1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Little Girls’ Christmas Gifts. 
The busy mother was wont to dismiss 
the subject of making Christmas gifts 
with the remark, “I will give each of you 
children some money to buy your things 
with, and that is all I can do. I have no 
time to fuss making things.” But an 
equally busy aunt who knew the charm of 
working days and days beforehand getting 
ready for the great day, took the little 
girls in charge and helped them with 
some simple gifts. The mother found out 
what interest the little investment of time 
and money paid, so this year she is will¬ 
ing to help a little, too, when the children 
bring her their childish treasure. 
Five cents’ worth of round brass rings 
about the size of a dollar made five safety 
pin holders, with the addition of 25 cents’ 
worth of ribbon and 20 cents’ worth of 
safety pins. The ribbon came from the 
remnant basket, but was of good quality 
and varying widths and colors. To each 
end of a three-quarter yard length of rib¬ 
bon, rings were securely fastened with 
thread, the stitches going over and over. 
Each ring held a number of safety pins, 
and the holder was complete. Nothing 
could be more simple, and yet the chil¬ 
dren loved them more than anything else. 
Ten cents, the cost of each holder, but to 
the children they brought at least a dol¬ 
lar’s worth of good besides being useful 
presents. 
The inner lining of worn-out coats fur¬ 
nished material for a dozen holders so 
much appreciated by busy housewives. 
These were simple thick squares to pro¬ 
tect the hands from hot pans, and were 
ever so much better than dish towels and 
corners of aprons for the purpose. The 
edges were overcast with gay yarn, and 
there were loops to hang them near the 
kitchen stove. 
One yard of double-faced denim at 18 
cents made a convenient shoe bag for a 
closet door, and was large enough for six 
pairs of shoes. The lower part of the 
piece was simply hemmed and turned up 
to form pockets to the depth of six inches, 
after a strip had been cut off to make 
the upper row of pockets. For grown 
people the bag would have to be deeper, 
but this was intended for children’s shoes. 
Pin cushions are always favorites with 
the little girls, and these children invested 
in some fine gingham with tiny checks. 
These were done in simple cross-stitch 
work in white cotton, and proved verv 
acceptable gifts. They were stuffed with 
rags or bran and the outer case buttoned 
on, making it easy to wash when soiled. 
Other pin cushions were little five-inch 
bags of red and blue silk—the remains 
and best parts of old waists—filled with 
cotton and gathered at the top around the 
neck of a small china doll head. The 
bags were one and one-half inch wide 
and were stuffed as tight as a sausage. 
Other bags were made of two strips of 
ribbon overcast together and stuffed in 
the same way. 
Calendars were very popular with the 
little girls and were made in various 
ways. One was a set of 12 pieces of 
cardboard with holes carefully punched 
in the top to admit narrow ribbons. These 
12 loose cards, each of which had the 
days of one month neatly marked on 
them, were decorated by the childish fin¬ 
gers with Autumn leaves, pressed flowers 
and wild vines. The decorations were 
lightly glued to the cards with mucilage 
and the effect quite pleasing. Two yards 
of Christmas ribbon at five cents per yard 
were allowed for each calendar. Other 
gifts were small bags made of bits of 
linen lawn and thin white materials, and 
these were filled with lavender leaves and 
blossoms carefully dried for the occasion. 
Nothing can be finer and sweeter for stor¬ 
ing away with clothes, and the people 
who received these little bags were de¬ 
lighted. They cost really nothing and 
were worth a dozen presents hastily 
bought in crowded stores. Give the lit- 
the girls a chance to make their needle 
books and gay work bags. They can get 
weeks of pleasure out of the great event 
861 
before and after, making and looking at 
their little fancy articles. It doesn’t take 
a great amount of money and time to help 
them make things that really are worth 
giving to friends, and also teaches them 
to work and plan and live for others. 
HILDA RICHMOND. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The princesse gown is always a digni¬ 
fied and graceful garment and at the mo¬ 
ment is in the height of style. This one 
5488 Princesse Gown, 
32 to 40 bust. 
is made of chiffon broadcloth in a light 
shade of brown, with a deep yoke and 
cuffs of twine colored lace, while the 
trimming on the skirt is shaped bands ot 
the material. The model, however, can 
be utilized for a number of materials and 
can be treated in various ways. The 
princesse style always suits velvet and 
velveteen admirably well and is adapted 
to all fabrics that are of sufficient weight 
to afford grace and dignity. The dress is 
made with front, side-fronts, backs, side- 
backs and three under-arm seams, its 
many seams providing not alone perfect 
fit, but most becoming lines to the figure. 
Well below the hips there are inverted 
plaits that provide fullness in the skirt, 
but at the waist line and over the hips the 
garment is perfectly smooth and plain. 
The shaped yoke is arranged over the 
waist and cuffs finish the sleeves at elbow 
length, whether the long and fitted por¬ 
tions are used or are not. The shaped 
trimming bands are arranged on indicat¬ 
ed lines and the closing is made invisibly 
at the back. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size is 15 J4 yards 
27, sy 4 yards 44 or 8J4 yards 52 inches 
5492 Seven Gored Walking Skirt, 
22 to 32 Waist. 
wide, with 1 yard of all-over lace for the 
yoke and cuffs, 1 Y 4 yard if long sleeves 
are used. I he pattern 5488 is cut in sizes 
for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inch bust 
measure; price 10 cents. 
The skirt that is tucked at its lower 
edge is always a desirable one, as it is 
quite certain to give most satisfactory 
lines and folds. This one is made of a 
pretty wool material stitched with silk, 
the color being blue, but it will be found 
available for everything that is of suffi¬ 
ciently light weight to make the tucks de¬ 
sirable. Veilings, cashmeres and the like 
are to be greatly worn and all are pretty 
made in this way, while also all the soft, 
fashionable silks- are appropriate. The 
skirt is cut in seven gores, all of which 
are joined before the hem is turned and 
the tucks are stitched. The fullness at the 
back is laid in inverted plaits that can be 
stitched or pressed into position. The 
quantity of material required for the me¬ 
dium size is 11 yards 27, 654 yards 44 or 
52 inches wide when material has figure 
or nap; 854 yards 27, 4 yards 44 or 314 
yards 52 inches wide when it has not. 
The pattern 5492 is cut in sizes for a 22, 
24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 inch waist measure; 
price 10 cents. 
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