The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-12
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LOVELY GIFTS THE
CHILDREN CAN MAKE
Is Not FATE to Little Folk Not to Let
Them Take Part in the
FERMENTATION.

The spirit of Christmas giving Is just
as much entered into by the children as
by older folks. First, father and mother
are to be remembered. then all the broth
ers and sisters. and the school teacher
of course and perhaps the Sunday School
teacher. besides an aunt or two. Now IN
cases which mother merely makes out
a list, goes downtown and purchases
number Of gifts and attaches a card to
each one stating that "Patsey wishes
Miss A. or father or Aunt sara very
merry Christmas" Christmas merely
means that mother has taken an hour
or so of her precious time. spent some
of her usually limited supply Of money,
and that Patsey, well. Patsey doesn't
figure in the transaction at all, unless she
happens to be the messenger that de-
livers the gift.
This isn't quite fair to Patsey. Would
we enjoy having all our Christmas
preparations made in this manner? NO.
am sure we would not IL at this
minute we may be tired and think We
would, let me say that, when Christmas
comes we will realize what We have
missed
A great deal Of our real pleasure at
Christmas times Is realized during the
days and weeks Of hustle and hustle
before the twenty-fifth of December. when
we are planning and making those little
gifts that we hope will. on Christmas
morning, gladden. the hearts Of our
friends.
A skirt Hanger.
Purchase a cent skirt hanger, next
cent pan Of gold water color
paint Carefully gid the two wooden
ends OF the hanger. Then wrap the wire
portion of the hanger with narrow pale
blue ribbon. This will cost cents a
yard and two yards will be necessary.
This will leave sufficient ribbon for tying
bows at either end. With the remaining
cents purchase one-uarter OF yard
OF pale blue Dresden ribbon, costing
90 cents a yard, and make tiny
triangular bag. which can be suspended
with the aid Of some Of the remainder
OF the narrow ribbon from the center
Of the hanger. or course. the bag Is to
be filled with cotton and sachet powder.
This small amount OF cotton and sachet
powder mother will have to supply. This
is a gift that will prove useful as well
as ornamental.
slip Cover for n hook.
Another gift that is just as useful, but
not quite so ornamental, Is linen slip
cover to be put on a borrowed book 50
that We can be sure Il will not be soiled
while in our possession. The linen for
this purpose comes In the natural color
and costs % cents a yard. II requires
piece ten inches by twenty-one inches.
SO Il Is necessary to secure one-third Of
a ward or Q cents worth of the material
Next spend cents for thread and hem
carefully. using a quarter Of an inch
width of hem, both short ends of the
material. Then repeat this same hem
in the two long sides. Next fold over
the two ends so that material measures
nine and one-half inches by fifteen and
one-half inches. Here the sewing must
be made very secure. An over and over
stitch is preferable-the kind they teach
children to use for patch work. Now in
the outside OF the cover in the portion
covering the title Of the book. the initial
of the owner can be drawn with a PEN
ell and outlined in brown floss, costing 5
cents a skein. A design can be stenciled
in with water colors. A suitable stencil
can be purchased for 5 cents, and this
work is so simple any child can do II.
In either case the cover will only cost
19 cents
slipper Trees.
As third suggestion. slipper trees will
be very dainty as well as useful to al
most any one. Purchase a pair Of these
slipper-trees for 10 cents. gid the end for
the toe and the ball for the heel. Then
purchase two yards OF scent satin rib
bon and wind about the fat wire that
connects the heel and the toe piece. plac-
ing a bow at each end. With the ribbon
that is left make two ribbon roses just
as large as the remainder Of the ribbon
will admit and attach one rose to the
center of each wire bar. This attach
ment will have to be made with needle
and thread. A small particle of sachet
placed among the petals is an addition
to the roses. Aside from the sachet these
little slipper trees can be mace for Is
cents and they are so easily fashioned
any little girl will delight in the work.