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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

to the case just in the middle, where il
folds over, and they are sewed to the
edges for one inch. From there the two
pieces are sewed together diagonally until
they come to the metal top Of a very small
change purse that is placed between them
This little purse must be bought, and one
should be chosen with a strong snap catch
that will not slip open. The silk is sewed
10 the purse on each side. The outside of
the case is finished with a gold or bronze
galloon.
\ similar use of a little purse is seer
in charming opera glass bag from Paris
which can be easily copied by any clever
girl. The Paris bag is made Of a delicate
white kid, and that is, of course mOst
dainty, but the same design could be usec
TOR some more serviceable material. II
would, however, be necessary TO find n lit
tie purse with snap catch in the material
used or have one made to order.
The bag is made Of two pieces of white
kid eight and n half inches long and six
and a half wide These are stitched to-
gether across the bottom and up each
side to two inches from the top. \ bag
of exactly the same size is made Of a
thin light colOred silk for a lining. The
lining bag is fitted inside the kid with
llAC NNtllllH Ab1NNt'As 'll''A Ri4S Nfb'I I'tA Is
from where the seams end. has the two
materials turned in and stitched together.
At even distances across each side, nj
the place where the seams end, are
sewed three gilt rings, and through these
rings are run two heavy white silk cords
to draw the Dag up. The cords are also
sewed at the corners. On the front the
cords make IN elaborate knot, two loops
of which run through rings on q little
white kid purse Kid and suede can be
bought at a leather store and at the art
embroidery department Of many OF the
large shops, and many of them would
make the little purse to order Il they dld
not have Just what was wanted.
4 simpler but pretty little ,glIt IS y
conrt plaster case in heart shape, II
n girl knows how to paint she can make
this very quickly and easily Of two pieces
of cardboard cut in heart shape On
the front piece paint pretty woman )
head and an appropriate quotation, ana
outljne both pieces with gold paint. The
cnnrt plaster is put between the. two
neces of cardboard and they are all tas-
tnnpd together with a piece OF narrow
ribbon. which also serves to hang mp the
ease. For the girl who does not paint the
cardboard can be covered with some fancy
ribbon or with white linen embroidered
in colored silks.
For keeping ones wells in order nothing
is so useful as a veil roll, and one or more
of them win make n most acceptable
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

be most charming. IF, for example, tse
background of the design be a blue q -re
and n bright green is used in the darI lr.
it gives an almost irridescent effect waieh
is altogether charming.
Darning may also be applied to the chi
work which is so much used now, thouch.
as a matter of fact to the minds of arti
tic folk it seems rather shame to fpoii
such a really fine bit of needlecraft, foc %
my mind, it does not add to its beauty.
To do the cut work is not difficult and t
might be valuable to some needieworsee
to know the process. For bed covers ano
table spreads it is very handsome, an IS
most effective used for table scar
There is always an overlay or an underlay
of another material in cut work. Some
times it is laid on top the fabric Of wlicb
the article is made and again is under
meath. In one case the overlay is cut
out and the pattern couched down in cut
line stitch or the body of the textile Is ,ut
to show the underlay through Couching
in this case is simply an outline stitch
done with heavy silk or linen.
Nowadays a thing must have artistic
value for it TO be sanctioned in the home,
for the time of useless fancy work is
gone by. Fortunately there is marked
revival Of all the old handicrafts ans
ineedlecrafts which in the early days oi
/ European history were carried to sHcf
heights of exquisite workmanship. / Is
not possible for an amateur TO reach
such a point of excellence in one boual.
but she can always aim TO do someth rs
really good of its kind. There is surely no
broader field for the exercise of arti 81.
taste and skill with the needle than in .lo
line of this sort of darning.
| Given the hand woven linens, handful
of good colors for working and an artistic
Ieye and even the simplest pattern is boJ nd
TO bear the stamp of originality sri
beauty. In fact, the novice in needlework
will be amazed herself at her progress ie
she only gets started on the right tra 3,
and refuses to yield herself to the COW
monplace and tawdry. Backed by artistic
textiles, soft duh silks and good desieue
she is capable of reaching an exclusiyo
field in which, did she care to exploit ber
work, she could reap commercially a bis
harvest.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

r HE girl who is goinr to make any
Christmas gifts for this year will do
we'll to begin very soon, especially IL
she is intending TO make several. And nc
matter how attractive gift that is bOugh;
may be. it never has the personal touch
or shows quite the same loving thought
that one does which has been made by the
giver herself AS most girls have much
Of their time taken up by their studies
they are not able to do very elaborate
work. and here are Il few suggestions for
dainty little trines which are most at
tractive and useful. Each one can be
made more or less elaborate - the giyer
wishes.
a most desirable gift for a young girl
to make for her mother or elder sister is
a card case, and Il specially pretty one is
made of white linen embroidered One
of its greatest advantages is that it can be
washed as often as it gets at all soied
and always looks fresh. 1t Is made OF Il
niece of linen twelve inches long and live
and a half inches wide, and is folded over
like n book cover. About half an inch III
from eoch end is a row of small scallops TO
make the edge of the pockets for cards.
Two and n half inches from these rows the
ccallops 90 around the outside of the case,
and on one side Is the design for the EN-
5roidered front. In doing the work em-
hroider first the front of the case and the
tdges of the pockets, then baste up the
pockcts and ombroider the scallops around
The edge through the two thicinesses of
linen. The case is then finished except the
lining. which should be of some delicate
shade of silk. The lining is not fastened 20
the linen, but made just enough smaller To
tit snugly inside. 1t is taken out when
ever the linen is washed and can be re-
newed at any time with very little trouble,
Another pretty card case. which has the
added advantage of carrying safely little
money. has a small purse on the inner side
Of one side. This case is started by cutting
n piece of strong canvas seven inches by
five. The canvas is covered on the outside
with brocade silk or figured velvet and on
the inside with Il thin silk or SATIN. Across
one side is pocket of the lining silk for
cards, and on the other side, instead of a
pocket. two pieces of the silk are sewed
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
A Convenient Solitaire Board.

f a girl has a father, mother or any
relative who is fond of playing solitaire
(and what girl has not some one who rs
given to this form of amuSementD sne
will win an extra amount of affection ana
gratitude by making foi this relatlVe
solitaire board. A table of the rght size
and height is not always obtainable When
one is away from home, and these boaruS
are the essence of convenience ana COM
fort for their special purpose. Ihey WIZ
fit in the bottom of any ordinary TRUNK
and take up almost no space. Ihey can
be hung against any wall when not III
use and SO take no space at all III
room. ,.s ;s
Tba foundation of the solitaire board Is
very heavy lboard. Gut piece "i 'ni'
thirty and a half inches long ana sew
,een and a quarter inches wide. Inns Is
covered on both sides with colored nhen'
with a thin sheet of wadding between !he
hoord and the linen. But before DONG
The covering the upper SIDE is enlnloio :
cred. Diagonally across the mluule ,, u u
The piece of linen the word Sontalre -
embroidered in large letters, put the i. en-
broidery must not be stuHea lor "t 'I''ti, 'es'S,
very little stuffed, so as TO have smootl
surface. Across one end of this piece OF
linen a strip of the linen is put on ilEe iISe
the pockets of a shoe bag, making httle
pockets for four packs of cards.
The strip is cut twenty-three lhches
long and four and three-quarters wlde.
Its upper edge is turned over ana teatieE
stitched Each of the four pockets mas
n shallow box pleat and in the centre OF
each is embroidered the design of one
of the suits of cards; on one red heart
on another red diamond and the others
clubs and spades in black. Between the
pockets the strip is featherstitched to the
large piece of linen.
>" around this upper piece of linen
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
.<\A ISIS ROSAMOND BUDDE
w should be told to keep her mouth
closed" observed the April Grand

Ee\ lSS kOSAMOND bCLpI1
MA should be told to keep her mouth
~ closed" observed the April Grand
mother. Il do not mean to imply that she
talks too much," she hastily explained,
noting the amazed expression upon the
faces of her three granddaughters' oul
that by habitually holding her lips widely
anart she gives strangers the impression
mat she is half witted instead OF peinS
merely vain little girl who evidently
believes that her perfectly shaped mouth
looks most attractive when agape.
"AIany girls spoil the expression or
rheir mouth simply because they hold
e 1ilr,i Grand@mother. @ "A few of them adopt
Miss Budde's childish, innocent pose,hnd
a great number go to the other extreme
and press the lips so tightly together that
they form a thin, straight line across the
lower portion of the face. The natural
manner of holding the mouth is to allow
the lips barely to touch This prevents
the teeth from being always IN evidence
and lends a pleasant expression 10 the
countcnance. ...,.
Because II girl realizes that her mouth
is not pretty is not good reason lot
being discouraged, for much may DC uohe
for the Improvement of that prominent
feature. If the lips are very thin and
dropping they may gradually be widened
Mt the centre by regular pinchlngs with
the thumb and foreHnger-alW OF
course. in privatc--and at all times the
corners of the lips should be turned up
ward. While this treatment will not
transform wide mouth into the ideal
Cupid bow its appearance will be vastly
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
Projectors for Hat Pins.

ROTECTORS for hat pins are very
| useful, not only to prevent the hal
pins sharp point from hurting some
one, but also because the hat pin is Ger.
tain not to be lost out OF the hat, and
also. the PIN being held firmly in place
itself. fastens the hat much better thau
when no protector is used. The protectol
is a metal cap which tts on the end OF
the hat pins point after it has been thrust
through the hat. The protector is esp'
cially good to keep on hats which arr
worn o strenuous occasions, such ms gee
toring or riding. The protector is "a iH.
don invention and has hccom2 very !'t.
ular in ShOFt tjulc.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

ras cloth or even burlap, in which sim
pie conventionalized motif is enclosed
with darning instead of outlining. The
pattern is stamped and is then surround
ed by frame of darning about one-quar-
ter of an inch in width. y similar border
encloses the whole design with perhaps
an outlining of black picked out with tiny
dark squares. This design is especially
adapted for a divan pillow.
A stunning pillow-No 5-is worked
on very heavy raw silk of even weave.
The darning, which is horizontal, forms
two borders the length of the oblong
cushion, done in an Indian design. similar
to those seen on Navajo blankets. To
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a PAGE
FOR
NJ | 8 8 e .
No. liable Scarf Showing Background Darned and
Pattern in Relief

A r. isn't to be wondered at that glrls
with fondness for ncedlecraft have
gone quite mad over darning this win
ter; not by any means the homely oc-
cupation of the housewife. though the
stitch is the same, but the decoration of
bits of fancy work for the home. No style
of needlecraft seems to tlt and harmonic
so well as darning with the general scheme
of decoration in vogue to-day as expressed
in the use of Mission and Colonial furni-
ture, except maybe it is stencilling, with
which, by the way, it is very often com
bined.
1t is not only remarkably effective work,
but it is inexpensive and not atall difficult
The main Idea is to get the artistic effect,
the stitch itself being of secondary instead
Of primal importance, as in most other
forms of embroidery.
This, it will be seem lends an individ-
uality to the work and gives the girl of
originality scope to work out any number
of artistic patterns once she has imbibed
the method of operation.
Darning is particularly suitable and is
utilized for an endless variety of draperics
and house furnishings, and some of the
most artistic homes and apartments in the
city owe much of their prettiness to work
of this sort There is no doubt at all that
the charm of Italian hand woven linens
and Russian crashes imported direct from
the old country has quite as much to do
with the decorative value Of this work as
the darninG itself Either one is effec-
tive in itself: together the artistic effect
is beyond question.
This work is particularly adapted for
table runners, divan cushions, bureau
scarfs, sash and window curtains. table
cloths and frequently for portieres and
divan covers. One bed cover recently
seen. made after the English fashion, the
sides and feet reaching the floor. the
pillows rolled underneath the top, was
done in two shades of blue and wood
browns. which harmonized perfectly with
The cool gray tones of the homespun linen
and the gray blue walls and ceiling.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

row of featherstitching is worked, and
then it is ready to be sewed to the under
piece, The right sides of the material
are put together and it is stitched around
the two long sides and the end where the
pockets are. Then turn it inside out and
slide the board in at the other end and
the thin sheets of waddng. Sew the
linen together at that end, and two and
IA half inches in from each corner sew on
"a piece of ribbon sixteen inches long.
This ribbon forms loop to hang the
board up by and should be of the same
color rs the embroidery
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

there is no hard and fast rule TO follow
in developing designs for darning, the
main idea being to give variety with the
utmost harmony of color as BELTS the tex
ture and weave of the fabric,
An extremely simple design (No. -
adapted from an old japanese print is
worked out in horizontal darning in two
colors without any outlining or definite
division of space. Green and ecru are
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

the colors employed in working the leaves
of the conventionalized flower the scrag-
gy stems done in wistaria brown. just
a few simple rows of outlining embodylng
the same colors mark the stitching of the
hem. This is ut once simple and exceed
mgly effective.
- TILL another variation in darning-
seen in No. 4-is obtained on very
- coarsely woven material, such as ar
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

II WO methods are in vogue for doing
this needecraft; sometimes it is the
background that is darned, leaving
the pattern in broad relief to be further
emphasized by heavy outlining in black.
Again the pattern itself is treated in a
mass and the background is left plain.
One is as effective as the other, though
in the latter instance variety is obtained
by the direction given the darning, the
stitch following the axis of the leaf or
petal.
In assisting the novice who wishes TO
become expert in this style of embroidery
nothing can be more helpful than the oft
repeated words of one of the best teach
crs in the city, who says
make neither the stitch nor the design
the principal thing. Look upon the whole
as painting. Think of the textile as the
canvas or the background and work to
get the same effect an artist would"
1t is surprising how this idea, once
firmly fixed in the mind, will help a stu
dent of needlecraft The idea is to select
both the stitch and design that will best
harmonic with the material. Another
point to be considered is the detail of
finishing, for, as the saying is poor
frame spols good picture
To get originality in your designs select
them from the best sources and adapt
them to the needs of the article you are
making. 1t gives a good feeling for art to
do this and it is quite as easy to translate
a wall paper design to a table scarf or a
motif from a Turkish rug TO a sash cur
tain as to get some stereotyped design
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

from an art store and transfer it with i'm
preston paper.
If this seems too ambitious at the start
select really good motif from India
silk, a Japanese print or a Persian rug
and with Japanese rice paper trace the
design With impression paper apply
this motif either in the form of a border
or an allover pattern TO the textile, then
proceed to work it. 1t might he suggest
ed that to lay down rule across the
border to get the space will help, and then
by the aid OF pins divide the end into as
many divisions as there are to be motifs.
Now, for example. take the design of
grapes. grape leaves and birds shown on
the table scarf no. II. Such a one is
easily found and is most effective when
worked IN this case happy combina-
ton Of methods is employed, the back
ground and certain Of the leaves being
darned. the pattern outlined with black.
For this scarf buy two yards OF Russian
crash for about 1G cents d yard This
usually comes about Is or 20 inches wide
In its natural state it is soft gray, OF
coarse but even weave. The delicate
tint of this linen invariably suits itself
70 its surroundings, bringing them into
harmony with any color scheme. The
stuff wears like iron and is pleasant to
work on.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

N ARTIcuLAR attention should '.'iad foT be
| Jpaid to the hem. for if too VIDE lol
the design it will oyerpower IT, ana
rioo vorsa. One should balance the
other. Next decide on the treatment. II
tho bocl,gro,nd alone is TO be darned,
start in with that, using Persian moss
both for the outlining Us well us the
'bocErround. Weave the floss in and out
between each thread until the entire
background is covered. Frequently the
'elfect is varied by changing the direction
of the stitch, as mentioned before. For
example. if the background, as is gen
orally the case, is darned straight across
the material then the leaves or petals of
the flowers will he darned perpendicu-
larly, or they will follow the axis OF the
leaf or flower.
This produces most surprising varia-
ton in the effect. Next the pattern is
outlined in what is known as the outline
stitch. Black is perhaps more often en-
ployed for this purpose than any other,
as it gives special character to the
work. A darker shade than that used
for the darning is effective also. A little
experience will suffice TO show the worker
that darning does not require any great
ingenuity or skill, only little bit of ex-
perience TO get the proper effects.
In many cases, such as table runners,
scarfs and hangings, the hem is masked
by outline stitch. Not infrequently two
rows, quarter or third of an inch
apart, are filled in with a mass of darn
ing, the colors being the same as those
employed in the main design.
India prints furnish many IA motif for
darning. One Go. %, combination of Gu
rious birds and animal forms with con-
ventionalizcd motifs, was applied to
bureau scarf by young amateur worker
in the craft. The background was left
plain in this case, the darning confined to
certain of the motifs, the direction of the
stitch in each being changed to furnish
variety.
Several rows of outline stitch in differ
ent colors, blue, buff and brown, sufiiced
for the conventional detail and the divi-
sion of space. In working the curious
little animal forms the horizontal outlin-
ing was employed; in the birds below the
vertical. The stitch in the leaf motifs be-
tween varies in the direction of the axis
1t will be seen from these patterns that
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

No. Ga change
in the Direction
Of the Darning
and the Pattern
Unworked Mark
This style of Pill
low.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-05
CHICKEN POX.

When you got mumps and measles
you might have had some reason to
blame the tow head boy who made
faces at you in school, but when chick
en- pox made you scratch you could as
well have blamed 1t on your red ban
tam rooster, for the ugly, itchy atiiic
ton on human and fowl Is the same
and is caused by vegetable fungus.
When turkeys, chickens, geese and
pigeons get bunged up with these vel
low tipped warts the sight is enough to
break any fancier's heart. The wart
generally first appears on the lower
eyelid and grows and closes the eye.
Unless localized 1t covers the head and
is found especially on eyelids, base Of
beak, orifices of nose, on comb and
wattles. Unlike favus, 1t seldom af-
fects the feathered parts except with
pigeons, where 1t often is found under
the wings. When it takes a diphthe-
ritic turn, spreading over the men,
branes Of nostrlls and mouth, 1t is diff
ficult to cure. This phase of the dis
ease is fatal to pigeons.
Occasionally a vigorous fowl will
overcome the disease without treat
ment. The warts dry up and drop off.
This is seldom, and the treatment must
be often continued for two or three
weeks. Old stock is seldom affected
unless weak or through wounds.
Young and late hatched fowls are par
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-05
Sterling.

Sterling.
JAN. 29th.-On the 25th, while 1. M.
Kipp was trimming an apple tree, he cut
his foot quite badly, and DR.. Smith
dressed the wound.
Ralph swingle, who has been attend
ing business college in Scranton, came
home last week with sore throat, which
has since been pronounced scarlet fever.
The Democrats and Republicans each
held their caucus on the 23d, which were
we'll attended. We are pleased to see
the interest that is being taken in town
affairs.
District Deputy Osborne installed Of
AcerS in the P. o. S. of A. Camp, No.
279, on the 26th of January.
Miss A. M. Noble has been under DR..
Gilpin's care for the past week.
After Fred. Lloyd returned from G. M.
Bidwell's funeral, he was taken with
pneumonia, and expired on the evening
of the 26th. Frederick Lloyd came to
this country from the north of Ireland,
nearly sixty years ago, when he was
young man, and excepting year or two.
has resided here ever since. Erred"
was an honest, industrious and faithful
worker, good neighbor and an obliging
friend, who strictly attended to his own
business and had good word for every
body. Rev. S. B. Murray, of Ariel, Of
fciated at the funeral, which was largely
attended, and he gave us an excellent
sermon. Thomas Lloyd, cousin from
Paterson, N. j., was the only relative
present, but many here will long remem-
Der faithful old Fred.