Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14

This first Christmas of the war should
be made one of sacrifice. Gifts should
be for the soldiers or for the needy at
home and abroad. Follow carefully the
instructions given at the post Office in
regard to methods of sending mail mat
ter and money orders. For the troops
stationed at the camps in this coun-
try, write the fun name and the or
ganization, well as the name of the
camp.
Do not send bulky packages or use
less articles to soldiers. Send some
thing of distinct military or economic
value. If you decide to send a present
of money, and this is an excellent
plan. send it in a unique way. A money
belt will make any soldier boy happy.
Glue onto a plain leather belt as many
new shining quarters or 1o-cent pieces
| as you can afford, and arrange them
on the belt in n decorative design: or
take fancy Christmas box, hide a
piece of money wrapped in holiday pa
per in the bottom, then layer of It's
sue paper, then another hidden piece
of money of lower denomination. and
having the smallest piece of money at
the top, and reserving the big surprise
for the last. which would be at the
bottom. of course
Writing paper pads about seven by
| ten inches. envelopes. pencils and post
ais are useful gifts for any one. A
| very welcome gift would be package
| of addressed stamped envelopes. Sc
correspondents If possible. and address
| one package for each person, If the
envelopes are neatly addressed on a
| typewriter and the box or package in
Christmas labels, flags or Red Cross
stamps and tied with holiday ribbon,
| such gift Will surely afford pleasure.
Homemade scrapbooks Excellent
Gifts for Soldiers.
| II you do not wish to buy book for
| this purpose. you may use any strong
| book of medium size, not too bulky to
| handle easily. Books of old reports or
other discarded books are good for the
purpose. Tear out every other leaf. so
| clippings and avoid unnecessary bulg-
| ing out of the book. They may be
| made attractive by putting a fancy
cover on them Get some ecru linen
and cut a little larger than the volume
to be covered. Paint this cover in one
solid color and after that is dry paint
| in little ornamentation or letter ing in
a contrasting color.
| The following verse could be painted
on the front cover:
This little book I've made my dear
And send 1t with wish sincere.
That all the days the whole year through
May be filed with joy for you.
When ready to put the cover on the
| book. paste the edges carefully over
| the inside margins of the paper cover,
| using good paste for the purpose.
ornamentation in white, red with black,
yellow with brown or any other COM
bination of colors that you may fancy.
Instead OF using painted linen, you
khalsi-colored cover, with the initials
| of the recipient embroidered on the
| front cover. Some members OF almost
every family subscribe for at least one
ma gazine and newspaper. and we'll Sc
lected clippings from these should NIL
the scrapbook. If you lack material.
ask friends and acouaintances for ali
the old magazines they do not care to |
new for this purpose. Clip good short |
stories. both old and new. Arrange un-
der different headings. such as detec- |
tive. love, humorous. problem. dialect |
quickly turn to the kind of story de-
sired. Also paste in rhymes. jokes and |
cartoons
When sending gift book. inclose a
made by taking stout rubber band |
and covering 1t with bright silk. 1t /
may be slipped over the front cover |
and when It becomes necessary to close
the book slip the pages that have been |
read underneath the band. In this way
the place is kept and the book is not |
married. /
Playing cards with scene from
Washington on the back of each card |
or other historical scene are very at
tracttve and appropriate to send to a |
soldier. 1nclose in box Just large |
enough to hold the cards. Cover the
a lNt1
embroider the flag In colors on top |
Line the box with red silk.
A laundry bag is gift which will be |
appreciated AZ Run loop Of good size
heading. The charm lies in the fact |
that man may stand almost any
where and toss soiled articles into its |
capacious depths, the mouth always |
being open.
Appropriate Gifts for Women.
A selected booklet of tested war
time recipes collected from different
friends of the recipient would be a !
timely gift. Ask the friends to write
or more of their best recipes and sign
their names Then tie the sheets to-
Sether IN pretty booklet; or a col |
lection of war recipes from any source !
could be sent.
An attractive laundry bag for
woman may be made of unbleached
muslin. with large basket of flowers
cut from gay colored chintz appliqued
slightly below the center OF the bag
The basket Is caught down with an
tover-and-over stitch in black, which
gives curious effect of depth to the
design.
| Women who crochet and knit often
have odd lengths of wool of various
colors left over. which may be utilized
| in crocheting a little slumber robe for
the baby's crib or small afghan. Tie
/ he nh 1r1
keep the same weights together. Take
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