The Washington herald., 1911-12-05
By JULIA CHANDLER MANI.

Yes. indeed, you may send more than
one Christmas gift suggestion to be en-
tered in the contest if you wish. The
more you send, the better chance you
will have of winning that s. offered as
the first prize, or the second prize of So
or the third of s.. In addition to en-
hanCing yOur chances Of success, your
help TO other women will be greater, for
the more suggestions offered the better
will be the selection of things to make
for those who read them.
The suggestions so far entered IN the
contest are practical and good, being
within the reach of every woman's pock-
etbook The instructions given for the
gift suggestions which l am publishing
for you to-day are so clear that even the
amateur needle woman may follow thcm
successfully.
Here are three Of the first received:
Baby Wrapper.
warm wrapper to slip over the baby
may he made Of white, delicate pink, or
blue nuns yelling, with an undermining
OF thin wadding and chccseclOth or thin
silk. Thc lining i- held in place, the
same as knottCd comfort. by means
uI pink or blue wnrSted and the edges
are turned together and bTiar-Sttchcd-
The wrapper should he made large
>nough to slip over the dress.
MRS. J. J. O'CONNELL
91i / street northwest.
Corset Bags.
Corset bag arc more convenient than
You would imagine. Nothing can make
a closet look moro untidy than corscts
dangling from shelves or hooks. and til"
bag are not difficult to make. a nice
present would he two-one for the every
day wear and the other for the dress
up corset
\ yard oC 50-cent white linen will make
two, and may be lined with China silk,
the friends favOritc color; buttonhole
around top aad border monogram on
on. and small. scattered conventional de-
sign on tho other. Make the bags two
inches longer than the corset when rolled
together; eight inches wide and frill
at the top Of three inches. with a row
Of linen heading. through Svhi"h white
satin ribbon is rum tu draw il ~. COL
ored linen. rhaubray silk. or cretOnne
may bc used. MRS. ! !. U'rONNEIL.
Little Work aprons.
\ very pretty. as we'll AS very useful.
gift and one that VIII bc appreciated
hy almost every woman. is 'h" small
work or sewing apron. with pockets for
material and sewing articles. This little
Eift may ho mad" from hatiSte. OrEandic,
o. very fine India Iinon. cut IN" mate
rial twenty-fOur inches IouG. turn mp sin
inches and stitch sides fast; then stitch
through center Of fold from top to bot
tom 10 form pockets. Edge apron and
top of pockets with lace or embroidery
and trim with ribbon rosett"s, using rib
bon for strings. Place rosettes at each
rnd of pockets and in the center. \
small SPRAY OF hand embroidery in the
center of each pocket adds attractive
moss.
cost of matvrial:
Thrcc-Quartcrs yard material 2Nc... 15r.
-Four Yards ribbon Observation-Disclosures. 20C. |
Three yards edging, l0c................ 800.
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6'c.
MRS. Z. F. GERALD.
60 Orleans place northeast.
Everybody is cordially invited to send
Instructions; for the making of attractive
Christmas gifts. It makes no difference
whether the present is intended for Il
member of the family. cor for friend.
The only requirement is that the cost
of materials for making it shall not ex-
coed 81. and that the instructions given
shall be sufficiently clear to enable every
woman to follow them.
Write only on one side of the paper
and give your instructions in 300 words
II possible.
address all Gir suggestions to me per
sUnally. or Editor, WomanS Page. This !
VIII aVold any pOSShlllty Of your Sug-
Eeston being delayed or misplaced. and |
will greatly facilitate matters in every
way.
Out-of-town Readers Welcome.
Out-of-towu readers have as cordial an
invitation to compete for the three cash
prizes offered in tho Cirt suggestion CON
est as Washington folks
4 thirtcen-year-oId miss asked yestcr-
DIV
offer was eligible for a prize. saving
that she WAS afraid her ideas were NOT
Fufhctently mature to stand any chance
among the many suggestions that arc be
ing entered by the grown-up readers.
am glad To he able to tell hcr that
some OF the most attractive homemade
Etts have ever seen were made by |