The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-21
Christmas Sowing Begins.

Just nine weeks more ana the
Christmas packages will have TO be
ready for delivery for Christmas day
falls on Monday this Year.
The industrious houscwifs now at
the end of the canning season and
with all her fall house cleaning out OF
the way is commencing her Christmas
gifts. The needlework departments OF
the stores are commencing 10 snow
their holiday lines and the rush sea-
son is starting. The many needlework
clubs of the city. both among the girls
and among the grown ome are now
meeting every week and the evening is
given over entirely to sewing and he
exchanging Of ideas for dainty gifts.
Many delightfully."- simple little gifts
may be made by the woman hi is
clover with her needle or crochet hook.
They will cost Very little money and
still will be valuable for their time
and work.
These departments offer the woman
Interested in this work such an array
of useful as we'll as dainty pretty
things that if she has time her gifts
this yea ought to be much less eNpen-
sivc thar II she waits until h last
week for ready made gifts.
Novelty sets for travelling come IN
packages all ready to be embroidered
and made UP. There are cases for
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set bags. cases for toilet articles which
would be most acceptable to any tray
eler and there is a travelling apron
which has proved Il boon to the woman
who travels. 1t is made of natural col
ored linen with pockets for every
article for toilet usef There are the
rubber or oilcloth lined pockets for
lined pocket for powder and the indi-
vidual pockets for every other piece.
The pockets are marked with braidtng
OF flowers.
The basket embroidery done with a
cross stitch Is a very pretty finishing
for towels and dom in several light
colors is very effective. These towels
come stamped and may be worked TO
suit the fancy of the embroiderer or
separate stamped patterns with each
stitch marked and colored are also
prepared which may be basted on the
towel and worked over. This design
gives a new note in the pretty little
guest towels which have become SO
popular.
Many Halloween Parties.
The week Of Halloween with its
charms of witchcraft. its lure of signs.
fortunes visions is almost here
and it bids fair to be the cause of
much activity in the social world. AL
ready dates have been announced for
several big parties in celebration OF
that time honored day including the
Y. NJ. C. a. sheet and pillow case
party at the association gymnasium on
Thursday evening. October 26, To
which the bows Of the Y. NJ. c. a. have
been invited. The ST. Agnes Guild party
for Halloween night to be given a,
the Judge Guy C. H. Corliss home
the Elks informal dancing party on
Friday night. October %. the Mothers
club Halloween for the afternoon OF
Tuesday, October ?1. and the Sodality
girls of St. Michael's church have
chosen the witchy night for their DC.
tober party. These are but a few OF
the event tina. will fill the social cal.
endar for the REMAINING days of the
month.
The Eastern Star meets on the mys.
tic nj. hi for its regular social meet.
ing which undoubtedly will be turned
into a Halloween event, the Tuesday
Stehblns home n a dozen other club.
VIII plan to make merry in honor O.
the same event.
The decorations for an occasion O,
this kind are both easy to get and at.
tracti|e n entertaining after the,
have been arranged. The stores thi.
Year are Carrying a stock of witches
'lach cats, pumpkins and owls with.
OUT which no Halloween party would
DC quite perfect. The various sport!
peculiar to this day make a program
OF fan III themselves and it really i.
an IDEAL tilnc tc entertain.
knights First Formal.
The Knights Of Columbus vii! issue
invitations IN Il day or two for thu
ilrs; formal dance OF the 10 LILLE sea
son. The% narc selected Monday CIV.
ching. October 80. the night Decor.
Halloween for the event and thei,
elegant CLUB rooms in the Metropoli
tan block will be the scene Of tho bril-
liant gathering. They will serve !;
supper in their beautiful dining DON
provide the best Of music and do OK
eryth!ng In their power to make it on,
OF the han1soncst parties ri the earl,
autumn season.
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ELK Invitations Out.
The entertainment committee TO
the B. p. .. T.. sent out invitations to
day Cor il dancing party which will
be given Friday evening, October 81
at their hall room III the ELI build
Ing. The party will be informal an,
music will !:e furnished by the Rork,
orchestra.