The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-24
What Are You Making FL
Christmas?

den makers - not 20 START your 49,
cnts early enough or to start too eon-
plicassd gifta
AZ you are q busy girl, one Of the
workers whose time Ii much occupied.
buy your Christmas presentx II may
cost moro mo1ey. but saves nerve
force start carry enough. ana there
IL time to hunt out novelties and suit
| & BILE gifts ut small cost.
The girl who makes her own pres-
cnt should put head into u Appre-
priatencs 81 IL the first requisite. The
much Wanted plan Of duplicating ons
Or two gifts for q large circle Of &C.
quaintanees can only be good II yeW
circle of friends Is monotOnous enough
to all like the same things.
You may make darling boudotr
caps" but be sure they viii not make
q hit with tho girl whose husband de-
rp;ses negliEees. or with the moon
L faced friend who would painfully ~
semble Red RiGsng Hoods Welt grand
mother In one.
There are three sure routes to fail
use In Christmas giving: job. lot buy
ing. where no one is complimante4:
anything will-do" buying. which y
inevitably spotted. especially II the
siver has snobbish tendencies. and pse-
crastinating buying when naisfts Sc
bound to rule.
Almost as fatal IL over am bitten.
The average friend vastly prefers .
dolly case finished by the 26th OF d.
cember than a dozen dOtlies that hang
fire from year to year. DO not start
york So elaborate that you could net
possibly get 1t done by working I'll
your waking hours and stealing the
rest from sleep.
Embroidery is slow at its quickest
does the woman who does really sx-
euisite work. The latter chooses effect
with least effort and gets her gtess
finished: 1t Is only the novice who Sooe
in for elaborate designs
Besides considering taste and tine.
| think CT cost Be sure that II really
| Is cheaper to make a gift than to buy
enc. Materials are to be reckoned
| with often costing more than the re-
! cults or ones income warrantA Know
| the approximate value Of each gift be-
| fore you decide; guessing is an ave.
| sone money consumer.
Do not nave inflated notions Of your
| skill II you emh noider poorly select
| a gift that calls for neat, plain sewing
| or artistic arrangement Far better .
realty hemme dtry cloth Of nne
damask than a badly embroidered one.
| A dainty bit of neckwear will please
| far more than a careIessly worked cen
| trepiece.
Then 90 in for novelty-af it has
| raison d'etre. Run from the new
thing that can only be labelled Junk
by the average recipient Don't spe-
1 cialize on last years success. It was
doubtless done TO- death Their Go to
| good stores for new ideas, then copy
them as well as you can; improve on
them, II possible.
Household China
Always select your china and glass
ware carefully. While it is not wise ia
have costly china for ordinary use.
there IL no reason why every piece
from teapot to pie dish. should not be
| artistic The most delightful patterns
can be purchased just as cheaply as the
over-decorated charity treat variety.
It is a good plan to buy china that
can be replaced II any 10 broken.
Many designs come in what Is known
as "open stock"
The china cupboard usually found u
an unhandy place to store china
Plates and dishes not In constant use
become dust-covered and discoiors0
To Keep china in a perfect condition u
should be cared for properly. This
means 1t should be washed now and
then.
When china becomes clipped discard
1t for use In the ice box. Nothing looks
worse than q collection of cracked OF
| nicked dishes on the table. No matter
how well cooked che meal may be. II
served on broken dishes 1t 10 not q
success.
Unlesssthere is ample room Tor stor-
| age, 1t is foolish for houeeWife "a
have an oversuppIy OF china.
When the china first comes home
from the store boil 1t before using.
The lifetime Of thinnest china 10 great
Iy extended in this manner.
5 Wrap each piece with an old linen
. cloth and place in q shallow pan.
Cover with colo water and bring 70 Q
boil Boil carefully for ten minutes.
then cool gradually and remove the
! china 1t will not bevessily Clipped OF
broken with ordinary use.
Il Keep special china for all culinary
purposes When It becomes necessary
: to warm food. use these dishes.
Sparkling china and glass arc the
| HALLMARK" OF q we'll appointed dtntn8
table.
! Great care should be observed thas
each piece Of china Is thoroughly dried
after washing.
. The Direetsare InAUeDee.
Some of the most picturesque fash
4 -
the directoire period.
The short-waisted coat. with its deep
collar and broad lapels. the frfiis Of
lace adjoining the front and sleeves.
the wide sash knotted at the stoe, the
slashed-uo skirt and the smart tuned
| up hat with its stiff cockade--all have
J ] been revived to a marked extent u
the mod OF the present season
The tall woman should revel In ehse
fact. for she appears at her best wnea
; at.irea in a dircctoire gown Grace
and dignity are contributed BY these
, fashions.
Materials are seen a: their bsss
l when used to fashion an artistic Cos
tune of this period a stunning suas.
, designed BY Erccoil. was OF nncsS
s.rge. dark blue in color. The coae
: was cufaway and boui.d about toe
: edges with silk brata Large nat COW
4 cres buttons fastened the front
wide collar cf Arabian point lace ten
{ well over the shoulders. n 1aooS q
! sof, cream lace hung from the neck
= xnor. sb.. uafSs line was a broad 914.