Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1914 — IN HORSESHOE DESIGN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN HORSESHOE DESIGN

NOVEL LITTLE CUSHION TO HOLD THE SAFETY PINS. Something That Anyone Can Make, and the Finished Article Will Be an Ornament to Any Boudoir- __ . A novel little cushion, specially suitable for safety pins, is shown in the accompanying sketch, and as it is made in the form of a horseshoe, it should bring good luck to its possessor. In making it, in the first place a piece of stiff cardboard must bh but out in the shape of a horseshoe, and well padded with cotton wool on that side which is to be the front, and then covered with grey silk. The edges are next neatly finished off with a scarlet silk cord, and at thetop jjf the shoe there is a smart bow of scarlet ribbon with a loop arranged above it. by which the cushion may be suspended from a nail in the wall. Other effective combinations in which this little cushion might be carried out are blue silk with ribbon and cord of the same color, but in a darker shade or green silk,—with—ribbon cord of an old gold color, or iL would look pretty made entirely irUone shade of almost any delicate color. A ring to hang it uo by may take the place of the ribbon if preferred. —No. 2 shows a- very pretty and use-’ ful safety-pin holder, and is easily made from a yard of ribbon and five brass rings. The ribbon should be a pale tint, such as pale blue or a delicate pink, and it should be two inches wide. Cover the rings with a double crochet of black silk, or they can be covered by button holing with black silk. The ribbon is cut into four strips, which are all different lengths, such as 12. 9, 6 and 3 inches respectively. Sew a ring at the end of each ribbon, the ribbon will have to be slightly fulled, as the w.idth of it will be wider than the ring. Now take the four pieces, neatly hem them at the top, and sew them together at the top, so that the longest piece of ribbon is underneath all the rest, the

shortest on top, and the other two in similar order. Sew a ring to the top of the ribbons when they are put to-* gether. The holder Is now ready to receive the safety-pins, four different sizes can be hung. The top ribbon should have the smallest size, and the largest ribbon the largest. ” The holder can be hung up by the ring at the top; it will be found most useful on the dressing-table glass, Safety-pins are rather large to put on the usual pincushion, in any case, it does not allow of such choice as the holder. The ribbon the holder is made of, should match or tone With the general color scheme of the room for which it is intended. These holders will be found a valuable addition to baby’s basket; and useful when on a journey.