Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-09
Moosup.
SUGGESTIONS OF REAL MERIT.

Editor and Sisters of the Corner: Here are some pretty and easily mads gifts:
 Crochet BeIt-Use silkateen to make. Chain 20 stitches, turn
 l. Miss one, a single in each of 19 stitches, turn.
 2, 3. Oh l, a single in each stitch. 4. A single in each of 8 stitches (taking up both loops of stitch, a1- .ways), long stitch in next stitch of row below, repeat, ending with sin gles. GA long stitch Is a single stitch pulled out long.)
 ,. Oh 1, single in each stitch. 6. Oh 1, single in one stitch, long stitch, singles, long stitch, repeat to end of row.
 Repeat fifth row then fourth row and continue till belt is of required length Black silkateen with overshot stitches in white, or white with the long stitch es in either blue or black, make pretty combinations. Makes a nice present 1 for sister or friend.
 A nice gift for mother or auntie is an embroidered towel. Make of huck- aback. Mark scallops across each end | (use half dollar for pattern. En- broider in white, and work an initial | in center of one end.
 A Christmas Stocking is sure to be appreciated by the little folks Make of red cheesecloth. Overland the edges together with white twine, put | any little gift in the toe, and then fill the stocking with nuts, candy, fruit and small cakes.
 A SunfTower Cushion Cover makes an l n6d off ATol7 nf sateen. Baste a three inch circle of paper in center of top. then applique around it petal shaped pieces of vel low sateen; sew round piece of the brown sateen dotted with white threads ! (to represent seeds) in the center, hav- ing it just large enough to cover the | ends of petals. Finish with ruffie of the yellow material.
 Photograph Frames made of white linen, embroidered with sprays of holly make dainty gifts. One by inches for cabinet photos is made to stand on a shelf. A set of three round ones may be hung by ribbons of varying lengths fastened together with a bow of the ribbon.
 A Set of Two Embroidered Garter Belts makes a nice present for a youna girl. A belt bought at the store will serve as pattern, unless you are lucky enough to be able to cut with out one. Cut two pieces, turn in edges and stitch together. Featherstitct the edges win silkateen. and faster tiny bows of ribbon where the garters are to be pinnde on. Some very pret. ty ones I have made were made o' cream colored silesia, featherstitchet in light green, with ribbon to match With these should go white garters trimmed with tiny bows of the greer ribbon.
 For Father, if he likes to read, mak, a cover for one of his new books. For use a piece of blue or brown cham bray Cut large enough to allow fo
 turning in. Turn the edges in neatly mitre the corners. Copy on the iron the design that is on the front cove
 of the book, and embroider it in whit or black.
 A Very Pretty Scrap Book for a chill
 is made of water color paper cut to tn size wanted, fold in center and fastel
 the leaves together with narrow rib bon. Then paste on each page an il lustrated poem cut from the children , page of the Youths Companion. Prin in ink in large letters on cover, an .. title you choose. ,-te A Novel Calendar is made of twelv , sheets of heavy gray paper, 9x1z inch es is a good size. Separate calenda
 pad, and fasten one piece on each shee : of the paper. Now paste on each som bit of useful information, appropriat ! to the months if possible. For Januar ? tables of weights and measures lfoun