The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-02
ARE YOU HANDY
WITH THE NEEDLE?

c,nnvsacks cut the same as carpet rags
and woven with bright colored warp VIII
make splendid rugs for the kitchen. They
will last for years and are splendid Tor use
In winter.
FINDINGS for seams and the neck OF a
drasa also the facing for the sleeve, should
be cut on the bias. There is a knack In
working with bias facings that one can
only learn by experience; they nus pc
neither puckered nor pulled, but neatly
| worked in.
There YOU have a neat little pin cushion
all ready to put together and nothing win
which to stuff it. Did you know that IL
could be filled with rice. which makes tne
incest kin of filling, and adds weigh to
| the cushion, which Is desirable so
many small articles get knocked about on
ones dresser. =,
A good-sized shoe bag is made with bed
ticking, which has stripes about one-hal1
inch wide upon 1t. Every other stripe Is
| covered with a piece of yellow ribbon the
| widfh of the white stripe, the ribbons be-
Ing faggoted together with yellow hoss
over the blue stripe of the ticking Inc
ribbons extend an inch and a half below
the bag and are fringed. A blue tassei
finishes the fringe between the ribbon ends,
This is finished with ribbon rosettes anu
hung by yellow ribbons.
A woman was busy making yards ana
yards of buttonholes on a long strip OF
thin white goods. When asked what she
was doing, she replied that In her spare
moments she made these buttonholes 10
use when making the little girls dresses.
You see 1t saves so much time. Ihese
stripes can be bought in the stores, Dut enc
country woman must make hers, ana the
idea Is a good one. Instead of making a
surplus of doilies, make a strip or two OF
brft an holar ond 1yban a dress Or waist Is
needed the difficult part of the WORK Is
soon overcome.
The present style of dress often calls for
a little manipulation If the slender woman
is to appear to advantage. Blouses tnat
are lined can quite easily and readtly De
made additionally becoming by the use 81
ruffles arranged about the armholes. II IL
here that the blouse is apt to sink and SO
lose its perfect outline. II bias ruffies
pinked at their cages are arranged over
the lining on the inside the difficulty Will
be entirely overcome. These rufies WOULD
preferably be made of taffeta, but II mer-
cerlzed lining Is used 1t can be substituted
with fairly good success.
A clever bit of work Is made of bits or
silk in a needle book The little book Is
about six by four inches and Is coVere1
with Persian ribbon. The box portion Is
about one-elghth of an inch thick, stuffed
~ hAlAs lAN 10 III -
pink ribbon, which looks like the edges oil
the leaves. The inside of the front cover
Is banded with narrow ribbons, holding IN
place the different sized bodkins, darning
needles and small embroidery stilettos.
Five leaves of pink cotton, made In vari-
Gus sizes, are filled with different sized
needles. The bookmark is a narrow satin
ribbon, holding an emery ball and snall
thimble.
HNordica work is new in needlework and
has but recently made its appearance
This is similar in effect to the Holbein'
except that the colors employed are green
black and yellow In c~omblpation VIII
red and blue, and the material on Which
it Is done is not as fine quality or linen
as seen In HclbeIn. The work Is called
Nordica because of the Norwegian De
signs which 1t shows. The designs, arc
embroidered In cross stitch on bu1-coloreu
material and they are symbolic or plc,
uresque Norway. These show the varied
costumes and animals peculiar to that far
off country. making an extremely inter
esting study. Its beauty and. simpicitS
is splendid for house decorations. I'M
Nordica portieres are extremely handsome
something which will please the mos
careful housewife.