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The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

WINS FIRST PRIZE IN GIFT CONTEST
SATIN HANDBAGS.

am making satin handbags for Christ
mas and you can make them so pretty
and handsome with a little work, and l
am sending you my idea.
Is yard Of yard-wide satin, at &c yard....... &c
Is yard Of yard-Wide satin for lining At &c I'd &c
balls q knitting silk at loc per ball, for the
skein Of gold thread Sc
yards Of cord, at SC per nc
Total SIC
This amount makes two bags.
I am making them of black satin, lined
with yellow satin. The design I am
working in satin stitch and the heart of
the flower iS made either of Jet beads
or gold French knots, and the leaves
are only worked around the edge and the
mid rib is of jet beads or gold French
knots.
They can be made many colors to match
your friends suit, and use gold thread
or colored beads to harmonize.
Across the top, before you put the lin
ing in, put a piece of featherbone to hold
the bag out straight.
When you have the lining in. button
hole the lining and the flap together and
fasten the flap down with either a hook
and eye or a fancy button.
AT each corner, when the bag is COM
plsted, put two rings and through them
run two yards of cord ana knot at each
end
II you are going to use dark satin, you
can get white carbon paper at any art
store to transfer the pattern.
MISS LOUISE HEATH,
The Oakmont, Apt 5. Is Morgan st NV.
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three until twelve blocks OF three stitches
each have ben knitted. turn. Second row
calls for eleven blocks. Continue until
forty rows are completed. Lay fiat and
press lightly, double back upon itself one
half size. Make a pad for the inside of
four thicknesses of muslin. press to make
good shape and insert between the folds of
crochet work. Baste slightly to keep in
place. and crochet edges together with a
scallop of five stitches each. When this Is
completed, tack one end together with
two small bows of the ribbon which
completes the article.
MRS. NJ r. SIMONDS.
RiVpr1sle Nd
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MRS. K. VI. PACKARD.
Shoe Bag for Inside of Closet Door.

Get yard and A quarter of cretonne,
art ticking, or any similar material
which is stout and firm. These goods
come 36 inches wide. Make the main part
of the bag 27x3O. about. From the two
strips left, cut pockets to put on. Get
the good of a small and well-mingled
design, and these pockets will look all
right even If they do not fit into the
design. But if the design is large and
pronounced, the effect is not good unless
the pockets are put in exactly the right
place on the foundation. And this will
necessitate getting more goods. Do not
get a striped piece. The pockets may be
any size desired and in any position, but
twelve inches long and seven inches deep
the bottom (cut from the crossway strip,
and two or three in the space above, is
n good arrangement. Baste the pockets
in place. after binding the top Of each
with white tape, half-inCh wide. Bind
the foundation with the same tape. TAX
ing in the edge of the pockets where
ever they come along the edge. Stitch
the other edges of the pockets down with
narrower tape, preferably. This is to be
tackled fiat on the inside or a closet door
above the middle. If tackled on with
three tacks. top and bottom. il will stay
and will hold six pairs OF shoes up out
OF the dust.
IL Yards cretonne from Il to oOc yard.. . To 5sc
rolls Of best white tape at 6c............ to I2c
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A VeritabIe Fairy Clock.

Clock, SO cents; one yard Val. lace, s
cents; one-haIf yard fiowered ribbon. Is
cents; one box fancy pins, cents; one
yard baby ribbon, 2 cents; one-eighth
yard white cotton, cents. Totals, 81
cents
The ordinary useful alarm clock may
be transformed into a peek-a-boo time
face. This Transformation is obtained
with the materials mentioned above. First
a strip of white cotton the width Of the
clock is glued furniture glue being dis
solved around the side, joining under
the alarm section. This forms a founda-
ton to sew a rounded bag on, which,
when stuffed well with bran, makes a
pin cushion by joining the ends OF the
bag together on top of the bell section
at the ring. Then full the half yard Of
fowered ribbon over this bag by sewing
to the edge Of cotton glued on Just around
the face and back rim Of the clock and
whipping lace on to this rim. The ring
on top Of clock is to be covered with
baby. ribbon to match the flowered. Fancy
and colored pins form pretty designs in
the pin cushion, perhaps an outline Of
the lowered pattern in ribbon may be
suggested-\ The alarm Is not injured by
this cushion. NELLY RICHARDSON,
I'm Willard street northwest
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or have gotten as many numbers right
as you think you can.
II every one viii send their solutions
as soon as they have worked them out
II will eliminate the necessity OF forcing
me TO spend all Friday afternoon In
checking up lists. and thus enable The
Herald to mail your checks the more
quickly. :. G u
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Candle Shades.

These candle shades are made Of water
color paper, with cut-out designs pasted
on. Anything almost may be utilized for
these designs. But silk is not good. One
sheet of water-colOr paper, which costs
ten cents. will make eight shades. Draw
on the paper a semi-circe with a radius
Of six inches. and inside it a small circle
with the same center and a radius of
two inches. The part between these
curves is the shade 1t is a good plan to
cut several of these out of newspaper
and place on the water-color paper in the
most advantageous position. Paste on
the shade the little designs Wreaths
cut from cretonne and similar fabrics are
good. So are garlands. There is one
pattern in pink garlands, of which 3
cents worth will make two shades. Paper
napkins are excellent. The violet de-
sign works up we'll. Little Dutch figures
are good 1t adds to the finish of the
shade to put a border along the curves
to harmonic with the designs. with
water-color paints or stencil paint, or
colored ink. Then bend the shade around
and fasten it along the straight edges
with paper fasteners or paste. All sorts
of pretty, original, and artistic effects
can be achieved, and the shades are
really practical TO use on candles.
For a pair of candle shades:
Maximum cost could not be over %
cents, IL you have to buy paste and paint.
Of sheet Of watercolor paper. largest size.. 3c
About y yard Of cretonne. according TO design. Sc
Or paper napkins at SC dOzen-............-.. lc
Water-color paint SC
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safety Pin Holder.

very pretty Xmas gift is a safety pin
holder, made as follows: Take two pieces
OF thin pasteboard and cut in a circle,
diameter being five inches. Cover both
pieces on one side with ribbon. one side
being the flowered. the other plain. Whip
both pieces together and make large
bow of ribbon Chalf inch) on top and bot
tom. Have five pieces Of the ribbon hang
ing from the low. the middle piece. be-
ing the longest, about seven inches long
each other a little shorter. each side cor
responding. From each one hangs a
large white bone ring, from which hangs
different size safety pins. Around the
circle arrange fancy pins. This makes
a very useful as we'll as beautiful little
gift, and very inexpensive. as can be-
made with scraps of silk and
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Readers Who Have Sent Instructions for the
Making of Attractive Homemade Gifts Have
Been More Concerned in Helping Others
Than in Winning Prize.

point sew a loop Of cord, or button
hole may be worked.
Sew buttons on to correspond Finish
at waist line with narrow belt of lining
and make bows and strings Of ribbon.
Fold crosswise between pockets and tie
with the strings. This many pockets
will hold all the necessary articles.
This would be still prettier made OF
handkerchief linen, with lining of silk
or cretonne. MRS. u. W. FOX.
Vienna, Va.
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Handkerchief Box.

very pretty Xmas present that 1
have made. and one that has been great
ly admired by every one seeing it, is
handkerchief box. 1t consists OF four
pieces OF pasteboard seven inches square.
for top and bottom of box, eight pieces
seven by two and one-haIf inches for
sides.
Cover all pieces with satin on one side
four pieces. seven and two and one-half
inches, with lace over the satin, and one
piece seven inches square, with lace over
the sacfn. Whip the pieces together Ctwo
pieces for every side, making six pieces),
having lace over satin on the outside
and plain satin on the inside. then join
pieces together in shape of box, and sew
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Baby bonnet.

This little bonnet is made Of white
tafreta. hand-embroideredw with white floss
in the Wallachan stitch. The sheet wad-
ding is for innerlIning and the lining is Of
the taffeta- The pattern 1 used for bon
net was published in The Washington
Herald Sunday. January p, 1910. 1t Is
very pretty and quite easy to make, but
Of course, most any pattern and design
could be used. First stamp design on the
taffeta. When embroidery is complete,
cut out around scalloped edge. Cut wad-
ding same size, then lining, allowing one
fourth Of an inch turn in. Put back
and front of bonnet together; baste wad-
ding to bonnet. then sew lining in neatly.
Sew, reaching just inside of edge around
top and bottom. Cut narrow ribbon in
two pieces, tack TO front edges Of bonnet.
MRS. II. B. COXEN.
4ll Tenth street southwest
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Total, &c &c
a MRS. r. NJ. PACKARD.
Crochet Bow with Velvet Ribbon.


Crochet Bow with Velvet Ribbon.
Use No. 20 Clark's o. N T spool cotton,
and a fine steel hook. First round. Wind
thread around finger twenty times, max
ing a foundation ring about one-half
inch in diameter. on which to work.
Hold carefully and make about forty
eight single crochet or enough TO fill ring
snugly and evenly. Join with slip stitch
to first single crochet.
Second round. Chain fifteen single cro-
chet In stitch about one-fourth the dis
tance around ring. chain fifteen, single
crochet one-half the way around ring,
chain fifteen, single crochet three-fourths
of the distance, chain fifteen, slip stitch
in first stitch OF round. making four loops
equally distant, around ring.
Third round. sTwent-four single crochet
in first loop in previous row. Repeat from
start around ring. working in the four
loops, slip stitch in first single crochet.
Fourth round. Eight chain, single cro-
chet in eighth single crochet Of previous
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tackled in. A pair OF scissors depended
from a ribbon. The outside of the baS-
ket was stenciled with a conventional de-
sign to match the lining, the cost OF this
basket being 10 cents for stencil dye.
A SUBSCRIBER
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Baby's Cap.

Get a handkerchief with dainty bor-
der Fold through the middle. Call the
upper points on the corners Of the folded
edge A and B. Call the corners OF the
lower edge, where the border is, c and D.
Fold A down 20 the middle Of the lower
side Cthe middle of the line c d.. Fold
B to the, same place. Call the point thus
made at the top E. Fold again back
to the slanting side Ito the line C E.,
and B BACK TO the right-hand slanting
side Che line d e.. Fold the point E
down 20 the folded back pieces. Tack
this point securely. also the point where
A and B come and the lower corners
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Handbags.
GIG G street northeast.

! am making hand bags for gifts. AS
most of my material came from the
scrap bag, and from odds and ends of
embroidery silk and floss. and crochet
thread, the only expense has been 10
cents for two yards of either silk or cotton
cord for each bag.
Two scraps OF linen. silk. or velvet eight
by ten inches, are ample for bag. But
tonhole a scaIloped edge around top.
Scallops were drawn by marking with
pencil half around an inverted thimble.
then two inches below scallops work row
of buttonholes for drawstring. In the
center of one side OF bag draw a circle
by marking around an inverted tumbler.
Buttonhole around circle drawn, and cut
out center. then set in medallion of Irish
crochet A simple design embroidered
around the medallion adds greatly to
the beauty OF the bag. I had some de-
signs clipped from the Woman's Page Of
of from sides until only five inches across
bottom, then French seam and crochet
across bottom knotted fringe in simple
chain stitch finished with crochet balls.
Such a bag can be made in three hours
and If purchased in the shops would
cost 50 or more.
If time is very limited the crocheted
me0allOn may De omitted, ana Ine DallS
can be purchased for 20 cents a dozen,
eight being sufficient for one bag. All
white, blue. or pink linen with white
decoration and cord. natural or brown
linen decorated in browns and yellows
outlined in black, with black silk cord.
make charming bags. Use black silk for
elderly woman or friend in mourning.
Black velvet bags with some cut steel
or gold beads sewed on the medallion
and fringe are handsome.
MRS. JOSEPH BERRY.
Vienna. Fairfax County, Va.
Gift for an Invalid.
Take six pieces OF cardboard about the
size of a book, decorate each of them
with holly (pasted on), and either a poem
or some helpful stories calculated to be
cheering or helpful to an invalid. Run
a ribbon through the top so they can
be readily turned over.
This little gift, so inexpensive and easily
made, has helped many a convalescent
to while away an hour pleasantly, whose
strength would not permit them to hold
book.
Tie a sprig of holly in with the bow
at the top.
yard ribbon. l5c
CardbOaru lOc
MRS. H. II. LOCKWOOD.
81 Randolph place.
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Waist Protectors.

My suggestion for a Christmas gift may
seem too practical to appeal to some. but
have many times made the sets for
friends who have everything money can
buy and they priced them highly. be-
sides one gets so tired of the pincushions
hairpin holders, little baskets, &c, which
descend upon us at Christmas, obliging
us to give thanks and look pleasant,
though we groan invariably, What shall
do with it?''
AS to my gift, every woman owning
pretty dress waists needs something TO
protect them from the dust that will
drift into every closet.
Two yards of white silkoline, one yard
wide.
Two yards of pale blue silkoltne. one
yard wide.
Two yards of pale pink silkoline, one
yard wide, so cents.
Three spools of near silk or crochet
silk, cents a spool. One spool white,
one of blue, and one of pink, same shade
as siIkoline.
Cut the silkoline into exact squares of
one yard. Turn one-inch hem all around
each square, basting it carefully, then
feather stitch on right side on edge Of
hem. For the two white squares, use
blue on one, pink upon the other.
The pink and blue squares feather stitch
with white. In the exact center Of each
square, cut a very small, round hole, not
larger than the tip of the little finger,
for silkoline stretches.
Put a close buttonhole around this OPEN
ing, and two rows Of feather stitching
close together outside the buttonholing
When the waist is on the hanger, slip
the point OF the hook through the open
ing in center of square. and let a corner
fall over the back and front and one
Ill IL
gram inside heart of feather stitching
may be put in the corner of each square.
Silkoline is a thin, delicate material, re-
senbling china silk. II delicate, pretty
colors are selected, the feather stitching
we'll done, the center openings carefully
cut and worked, the six squares make
not only a useful, but most attractive
present MRS H. 8. WILTSIE.
Alderbrook Camp PottSville, N Y.
Collar Box for Small Boy.
A collar box for a small boy may be
made from a small toy drum. The head
must be removed and lined with a soft
sachet pad, after which It is hinged to
the box with riboon. The box Is also
lined with a soft pad OF silk or other
suitable material and a round sachet-
scented pad fitted into the bottom. II
bright eolors are selected, the effect is
better.
The box which / saw was made of a
drum, discarded because OF a broken
head. The lining was found in a won
derful scrap box which the ingenious
maker called Possibilities Box" and 10
which she contributed all during the
year. There Is no better time, by the
way, to begin sucn plan than the 18th
of December, when all the left-oyers Of
our holiday work must be disposed of.
Into II goes the one doll too many;
the Christmas cards and postaIs. and
seals and stamps not used; the half bolt
OF baby ribbon, &C.
Work Basket.
Another really beautiful article made by
the same woman was work basket.
made OF a straw hat, good. but "out Of
date"
After soaking the hat In warm water
until II was quite pliable. she shaped Il.
pinching the brim into cute little points.
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Miss Louise Heath Wins First Prize in Christ
mas Gift ConteSt-SecondP Prize Won by Mrs.
j. w. WHford, and the Third by
Miss H. W. ToLson

c and D. Open up the handkerchief from
the original first fold. The under half
will form the back of the cap. The upper
half with the folded down part forms the
top. Rosettes of baby ribbon may be
tackled at the top and at each ear, and
as string.
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Observation-Disclosures. 3 to 5GC
MRS. r. VI. PACKARD.
Doll Outfit.

This is a suggestion for any one who
has a full sCrag bag. Buy a pattern of
a dolls outfit, whatever garments you
take fancy to. Several come in diff
ferent sets at 10 or Is cents, al any pat
tern counter. Then select suitable pieces
enough for the different garments, fold
neatly and send to a little girl.
One set Of patterns. 10 Is cents.
MRS. r. NJ. PACKARD.
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A Gift for an Invalid.

Handkerchief Holder.
Take two pretty paper napkins, and
layer of paper batting the size Of
napkins. Take inch-wide ribbon to match
napkins and bind all around neatly.
Then take and fold into a square and
fold back one leaf and tack on a bow
Of ribbon. and you will have a very
pretty gift. A handkerchief can also be
given with IL.
napkins. 2c
battlng &c
yards l6c
Total. c
MISS c. Z. BARKER.
Fairfax c. H, Va.
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Pattern Holder.

Take a piece OF art ticking or denim
II by 26 inches. Cut two strips II inches
deep. Make l-inch hem across top Of
each. using briar stitch. Sew one piece
across bottom and up sides OF large piece.
Place other strip 21-2 inches above
lower piece, sew in same manner.
Divide each strip into three pockets,
using briar stitch again.
Bind all around with tape to match and
sew three brass rings on top to hang by.
IL yards ticking at l5c lsc
/ spool sllkRteen o
80
MRS. T PACE.
l3l Hickman street southeast.
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Stocking Bag.

IA yards Of figured creton; two pieces
OF green or red skirt braid and two cir
cles Of card or pasteboard inches: cut
four 14-inch circles of creton: put one
piece of cardboard between two circles;
stitch close to cardboard, then put the
other piece of cardboard between the
other circles; then bind the edges, taking
each piece separately, then take a width
of creton IS inches, sew around circle,
which makes a bag; turn in top for a
hem inches, which leaves the bag Is
inches deep; run one piece of braid
through hem to draw II together: then
take your other piece of braid, string one
spool Of each color darning cotton, also
a spool OF fine white and black, also one
of coarse Of each spool silk, in all to
make twelve spools; then tack your out
side edge OF braid at end of each spool;
it holds them firmly in place. Now tie
braid, and all is complete. You can keep
stockings to be darned, scissors, needles,
and anything in the bag, and your darn
ing and sewing cotton is always at hand
Hope you will appreciate this bag as
much as ] do. MRS. L. EIsEMAN.
ia Thirteenth street southeast.
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Bed Room Slippers.

You may think a crocheted slipper Is
TOO simple to describe, but 1t should be
made with some shape to ft and not
require an elastic to keep on.
Make a close chain Of twenty stitches.
turn and make short stitch In the second
chain, all the way across: make first
and turn short stitch nine: in the
tenth put three stitches. continue to
end; turn and go across, without widen
ing. only on every other one; continue
this, making one stitch (or chain) al
ways at the end, until you have nine
teen ribs. every other rib two stitches
longer: then begin at the bottom and
crochet thirteen short stitches in the
vamp, turn each time to make rib, and
widen first at the top.
When I've made thirteen stitches, then
crochet from the bottom nine stitches,
turn and go back to the bottom, then
In next row go all the way up and
make one row Of ribs and widen again.
This shapes the heel nicely. Then I go
back to the vamps on the other side
and make II like the first. I leave It
open In the back, as II is much easier
to turn after sewing on the sole, and
gives a better shape.
finish of the top and edge desired.
the heavier the better. This gives a
slipper almost exact shape Of the Juliet.
put a bow OF ribbon over the vamp.
Not all Of skeins Tor hsnks) Of Germantown. Er
pair 30
~ yards ribbon q inches vide. el............... Sc
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And it would delight any child.
l. A wIGHTMAN.
l4l5 Chaplin street.
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Pin Cushion.

Take a half-yard of three and one-half
inch ribbon, and double it. Whip the
sides together, making a bag. Cut the
ends, bias or pointed. Fill it with rice,
and tie it tight with cord, and then with
narrow ribbon to harmonize. Any other
preferred filling may be used, but rice is
good and makes the bag lie very fiat and
secure on the dresser. With other fill
ings. make an inside cotton bag. OF
course, the bag does not have to be
just these dimensions.
= yard fancy ribbon 10 to l5c
IL yards ribbon. TO So
Cork dust, meal hair. OF 4 ID. rice........ 10 Sc
Silk, l small spool. Sc
Total IS to SIC
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Tea or Coffee Pot Holder.
a very pretty and inexpensive article
can be made at a cost of only 20 cents.
sroOIs Cark's o. v T. Iuster crochet cotton. IOc
L yard inch-wide ribbon to match. SC
4 yard bleached muslin Sc
OF the o. n. T. luster select any color,
according to choice, but the variegated
makes a prettier article than a plain
color. Make a chain of ffty-five stitches,
turn thread over knit three, skip one, knit
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Imagine the week Of fun and anticipa-
ton for the child or invalid, with a DIFF
ferent use of same idea.
Wishing you a merry Christmas, sin
cerely, MRS. ELIZABETH NJ. CHAMBERS.
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Gift for Child.

/ cut from a magazine a little story,
made a book cover OF brown linen,. and
placed the story in 1t, and tied 1t with
pink ribbon, as the story was entitled.
The Little Pink and White Flower that
Wanted to Grow Big" painted a small
Pink flower 'at the lower edge of the
front of book, and wrote title above it.
Gard board Sc
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Gather pine cones; gid and tie same
with red and green ribbon. Cost, small,
for ribbon only. UNsIGNED)
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Work Basket.

Another really beautiful article made by
the same woman was work basket.
made OF a straw hat, good. but "out Of
date
After soaking the hat in warm water
until Il was quite plIable. she shaped II.
pinching the brim into cute little points.
which she tied with ribbon bows. A
lining ntted with pockets was made and
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1t was not quite such difficult matter
to decide the first prize award in the
homemade Christmas gift contest, for
the instructions for the making of the
beautiful satin bag submitted by Miss
Louise Heath were not only very clear,
but her suggestion was embellished by an
illustration of the bag drawn by herself.
In awarding the second prize Of %
dozens of suggestions were weighed until
finally it was decided that nothing could
be Of greater value to a woman than
Mrs. WilIford's "Traveler's toilet apron"
for no woman has ever dressed on
Pullman car without experiencing great
difficulty in keeping her possessions to-
gether in crowded dressing room.
Here is the gift suggestion that won the
50 prize award:
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frilled ribbon Zone inch wide). around
on all joinings and finish with a bow OF
two-inch ribbon Of same shade across the