1889 
HE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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are finished to button with three buttons. 
Simple designs, brush, comb, etc., can be 
outlined in colors near the front border, if 
desired. 
A homely but very acceptable gift for 
«n old person is a night-cap crocheted out 
Germantown wool. Old people are 
often made wakeful by having cold heads, 
and these caps are a great comfort to such. 
Crochet a chain four inches long for the 
center of the back, then crochet around it 
in double crotchet. Now go'back and forth, 
widening to fit the head, finish with a shell 
border all around. Crocheted or knit 
shoulder capes are rather old styre, but a 
most acceptable gift, particularly to an 
/erly woman. 
A great variety of articles can be made 
from butcher’s linen ; splashers, bureau and 
wash-stand scarfs, tray cloths, bread doy- 
leys, etc. They can be outlined in wash 
silks, in white silk, or for common use in 
white linen floss. The edges can be fringed 
or trimmed with either knit or crocheted 
linen lace, or they can have a hem-stitched 
hem all around them. Tidies and scarfs for 
chairs can be made very handsome by out¬ 
lining a design in colored wash silks, and 
trimming the ends with linen insertion and 
lace. Nearly every housewife is delighted 
with any gift which adds to the attractive¬ 
ness of her table. And most of us are not 
in such affluent circumstances as not to 
prefer presents combining beauty with use¬ 
fulness. KATHERINE B. J. 
W E have seen something uew in paper 
weights. They are of wood and called 
“the natural wood of Jerusalem.” whatever 
that may be. The weights are cross-sections 
of a closp-grained wood, three or four inches 
in diameter and an inch in thickness. The 
upper surfaces are rubbed smooth, “hand- 
painted” and varnished. We think that 
cross-sections of seasoned Red Cedar from 
“the State of New Jersey” would make 
capital weights. After bringing out the 
grain by rubbing, a timely inscription 
might be tellingly traced in silver or gold 
paint. Varnish or not as you may fancy. 
HOLIDAY FANCIES. 
N 
OW that the season of universal gift- 
giving is not far away, busy hands 
are preparing many dainty and beautiful 
tokeus in loving remembrance of the sea¬ 
son’s customs. A few hints ou the subject 
may prove profitable to those who have 
more time than money to spend in such 
ways. When one has a large circle of 
friends to be remembered, and every gift 
must be bought, the expense is by no means 
light, but every one has bits of silk, rib¬ 
bons, velvets, etc., from which many use¬ 
ful and fanciful things may be fashioned. 
A novel and pretty scrap bag is made of 
a square piece of card-board folded like a 
cornucopia, and covered with flowered silk. 
The edges are finished with silver cord and 
a deep bag of the silk is fastened in the top. 
This is gathered at the lower edge before 
it is put in. Casings are run at the top of 
the bag and narrow satin ribbons drawn in 
for closing it, enough being left at the top 
to form a frill above the casings. Tie the 
ribbon in long loops and support the bag 
by one of the loops thrown over a nail. 
This is very pretty hung in a corner. 
A pretty case for a clothes-brush consists 
of a diamond-shaped piece of card-board 
covered with plush, with a band at the 
back through which the brush is thrust. 
Suspend by a narrow ribbon. The plush 
may be decorated with painting or embroi¬ 
dery. 
A useful present for the house-wife is a 
bag for holding keys. This is nicest made 
of chamois leather. Cut the desired size 
and line with scarlet silk. Leave enough 
at the top to form a heading and make a 
casing for a draw-string, for which use 
narrow scarlet ribbon. On the leather em¬ 
broider the word “ keys,” using wash-silks 
to match the lining. 
Every one who crochets or knits should 
have a bag to keep her work in. These 
can be made very handsome, but a plain 
one is the best il' it is to be much used. A 
very pretty one is made of a piece of silk 14 
inches square. Make a narrow hem on all 
sides, and about three inches from the edge 
sew on small brass rings four inches apart. 
Sew a tiny plush ball in the center of the 
bag and one at each corner, and run a rib¬ 
bon through the rings for drawing up. 
A handsome photograph case is made of 
chamois leather lined with violet satin. It 
is folded over about two inches at each end, 
thus making two shallow pockets on one of 
which is written the word “Photos” in 
gilt letters, while oq tlie qthey is paiutt^ 
cluster of violets. Ties of violet satin 
ribbons are fastened at the ends for closing 
the case. This makes a very dainty and 
delicate case for small pictures. 
A useful present for a gentleman is an 
umbrella case. Procure a board 30 inches in 
length and eight in width and give it a coat 
of white enameled paint, with a line of gilt 
at the edges. For the case take a strip of 
heavy white canvas and make a wide box 
plait of sufficient depth and width to hold 
an umbrella. Bind the edges with blue silk 
braid. Makea row of feather stitching across 
the top and bottom of the case, working it 
with blue silks to match the braid. At the 
top or front of the case place a full bow of 
delicate blue and cream ribbon. If you paint, 
add a spray of pink roses at top and bottom 
of the board. Tack the case to the board with 
small brass-headed nails, and at each of the 
two upper corners of the board place a 
small brass ring for suspending the case 
from the wall. 
Another pretty gift for a gentleman is a 
case for neck-ties. Cut a piece of leather 
board 20 inches long and half as wide. 
Cover with either velvet or satin, and line 
with soft silk. A band of narrow ribbon is 
fastened across the case at the top, and an¬ 
other near the bottom, for holding the ties 
in place. Fold the case together length¬ 
wise, which makes it when completed 20 
inches long and five wide. Fasten a large 
initial letter in silver upon the outside of 
the cover 
A handsome blanket for a baby may be 
made from a square of cream-colored oat¬ 
meal cloth. Embroider single blossoms of 
golden coreopsis at intervals over the entire 
surface, and bind the edges with ribbon to 
match the embroidery. 
A pretty receptacle for watches, chains, 
etc., is made of a strip of very wide ribbon. 
One end of the ribbon is turned under to 
form a pointed pocket, and the remaining 
part is made into a bow formed of a loop 
and two ends. Decorate the front of the 
pocket with an embroidered branch of 
flowers. 
A home-made picture frame is made of 
heavy rope. It should be as large as a 
man’s thumb. One row is tacked firmly to 
a narrow’ w’ooden frame and another is 
fastened outside of that, finished with 
large knots at each end. Gild carefully 
and when perfectly dry, give it a second 
coat. 
For a handsome hair-receiver takeasmall 
palm-leaf or Japanese fan and cover with 
silk of any shade preferred ; pale blue or 
scarlet is prettiest. lane the reverse side 
with cambric or silesia. Make a shirred 
pocket of the silk and attach to the lower 
part of fan. (The handle should be turned 
upw’ard.) Across the pocket just below the 
top fasten a celluloid “back” comb, plac¬ 
ing loops of tri-colored ribbon at each end 
of comb. Finish fan all around with heavy 
silk cord. Suspend by loops of ribbon tied 
on the handle. Margaret percy. 
A FIRST-RATE INEXPENSIVE GAME. 
T 
HE game of bean-bags is one of the 
few games which can be played and 
enjoyed by all the members of a family, 
from “grandpa and grandma” down to 
the little folks. The bags and board nec¬ 
essary are inexpensive and easily made. 
Directions for making the board are as 
follows: Take a perfectly smooth, strong 
board 22 inches wide and 36 inches long, 
and cut a hole seven inches square, equally 
distant from one end and the two sides, 
(the distance will be seven and a-half 
inches.) Make an inclined plane of this 
board by supporting the end near the hole 
with a board 22 inches long and 11 inches 
wide standing on edge, thus making the 
width of this board the hight of the in¬ 
clined plane (11 inches.) Join them by 
means of hinges. 
Ten bags, each six by eight inches, are 
made of strong cloth (Canton flannel of dif¬ 
ferent bright colors is nice, though ticking 
or heavy gingham answers every purpose) 
and nearly filled with beans. (Corn may 
be used if more plentiful than beans.) The 
bags must be sewed carefully, and all ends 
of threads securely fastened. They should 
all be of about the same weight except 
“Jumbo,” the 11th bag, which should be 
eight by 11 inches and nearly double the 
weight. 
The game is played by standing at a dis¬ 
tance of 15 feet or more from the board, and 
throwing the bags one by one into the hole. 
Each of the 10 small bags thrown into the 
hole scores 10, each one resting on the board 
scores five, and each one throw’n clear off 
the board counts minus 10. “Jumbo” 
thrown into the hole scores 20, on the board 
10, off the board minus 20. To determine 
what the bags resting partly on the board 
and partly on the floor shall count, lift the 
board gently after all the bags have been 
thrown. If they then remain on the board 
they count five each, but each one that 
slides off counts minus 10. 
The highest score possible is 120. 
In a large company it is exciting and in¬ 
teresting to “choose sides.” 
MRS. H. W. COLLINGWOOD. 
C 
HILDREN, both sexes, still wear black 
stockings. We were recently told at 
one of the large stores that they had black 
stockings and those only for children. 
A PLEASING GIFT. 
A 
L 
ONG pocket-books are no longer fash- 
1S1 
Black is preferable to 
is 4X by 2 l o inches 
colors. 
Pi.sccUancou.s Advertising. 
DAINTY, inexpensive little gift 
may be made as follows: 
Two pieces of satin ribbon of contrasting 
colors (light-blue and pink, cream and blue, 
apple-green and pink, or peacock-blue and 
pink) may be used with pleasing effect, 
each one and three-fourths inch wide aud 
six inches long. Fringe the ends of 
each about one and a-fourth inch in 
depth. Then sew together, invisibly, two 
sides so that there will be no seam 
or ridge. A pretty spray painted or em¬ 
broidered on this adds much to the effect, 
though it is not essential. Take a piece of 
satin ribbon of either color used, six inches 
long and three or three and a-half inches 
wide, and fringe each end l'. v inch. Now 
place the strip first made on this other so 
that the edges and fringes are at right an¬ 
gles, and put between, two thin layers of 
cotton wadding about two inches square 
sprinkled with sachet power. 
Fasten together with a tiny silk cord or 
chenille ribbon such as is used in embroid¬ 
ering, of either color, by takiug a single 
stitch through both upper and under rib¬ 
bon half way bet ween the corners, leaving 
the two ends to each stitch, to be tied in a 
tiny bow (making in all four bows). 
Now you have a dainty lit tle sachet which 
mother, sister or even the brothers, will be 
glad to place in among the handkerchiefs 
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Who need help in 
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afflicted with rheu¬ 
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at once, gaining in strength and soon recov¬ 
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much in praise of this well-known medicine.” 
— Mrs. L. A. Stark, Nashua. N. H. 
Ask your druggist for 
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Prepared by Dr. J. O. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. 
Price 81 ; six, 8--- "Worth 8." a bottle. 
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