Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1915 — MAKING USE OF “SQUARES” [ARTICLE]

MAKING USE OF “SQUARES”

Hint for Those Who Have an Oversupply of Those Always Useful Little Articles.

“I have a number of these square crash doilies which I had intended for a luncheon set before I was married,” said Mrs. Bride-of-a-Month, “but 1 have so many luncheon sets now for wedding and shower gifts that I know I’ll never use them. It’s such a shame to see good work going to and I hate little doilies lying promiscuously around under vases and such.”

“I know just how you feel," interrupted Mrs. Bride-of-a-Year. “I had a half dozen beautiful little squares all embroidered in dull blue on crash, bu{ I made use of them. First of all, I joined three of them with rather wide cluny insertion to make a. scarf for my blue-and-white guest room dressing table. Then —I~ edged twt more with the narrow cluny edging, cut a round hole in the middle and used them as candleshades for the glass candlesticks for the same dressing table, and the sixth made half of a cute little bag that every feminine guest can use when she finds it hanging on her dressing table. I could have used several more pincushions and tray covers and I did have an idea of making four more and joining them together for a boudoir pillow. I may do it yet"