The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-17


 chem. Made Into a9ts for oor8aee us3t one of eaeh oT tho many eolora used by the friend for her dresses md filled with perfume of not loo efeat lauong.h. end finished on wlLn l.tha ribboapovered safety pin. theT mo m ready to pin into ony waiat. These fe usually made about two inohea sQpare, end are fine to use up odds ana enas ! ol rlbbon. Made slightly largef they arc tho correct sizo for corset uao.
 Another charming use Tor 51o aa' chot Is the scented boudoir cap Qhese cost quito loi at speciaity stores but can be made gorg roasonably at home. Any pattern of Q simple breakfast cap answers. the only difference being that two tops arc cut instead of ono placing the cotton batting filled with periumo between them. The edges orc finished with lace friils and Q large ribbon bow poised like big butterfly This oap worn at night gives the hair charm ing fragrance and is most aliuring
 yells, gloves and handkorehiefa ailI need peslumilg and the daintiea otI cases can be made for these wlth yory Iitte expense. These same cases aled with lemon verbena leaves or layonderI arc always wanted for linen shelves and even careless housekceper ap- preciates them lf the gift must bel made even simpler perfumed sheets of batting may loo laid in lowered crepe paper. the coioring to be 10 hor-l mony with the perfume used IheseI are intended for boxes Of writing paper, to put the touch of perfume onl aR the stationary used by nilady. lfi the friend is in mourning, violet or heliorope seem more appropriate.
 TO. the more practical and busy fingered the work-box is fortunateI gift These are really wooden cheese boxes and come in ell sizes at Che cost of 8 few cents. ] think 9 nest of gix costs fifty cents. These are covered with crotonne or silh, according tol taste and lined with some soft con trasting color carried In the outer ere tonne These boxes are most attract i've when finished, and not at all ex pensiye Often a remnant rom the summer's sale, or left from some other use, is all sufficient And these boxes are not only delightful as worlcboxes, but their uses are many The small-I est of the nest make excellent rubber or stamp holders and when especially dainty in colorlng, they are most use ful for odd pieces of iewelry If lined with chamoise they make excellent powder boxes and are easily slipped in trunk or suit case.
 The larger sizes are convenient toI keep on library tables-they hold sol many useful odds and ends-playlng cards and whist tallies, scissors and pieces of work, the dozen small things that are in daily use and yeti seem to have no place of their own when it comes to putting them away. When filled with candy or fruit (butI be sure to put In plenty Of waxed paper). they are doubly gift One sent to a prospective bride was cov- cred with 9 rosebud material, lined with a delicate pink. and held a per- fumed boudoir cap trimmed with pink ribbons. It was one of the most ap- preciated Of all her bridal gifts, and only cost few dollars plus 9 little time
 Curtain poles Of slender size, wrap ped first in batting then covered in cretonne or silk (even silkoline will answer), and cut to about four feet in length. make always desirable gifts to housekeepers, for these poles are now almost necessary to keep table. cloths in good shape. Only one fold is needed then, for they can be rolled around the pole. No crosses nor folds to mar the beauty of the cloth when used. These same poles cut shorter are useful for centerpiecea. and tea cloths They are covered the same way.
 And so on endlessly. The thousand and one small and inexpensive gifts. which can be made and what is even more, really wanted. Often too small to- be bothered with for yourself, but none thet less really wanted. Try it and see only your time and thought are the chief factors Your gifts will then leave 8 surplus in the bank account that can be used to bring Q little more peace and comfort, even perhaps o little happiness to them whose Christ. mas would otherwise be a shadowed one.
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