Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1913 — Page 2

INEXPENSIVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS

certainly you promised I Ml yourself last Christmas that Lhm;4 your future ChristirfaS remembranee would be completed in ample time, and under no circumstances wofild the next Cbrlatmas season find you in a rush end bustle, planning and finishing belated Christmas gifts. What an idle dream that was. for here it is Christmas time approaching again, and you are racking your brain and attempting to decide wlrat to give at the eleventh hour, in a great hurry and turmoil. Isn’t It so? ~ What not to give, would be a more appropriate phrase. For in the selection of your gifts some regard has to be given to the adaptability and the utility of the present A wise idea is to spend more time than money in thinking what would be suitable and practicable for , each Individual. Your gift would be all the more appreciated if it expresses something of and shows that your own personal thoughts have been bestowed upon a selection of the tokens. The real essence of the Christmas Spirit is not expenditure. How easy ft is to purchase gorgeous gifts if one has a well filled purse! But if the recipient can buy the same article with little effort, the gift idea will not be remembered for very long. Let your gifts be expressions of love and thoughtfulness. The thought and time you put in gifts of your own handiwork will mean much more than if you simply give something for the sake of giving. The cost of homemade gifts is generally small. A multitude of gifts can be contrived of materials you have at tband, and of odd pieces of linen, ribbons and silk. Clever fingers <can fashion charming novelties. Gladness is the keynote of the Yuletide season. Go at your tasks in a cheerful, blitheome manner, and you will find your workone of joy. The following suggestions may provide you with numerous ideas for attractive gifts, which may be made inexpensively. With little effort dainty ,sachets perfume your friends’ gowns •'may be . made at a very small cost. Make six sachets in pastel shades of satin ribbon about two inches square. Fill with soft cotton dusted with some fragrant sachet powder. Place the sachets one on top of the other and tie with narrow gauze ribbon. Gilt safety pins are attached to each sachet so the bags can be pinned on the different frocks. One distinct novelty is a colonial pin cushion. For this .unique cushion you will nave to purchase a glass candlestick a simple design. Cover one side of a four-inch square'of cardboard with some pretty silk which harmonizes with the color scheme of your friends’ bedrooms. Form a mound-like cushion of cotton on the other side and cover with the silk. The cushion is the candlestick by fine wires or thread. Around the edge of the cushion sew a beaded fringe about three inches long. Another pin cushion has for the foundation a four-inch wire tea strainer. The back is fitted with a disk of cotton covered in cretonne. • The wire part is lined with flowered cretonne and filled with cotton. Wind the han-

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die with narrow ribbon and finish with a_pretty bow. , Theffirl away at college would surely beifverjoyed with a shoe bag, which she can hang inside her closet door. The shoe bag should be half the length of the door with compartments for shoes, slippers and rubbers and a long'compartment on one side for an umbrella, and on the other for books not in use. The materials used should be heavy denim with the combound in tape. A pleasing notion would be to make any articles for the girls away fft college in their college colors. A piece of gay colored cretonne bound all aroffnd with a pretty braid would also be acceptable as a trunk cover. Dear to every girl's heart are pretty dress accessories. The new Robespierre collars with jabots of frilly lace certainly will be a welcome addition to your friends’ wardrobes. The 'collars are Usually made of black satin with the ruffles of lace about two inches wide. Chic boudoir caps are made of circles of shadow lace 18 inches wide with’ soft ruffles of narrow lace alound the crown. The xujiles should be fl|ase in the back wider than in the ifroht to give the effect of a Dutch bonnet. The cap is decorated with little pink rosebuds and a band of pink ribbon. Exquisite La France roses are made out of folded satin ribbon in threednch lengths. Turn the ends back at the corners jto form the petals. Group the petals together and join to a wire stem which has been twisted with narrow green satin. A natural looking, bunch of violets is formed of tiny bows of twisted violet ribbon tied with green silk wire. Hat pins, collar pins and buckles are wonderfully effective when covered with ribbon roses made of narrow folded ribbon grouped closely together. If you prefer you can use satin cherries made of tiny circles of satin filled with cotton, with petals of green ribbon. The girl who dances will find much pleasure in receiving a prettyAair of beaded satin slipper bows to match her party slippers. For the traveler a small cretonne pillow with pockets on one side for magazines and newspapers would be a convenience. A set of envelopes of white linen to hold the necessary articles, would also be a useful gift. If you have time you could buttonhole the flap in scallops. One envelope for handkerchiefs, one for the night dress, one lined in rubber for the toilet articles, and one large one for the extra waist. The pieces you have left of the linen you can utilize for napkin rings, scalloped and finished with a monogram, or for boudoir lamp shades, which are much admired when inserted with medaljfcns of fine lace. For the invalid a thoughtful little gift would be a cover for the drinking glass. A glass circle the size of the top of the ordinary glass is required; crochet a cover over the glass in a simple stitch in two colors of mercerized cotton. In the center sew a crocheted ring for a handle. A tray with a narrow wooden border and brass handles could have a pretty piece of embroidered linen under the glass. ,

By PEGGY POWERS

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER; INP.

1— Apron. 2 Lantern Bag. 3 Cretonne Pillow. 4 Doily Bag. 5 Sewing Roll.

Ribbon bedroom slippers are especially new and nothing could be simpler to make. Sheer flowered ribbon to soft lamb’s wool, draw an elastic through a lacing on the upper edge, leaving a heading about an inch wide. Make full rosettes of ribbon and place one on each instep. A doily case will delight the heart of any housewife. They can be made in different sizes. • Figured cretonne may be used in making one case with the inside lined in white material. Cover two circles of pasteboard with the material and finish neatly with a pretty wash braid. Use ribbon to keep the doilies in place. A set of nolders for handling hot dishes are made six inches square, of some pretty chintz. These are attached to an apron to match the material. A set of boxes covered with a pretty pattern of wall paper would be most useful and acceptable to keep in the bureau drawers. These must he pasted neatly and the covers\qttached to the box. Another novelty is a chest of draws for trinkets, hair pins or jewelry. Cover the box with cretonne and fit three smaller boxes into it. The bpxes are covered with the same material and have little brass rings sewed oni the center of each box, so* they can be pulled out like drawers. Aprons are always charming gifts. There are numberless suggestions for aprons. Fascinating aprons are made of sheer lawn with butterflies embroidered on them. The bottom is finished in three deep scallops edged with a fancy stitch and lace. The two end scallops form pockets for the sewing articles. The belt is formed of ribbon trimmed with jaunty little bows. Then there are chafing dish aprons, overall aprons, and many aprons you can devise with a little Ingenuity. We see bags here, there and everywhere. Bags of all sorts and sizes, from the elaborate affairs made of strips of Japanese embroidery like those shown in Chinatown, to those of the simplest design. Sewing bags, opera bags, laundry bags, shoe bags, slipper bags, corset bags, vanity bags, made of ribbon and fitted out with a small mirror and a tiny powder puff. Manicure bags may b« fitted with the smaller size manicure articles, and for the children you can make marble bags, school bags, bean bags and pencil bags. A useful receptacle for sewing materials is a lantern bag made of plain and flowered ribbon 4 , or you could utilize any material you have. For the bottom of the bag cover a cardboard circle three inches and a half in diameter. Gather the flowered ribbon to this and hem the outside. Run an embroidery' hoop four inches In diameter around the upper edge. Join the plain material to this and about eight inches from this place another hoop about four inches In diameter. This is the top of bag and is sheered over hoop. A round cover piece of cardboard is used as a cover and a heavy cord is used to carry It over the arm. Another original bag for threads and needles is made of two circles of cretonne with satin. These are joined at intervals, leaving spaces for the spools. In the center is a little pin cushion. A ribbon drawn through the different, sections draws this littlfe bag together. Use a pretty piece of ribbon thteequarters of a yard in length for an other sewing contrivance. Turn up one end to form a pocket for thespools of thread, and the other,, end

6 Colonial Pin Cushion. 7 Chest of Drawers. 8— Collar *Bag. 9 Robespierre Collar. 10—Telephone Memorandum.

for the thimble and small scissors, which is attached with a narrow ribbon. In the center have squares, of white flannel for the needles and pins. When not in use this case can be rolled up and fastened neatly with a loop and button. I it is a rsffher perplexing question what to give a man. Men always like something that adds to their comfort and personal convenience. If you can knit there is not much difficulty in deciding what to give. Knitted silk neckties are much in vogue. Good, warm, fleecy mufflers are liked by the man who motors, and bed room slippers are also every welcome. A telephone memorandum with a pencil attached would be a dally reminder of the giver. Cover a piece of cardboard with tan linen embroidered in pink roses. Buy a small pad of white paper and paste it on the linen. Men invariably are pleased with personal gifts, such as handkerchiefs with the monogram embroidered in the corner. A rather good idea is to present your friend with his monogram embroidered heavily in black satin ribbon. These monograms will be of service to sew in his overcoat, so that he can easily distinguish his coat from another’s in a crowded place. Then there are whisk broom hold 1 ers covered in linen, and collar bags made on a circular form of card board covered with rose-colored brocade and edged with old gold braid. For the man who shaves himself, a shaving pad IS useful. Cover two squares of cardboard with any material you desire. Work the monogram on the center of the upper one, insert leaves of tissue paper and tie together with a silk cord. There are plenty of adorable gifts one can make for the baby. An Ingenious idea is to cover an ordinary scale with pink ribbon and slit it down the center, neatly finishing the edges so mother can see every day how much the new baby is gaining. Use narrow ribbon to hang up the scale. Also a cute little water bag covered In soft pretty flannel will be an acceptable gift for his majesty. Darling little bibs are made of huck toweling with curious shaped animals cross-stitched In red thread across the border. A carriage strap which affords much amusement to the infant is made of elastic with satin ribbon in pink or blue sheered over It. To this strap, by means of a narrow ribbon, a celluloid whistle, a rubber doll and a teething ring are attached. An enchanting, little nightingale la made out of a square of cashmere, crocheted on the edge with silk or bound with wash ribbon. Satin ribbons are run through a casing to fit the head. For the child that Is a little older you can make a screen covered In snowy plain material and decorated with pictures cut from magazines and books. One section for flowers, one for animals, and one for birds, would be much appreciated. A scrap book made of dark gray lining pasted with pictures, is also a gift a child can derive milch pleasure from. After you have your presenti completed, be careful that Uvy are wrapped 8 d that they have a t-ule tide look about them. Use plenty of green and white tissue paper. Se-’ai the package with holly ribbon or gold cord and don't forget to tuck a spray of holly or mistletoe among the wrsp -pings -*• (Copyright, by W. Q- phanman.-)

NEW WAY WITH DISHES

WILL BE FOUND TO LIGHTEN HOUSEHOLD DUTIES. ■ ________ * Once a Day Sufficient, With Proper Management—After Breakfast the Best Time to Perforin the Necessary Work. It is astonishing to think that after centuries of housekeeping women should continue to wash dishes in the same old way. The mother of a girl who finished her college course last spring sends in this excellent plan by which she* and her daughter contrived to lighten their household duties very greatly. In the first place, it is a small- family of four, and they wash dishes only once a day —in the morning. Does that sound slovenly to you? No, it is merely good management. After each meal the dishes are held under a spigot—the hot one if* they are very greasy— £ and that takes care of the “horrid"' part. They are then stacked carefully in a large wooden box which stands on the table conveniently near the sink. The lid is closed, the rest of the kitchen put in order, the pots put to coak in an inconspicuous place and the “co-opera-tive housekepers” are to spend the afternoon or evening pleasantly. After breakfast, however, when plenty of hot water is at hand, they begin washing £he glass and silver in a big dishpan of sudsy water. These are rinsed and dried; the rest of the dishes are washed, set in wire racks that one can get for that purpose and thoroughly scalded with hot water that comes directly from the spigot through a short length of hose, one end of which is slipped OVer the spigot and the other end of which carries a bathroom spray nozzle. This hose, by the way, is a home-made arrangement. Most of the wqter having now run off, the dish rack is lifted on the newspapered top of a sort of butler’s tray on wheels. This was also made by the college ‘girl, who had had a bit of manual training. The wagon was then pushed Into the pantry and by the time the second rack of dishes was ready the first was dry and ready to be packed onjthe shelves. It certainly is a pleasure to see and eat from those beautiful shiny dishes. Of course, there were left the pots and pans, which had to be scrubbed and dried. But that isn’t a bad job if one is not already tired out with drying and packing, away numerous small lots of dishes. To be sure, it takes a great many dishes, but then no one thinks of washing the clothes every day because it takes a lot to keep going all week, After all if with proper organization one can get well done, all at once, whatever work is really necessary, why stick to an antiquated method?

Sarango Macaroni.

Sarango macaroni is another “tasty” dish. Take half a pound of macaroni broken into small pieces, and boil till tender. Line a dish with a rich short paste, which has. been brushed with beaten eggs and covered with grated cheese so that the latter adheres to the sides as well as to the bottom. Into this pour about half the macaroni, sprinkling lightly with the cheese, and then a thick layer of plum or raspberry jam, or orange marmalade. Add the remainder of the macaroni and fill the dish with a custard made of two eggs, a small cupful of milk and a pinch of salt. Cover with the crust and "hake in a quick oven. This is good hot or cold, and needs no sauce.

Old German Salad Recipe.

Here is an old German recipe for a salad that is delicious for Sunday night supper when sweet things palL Finely chopped, It is also an excellent filling for sandwiches. Soak any desired quantity of salt sardelles in water for sever# hours. Sardines put up in oil may be used instead of the soaked sardelles. Line a salad bowl with lettuce leaves and All with stuffed olives, capers and shrimps or crab meat Garnish with parsley and slices of lemon and pour over the whole a heavy French dressing. \

Fruit Suet Pudding.

Sift together two cupfuls and a half of flour, one of mixed ground spices (cinnamon, ciovfe and nutmeg), of a teaspoonful of salt and one teaspoonful of baking soda. Add one cupful of finely chopped beef suet, one cuphil of chopped raisins and mix. Into one cupful of molasses stir slowly one cupful of milk, add this to the dry mixture and work thoroughly together. Turn into tiyo well buttered molds and steam for three hours.

Halibut Maitre d'Hotel.

Cut two pounds of halibut Into pieces three inches square. Dip each into a beaten egg, then Into sifted bread crumbs. Fry In boiling lard until a rich brown. Rub a heaping teaspoonful of butter to a cream, add the juice of half a lemon, half a tablespoonful of chopped parsley, one saltspoonful of salt and a half saltspoonful of pepper; mix and spread on the hot squares of halibut, set in the oven just long enough to melt, then serve.

Coffee Frappe.

To one pint of cold strong coffee (one-half cup ground coffee to one quart water) add one scant cup of sugar* stir until dissolved, then proceed as usual. . After the mixture has been scraped from the sides of the cylinder-the second time, or when half frozen, serve in frappe glasses wi,|b a star of whipped cream upon the top of the frappe In each glass.

Practical Fashions

LADIES’ SKIRT. ■ • \.4

This very smart skirt is made with two gores. It has either the raise 4 or regulation waistline. One seam la at the side of the back and the other in front is diagonal, across the front to a point at the knees where the back gore is drawn forward and draped. The overlapping gore has a fancy cut to the lower portion. The skirt pattern (6398) is cut in sizes 22 to 30 inches waist measure. Medium size requires 2% yards of 44 inch, or 64 Inch material. Width of lower edge, 1% yards. To procure this pattern send 10 cents to “Pattern Department,” of this paper. Write name and address plainly, and be sure to give size and number of patters.

NO. 6398 SIZE . -t NAME - TOWN STREET AND NO STATE— —.. .... .... .... .... ....

LADIES’ DRESSING SACQUE.

This is a one piece garment, sleeves and body cut in one, but if the material be narrow a seam may be placed In the centre of the back. The wide collar should be of lace or embroidery, which also forms the border of the cap. Crepe, silk, challie, French flannel or cashmere will be suitable materials fbr this garment. The dressing sacque pattern (6421) is cut m sizes 34 to .42 Inches bust measure. Medium requires 4 yards of 27 inch material. * To procure this pattern send 10 cents to “Pattern Department,” of this paper. Write name and address plainly, and be sure to give size and number of pattern.

NO. 6421 SIZE NAME •••••••••• TOWN STREET AND NO STATE-

Herd of Seahorses.

The biggest herd of seahorses the New York aquarium has ever had is now on exhibition there, 288 in number, and including many specimens six Inches or more in length. These seahorses were aesembled from Sayville, L. 1., Gravesend bay and Belford, N. J. The largest specimens came from Sayville. They are in two tanks on the gallery tier, salt water side. In nature the seahorse feeds on many minute forms of marine animal life. It eats just batched out fishes an eighth of an inch in length, the eggs from the shrimp and various very small marine worms. In captivity it thrives best on a tiny shrimplike crustacean known as gammarus, which is found on some forms of vegetation in the brackish waters at the head of salt creeks or in the pools of salt marshes that are overflowed by the tides, They could not be gathered separately, the vegetation with the gammarus clinging to it is brought to the aquarium, where the little crustaceans are separated from it

Tied Up the Santa Fe Main Lines.

Two Florence boys, stranded in Peabody at midnight, stole a hand -car to reach home. An hour later the hand car had set the block signals against three night trains, tying up the main litre, and the dispatcher was Rearing his hair. The crew of one of the stalled trains captured the hand car operatives.—Kansas City Star.

Oregon Led the States.

Oregon was the first sta'cd to declare Labor day a holiday. The law was passed in l£S7.