The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12
NOTHING TO DO.

There seems almost no excuse for glrl. or
a boy. either 10 say 81 have nothing TO 40
As a matter of fact there are so many things
for them to do that It is a wonder they ma
enough hours in the day in which to do them
The boys. for instance, have thor WORKSHOPS
in which TO make all sorts of things lor them-
selves or the house. Then they have their eN-
periments in chemistry and electricity AL the
fascinating things In nature TO study ABOUT
their collections of stamps, butterflies or what
ever they may be interested IN TO arrange and
classify. as well as books and newspapers to
read and amuSe themselves with.
The girls have all of these and few others
I'M addition for needlework offers great poSSl-
bilitles to those who complain that they have
nothing to do for amusement.
Girls always like pretty things TO wear ana
there are so many dainty bits OF underwear
they can make for themselves If they are al
all clever with their needle. Ii they do not wish
to embroider them they can be finished with
a simple hemSttch or leatherSutch when VIII
be lust As pretty and effective.
Then there was never a girl who did not Ike
an attractive ROOM For il she can make nice
covers for bureau OF dressing table. These, too,
do not have 20 be deliberately embroidered, FOR
hemSttching is again effective for the hem ana
the rest can be without ornament or with a
small corner design that would not take long
10 do.
For her writing table she could make runners
of crash with bit of coored embroidery at the
ends or if she likes TO paint she can nave the
pleasure of stencihng them.
Stenciiing is very quick work and lots OF
fun II the person is a careful worker and does
IL properly. The process is so very simple that
many who try il think that 1t does not require
any skill at all, and consequently 90 at 1t so
carelessly that the results are far from salts
factory But if little care is taken, the work
is quickly done and very effective
Stenciling can also be done at the bottom of
window curtains. or along a couch cover so
girl who can do il can decorate many things
for her room.
Getting away from the stenciling idea and
back to needework girls all enjoy having
dainty guest towels to offer their friends when
they come 70 visit them. These should not be
too deliberately embroidered, and should be done
i'm white thread OF they will find their guests
very reluctant TO use them for they viii feel
that they are Fastening the destruction of the
pretty colors.
For girls who do not care for any kind of
handwork, the scrapbook offers amusement for
idle hours. If they are fond of reading they
might like TO collect photographs and articles,
short and long about their favorite authors.
If they read the good books by standard authors
they will always he running across material
for their scrapbookS. Take Robert Louis Ste
venson and Louisa NJ. Alcott, for instance
There are many interesting things published
from time to time about their lives their books
the places i'm which they lived, or how they
happened to write certain books or stories.
They could have scrapbooks on historical
houses or events or on any subject under the
sun that interested them The magazines and
papers would have fresh interest for them, for
they would always be on the lookout for mate
rial for their books