The citizen., 1913-12-12

Ribbon bedroom slippers are espe-
cially new and nothing could be sim
pier to make. Sheer fiowered 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 a 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 At
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
end scallops form pockets for the
sewing articles. The belt is formed OF
ribbon trimmed with jaunty little
bows. Then there are chafing 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 fitted out with a
small mirror and a tiny powder puff
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smaller size manicure articles, and fol
the children you can make marble
| bags, school bags, bean bags and pen
Gil bags.
A useful receptacle for sewing ma
terials is a lantern bag made oi
plain and lowered ribbon, or you
could utilize any material you have
For the bottom of the bag cover 8
cardboard circle three inches and a
half in diameter. Gather the fiowereC
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 anC
about eight inches from this place
another hoop about four inches in di
ameter. This is the top of bag ant
is sheered over hoop. A round cover
piece of cardboard is used as cover
and a heavy cord is used to carry il
over the arm.
Another original bag for threads
and needles is made of two circles o.
cretonne lined with satin. These are
Joined at intervals, leaving spaces fol
the spools. In the center is little
pin cushion. A ribbon drawn through
the different sections draws this little
bag together.
Use a pretty piece of ribbon three
quarters of a yard in length for an
other sewing contrivance. Turn VI
one end to form pocket for the
spools of thread, and the other END
frocks of white embroidered minor