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T^eu thoroughly; slip ou the woolen cover and dear 
can have warm feet till morning. 
■^‘;^.ggJ.CTeans.”-Cut a strip off length^vise about 
in inches wide from a nice towel with fringe and 
-Pfl border; then cut this strip evenly in two. Now 
? lliw out the top to fit a child’s neck, hem all raw 
1 es sew on two tapes, and just above the border chain- 
n li in red cotton the words, “Keep this clean.” 
■tLv are the prettiest table-bibs I ever saw. 
Do YOU like crotclieting, and have you leism'e ? Then 
hv not malce a sliawl of split zephyr, either wlfite or a 
"'ll- to serve as a wrap for liead and throat after a 
OT crotchet some “harlequin stripes” fora 
Lmsre pillow; get single zephyr of the brightest and 
most delicate colors; make only a few stitches of one 
color then join and make six of another, two of a third, 
etc the object being to make the strip a perfect mosaic 
of ^ay colors without any regular design ; put together 
virii strips of black velvet. Or make the strips longer 
ioiuine: tliem witli black worsted stops, make a gay 
Do you like to knit? Then I will tell you how to 
make a pretty and simple evening hood. Get wooden 
needles about the size of a small pen-holder; get either 
Pompadour wool or split zephyr, of white or a delicate 
color Cast on sixty stitches; knit plain garter stitch, 
very'loose, until you have a piece about fifteen inches 
long • slip half the stitches (that is thirty), on to a fine 
liair-pin, and bend it over so they won’t slip off; then 
knit the remaining tliiity back and forth until you tove 
made a strip about twenty inches long; bind off. Then 
go back and take those stitches off the hair-pm on to the 
Ledle, and knit back and forth untU that stop is as 
long as the other, then bind off. Now if you hold the 
work up it wiU look very much like a pair of pants, but 
be Bot discouraged. Crotchet a pretty shell or er 
around the whole thing; gather and put a tassel on 
•each of the lower ends. Gather the top loosely, and put 
a lai-ge ribbon bow of the same color ou top ot me 
gathers and it is done. To wear it, put the part mUi 
the bow on just above your front hair, cross the 
ends behind and tie them under your chin. is 3^^ 
and becoming, and will not displace the most careful y 
arranged hair. jj. ™c! fnr 
Knit Edging.— Hheve are many pretty . 
this: Barbour’s linen thread, the “Floreime kmttu^g 
silk ” and Saxony yarn are all nice to use. Kmt 
some wide edge in white sillt for a fianne s . .. 
friend toll liL it; or linen edge for uuderclote 
Mother’s hands are too busy to take it up, muo 
would like to. In knitting narrow lace rea . . , 
or a hair-pin in two pieces; it is much more con 
Knit JSugfs.—'Hiere are many kinds of rugs m ^ 
scraps of cloth, but I shall only descri ® °“® 
handsome land. Save aU your woolen P* fjy.ee- 
them as near on the bias as possible, from *0^^.. 
quartern of an inch wide according to ic ^-jje two 
Sew together strongly with siW 
coarse, wooden needles, and cqstmg o 
stitches, knit back and forth, p tight; use 
the rug is as long as you ^ylsh. Kn P ^ ,< pja,.. 
a great quantity of black pieces; ge P 
mond Dye,” bright lemon-yeUow, an ^ ^fj^en. Do 
wliite pieces, and knit in a tiny bit now eeipet- 
not sew a lot of pieces together, as you them, 
rags, but only a half dozen at a time, as you need tn 
studying each time what colors to use next; your rug 
will be much handsomer. When done you can put a 
fringe of Germantown yarn, dark green or maroon, on 
the narrow ends, and you will have a rich, brilliant look¬ 
ing rug, alilce on both sides, that will delight you. 
Fireplace Screen. —^You will need to have a wooden 
frame made by a carpenter; there are many ways to malie 
the centre, but I will only speak of one. Get a square 
of gray linen as large as the opening in the fireplace. 
On this trace some bold design of leaves and grasses 
that suits you, and work in Kensington stitch m black 
silk, using buttonhole twist for the heavy lines, and 
sewing-silk for the light. It is very easy and resembles 
a i)en and ink sketch when done. 
Lichen Jfoffo.—Gather a quantity of pretty lichens; 
copy some large slender letters from some book or 
magazine; cut them out of bristol-board very neatly, 
and sew the lichens on until covered. Take an oblong 
piece of black velveteen and fasten the letters on to 
form the word or sentence, taking care to get them per¬ 
fectly straight; take a smooth piece of board the right 
size, and stretch the velveteen tightly over it, taking 
long stitches across the back. Put m two screw-eyes to 
hang it up by. It will be very rich and handsome; 
prettier by far than any you can buy. If you can’t do 
any of these tilings, can you not start a cutting of some 
lovely plant, and have a green and fragrant gift all ready 
for somebody on Christmas morning ? 
■ Painting Apron.-!! any ot yom- friends paint, try 
making them a big calico apron that will save the dress. 
I once made a very grotesque one of dark calico, as 
follows : I cut various figpire^ out of cream-colored and 
other plain cotton cloth, and carefully hemmed them 
down on to the apron, shading them afterwards with 
nen and inlr. There was a large skull and cross-bones 
on the breast, two immense green and yellow sna,kes 
coiling down the front, frogs, lizards, red devils, alliga¬ 
tors, etc., roaming around at their own sweet will. 
That apron always provoked shouts of laughter. 
foe my aetistic eeadees. 
But it is you, dear friends, who hold the magicmn’s 
wand. You can beautify every gift with a touch of 
brush or pen. And I have written so much, that I can 
onlv give yon a few hints and let you work them out. 
Sve?ou tLd etching with indelible mk ? H not, send 
for it to F. A. Wliiting, Wellesley Hills, Mass. The 
directions wiU show you how to make the lovehest 
kyleys splashere, tidies, pincushions, 
Tim “Greenaway” books, and many others, wiU give 
yokretty subjects, and theFLOEAU Cabinbt wil give 
you sonm beautiful fancy letters for markmg hnen. 
’^Mnting on 8atin.-This material takes, oil colors 
nicelv without any preparation. „i 
TT nhert-hief Bag. — Cover two shield-shaped, oval, or 
T wfr/ckd-board toth satin, and on tliis paint 
yomdSk, flowers being the prettiest; thenstothe 
LTof thf^tin to form a bag, and put satin ribbons in 
Te SLg at the top to form the “ dratong-strmgs. 
„ . ! ‘! pTderlv lady use black satin with a group of 
paries; old gold with a bunch of nasturtiums, or silver 
®'"^y^“J.!?kinrfhaXre^ group of flowere on a 
f Tatin any color you fancy. line,-put a rod or 
al i - >»“»». 
at the bottom, and hang on the waU as a banner. 
