Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-09
PRESENTS FOR dENTLEMEN.

Dear Cornerites: When you make out your list of Christmas presents isn't it always the men for whom 1t IS hard to find something suitable2 am sending a few homemade articles that may help someone.
 Ties.-The knit or crocheted four-in- hand ties are pretty. If you do not crochet, then make in other ways. First beg or borrow an oldstie of the style most often used by the one for whom 1t is intended. take anart and use as pattern. Fourth hand, string, bow or any kind may be made. They may be cut from pieces of ones silk or satin dresses, if you are fortu- nate enough to possess them, or silk or a pretty mercerized cotton may be bought for the purpose.
 Arm EIastics in crochet-Chain 13, turn, shell of doubles, ch, in 4th stitch, oh 10, shell in last stitch, turn, ch 3, shell in shell, ch 10, shell turn, ch 3, shell, oh 5. slip stitch (through center of both oh 10). oh 5, shell, turn, ch 8, ch 10, shell, and repeat from beginning. Make strip long enough to go around arms. Join ends, run silk elastic through and cover joining with rosette or bow of ribbon.
 A ServiceabIe Tobacco Pouch may be made from circular piece of leather. Cut sits near the edge and run a strip of leather through for a draw string. Or make of gray linen, lined with rub Der cloth. Embroider a conventional design in red. and use cord for draw string.
 Handkerchiefs are always acceptable To make, get the wide muslin, as it cuts to better advantage. Hemstitch a | three-quarter inch hem and work a l large initial q inch or 1 IA inches 1 high) in one corner.
 | To go with the handkerchief make a | sachet. With white silkateen crochet 1 two strawberries. Put the powder en- closed in cotton between them and lace together with narrow red ribbon 1 Tie in bow at the top.
 It Is counted girls prerogative tc l receive candy from men at Christmas As men like sweets, why not reverse the order, especially if you are capable 1 of making some particularly delicious confection. Make some of your best then make pretty box to put 1t in. A new note paper box neatly covered with holly printed paper will do. Ol | cover with white enamel paper, tit
 with red ribbon, and slip a sprig o! holly in the knot
 I work in city and dependent on some boarding house for a home, then mak' him a nice rich cake, frosted and dec orated with candies. Pack neatly il
 box and send with your best wishes. A Slipper Case would be nice fo
 father. Cut a large sole shaped piec'
 of pasteboard, cover with cretonne ant line back with cambric. Cut a piece o l no Gfo Pd fnT I
 same way. Overland together and at
 tack loop of cord at ton (of heeD t hang by.
 I A Tie Rack may be made of mail
 ing tube. Cover with silk. Hang b,
 a ribbon, tied near each end with
 bow, and fasten a silk covered pin
 cushion in each end for scarfpins. | A Muf7er may be made of strip 0
 satin one yard long and nine inche
 wide. Lay tucks for 16 inches throug the. center for the neck Line with
 shaped piece of China silk and inter
 line with sheet wadding.
 If the man in question Is "goo
 sport" and can take a joke, make hiI a crocheted or knitted wash cloth c good size. Wrap 1t around a cake C Ivory soap and pack in a pasteboar box. On the box cover paste a pictuT cut from an Ivory soap adv, and belo7 the picture letter neatly the words 'Di
 rections for Using" Then print on
 the legend that is found on the insid
 of the paper band that Is on ever
 spool of silkateen or sans-silk.
 Now, Married and Happy, I laughe
 when I read your letter. Yes, Betse Bobbit was at the picnic and enjoyed } very much. Best time she's had sine
 she had the humps (never had th
 chance to enjoy the measles) But sh ' didn't come with Samantha! How q
 know? Because I'm
 BETSEY BOBBTT.