Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02
HINTS FOR GIRLS.
USEFUL CoNvENIENCEs FOR
KEEPING COLLARS AND Wells.
Little Skill Required, but Great
Taste May Be
Shown.

Written for The E, ening Star
Although the inspiration of Christmas is
over and gone, the results of the industry
of the past few weeks is apparent in al
most every household, and collections of
pretty gifts now displayed are an incentive
to keep on with the habit of making vari-
Gus useful or ornamental things, which
may have been recently acquired for the
first time.
There may be a difference, indeed, in the
ultimate destination Of the attractive
things concocted now, for while all pre-
Christmas work is intended for gifts, it
goes without saying now is the time when
a bit of fanciful labor IN ones own behalf
may be INDUCED in, all claims on ones
generosity having been satisfied by the re-
cent festival. One is stimulated to these
further exertions by seeing SO many pretty
things in the various gifts received by
friends, some of them novelties and 9TH
ers conveniences, maybe, long desired, but
pushed aside by the imperative demands
upon ones time by the approach of Christ
mas.
a young girl take up a dainty col
lar holder, in looking over the display of
gifts which young friend was showing
her, and declare that was something she
had long wanted, and as no one had hap
pened to choose one for her she should
make it herself.
How She Did It.
On seeing her few days later I asked
how her collar case prospered, and she
said 1t was finished. It only needed the
determination to make it and few hours
work to have as pretty one as could be
found anywhere.
She bought seven-eighths of a yard of
ribbon of seven-inch width, so called, but
really only six and one-half inches wide
She cut two pieces of pasteboard from an
empty boX-a corset box would be excel
lent-meaSur1ng three and One-quarter
wide by fourteen inches long. These she
first covered with two thicknesses Of cot
ton wadding, putting plenty of sachet pow
der between them. The cotton was lightly
overhanded to keep it IN position on the
pasteboard ready for the ribbon.
The ribbon doubled was oysr1andeI on
ends and one side, its width folding double
over the pasteboard. on
The ground of the ribbon was white, with
Il design of large flowers in shadowy, al
most iridescent, coloring of pink and blue.
The ribbons of blue, half an inch wide
enc yard being required-were sewed on
five inches from each end of the ribbon
covered pieces and brought across, fastened
at the opposite side, caught TO the other
half of the case, making hinge, ard
brought to the front edge, where II met the
end first started, and the two were tied IL
a bow, closing it when not in use
The bands of narrow ribbon crossing the
case make the holders to keep the turn
over collars in place, and more can be ac-
commodated than one would suppose, the
depth of the hinge at the back regulating
that. - J.
1t is quite a problem to know how to
keep these delicate little collars, and such
a case, once tried, will become as much of
a necessity as the turnovers' themselves.
Another Handy Article.
Another little convenience which, while
rot new, IS still not in common use. IS
roll for wells. This is made about fourteen
inches long, of cotton batting instead OF
u'adding, and also has sachet powder.
A pretty one / saw was covered with
India silk in a pattern of yellow flowers,
and the ends are two inches longer than
the cotton Stuffing, and are tied in closely
with narrow yellow ribbon.
These are sometimes made just like toe
collar cases, except wider, but the roll
seems to me the preferable style of the
two.
For Travelling Days.
Two pretty travelling conveniences are a
long narrow case, with flap folding over the
TOP for brush and comb. and small, oblong
case, with flap folding across Inc wider
side for sponge.
Both are covered with bright Scotch plaid
silk, the edges bound with narrow red rib
bon, and the sponge bag is lined with the
thlnneSt OF rubber cloth.
A pretty style made of huckaback
towelng, a pattern run in darned work of
several colors, combined SO as to give quite
oriental Persian effect. Cuffs were
sometimes added.
Little Skill Required.
Several different colors mingled or num-
Der of shades of the same color, blue being
about the best, were equally good in result.
All these are articles which require small
labor in the making, but which will give
much enjoyment in the using and may be
recommended as being we'll worth the small
outlay of time money required for them,
and to enjoy ones own handiwork is usu-
ally novelty after the busy season of
work for others which we have just passed
through.
Another thing which young girl might
enjoy making for herself is large collar
of null, with scalloped edge.
Any desired shape may be drawn, the
more cape-like 1t is the better, and the
scallop stamped at any embroidery store.
A good way is to cut a paper pattern and
haste that on to a large piece of muslin;
then have the scallop stamped just outside
the line of paper, after which the paper
may be removed previous to embroidering.
In Dotted Muslin.
If elaboration is desired a sprig Or vine
may be stamped in addition to the scallop,
and a pretty effect is gotten by choosing
dotted NULL of any desired size of dot, on
which the scdlloped edge is all that is nee
esSary.
These big collars may be worn now over
thick dresses or silk waists, and in the
summer they are very desirable either as
guimps over low gowns or over a high
waist of some delicate shade. Hand en-
broidery promises to rage as violently next
summer as last, anything accomplished
in that line during the.w!hter is SO much
gained for the summers adornment. Very
pretty gifts made this year were the collar
and front band for shirt waist. Joined at
the throat and embroidered in various
ways.
A Few Fashion Foibles.
Everybody appears to be anxious to buy
the new cross over fur pelerine as well as