Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-19
PLANNING FOR XMAS LETTERS

els may be worked in the same way. Cost about 50 cents.
 Scarf.-To make scarf for which anyone should be willing to pass on a grateful Thank you!" purchase yard and a quarter of crepe de chine in light green or light yellow, or, 1T you prefer, white. Turn up either end two Inches and henlstitch. Now em- broider or better still paint a wild rose pattern upon the sc arf just above the hemstitching. China silk or Japanese may be used if embroidery Is placed upon scarf. One can often buy rem nant of silk which will do and is not so expensive as buying from the piece. Handkerchief Workbag-Buy hand kerchief, gentleman's size, with pret- ty border (mine has a green border about an inch and a half wide). Fold handkerchief through the center; di- vide outside edges into thirds; sew over and over two-thirds of way up, leaving the other third for opening of bag. Now fold the two-thirds on each side in halves and press with hot iron to keen in place. About an inch from l top fagot stitch an opening for ribbon 1 to run through. A yard and half or | two yards will be enough This hand
  l 27 cents, and perhaps less; F cents for handkerchief, cents yard for ribbon and or cents for silk and floss for sewing and fagotting.
 Medallion to be used in front of blouse and also inserted just below the l shoulder on sleeves. Wind padding cord seven times around a match; join l with crochet thread and work double crochet in ring . ch. 1. wind the pad l ding cord seven times around match cut cord, slip off and holding the ring l close to 1 oh. cover closely with double | crochet, double crochet on 1 ch, and | then 2 double crochet in first ring. Re | peat from "'7 times, join the third ant each succeeding ring to last one made with a slipstitch after the fifth double | crochet.
 Then work row of double pico 1 chains around flower, working doubli crochet in every 2d ring in order t. have 12 loops on the rings.
 K First row loops. Chain picot, oh picot, ch. 2; double crochet in ring
 Second row-Slipstitch up to tn, center of first loop of first row. oh 5 D. oh. ' D. oh. 2. 1 d in next loop twice, ch. 8, 1 q in next loop, turl 10 d on oh loop, oh turn. 1 c chain 1 in every 2d st on 10 c, oh 1 d under oh, repeat from around making ornaments with two loop
 between each.
 l Then work another row of loops, put
 ting c in each loop of last row.
 at each corner and one in the cente
 of ornament. making 20 loops in all
 treble crochet in each loop with fou
 chain between each treble crochet. | Next work double crochet unde each oh. loop.
 Finish with a row of double croche
 with picot worked in the back loop
 of last row of d. c.
 i A Box of Stationery on which ha
 been carefully painted in water color
 the monogram of the recipient of g;f
 is very welcome present to the av
 craze young girl, and sometimes to he
 mother. Purchase paper by the noun
 as one gets better quality for the sam money. Place the monogram in left hand corner or in any preferred posi- ton on paper. A circle may be draw around base of thimble and letter lightly drawn. in with pencil. Or the long narrow initial is used, dra' 8 rectangle and arrange monogram in ! side. Paint lightly with water colo in gold or silver or other preferrc !. color. This with a stick. of sealin wax of gold or silver. like monogram , may then be placed in Christmas bo and sped on it's way.
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