Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-08
| DIARY OF a |
WELL DRESSED
Y, GIRL II
Y By -SY/YYd Il
Gerdr0
How She Economized for Charity by
Making Novelties at Home

Making Novelties at Home.
Belated Christmas gifts are always
more interesting than the ones that
come at the proper time
Uncle Jack is looking after his
lumber interests In the wilds of
Alaska, and when a box came from
him last Tuesday ] wondered what
he had found in n lumber camp.
miles and miles from any settlement,
to send me.
| When ] caught sight of the color
full Indian blanket I hopped about in
| n joy dance. l had always envied the
girls at school their Navajos. and
now l have one as nice as any of
theirs.
Pinned to one corner of the blanket
was check and a note saying:
"Spend this for some little 'vanities'
which you want real hard"
1t was generous check, and feel
ing like a poor relation" who has
unexpectedly inherited a fortune, l
started right off down town to buy
some of the pretty things I have
hopelessly coveted. I was just about
to pay a fabulous amount for n muff
and collarette of velvet and fur when
/ remembered how badly our settle-
ment house needed money.
| of course, l couldn't think OF buy
ing "vanities" with this thought
weighing on my conscience. I kept
q very small portion of the money
and sent the rest to be used for inn
provements in the house.
Then I went downtown again ano
looked at the muff and collaretts
to see IL could copy them. 1t didn't
appear to be very complicated, SO
bought the materials.
First I took several sheets of cot
ton wadding and folded them to form
n strip eighteen inches wide and
twenty-five inches long. l covered
this with a layer of unbleached mus
lin and tufted it here and there to
keep the cotton in position. Then
sewed the ends together to form a
barrel-shaped foundation for the
muff.
Then took a piece of Belgian blue
mirror velvet, sufficiently large tc
allow for three rows of corded shir-
ring and four-inch frills at the ends
made a tuck through the center OF
the piece and one eight inches from
each end. Through each tuck ] drew
thick cable cord and shirred the
velvet until 1t was just large enough
to cover the foundation.
Then / neatly Joined the velvet on
the under side of the muff and drew
| the ends together, so that the open
ings at the hands are much smaller
than the center. After this | turned
up the ends to form the frills and
/ stitched them securely. For the lining
| used a soft brocaded silk of a rich
tone of old rose.
Halfway between the center and
the ends ] added bands of otter with
a pink rose ornamenting each one.
This was such a success that my
next venture at sewing was to make
skating hat of red velvet. l saw
the original in an importers shop
and was completely bewitched by its
chic.
/ bought some cherry-red velvet
and white fox and a buckram shape
| covered the frame with the velvet
and shirred the pointed end of the
| crown which hangs over one side.
About the brim / used a band OF
| white fox, and from the same fur
made ball with which to trim the
end Of the crown.
Having completed the skating hat
| copied one of the new collars oi
white satin and fur that are SC
fashionable to wear with tailored
suits.
This consists of two graduated
frills of white satin. one standing ar
about the neck while the other fall:
over the shoulders.
Through the center of these | usee
band of skunk. Then l made two
loops of satin and bordered them wit!
the fur. These are used as jabot
and give a most effective finish to tbs
stunning bit of neckwear
The materials for my "vanities'
cost so little that ! still have some o.
the small portion" of uncle's check
If | had paid the shop prices fol
them | would have spent the entirt
amount, and the settlement houst
would have been the sufferer.