Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26

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The shut in are numerous crochet and
knitted articles, of which the sofa rug or
foot warmer seems the ceverest thing ever
invented for an invalid. The rug Is on the
order of a babys swaddling blanket, being
made Ike pillow case for the feet to slip
down into. 1t is long enough to reach up
to the knees and would be just as useful
inside the bed when the patient is chilly as
upon the sofa. The underneath part is Of
heavier wool and Is knit SO as to make it
thicker and more like a pad than the upper
part. which Is crocheted. 1t Is long enough
to come up well under the krIees while the
upper part is made loose part way down one
side so that 1t can be thrown back at will.
The foot rug hot water bottle with
knitted cover and a little hand warmer
which Is covered with corresponding WOOL
are found together in what is known as an
.'invalids set" The hand warmer is a
small oval-shaped bottle, perfectly concex
and without groove or neck. little larger
and similar In shape to an electric light
bulb. This Is fitted with cork and Is wide
enough at the end to fill easily with hot
salt, and suggests that an equally good SUBJ
stitute could be made in any little thick
and stubby bottle which Is big enough
around to make good handful.
Another invalid's accessory is a pillow
holder. This Is piece of webbing fitted
with the little metal slides and clasps which
are used on side carriers. For the making of
one which would incidentally solve the prob
lem of what to do with the garter clasps
that are thrown away, three yards of web
bling would need to be allowed to each pair
of clasps. The idea is to fasten the clasps
to the edge of the pillow and by means of
the straps attach 1t TO the back of the chair
or bed IN any position without the constant
Encouragement SO annoying TO the invalid.
A New
Line of needlework Is the ornamentation
Of leather accessories. collar and belt to
match in a brilliant shade is the most pop
ular form of leather wear. while waist coats
are added to tailor made
Embroidery is not impossible if a soft,
supple piece of kid Is chosen. The design is
stamped on and where the kid is uneven
the point Of a coarse needle Is used to per-
forate the thick places before working. Silk
or chenille, or combination of the two Is
used. with a gold thread introduced to give
an oriental touch Before working the
leather should be basted to backing of
coarse muslin, and it should be put in
frames to embroider. working 1t with
fine needle. quicker way Is to stamp
a running pattern of festoons any trail
ing design which does not intersect too
closely, and to make vertical Sits in 1t
with sharp knife. It is then threaded
with several shades OF the narrowest pos
sible width OF ribbon. These ribbons, which
are narrower than the baby width, come
especially for embroidery in old shades
which have a rich oriental effect.
Machine stitching in contrasting shades is
one of the ways of trimming, and punched
circles and ovals done in embroidery An
glaise patterns are laid over bright colored
Innings. Special bodkins come for the punch
ing and studs are inserted in the back for
the fastening of collars
Theater-
Bags are made of MORE in the following
ways: Get two squares of MORE in any of
the art shades of blue green or mauve,
from fifteen to eighteen inches wide, or
little less if your opera glasses are small
ones. Work the MORE over its surface in
some fashion.
One way is to sew gold cord over the pat