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wide and 22 inches long, and baste them smoothly 
together. The pockets are all made of the rubber 
cloth only, and the top of each is bound with rib¬ 
bon before they are put on. For the side holding 
the comb, brush, and bottles, cut one piece 5 
inches deep and 10 inches long, and put this on as 
shown in the illustration, its top beiug within 2 
inches of the edge of the back of the case. Full 
it in at the bottom to 8 inches in length. Stitch it 
twice, to make three equal divisions.—Below this 
put a pocket 3 inches deep and 8 inches long ; di¬ 
vide it in the center, and provide with two flaps. 
At its side is a small pocket, an inch deep and 4 
inches long. Above the small pocket is one for 
comb and brush, 7 inches deep and 5 inches wide. 
One inch of the five is fulled in. Put a piece 9 
inches long and 6 inches deep, with its top an inch 
from the edge of the case, and full it in to 7 inches 
wide, and divide it into three pockets. Below this 
make a sponge pocket of a piece 4 inches deep and 
9 inches long, and a piece 4 inches deep by 16 long. 
Sew these on with its edge an inch over the brush 
pockets. Join the narrow edges of the long strip, 
and sew it to the top of the pocket and along the back 
an inch above the lower edge of the upper pocket. 
Cut eyelets in the upper edge of the strip, and in¬ 
sert cord for drawing up. For the clothes-brush 
pocket, cut a piece 5 inches wide by 8 long, and 
put it on to come within 3 inches of the edge of 
the case. In the 2 inches of space between the 
sides put a small pocket for scissors, and loops for 
knife and button-hook. Across each end of the 
case sew flaps of rubber cloth, 10 by 12 inches, 
with the wrong side of the seam on the outside of 
the case. Cut button-holes in each side, and sew 
buttons on to correspond, for fastening the flap 
over the pockets. For the outside, cut the canvas 
12 inches wide and 22 long. After it has been or¬ 
namented around the edge with a border in cross- 
stitch, baste the two smoothly together, and bind 
around with braid or ribbon. The handles are 
made of the canvas, and stitched on last. 
Satchel for School Books. 
It often happens that children have to walk quite 
a distance to school, and they should be provided 
with a satchel for carrying books and luncheon. It 
should be large enough to hold an atlas, and have 
long straps for suspending it over the shoulder. 
To make one, cut a piece of heavy linen, or Burlap 
A SATCHEL FOR SCHOOL BOOKS. 
canvas, twenty-four inches long, and fourteen wide, 
two pieces fourteen inches long, and four wide, 
and one fourteen inches long, and eight wide. 
Double the largest piece in the middle, and sew 
the two pieces in at the sides, as shown in the il¬ 
lustration. They should be fulled in at the bottom 
and a strong rubber cord ran in a casing, to draw 
them at the top. Sew the other piece to the back, 
after the front has been rouuded and bound with 
For those who paint, even but a little, there are 
hundreds of pretty things to be made, and one of 
the most common, is oil-painting upon common 
China floor-matting. The cutest screen we have 
seen of late, is done in black and neutral tints 
on this material. The design represents a branch 
of a tree, upon which are seated two wise-looking 
braid. Sew two buttons on the front, and two 
loops on the flap as fastenings. The straps are 
made of strips two inches wide, doubled, and 
stitched together, and fastened to the satchel with 
buttons. The seams may all be made on the right 
side, and bound with red braid, but if put on the 
wrong side, they should be over-cast, for the satchel 
does not need lining. A pattern in red wool may 
be worked in each lower corner. 
Fancy Knick-knacks, and Writing Paper. 
Fancy-work now has such a prominent part in 
household adornment, and ad^s so much to the 
beauty and attractiveness of home, that few women 
can afford to neglect it. Embroidery, both in Ken¬ 
sington stitch, and laid work, was never more fash¬ 
ionable than at present, for either fall costumes 
and mantles, or for lambrequins and table scarfs, 
while it is extensively used on panels and birthday 
cards. It is exceedingly beautiful when worked 
on light satins. One that we recently saw had 
water lilies in raised work, while a back-ground of 
sky, rushes, and birds in flight, was painted in. The 
two arts—embroidery and painting—are so similar 
in their effects, that they can very well go hand 
in hand. We frequently hear complaints of the 
expensiveness of having articles stamped, but this 
has now been lessened by a device, which allows 
every one to do her own stamping at small cost. 
Handsome designs for table-cloths, piano-covers, 
or lambrequins, come printed on paper, in six-yard 
lengths, for 25 cents, while small bouquets of flow¬ 
ers are as low as seven or eight cents. If the paper 
is carefully basted on the cloth, and ironed with a 
hot iron, the pattern will be completely transferred. 
The English crewels are the finest,and least likely 
to fade, but are double the price of the American, 
so the Columbia crewels are the most extensively 
used, and will last fresh and bright for a long time. 
For Thanksgiving dinners, and other occasions, 
pretty little doilies, or finger-bowl napkins, 
are being outlined in cunning designs of fruit, 
flowers, or figures, on small squares of fringed 
linen. These may be done in either silk, crewels, 
or better still, the washing cottons, which come in 
exquisite shades, and it is said can be laundried 
without fear of fading. 
owls, one of whom has his head bandaged up, 
while the other eyes him severely, and is supposed 
to be asking the question which is printed above— 
“ Where have you been owl night ? ” 
The prettiest dinner cards are painted in water- 
colors, and it would be well foryoung ladies to prac¬ 
tice this charming art, as so much can be done with 
it. For amateurs, there are color boxes which come 
as low as $1.25. They can be readily found and con¬ 
tain all the colors required, besides Chinese white, 
sepia, and four brushes. One can easily be carried in 
the pocket, and is accompanied by full directions 
for using. The owl is evidently the favorite bird 
this season, and appears in great variety, seeming 
to have quite taken the place of the long-legged 
storks. The funny little panel of which an illus¬ 
tration is here given, will be found very salable at 
the fancy fairs, which will soon be held in anticipa¬ 
tion of the holidays. The owls are made from pea¬ 
nuts, the eyes being painted in with yellow and 
black, while the wings are merely two small downy 
chicken feathers, attached to the sides with muci¬ 
lage. A pine twig is tacked on with a few stitches 
to a note card, and on this the “birds” are firmly 
glued, while the branch is fastened near the end 
with a bow of narrow blue and cardinal ribbon. A 
crescent moon, and any appropriate motto or sen¬ 
tence maybe painted above the friendly “ owls.” 
In letter and note paper, the styles are as many 
and varied as the tastes of the people who use them. 
We would give the preference to the delicate tints, 
with a flight of birds, crescent moon, or dainty 
purple pansy, in embossed stamping, ornamenting 
one corner. The “ alligator skin,” however, is con¬ 
sidered very stylish. It is rough, of a light cafe-au- 
lait hue, and somewhat resembles parchment, but 
it divides the choice with the terra-cotta, and cadet 
blue paper, both of which stand high in favor 
with city people at the present time. 
Canning Tomatoes.— By “ C. II. D.,” Car- 
roll Co., Md. “Take perfectly ripe tomatoes, 
scald and remove the skins, keeping the fruit as 
whole as possible. Place in a preserving kettle, 
cover, heat up slowly, and cook until they are boil¬ 
ing hot all through. Put in cans or jars and cover 
tightly. Do not add any water in cooking, as a 
good tomato will of itself afford plenty of juice. 
