Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-12-19

Ribbon bedroom slippers are espe-
cially new and nothing could be sim
pier to make. Sheer lowered ribbon
to soft lambs wool, draw an elastic
through a lacing on the upper edge,
leaving a heading about an inch wide.
Make full rosettes of ribbon and place
one on each instep.
A dolly case will delight the heart
OF any housewife. They can be made
in different sizes. Figured cretonne
may be used in making one case with
the inside lined in white material.
Cover two circles of pasteboard with
the material and finish neatly with a
pretty wash braid Use ribbon to keep
the doilies in place.
A set OF holders for handling hot
dishes are made six inches square. OF
some pretty chintz. These are at
tached to an apron to match the mate
rial.
A set of boxes covered with pretty
pattern of wall paper would be most
useful and acceptable to keep in the
bureau drawers. These must be past
ed neatly and the covers attached to
the box.
Another novelty is a chest of draws
\ for trinkats. hair pins or iewelry.
| Cover the box with cretonne and fit
three smaller boxes into it. The box
es are covered with the same material
and have little brass rings sewed on.
the center of each box, so they can
/ be pulled out Ike drawers.
Aprons are always charming gifts.
| There are numberless suggestions for
aprons Fascinating aprons are made
of sheer lawn with butterflies EN-
broidered on them. The bottom is fin
ished in three deep scallops edged
! with a fancy stitch and lace. The two
F! end scallops form pockets for the
sewing articles. The belt is formed of
ribbon trimmed with jaunty little
bows Then there are chatting dish
aprons. overall aprons. and many
aprons you can devise with little in
genuity.
We see bags here. there and every
where Bags of all sorts and sizes.
from the elaborate affairs made of
strips Of Japanese embroidery like
those shown in Chinatown, to those
of the simplest design Sewing bags.
opera bags. laundry bags. shoe bags.
slipper bags. corset bags, vanity bags,
made of ribbon and htted out with Q
small mirror and a tiny powder pun
Manicure bags may be fitted with the
smaller size manicure articles, and for
the children you can make marble
bags. school bags. bean bags and pen
Gil bags.
A useful receptacle for sewing ma
terials is lantern bag made of
plain and lowered ribbon. or you
could utilize any material you have.
For the bottom of the bag cover a
cardboard circle three inches and a
half in diameter Gather the flowered
ribbon to this and hem the outside.
Run an embroidery hoop four inches
in diameter. around the upper edge.
Join the plain material to this and
about eight inches from this place
another hoop about four inches in di-
ameter. This is the top of bag and
is sheered over hoop. A round cover
piece of cardboard is used as a cover
and a heavy cord is used to carry IT
over the arm.
Another original bag for threads
and needles is made OF two circles OF
cretonne lined with satin. These are
joined at intervals, leaving spaces for
the spools. In the center is little
pin cushion. A ribbon drawn through
the different sections draws this little
bag together.
Use Il pretty piece OF ribbon three
quarters OF a yard In length for an
other sewing contTivance. Turn VI
one end TO form pocket for the
spools Of thread and the other end