bran-new to
her as they were to you some thiryt
years ago So you see, things need not
bear the novelty of never having been
heard of to delight both old and young.
All the children can save up and buy
70 fh Op nv nathan a rood -ncfR.4I a ~
chair. Do not, / beg of you, buy the
busy mother anything to work with.
unlesa ii be some labor-saving device
and that could just as well be pur-
chased before Christmas and not in
cluded In the line of gifts. Books will
always be among the most suitable
presents for all ages and nothing gives
more lasting cheer than the subscrip-
ton to a good paper or magazine, for
you can thus extend the happiness
through a whole year. For the child
rem; we'll, the shop windows have a
surfeit Of all manner Of toys, useful
and ornamental; but the old doll In a
new outlet of clothing gives is much
satisfaction as the cheap, flimsy. per-
ishable. dressed creation of the stores.
A crocheted pair Of slippers are easily
and quickly made. You can buy the
soles very cheap. These provide so
much comfort for the little tired feet,
keeping them good and warm, so that
there need be no ear or sore throat
and Group, as theia is when they pull
of their shoes and play around In their
stocking feet. Your comfort in these
slippers will nearly equal theirs as they
romp without tse noise that shoes
make. One need rot have a purse full
OF money Ia make gifts and think an
extravagant wastefllness of money al
most a sin at such times whene there
are sure to be pcor little pinched
starved children and lonely, cherries
old persons near at hand. You nay
have a closet or attic full or good, out
of-fashion clothing, that could be
turned over TO the mother with many
to PROVIDE for, and with a little dyeing
and pressing there could be warm jack
cts skirts made OF the good material.
IA word to the wise is SUFFICIENT Az
ter all, the way TO be happy is to make
some one lse happy.