The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-23
THOUGHTS OF YULETTDE.
Suggestions for Utilizing Linen and
Crash in Acceptable Gifts.


Crash in Acceptable Gifts.
A favored peep inside workshops
where preparations are now in prog
ress for the great Yuletide sales, re-
veals endless charming conceits in
natural colored linen and crash. F'as-
cinating in the extreme are some of
these novel gifts which are being
evolved from this inexpensive material,
and to the girl who makes her pres
ents by hand they offer many hints.
So practical and simple that one
wonders it has not been thought of be-
fore is a linen coat hanger. Wadding
sprinkled with sachet powder and COW
cred with cheese cloth completely con-
ceals the ordinary nickel rack, the
handle of which is tightly wound with
linen tape. To finish this a piece of
linen the length of the rack and a little
over two inches wider than the broad
est part of the nickel loop is button
holed all the way around the edge with
mercerized linen. The stamping for
this button holed edge could be accom-
plished by a girl herself with the aid
Of the end Of a spool of thread and a
pencil marking off the semi-circles.
Just inside the buttOnholing at inter
walls of two inches two Sits form a
narrow strip almost an inch in length.
ButtOnholing also finishes these Sits.
A small hole at the center of the linen
allows it to be slipped around the
curve of the handle and down over the
Wadded shoulder rack Tape is then
employed to lace through the Sits of
the linen and underneath the rack
thus securing the buttonhoIed cover
tightly about the rack. Heavy linen
in white rather than in it's natural
color may be utilized for this same
purpose, and with the Iacing Of wash
ribbon the entire cover can be removed
occasionally and laundered.
Applied effects so popular in the
world of fashion are also being used
on these crash and linen novelties. For
instance, a lamp shade in one piece
like a circular skirt shows a huge pop-
by applied with buttonhole stitch, one
blossom on each side. This flower
could be easily cut from scarlet linen,
using a poppy from some old
colored print as pattern, The
edges of the shade are lnished
with red gimp and the whole
thing is thrown over a circular asbes-
tos shade, falling in pretty ripples as
it nears the edge and fitting tightly
around the collar.
On sofa pillows and table covers of
crash, shamrocks in green linen are
appliqued. Narrow braid in self-tone
sometimes edges these leaf patterns
and is held in place by French knots
of silk dotting it the entire length
Other effective sofa pillows show the
Irish insignia already stamped on the
crash or linen with perhaps a pretty
face at the heart of each leaf. These
ara intended to be finished with short
and long stitch or by outlines of feath-
er stitching in silk floss.
Smaller gifts of natural colored linen
are charming1y decorated with little
Japanese figures in hand painting. A
linen cover for playing card caseNhas
the Jack of Hearts painted on the up
per cover. Laundry records concealed
in this way have Chinese characters on
the outside and one square plaque
holding tiny hooks for watch, keys,
etc. displays black silhouette of an
apple tree with a youngster caught
by the seat of the trousers. If a girl
does not possess the talent of painting
she can purchase similar covers of
linen, prettily stamped for embroider-
ing. and ready to fasten over notebook
or memoranda