Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1912 — THE BOUDOIR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE BOUDOIR

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HOME-MADE GIFT BEST MORE APPRECIATED THAN ONE BOUGHT AT BTORE. Some Suggestions That May Prove Helpful for Those Undecided What to Give for Birthday Remembrance —Simple and Easy. Very often we are at a loss to know what to give as a birthday remembrance or to a friend who is leaving for an extended trip. Some small trifle made by yourself is usually more appreciated than an elaborate gift purchased at the shop. Here are given a few suggestions which may prove helpful. They are extremely simple to make and the “handy woman” will, experience little difficulty In duplicating them. Personal taste and originality may be considered when designing your own gifts. The flrot suggestion is for a letterband. There are always some few letters we desire to keep. A dainty letterband would be a welcome gift. An oval of cardboard is carefully and neatly covered with silk or satin. The edge is finished with fine silk cord. A pretty flower design done In war ter-colors decorates the top. Narrow white elastic is attached to the oval and firmly holds the letters in a neat packet. Pale yellow satin, decorated with pink rosea, makes an attractive letterband. They may be neatly lettered. "Paid Bills," “Old Letters," "Unanswered Letters,” or as your fancy desires. A pair of pretty hangers for a blouse ■would be appreciated by any one. When going away for the week-end the suitcase will not permit taking the large hanger. These may be fastened to the freshly laundered blouse, which may be packed without requiring any additional space. Two loops of narrow satin, ribbon 2% inches long are attached-'separate-ly to safety pins. The ribbon is decorat*d\ with a smaller design done with watercolors.

Any tint is lovely used for these "hangers.” A strawberry shaped emery bag is pretty made from silk and decorated with tiny flowers. It 1$ much more dainty and attractive than the conventional “red strawberry” emery. The next design is a bodkin holder.

A piece of narrow ribbon is folded gether and stitched up at the sides. The top is turned down and finished by two rows of stitching. Through this is run a piece of baby ribbon which draws together, forming a tiny bag for the bodkin. A decoration painted with watercolors adorns this fairylike hag. The last suggestion is for a bag to contain the podrder puff. It is sash-

ioned of satin ribbon, the corner* rounded. ? T7”-- $ A design of flowers done with watercolors artistically decorates the bag. Every one of these makes a lovely little .remembrance and costs almost nothifig. They may be fashioned from "odd* and ends” of silk and ribbon mock too small for anything else.