Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-26

you could almost imagine you could smell them, and would give anything for branch--would not begrudge any price," etc
 After Christmas sales wereAever I purchased things, various ones they | hoped next Christmas would bring them, then I set down in a book like this: Aunt L.'s wall paper; Aunt Us | mating; Cousin C., lambrequin; Mrs. | R., apple blossoms, until had them | all down. l
 One country aunt says: Look at all | these lovely sofa pillows, and not one to be used common" put that down Kitchen sofa pillow"
 One says; If only had a bunch of paper Easter lilies"
 Another: I've nothing to keep my batting in"
 Now, let mo tell what I did. I only earned six dollars per week, and three fifty for board, so I had to be saving. Nights I would visit the sales and buy remnants, etc, and visited the new and second hand stores. and at last I found lovely cream paper mat ting with blue figures, good as new, and only 15 cents per yard. 1 pur chased 15 yards and three papers of double headed tacks. At a sale I got old style pattern of paper for eight
 
 and some turkey red; some remnants of denim. both plain and striped; some ribbon remnants; some sachet powder; some Bristol board; some brass rings; some remnants of silkoline; some tis- sue paper; a pan of crimson lake paint, and then I commenced my Christmas presents in my leisure moments. With the silkoline I made lambrequins for mantels, curtains for bookcases (and be sure to get those that correspond with other furnishings), shirred on embroidery hoops, bags for snuff rags. also machine cloths-all these hem stitched except bags.
 Then I got some apple twigs and made apple blossoms of white tissue paper, and painted them with the crim- son lake.
 Out of white crepe paper made Easter lilies
 And I took some plain red denim and strips of the stripe and put across the corners and served for sofa pill lows.
 Took two red handkerchiefs, put a double bias ruffe of turkey red be- tween for others, and these could be laundered without fading.
 Then I cut three orange quarters of Bristol board, covered one side with | and sewed together all but one side over and over stitch (this was for bat 1 ting).
 With the remnants of ribbons made | clusters of bags stuffed with cotton 1 and put in the sachet power; no two | of the same length; suspended by baby ribbon.
 made dainty batting and put on fine handkerchiefs.
 With the tissue paper I made shaw ing paper sets, covered with Bristol board, on which painted flower and their initials. No matter what you give a man, always enclose one Of l these.
 Christmas week went to the coun- 1 try with my things. I got someone to invite us out for the day. and at the last moment Peggie didn't feel able to go, so aunt went alone. Then Peggie | immediately got well.
 I called a neighbor. We cleared the spare room in jiffy. and put down my mating, got everything to rights, and was paneling the doors blue to match q knew uncle always had white paint, so I carried Prussian blue).
 We'll, aunt drove in, saw her carpet on the grass; up went her hands, "Of all things! Now I know why Peggie didn't feel able to go." And upstairs she came, and she smelled the paint, and she says
 Well! well! and painting, too" ,l And when she looked in the surprise was so great that thought she would drop. Pleased? That was no name for it. She says: T could not have select! ed anything I liked better myself, and now I won't have to paper the room. as that's cream and blue, too.'
 That was why selected blue mat ting" I says. "Auntie, my Christmas present."
 Next went to Aunt Lizzies. said: q have brought you few Christmas remembrances. Uncle, these pillows are for you; also the red handker. chiefs; and boys. here are some ties and shaving sets to wipe your razerf on; and, Lottie, here are pieces oi patchwork enough for two quilts, nc two blocks alike, and I had matched them all up; and, aunty, here is pape1 for yeur sitting room." (She says there is three rolls too much.)
 I replied it will come in handy, and new I am going to paper it with un- cles help, and you must not say
 This room was very large, built fol a kitchen. fireplace most whole length six cupboard doors. also brick over and eight feet length Of shelf, very high up. all of which was terrible | eyesore to Auntie.
 I said Uncle, you don't want al them cupboards and that high shelf; you help me and we will give Aunt $ big surprise" s
 We took off that high shelf, paperet over all the cupboards except brick oven (to keep wood in and the little cupboard overhead for garden seeds) Then I sawed og a board to fit lam brequin to had bought and put up [ shelf with some iron brackets and pu on the lambrequin. Then hung some sash curtains I had made of cheese cloth hemstitched and some drawn , work and my room was complete .Wher all was finished I called Auntie and said: q hope you will enjoy Christ mas in your clean room" , Well( if any face ever expressed , pleasure and gratitude, hers did, anC she said: T never saw anyone like your niece. If you ever express a wisf not thinking, the next thing you know some way she has accomplished 1t fol you" WITCH HAZEL.