The Minneapolis journal., 1906-05-20
SOME CHARMING TOKENS

VACATION days will soon be here, and with them /
" the exodus Of friends and acquaintance on |
summer trips and travels. With the thought OF /
separation for a few short months however, ,
comes always tinge of regret, and every woman,
matter how much she may be looking forward to
days of freedom and outdoor pleasure for herself
that she wants to keep in touch with absent friends
who off for good time in distant ways and places
Some little token made by friends hands s !
the best and sures Of doing this and the clever
woman is she who discovers new and useful article
which will prove Of unexpected comfort and service
to the traveller Whatever her novelty may be, tho,
she should that 1t is simple and easily laundered
Nothing is out Of place in the vacatonists trunk
collection Of fancy silk and pasteboard articles
which too elaborate to be practical and becoming
easily soed after several packngs, are not fit for
further use. II
The most charming among the usual remembrances
which a woman make by hand is lingerie pillow
No traveller, whether she be bent toward sea or land
voyage or has her planned for rest and ease
at some quiet resort, will take genuine comfort
with anything than with Of these light soft head
rests They come in handy all occasions. The
chance nap in the hammock the woong Of sleep on
the hard hotel bed makes them object Of usefulness
which is almost indispensable, especially when COM
veniences not readily obtained.
These small pillows shaped in all sorts Of ats
tractive wayshearts oblongs squares and trangles-
all finding their counterpart in pieces Of linen cam.
brio filled with masses of downy feathers. Most OF
the pillow show delicate blue, pink, lavender
green color and when mercerized material is used
they give the effect Of tinted satin thru sheer linen
ferent forms has fascination all its own, and Its
feminine daintiness is the of the pillows
larty as parting gift to the traveller.
The prettiest slips built of white muslin
batiste and show threeinch fr all the way around
the edge This gathered rule is in turn finished with
a triple fold halfnch hem topped by fine hemstitch-
ing. On the heart-shaped slips deep lettered
grams embroidered in satin stitch directly in the
CENTER while other show delicate traceries Of
violets, forget-me nots a single orchid resting de-
murely off at SIDE Other lingerie slips cir
cular in shape, and the muslin or linen is set off by
an occasional Hamburg medallion from underneath
which the white material has been cut out to reveal
Of thrut he DESIGN.
For hard usage these slips built of crash or
nen and their planness relieved around the edges
by twonch border Of porcelain blue, strawberry rel
leaf green linen faggoted to projecting fold of
the slip itself.
Aside from the lingerie pillow there numberless
bags of linen with silk cotton tapebound edges
which can be made for holding the travellers curling
tongs soiled lawn accessories and any Of the other
thousand-andone adjuncts of the up-todate woman 8
toilet The very newest bags for this purpose show
wide heading shaped either side like leaf.
This Is lined with plain color, which gives touch
Of brightness the plain linen bags matches
the pattern in a bag Of bright, fowered denim.
Lastly there is the lingerie pin cushion which is
miniature imitation of the lingerie headrest and every
traveller finds new friend in this very dainty
sorry No article receives harder handling journey
lawn slip, which is fastened the cushion itself
by the tinest of buttons and buttonholes, it be
kept fresh and immaculate miladi's finest ker-
chief, while at the time there is regret at
spelling it's daintiness by countless pin pricks