The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-12

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 lacing on the upper edge,
leaving 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 q
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 chest Of draws
for trinkets, hair pins or jewelry
Cover the box with cretonne and fit
three smaller boxes into it. The box
es are covered with the same materia
and have little brass rings sewed on
the center of each box, SO they car
be pulled out Ike drawers.
| Aprons are always charming gifts
| There are numberless suggestions fol
1 aprons. Fascinating aprons are made
4 of sheer lawn with butterflies EN-
broidered on them. The bottom is fin
ished In three deep scallops edge
| with fancy stitch and lace. The tw'
end scallops form pockets for tn
sewing articles. The belt is formed 0
ribbon trimmed with jaunty littl
bows. Then there are chatting dis
aprons, overall aprons, and man
aprons you can devise with a little IL
genuity.
We see bags here, there and ever!
where. Bags of all sorts and sizes
from the elaborate affairs made {
strips of Japanese embroidery lik
those shown in Chinatown, to thos
OF the simplest design. Sewing bag
opera bags, laundry bags. shoe bag
slipper bags, corset bags, vanity bag
made OF ribbon and fitted out with
small mirror and tiny powder put
Manicure bags may be fitted with ii
smaller size manicure articles. and *
the children you can make marb
bags, school bags. bean bags and pc
ell bags.
A useful receptacle for sewing m
terials is lantern bag made
) plain and Powered ribbon, or "
could utilize any material you hav
For the bottom of the bag cover
cardboard circle three inches and
half In diameter. Gather the flower,
ribbon to this and hem the outsid
Run an embroidery hoop four inch
In diameter around the upper edg
Join the plain material to this al
about eight inches from this pla
another hoop about four inches In
ameter. This is the top of bag a
is sheered over hoop. A round GOV
piece of cardboard is used as a GOV
and heavy cord is used to carry
over the arm.
Another original bag for threa
and needles is made Of two circles
cretonne lined with satin. These g
Joined at intervals. leaving spaces
the spools. In the center Is a lit
i pin cushion. A ribbon drawn throu
i ! the different sections draws this lit
bag together.
Use a pretty piece Of ribbon thr
quarters of a yard In length for
lother sewing contrivance Turn
! one end to form a pocket for
spools of thread, and the other {