The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
Scarfs Daintily Made
and Popular --- Shoes
Coquettish, but in
Better Taste Than
Summer Models

creditable work If the worker has a
normal eye for form and sense of pro-
portion manual dcXterity is an advan-
tage. Judgment also is required in the
length of time the reeds should be
soaked. Good work ann he done
with dry reeds, whereas o~versoaking
makes IL brittle and rough in appear
ance. Ten minutes in warm water Is
plenty long enough for the larger sizes,
four and five, while the finer, W or
three, will require sCant five minutes.
The symmetrical shape OF a basket
depends on the even arrangement of
tire spokes of the foundation more
than upon the smOothness of the
weave. Any good book on ~basketry
wg!l be sufficient guide in making the
simple baskets which are at present
so widely used. After a few of these
illustrated weaves have been satisfac-
torily accomplished IL is a matter of
individual originality II manual
dcxterity. Many women and girls
have done highly creditab.e work in
basketry without even the slight in
struction of "A book on the art. Sew
eral OF the writer's personal a~cquaint-
ances have begun by copying a basket.
Though in no ease was the basket pro-
duced an exact duplicate OF tho
original the result was generally
highly satisfactory.
One of the charms of these home
made baskets is their dissimilarity.
Like hand woven rugs 1t is next to
impossible to get any two alike Fol-
lowing the same sandwich basket az
a pattern one group Of six girls
eyc,ved six original baskets. Several
of them We're less pleasing. perhaps,
than the model, while II or two were
decided improvements. The most con-
venient of his type of useful basket Is
| made with "a receptacle for "A jam cup
in the centre. The rim of such q
basket should he flat with a woven
| rim, or slightly curving. For both
| shapes care must he taken to have
| sufficient room outside the jam cup for
the sandwiches or biscuits. The handle
may be curved or square. but II must
he sufficiently high for symmetry and
TO give ample space for the jam cup.
one woman who has carried her
work beyond making a few useful and
ornamental baskets for indoor use has
Got exceptionally good results In
original covers for flower jars. These
SHE made after having made two trash
, baskets. In the first she followed the
pattern If her trash baskets as nearly
as convenient except that she made no
bottom to il. when the flower jar
was set in the finished cover the
saucer remained plainly visible. To
cover the Objectionable saucer in her
next she turned the spokes, which in
making the trash baskets had been
turned under for the bottom, out.
After finishing the cover she cut these
bottom spokes to a length just over
tapping the saucer, and by curvinE the
outer rim formed a mat hat covered
the saucer completely.
Though the making of willow chairs
is 10y far a more difficult accomplish
rcnt. where one has the strength and
perseverance good results may he
obtained by the average amateur.
That is, provided care is taken to have
the frame strong enough. There is.
however. one advantage n homemade
baskets. which is not always possessed
by homemade basket chairs. That
is cheapness. The homemade basket
costs anywhere from a half TO a fifth
less than a similar one bought in the
shops. Unless the chair maker is
more successful than the average
amateur so far rs expenditure OF
money goes it is less expensive to
buy the genuine Philippine made
article.
These baskotry chairs can now be
had in any of the outdoor %colors. every
shade of green ana all the flower
%colors, tree trunk brown and rock
gray. Though the work is genuine
Filipino the designs are an adapta-
ton of tho old Chinese hour glass
model. The Filipino workmanship Ia
shown by the bright colors woven in
patterns. Though willow chairs are
not suited TO outdoors because Of will
lows inability to stand all sorts OF
weather, there is nothing better for
porch. sun parlor or garden house.
Keep a basket chair out of the rain and
with ordinary care 1t will last for a
lifetime or longer.