The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-12-19

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Cut two round circles Of white card
board. Then eut two pieces Of silk,
lowered or plzin, about 9 hah inch
larger than the cardboards. Gather the
circles q little way in from tho edge
and cover the cardboards. Place the
two together with right sides out and
sew over and over tho edges with fine
stitches. Fill with pretty pins.
A gift you will love to make and that
the recipient will be delighted to re-
ceive is hat rest made on small wire
around with narrow ribbon and deco
rated with bows and rosebuds.
The prettiest corset covers are made
of straight length, of ribbon with
straps of ribbon or lace finished with
lace and beading through which ribbon
is run. At the bottom a parrow elastic
is run through narrow hem. Corset
covers Of alternate insertions of lace
and ribbon are dainty enough to suit
the most fastidious. ,.s r.s1,ss,g. T..
A wire waste basket is easily trans
formed to thing Of ornament as well
as of usefulness by covering it with
silk to match the scheme Of the room,
and trimming it with old gold GALLON.
A discarded muf box may also serve
as foundation of waste basket. Gov
cred with cretonne,s with gold galloon
sewed to the top and bottom and two
short lengths of GALLON for the handles,
one would never guess its origin.
A housekeeper will welcome broad
rose-colored elastic bands finished with
snappers and sachet roses to hold diff
: ferent piles of. linen. Dotted muslin
bags filled with rose leaves and sachet
powder are tied in punches Of three on
ribbons of varying lengths and are des-
tined to perfume the linen closet. Vari-
GUS bags in rainbow colors or little pink
rose~leaf sachets of silk to be strewn
among the lingerie are suggestions for
dainty Christmas tokens. ~ T3Q {
Underwear straps may be quickly con-
structed. out of 2-inch satin ribbon
SHRED on elastic. Pert little bows may
hide the snap fasteners. a1'-
Lingerie sets are made of tiny ribbon
roses for fancy bows attached to gift
safety pins: Little pink ribbon rose
= buds attached to pins, make adorable
gifts for babykins.
> Little sister will like hair band in
narrow blue or pink ribbon as fancy
dictates, SHRED on elastic with
fluffy ribbon rosettes to keep her curls
in place.
A baby 8 wooden sole, such as is used
for crocheting slippers covered with silk
and bound with silk cord is just the
thing for powdering the debutante when
tattired in her evening gown.
A handy article for the knitter or
crocheter is an apron made of dimity
or silk. Cut circular piece Of your
goods about II inches in diameter, run
beading all around the edge and fas-
ten this circle to the center of your
square by sewing around in a circle Of
about,four inches. This forms a bottom
to your pocket. Run a ribbon in one
Of the hens and a narrow ribbon
through the beading on the circle and
draw up to form a circular pocket
which will hold your ball Of wool and
keep it from rolling away. The apron
itself, of course, is used to fold the
work up in and the ribbon in the end
can fasten around the. waist when work
ing. '..-- !. :, -ccr5t,5-
Pretty hanging pincushions that may
be used as a set or singly are merely
little bags. the bottom rounded. the ton