Evening star., 1905-08-20

7" VERY one has among the unmade
II odds and ends in the attic store
room for which use is expected to
~ be found some day number of
pieces of cotton goods which have
been left over from summer dresses or the
curtaining and upholstering of summer par
lors bed rooms. They are not so val
liable the pieces of silk and velvet from
which sofa pillows. hand bags and numer-
Gus dainty costume accessories may be
made, nor is it of much to keep them
to mend the gown curtain of which they
have been a part, because cotton things
are not expected TO last many seasons in
the first place. and in the second. because
making them over with new goods to help
out is usually impossible as the difference
caused by fading is too apparent. Still, the
pieces accumulate, and the patterns
so pretty and the coloring so fetching that
one treasures them long after the cos
tunes which they match have gone into the
rag bag.
1t is possible, If one has time to sew, to
make the most attractive toilet bags and
cases of these pieces. One can create ones
entire. outlay of Christmas gifts from them
with very small expenditure of money.
For many purposes they are far more ap-
propriate than silk.
In this season of fiowered organdies and
cred chintzes and cretonnes for bed room
furnishings the pieces of cotton goods
available in most houses are particularly
suited to the purpose. 1t seems odd to
speak OF making Christmas gifts now, and
yet IL one is 10 make a large number of
gifts there will be very little time to spare
in the crowded winter season. and it's
very wise thing to devote some of the long
summer days when it's too hot to do any
thing but sit on the veranda and sew to this
purpose.
One of the most useful articles of this
nature, which will be greatly appreciated
as u gift will be OF much use in your
own boudoir or trunk, Is a case which may
be used either at home or in travelling
for holding sponges. wet brushes. cloths,
etc. 1t is made OF striped Dresden chintz
of quite heavy quality and is lined
throughout with rubber, that the toilet
articles may be put in directly after using
square pockets at the bottom for hair
brush handleless flesh brush. sponge or
wash rag. Above this there is long pock-
ct stretching across the entire bag and
opening at about three fourths of the dis
tance across. Instead of the opening being
in the top it runs lengthwise of the bag
and is covered by a flap of the chintz, which
Is sewed in to the edge of the bag on one
side and the other three sides of which are
| loose. This pocket is TO be used for long
dandled flesh brush. All the pockets are
bound with braid and lined with rubber.
y strip of wide braid is sewed between the
two bottom pockets TO strengthen them
and strips of braid also sewed across
the bag at the top and bottom OF the long
handle pocket.
Inside this pocket are fastened straps Of
the chintZ into which tooth brush nail
brush. etc. may be thrust. There are three
other straps running lenghtwise of the
bag lined with rubber and bound along the
edges with braid. They fastened at the
top and bottom to bands of braid which are
stitched to the bag and which run across
the width. Instead of braid folds Of linen
or rubber bands stitched down on two sides
may be used to bind the pockets and REIN
force the points at which they stitched
to the bag When closed this case folds
over fiat three times and is tied around
with a braid or tape fastened to one end
More elaborate than this case ana con-
siderabfy larger is the steamer bag OF
howered French cret0nns which u shown