DAINTY XMAS PRESENTS.
Aprons, Either Fancy or pinin. Are
Very Appropriate for the
Purpose.
The apron has
come in again,
again is consid
rn domestic touch to
tlle home dress:
|fi' . | makes it a wel-
JB&TO® come addition to
JBSajS the Christ ma -
present list.
strictly utilitarian.
" there is a wid-s
Dress Apron. choice from whk . h
to make selection. In the olden days
grand ladies wore the fancy apron as a
matter of course, and we hark back to
the Louis XVI. models in the resur
rected elaborate apron of the present,
a piece of luxury constructed of silk
and net and embroidered in gold.
A dainty apron
more practical
than the above is jgx
a sewing apron of
lawn, cut double
length and trim
nied back upon WajjjJ 1 '
Itself to within
about six inched
of the waist band.
The pocket thus /ffljfnrftWwV
made is stitched (If U//X
at either side, and W/f]ft
a bow of ribbon "tVHLA
at the center of Bew ,„ g Apron .
the pocket tacks
it to the foundation. This may be of
white flowered silk, lace-trimmed, and
serve admirably for a fancy-work
aporn; or a very fetching one may be
made of line and be of very decided
service on mending day. big and
strong enough to hold stockings, torn
garments, cotton, thread, scissors, all
the mending paraphernalia that is
wont to scatter itself in such an an
noying manner when one is inter
rupted at the mending task.
An apron tha' is
/fip a tried and true
ly_r fr'end to the
ho us ewife, and
fnllj which often comes
ggft i in well for mis
ffl J\ < tress as well ir
maid, is the all
plp*!* enveloping ging
ham apron; the
!>|||§|||L most approved
kind being the one
* ias a rul^e
at l ' ie f° ot w hose
flaring pro tects
the hem of the
Housewife'* Apron. drp s s beneath
The apron should be long, but escape
the floor, allowing the wearer to hur
ry from task to task, and should have
a sizeable pocket or two in which to
put kerchief.bits of string, nails —
whatever small necessities a worker
about the house finds herself in fre
quent need of. These pinafores are
really very pretty when made of ging
ham not too dull; use bright blue and
white, pink and white, or lilac and
white.
FOR CHILLY MORNINGS.
A Circular Shawl That Will Make an
Acceptable Christmas Pres
ent for Many.
Crochetting is easy, pleasant work,
something the Christmas worker can
pick up in the evening or at odd niu
ments. The circular shawl here de
scribed is a present suitable for old
or young; and as individual choice is
to decide the question of color, car f ;
should be taken to consider the tastes
and years of the person who is to be
recipient of the pretty present.
The shawl requires four and one
half hanks of Shetland floss; use bone
crochet hook. Make a chain of six
and join, in this space make 23 lons
crochet and join; make a chain of
A CIRCULAR SHAWL.
three and over the third long crochat
make a shell of eight; skip two cro
chet and between the second and third
make one long crochet; skip two and
make a shell of eight; around this 23
you will have four shells with eight
long crochet in each shell and one
long crochet between each eight. For
third row, make a chain of three di
rectly over the long crochet, and be
tween the second and third long
ftitch make a shell of six. Skip two
and make a long crochet. Skip two
and make a shell of six. This makes
two shells with six in each, and on
long crochet between, directly over the
shell jf eight; fourib row, same as
third row; fifth row, make eight shells
in the middle of each sixth sheM. wii;\
long cre>chet between each shell of
eight directly ever the long crochet in
the preceding row; make two rows of
the six shell; make one row of the
eight shell; make two rows of the six
shell; make one row of the eight shell:
finish with rows of six shell to the
length required. Make fringe of a
chain of 20 caught between every long
stitch around the cape.
A Photograph Frame.
A pretty photograph frame may be
made of a piece of poppy wall paper,
14x12 inches. Cut a piece to lit a pho
tograph into, mount the whole on a
cardboard under glass and bend round
the edges with poppy red bind.'ay yl
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FOR THE GIRL TO MAKE.
Crocheted Bedroom Slippers Will Not
Prove Difficult and Will Be
Acceptable.
The Bch(x>l girl should not be re
quired or expected to endanger her
eyes and overtax her nerves with elab
orate pre-Christmas labor, but usually
the energetic miss wants to have part
in the preparations for the grand fes
tival of giving. We therefore 6ugge.it
a gift that is not difficult to make, is
useful and pretty—a pair of crocheted
bedioom slippers. The materials need
ed are one and one-half hanks of Ger
mamown wool, a pair of lamb's woo!
USEFUL, BEDROOM SLIPPER.
series, a bone crochet hook. No. 3 or i
Commence by making nine chains;
make lia!f-stiteh rib and widen by two
stitches in each row; make 18 rows (or
nine ribs), which completes the vamp;
begin sides of foot by taking up 12
stitches, rib, but do not widen any;
make 38 rows (or nine ribs); connect
at left side, and finish top by making
shell; six whole stitches for first row,
and seven stitches for second row.
Turn slipper wrong side out and sew
to binding on sole. Finish front by
making bow of ribbon and sewing to
vamp.
BATTENBERG CENTERPIECE.
It Takes Much Time to Make, But la
Always an Acceptable Christ
mas Present.
A band-made center piece takes con
siderable time to make, but the donor
of such a gift is rewarded when some
thing has been fashioned that brings
pleasure to the recipient. The woman
too busy to indulge in fancy work her
self appreciates especially the hand
work of others, and this should be
borne in mind when deciding to whom
and to whom to send a needlework
A DAINTY CENTERPIECB.
gift. The accompanying Battenberg
piece does not reqtiire a great deal of
work, but is effective and pretty. It
may be made either of ecru or pure
white, if the former would be suitable
far library or sitting room table. Ecru
Battenberg on green art-linen is artis
tic and different from the ordinary,
and this combination may prove a wel
come suggesiion to the Christmas
worker. The stitches employed in the
lace are few and simple, principally
plain Brussel point mesh, spider-web,
Sorrento cross-bar and plain Russian
stitch. Eight rings and ten yards ol
braid are required for a 16-inch piece.
THE STOCK-COLLAR.
They Are Always Acceptable to the
Dainty Woman as Christ
mas Presents.
Not cmly is there a variety of stock
collars to offer for Christmas gift sug
gestion, but the stock-collar has called
into requisition the case for stocks
and the stock-protector, two articles to
cheer the jaded searcher after novel
ties. The case for stocks should be
made of white linen, or some other
washable material, be flat, of a width
A STOCK COLLAR rROTECTOR.
to hold without creasing the tab-end
stock, of a length to contain without
folding the turn-over collar. The
stock-protector, which is not folded
away in the secret recesses of a bureau
drawer, but parades as an article of
dress, worn to protect collar and
dress front from the outer wrap,
should be of richer material than the
stock-case.
It is very pretty made of thick
satin, edged with silk cord and fast
ened with fancy loop or frog. One's
monogram or initial may be embroi
dered on the protector below the fast
ener, In a silk corresponding with tht
color of the finishing cord.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1904.
PRESENTS FOR THE BABY.
The Little Bear May Be Remembered
with Many Home-Made
Articles.
1 We call Christ
j fVj mas the children's
! festival, and they
are our first con
c e r 11 when ii
comes to planning
presents for this
season. For the
/ very little one, too
; small to enjoy toy
or book, some
thing useful Is
Baby s Knitted chosen, usually
something in the
way of wearing apparel. Of course, the
baby is the modern out-door kind,
daily taken abroad for the air; and
consequently must need plenty of out
door trapping.?
Anything in this line is, therefore,
a suitable gift, and we suggest for his
or her small highness a pair of bootees
and a pair of mittens, offering a cro
chetted design for the former, and for
the latter a model to be followed by
one that uses the knitting needles. Ma
terials needed for the bootees are one
bone crochet hook. No. 3, and one-half
bank of three-fold Saxony.
Directions: Make a chain of 35
stitches and join; first row, second,
third and fourth rows plain single
crochet; fifth row. take up one stitch,
wrap wool on the needle, take through
the stitch, wrap wool again, and draw
together as one; make 18 of these
stitches in the round. The first, sec
ond. third and ft/urth rows are repeat
ed in the sixth, seventh, eighth and
ninth rows, and so on until the leg !s
of the desired length. Take up 13
stitches for the vamp, make ten rows
of afghan stitch, take up stitches for
the sole, make ten rows single cro
chet, turn the sock cm left side, take up
ten stitches on the needle, draw to
gether into one to make the heel, and
the same a t the toe. Crochet together
one stitch each side. Finish with baby
ribbon or cord and tassel.
Directions for /'vMVMmmn*
the mittens: Make GSjnTu
a chain of 35 t-mTP*-/
stitches and join.
then two rows of
slip stitches; now
stitch of the work
and male 11 rows.
Start thumb by <££/
putting twostitch
. ~ . Baby Mittens,
es in one, thft
one dcuble stitch, plain row over the
previous row. Continue until you have
11 stitches in the thumb, then join the
thumb together. Make nine rows plain,
then quarter the mits and at each
quarter decrease one stitch. Continue
| until you have eight stitches left, then
! turn the mitt inside out, and knit to
gether. Finish the thumb by decreas
ing two stitches, one each side, until
you have two stitches left, draw to
gether. For the cuff, make 17 beau
sticlies round top, purl last row.
CASE FOR STICK-PINS.
Makes an Attractive Christmas Pres
ent and Is Very Easily
Made at Home.
That thfse pins may not scratch
other pieces of jewelry, it is well to
have a case especially devoted to
them. One puzzled as to what to make
lor Chrh.mas here has opportunity to
fashion a pretty and useful gift The
material doubtless can be found in the
home scrap-bag, but should be per
fectly clean and of soft richness.
Light, flowered satin is very prettily
| employed, the lining of light-weight
eiderdown. The case folds in envelope
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A" STICK-PIN CASE.
»tiape, and when closed takes up ve-v
'ittle room. The silk cord or babv
ribbon used lo fasten it should be of
ihe color most dominant in the ma
terial employed for the outside part.
Firm ribbon of suitable width could be
1 selected if ( lie did not possess the
flowered satin suggested, anil at th-*
shops one can pick up short odds and
• nils at very reasonable prices. It is a
good idea to make several presents of
the same kind, as experience gives or."
skill and speed, and one perhaps en
make several articles from the one
t nmaiit chosen.
A Watch Holder,
A watch-holder consists of two ob
long pieces cf card-board covered wi'h
white linen or with silk or brocade,
fastened together at one of the shorter
sides tinder ribbon bows, spread apar
at an angle of 45 degrees and i ep:
thorn by two pieces of ribbon. A gi!>
hook in one piece holds the watch. If
of linen, eml roider a circle on one
half tc. surround the watch when it is
hung.
PRESENTS FOR THE BOY.
Two Things, Easily Made, That Will
Please Him on Christinas
Morning.
Thee are always plenty of things to
get for girls for Christmas, but what
to get for the boy of the family is
often a problem, especially if th:
donor wishes to present something sh j
has made with her own hands.
VVe offer a couple of suggestions to
the puzzled planner of the Christmas
list; call to the attention a protty to
boggan cap, and a fine sweater. Tin
former is crocheted, the laiter knit.
Materials needed fur the cap, two
hanks of Germantown wool; one of
eight-fold and for the border one of
four-fold; use long crochet needle No.
7. Make a chain of 4tJ and join; first
row, 4(j double crochet; second row,
make 28 stars of five stitches each,
and repeat for next four rows; for
seventh row, decrease one stitch in
each row, and do the same with eighth
and ninth row; tenth row, take off in
three different places one stitch each
BOYS' TOBOGGAN CAP.
and so on in the following rows, until
your cap comes to a point, when you
will have only one stitch left. Now
turn the cap. To make a border, en -
ohet 32 stars all around the rim, five
rows of the same, next one row Picot
edge. Cord nad tassel, and the cap is
finished.
In giving directions for the sweater,
we make provision for a large one, 38-
inch bust, but the size may eas'ly be
decreased by subtracting five stitches
for every inch of bust, measure. Case
on 102 si itches on one of the steel nee
dles for the bottom band. Knit two.
purl two, making rib of two and two
for 24 rows. For twenty-fifth row, use
bone needles and knit one, purl one,
making rib of one and one for 157
rows; for one hundred and fifty-eighth
row, rib 34 stitches for the right shoul
der, then bind off 34 stitches for the
neck, and on a third needle rib the re
maining 34 stitches for the left shoul
der. Rib th~ee rows on each shoulder,
then on the right-hand needle cast 34
stitches to correspond to those bound
ofT. Now put all the stitches on one
needle and continue to rib for 157 rows
A GOOD SWEATER.
for the other side, then take steel nee
dies in the one hundred and fifty
eighth row of this side and knit two,
purl two, making lib of two and two
lor 24 rows and bind off. For the
sleeve, double the sweater, and. with
two bene needles, pick up 100 stitches,
50 on each side of center of shoulder.
Seam of sleeve must come under th"
arm. Rib back and forth 15 rows. For
sixteenth row, put all the stitches on
one needle and knit as before, narrow
ing one stitch at each end of needle
in each following fifth row. until you
have narrowed 13 times. The sleeve
Is 80 rows in length. Then narrow in
every other row until the sleeve is 11 "5
rows long, then take steel needles and
knit two, purl two for 24 rows. Bind
off, and sew up sleeve and under-arm
seams. For the collar, east on 88
stitches on one steel needle, knit two,
purl two, making rib of two and two
for 72 rows. Bind off. sew the ends
together and sew to the neck of
sweater, the collar seam a little ba"K
of the shoulder.
Hom.*-Macle Muff.
A muff can be made of purple velvet,
lined with white satin. An immense i
bow of purple viiin ribbon and a
mhik's head form the trimmi 'gs. The
opera glass bag which accompanies the i
111 it IT is made of velvet, and has a
drawing string of pnrp'e silk r'bbon.
A mink's head and two minks' tails
form the trimmings.
For the Golf Player.
A golf scorer is made by covering
two pieces of pasteboard with gray lin
en, lined inside with scarlet silk. On
the cover is embroidered two minia
ture golf sticks and flowers in scarlet
silk. It is Intended to hold a small
pencil and card.
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TO MAKE FOR FATHER.
Some Little Things the Children Can
Construct That Will Be
Appreciated.
Little fingers
can construct the
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I \ for Cb r i stmas,
i I to I an<l t * ie ° w uers
I y if\\ Ik )) ,eel the f? lorw of
i \M/ & J satisfaction be
cause they, too,
I _ have had part in
; For ohavinu Papers ~ ,
b 1 the hoi.•lay prep
arations, the receivers of the gifts be
j much pleased that the youngsters
| have devoted so much thought and
\ time to them.
To make the
| case for shaving
papers, cut a cir
; cular piece of J&f
card-board the de
sired size and a
number of pieces r
of tissue paper the urf: Y
same size. Cover LjE (
the card-board rjjn .jy \
; smoothly with a —Lr
piece of silk, and
on it have some
older member of
tX . A Match Striker,
the family paint *
' the "Shavers" design ir water-colors;
or, and perhaps better, let the youthful
worker finish the gift, herself, paste
lon the silk figures cut from some ad
vertising page of paper or magazine.
To have "done it all herself" will be a
| great triumph. Fasten shaving-papers
and oufside together with a cord loop
For the match-striker, use a covered
card-board foundation, put on the
1 "striker" as suggested with the
| "shavers," but have the gentleman's
i trousers of sand-paper.
ACCEPTABLE XMAS GIFTS.
A. Couple of Suggestions for the Hol
iday Season for the Home
workers.
When one wants a postal card it is
always at a rush time, and yet nothing
| is more elusive than the postal card —
unless it be the notorious collar but
ton. Which fact is explanation fir the
, need of the case herewith illustrated.
The case, which is made of colored
I linen, has a card-board foundation,
and may be finished with either a cord
or a bow of wash-ribbon. In this day
of liking of variations of brown and
of green, we would suggest a brown
background with embroidery of tawny
! colored nasturtiums, or gre»>n art-linen
! ornamented with thistles. This case Is
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CASE FOR POSTAL CARDS.
suitable for presentation to that trou
blesome being, man, as it is practical
: and not over-fussy.
Another article that probably would
; meet with masculine appreciation is a
i pine-needle pillow; a small one to
■ throw over the top of a lounging
chair, or a sizeable one for couch or
bed. Very pretty designs for these are
now shown in the shops, artistic and
inexpensive ones. We have in mind a
tan cotton with brown cones embroi
dered thereon, and some lettering
among the cones, a woodland quota
! tion.
If one is not skilled with the need!",
a very pretty case for the fragranr
pine can easily and cheaply be made of
thin leaf-green silk, and it will con
vey sylvan suggestion as well as the
more elaborate cone-embroidered one.
POWDER CASE FOR XMAS.
One That Is Both Practical and Easily
Made by the Home
worker.
To traveler and
shopper the pow-
II der case is a friend
in need, and the
JL one here illustrated
' s practical, easily
made, and can be
1""I rolled into small
compass. Materi-
MIUMIUM a l s needed are a
I bit of ribbon, a bi
of chamois, a
fragment of crepe
U de chine. Take a
piece of taffeta
I I'm ■ 11 '■■■» ribbon four inches
I P&jf wide, nine loiu v ,
I and line wi'h eha
mois: whcnstitcii
ing them together
Folding Powder . ,
have the ribbon at
I use.
one end extend j
little beyond the lining. At the oppo- !
site end of the ribbon fasten a scented i
powder pad of thin silk, or of crepo |
de chitie, the pad a bag about an inch (
I or so wide and as long as the chamois
is wide. A case for the pad is made of j
a piece of ribbon a little, wider than the
bag, it: stitched along the outer edge i
and fastened with some baoy ribbon
when the bag is not in use. Another j
recommendation for this powder-case ,
is that the chamois and powder are in
One piece. J
[FOR men of the house.
i A Laundry Bag or Necktie Case Maka
Appropriate Christmas Pres
ents for Them.
If one begin indue season, the work
of planning and making Christmas
j presents need :»ot be unduly burdeu-
I some. The difficulty besetting her that
J wishes to give only what sue herself
! has made is that there are so fe.v
j things of home manufacture one date
| inflict upon a man.
Bearing this in mfind, we offer for
| consideration two articles that seem
appropriate for father, brother or man
'
CONVENIENT LAUNDRY BAG.
friend; a laundry hag and a necktie
case. The bag should be made o! sonii
washable material, of coarse cream
crash, or of denim in blue, red. tan or
green. Place rings at top by which ta
hang bag. as tlie draw string kind is
annoying when one is in a hurry and
wishes to cram things in without de
lay.
The necktie-ease illustrated is ma<!e
of white linen, embroidered in violets
and lined with violet silk. Of cours?,
another flower and lining to corre
spond may be chosen, one that har
monizes well with the toilet furnish-
A NECKTIE CASE.
ings of the recipient, if the color .if
these is known. Baste lining to sheet
of wadding on which orris root or
some good sachet powder has been
sprinkled, ani loosely tack to white
cover here ani there, in such a manner
that the latter can easily be removed
for laundering.
FOR THE KNITTER.
An Acceptable Present Grandmother
Can Make for the Little Ones
for Christmas.
fAll sorts of
handiwork is lin
ing revived; thia
is the day of tlso
vogue of hand
made needlework
and hand-mada
furniture, hand
knit articles. She
who learned to
knit in her eariv
days now possess
es an art of
which she mav
well be proud, for
she has the ability
to turn out arti
cles of wear that
... . , bear the stamp of
Child s knitted I.eg- ~,, , 1
gings. gentility—and are
of the very high
est fashion, too; hand-knittej
sweaters bringing almost twice as
much at the stores as machine
made, and the hand-knitted baby
sacks, caps and socks are very high
priced.
So this year grandmother has a wide
choice in the matter of what to give
for Christmas. We offer cut and de
scription of child's leggings, and trust
the design will prove a pleasing one ;o
the knitter. Materials required, one
hank four-fold Germantown wool,
three steel knitting needles. No. 15.
Cast on 51 stitches and knit across two
plain and two purl, repeating for 11
rows. Twelfth row plain (make i
ridge of iwo rows of knitting) and re
peat until you have four ridges. Kmt
17 stiiehes (slip on anoiher needle),
knit 17 stitches more, forming the
knee, turn and knit back. Add stitch
at the end of each needle until your
51 stitches are complete. 17 ridges on
the knee, knit plain 17 ridges on the
leg part. For the fancy part, knit
three, purl seven and repeat across (He
needle. In working back purl seven
and knit three across the needle.
Work in this way until there are three
ridges, and then reverse the design
Repeat until there are 12 blocks, nar
rowing one at the end of each need'n.
and at the end of fancy portion there
should he:! 8 stitches. For the instep,
knit 2" stitches and slip the other 13
on another needle, knit hack 12
stitches (of the 251 and leave the re
maining 13 on the first, needle. Knit
the 12 stitches back and forth until
there are nine ridges, knit two mors
ridges, narrowing every end one. With
the needle left at the light side of the
work, pick up stitches along the °dge
of instep and knit across the toe. Re
peat. same on left side of work, knit
back and forth until there are three
ridges below the instep part. Bind oil
and sew up leg seam.
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