Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1911 — WOMAN'S REALM [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WOMAN'S REALM

USING RIBBON ENDS DAINTY TRIMMING MAY EASILY BE DONE AT HOME. Really No Task, at All to Turn Out Most Effective Ornamentation for AH Kinds of Pretty Bou./.v dei.r Baskets. Dainty in color and workmanship are the little baskets that depend on their trimming of ribbon flowers for the delicate effects for which you must pay a pretty price if you cannot make them. But you can! So buy your ribbon in pale pink, old rose, moss green and the soft yellows. Purchase little baskets gs fire reed or sweet grass and then follow directions. .

For the preliminary step in rosemaking, take a piece of narrow ribbon and fold it in the center as you need it Over your finger roll the end and sew at the lower edge. Keep up this rolling process until the flower is the else that you wish. When making leaves, gather the ribbon at one end so that the pointed effect can be easily obtained. The narrow green ribbon twisted forms an effective stem. After making a number of roses of different sizes and a supply of leaves,

apply them by strong thread to the basket to be decorated. The little French basket shows a line of rosebuds around the base and a cluster of flowers and leaves at one side. The high handle is- wrapped with green ribbon tied in a bow at the side. On a little sewing basket with the silk top roses are used in another way.

A serpentine line of tiny ribbon ends, made of baby ribbon, decorates the straw case. A straight line of flowers' twines over the strap handle. Green silk is used for the shirred top, although any serviceable figured silk will be just as attractive. The fittings of this basket are in pink the same ; shade as the flowers on the' outshfe. Roses are used on the cover of an oblong shape. They also appear In

groups of three at each side. Dark green ribbon is strung through the straw and decorates the handle. A rose with green leaves is attached to the top of the handle. 'This shape Is always procurable and can be changed completely in effect by the addition of ribbon flowers. / A rose in a circle of leaves is used on a round flat basket. Small buds of ribbon are attached to green stems and hang from the handle. The basket is lined with green silk stitched in pink or yellow to repeat the color of the flowers. On another little suggestion there is a Vandyke effect of ribbon. Both upper and lower rims are wound with ribbon. Large roses are surrounded by ribbon leaves. They are placed at the lower ribbon points on the tfcsket. Perhaps the exquisite work of the empire days in France Is convincing proof of the charm of ribbon-trimmed baskets and bags. They are beautiful examples of handiwork, and in the return of thiß style of decoration all women can rejoice, for it can be done at home.