The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
MANY THINGS MADE
OF HANDKERC CHIEFS
Laundry Bags, Sailor Collars, Aprons,
and DusteaPs Fashioned from
Bordered BIZ of Linen.

There are SO many things that can be
made from the inexpensive bordered
handkerchief that one might very appro-
priately apply the adjective versatile
to the useful BIT of linen.
For instance. there is the small laun-
dry bag or large handkerchief bag
whichever one wishes to call it) that
can be made from two of the handker-
chiefs in about fifteen minutes Place
the two handkerchiefs together and stand
them on end. as II were, so that they
will have the appearance of being dia-
mond-shaped instead of square. Then
proceed to sew them together on the ma
chine. The Misunderstanding will make
them stronger than handsewing could
possibly do Stitch them about an inch
In from the edge, 50 as TO leave two
little flaps as an ornamental edge. The
two lower slanttng sides OF the diamond
are sewed togther along their full length.
The two upper slanting sides Of the dia-
nond are sewed only halfway. the upper
happing points of the handkerchiefs.
which are without stitching. are then
turned back and creased and pressed
along the turning to make them stay in
place Two pieces of ribbon are then
lacked to each end of the opening thus
made by the turned-back flaps The
two ends of ribbon are then Joined in a
DOW FORMING hanger for the bag The
ribbon should match the color of the
borders on the handkerchiefs.
Make Pretty Collars.
Bordered handkerchiefs make very
pretty sailor collars for wearing outside
OF the coat or even on the thin white
shirtwaist- Simply cut a place for the
neck in one side of the handkerchief, face
or bind the raw edge thus made, and the
collar Is complete The front Of the COL
ha on inc
be left square at the ends Just as the
neck Is cut out Blue-bordered handker-
chiefs are particularly pretty when used
In this fashion Cuffs can also be made.
but aLother handkerchief must be used
for the purpose. These should be made
in points and can be made by clipping a
corner for either one from the handker-
chief.
Then the bordered handkerchiefs make
the dearest little aprons imaginable. Turn
one on end again, so that IL will be dia-
mond-shRped, clip of one corner Turn
the straight edge thus made on the cor
mel OF a handkerchief down to form a
hem, which Is at the same time the band.
put ribbon strings on the ends of the
band, stitch the Clipped-off point to the
side OF the apron for a pocket. and you
have as pretty little trife as you could
wish
There are the dustcaps Take a large
bordered handkerchief and make a casing
about the center Of the handkerchief for
a drawing string or elastic. When the
cap is drawn the four ends should be
turned up and tackled to the crown OF the
cap.
Bureau Scarf.
Have you a pink. blue, green, yellow,
OF any other color room? Then YOU must
have one Of those pretty handkerchief
bureau scarfs to match These handker-
chiefs must be the small. women's hand
kerchiefs. Take four and Join them to-
gether with lace insertion. Put a row OF
the insertion about the entire edge after
the handkerchiefs are Joined together,
and then whip on to this insertion a lace
edge to match. White handkerchiefs can.
of course, be used as well as colored
ones II one wishes to further carry out
the color scheme, a bedspread may be
made OF large, mems handkerchiefs of
the same color. Joined together by inser-
ton Pillow sharns can be made by using
four handkerchiefs for each sham, Joined
together by insertion
The smaller handkerchiefs make pretty
little pincushions- Place buttosaoled eve
let's an inch or so in length about the
inside of the borders on each of the tvo
Place a square pincush-
Ion between the two handkerchiefs and
proceed 10 lace them together with rib
bon OF a color to match the border. A
small bow OF the ribbon, which ribbon
should be about an inch in width, is
placed In one corner OF the cushion.
Monogram Adds to Beauty.
A monogram in white or coIored thread
still further enhances the cushion. Per-
haps there is a window seat in that same
bedroom that you'd like to make a pillow
for. Bordered handkerchiefs make at
tractive as well as very sanitary pillow
covers When the two edges of two large
are whipped together ON
the extreme end, or when the two edge,
are scanned on the machine about an
inch in from the ends, the slips are most
attractive
Bordered handkerchiefs make nice ov.r-
sleeves for either the business girl or the
little schoolgirl One handkerchief wifi
make two sleeves. The raw edge. which
Is hemmed neatly, is used to 60 about the
wrist. The half of the handkerchief 10
then folded in two. so that the hemmed
edge is at the bottom. A seam fs mn
up the handkerchief so that the sleeve
IS the right size for the arm. This leaves
a little ornamental point at the TON
which can be worn under the arm, To-
further protection to the dress sleeve o-
eft on the top merely for decoration