Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 12, 1912, Page 14

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912 : THE POOR CAN'T ALWAYS GET MEAT—THE RICH CAN'T ALWAYS DIGEST IT EVERY WOMAN'S OFPORTUNITY. The Bulletin wants good home letters, good business leitens; good help- ful fetters of any kind the mind may suggest. Wednesday of each week. Write on but one Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITCR, Builetin Office, Norwick, They should be in e of the paper. hand oy Conn. ————— THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: third. Awvard made the last Saturday In each mo: $250 o first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to +_“80CIAL CORNER POEM. Be Strong. / Be_strong to hope, O Heart! day is bright, can only shine flh the d-sknnltl:t. ; strong, eart of mine, Took towards the light! Be strong to bear, O Heart! HNothing is vain; Strive not, for life is care, And God sends pain; !gtm is above, and there g will remain. B¢ strong to love, O Heart! ‘e knows not wrong; thou love—creatures even, Life ware not long; Didst thou love God in heaven, Thou wouldst be strong! ~—ADELAIDE A. PROCTOR. DO YOU KNOW THIs? Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: Do you know that the bodies of wool- en undershirts make excellent flannel petticoats for little children; and the sleeves make fine underdrawers; and for asmall child while woolen leggins mrw.byuwinxnploceot \ lastic to the part that covers the shoe? AUNT NANCY. ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES. SI'S WIFE: “Yaller paper” for you 1f you send in your full address. v : Cards received and mailed as you directed. HEPATICA: Cards came to hand and were duly mailed according to or- ders, ‘WILD CHERRY: Card received and * mailed as you wished. SWHET LAVENDER: Stories should not exceed 1,200 or 1,400 words. MATTER FOR THOUGHT. Dear, BMG?‘OI the Social Corner: Do _you not think that it is a mistake: To Work when you are not in a fit condition to do so? To think that the more a person eats the healthier .and stronger they will X ’:rodu‘n“l ine Mtémt ifl a little w«l:rk or ex s good, violent or prolonged exercise is better? s To sleep exposed to a direct draft at season? v any ? " To eat as if you had only a minute to finish the meal? : JANETTE. v A HOUSEHOLD LINIMENT. . Dear Corner Folks: In The Bulletin of August 10, there was a letter from Jared A. Gallup of Moosup, Conn. It read like magic, but it must be won- derful, for he has cured with it so many dfflictions, such as wens, spider cancers, and 'otbers troubles; and it will cleanse sores of long or short standing. It is a home remedy, com- posed of salt, soap, sulphur, cider vin- :g and a little honey. good for burns. Have given the formula to several people, hoping it will relieve their sufferings. Thanks to Mr. Gallup and good wishes to all. BLANCHE. FAYE VERNA'S FAVORITE FLOWER. To the Editor and Friends of the Soclal Corner: Isn’t it just like me to think that I may possibly be one of the old members that is wanted in the Corner? Now, I don't doubt some of the sisters think I have been tak- ing a long vacation; but they would soon change their minds If they could #ee my shelves, filled as they are with Jellles, capned fruit and vegetables; to say nothing of the dried sweet corn and apples. Who knows but Brother Jim "might call this winter and want some dried-apple pies? Mine are oven dried, a good, clean product from the cholca fruit of the orchard. / Then there were the scores of other t.htl'n.:lu that rnreha:wuys demanding the lon of the country h ‘and mother. Ve My vacation this year has consisted of a few moments at a time snatched from household duties to read and rest under the pine trees. Never in my life have I enjoyed nature in all its beauty more than I have this summer: and it was always a treat to be out amongst the flowers that grew 8o lux- uriantly in my own beds this summer. Although busy as a bee, tfme ‘to attend all the Social Corner Af-Fairs, and was much Dleaseq to oe remembered by the writers. The New Pastor's Welcome to Leon- Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as the There s only one way to cure deat. and that is by constitutional Temedies. Deafness Is caused by wu inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. \When fris tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the sesult, and unless the Infammation oog be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing. wilp Lo destroyed forever; iilne cases out B ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of zh%vmuctms »lm-(aseu. e will glve Ope Hundred D for any case of Deafness (Clus:fill‘abr:' eatarrh) that cannct be otired by falry Catarrh_C: Send for circulars free. 0. F. J. &ENEY & CO., Toledo, Q. ok Falts oy 51 g 's Fam! ills £y B b y ls for consti Saves Leg of Boy. “Tt seemed that my 14 year old boy ‘would have to lose his leg on account of m”ugly ulcer, caused by a bad | bruise,” wrote D. F. Howard, Aquone, ment failed till we tried Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, and cured him with one box.” Cures burns, boils, skin erup- 25c at Lee & tions, piles. TO MRS, TEFFI'S Littls tore, where you will find a &00d assortment of groceries in small Quantities and le of borrow: from your general storé. the same as other stores. Or the trou- & ders tale; s n Food to be delivered on Fri 8 from Powers' City Market. Phon i3-5, All orders promptly attended to. Twieh Town, Sept. 11th, 1912, . » Manager, Sturtevant St. sepld I find-it is | I have found | “All remedies and doctor’s treat- | ard Bridge was certainly a most en- | Joyable affair, and I enjoyed Busy- body’s eall very much. She must know the fondness of my family for home- made jelly. Come again, please, when I am not so busy. Some one of the sisters some time ago suggested that we each name our favorite flower. -Here's my answer to her in a little piece of poetry that I read recently: I love to steal away a while, The “gifts of \God” to see, The beauties of His kingdom That He has left for you and me. There are the roses and the Tiies, Each liked best in its turn, And the paeonies and the pinks Growing near the great big fern. Next comes my sweet peas and asters Full of colors rich and bright; But the pansies, blue and purple, Are what make a lovely sight. If I could only have one flower, I'd choose the pansy for my own; It somehow makes me feel at peace With all I've ever known. FAYE VERNA. , Colchester. WHEN IN DOUBET, MAKE A BAG. Dear Social Corner Sisters: All plan- “When in doubt t They are always useful, and quite often beauti- ning for Christmas! what to give, make a bag.” ful. Shoe, or Catch-All inches. up 12 inches at bottom, and pockets. tween pockets, and bind sides of bag. Put three loops at top to hang up bag. School Bag—Made of a piece of de- nim 18 inches wide and 30 inches long. Hem both ends, double, and sew up the Sew two brass rings on each bout two inches from the cen- ch top edge), and tie a stout in the rings to serve as sides, edge (; ter of silkk cord handles. cles from pasteboard. ovérhand together. inches wide. for draw strings. half as large. Dinner with blue sateen, and sew together; enough to go around it. Sew ends to- gether. Make narrow hem at bottom, and sew on to the circle that you cov- ered, run in a draw string. flowers or the bag, if you like. wide and- 30 inches long. pocket, flap. tom, through; double, tie ends, button. Crochet Hand Bags—If you rections for making being gi Far Away gave directions for making. HEPATICA. AN ORIGINAL DISH. Dear Editor and Sisters of Social Cor- ner: Why do we say Dear Editor? It may not be a man, after all; or he may may think so: but it-is rather late in the day to amend. Eh? I want to tell you about boneles; The nex ht in cold water. morning I drained it, covered little with flour and milk enough to stir. the flour smooth; then I peeled a cooked codfi; on, a little enough put some crackers or pilc platter and turned the whole carefu to have the A KIND INVITATION. and Happy, vour Perhaps when pie recipe and in the C T c E S 1 een vou chug at W. such a nice BLUEBIRD. l Plainfield - Bag—Make of dark blue or brown denim, 27 by 40 Bind both ends in red, turn stitch down through the center, forming two Bind the long edges of a and baste on the upper part above strip 33 inches long and 10 inches wide, pockets, laying three plaits in the piece, one for each pocket. Stitch be- Mending Bag—Cut two five inch eir- Cover with a pretty cretonne or figured sateen, and Cut two strips of the material, 20 inches long and 14 Hém one of the long sides on each plece, then sew the ends together up to the hems. Gather’ the lower edge, and sew to the covered circle. Run cord through the hems A Bag for Fancy Work may be made like the above, making it only about Bag, for the school child— First capture a nice new coffee can. Cut two circles of cardboard a trifle larger than the end of the can. Cover cut a strip of the sateen a little wider than the height of the can, and long Make a wider hem at top and Put the can in- {side the bag. Embroider a spray of recipient’s initials on the Hand Bag—A hand bag of gray or| white linen, embroidered, would make a lovely gift for any girl or woman. Take a strip of linen about 10 inches Hem the lower edge, and turn it up to form the Turn in the upper part, and| then fold over the. pocket to form the Cut the sides slanting, so that the top will be narrower than the bot- Stiteh in a piece of whalebone at the top. . Sew an ivory ring at each corner at the top, and run a silk cord and knot cord just above rings. Embroider spray | of flowers or initial on the flap, and 1 fasten by loop of cord over a crocheted | can crochet, don't forget to make one or more of the crocheted hand bags, di-| en only a | short time ago in the Social Corner. Also some of the pretty buckles which | think us all too flowery, or his wife | a new brand of gcods. We will label it Dago Dish. I think it must be original with me. Dago Dish—I soaked a package of | S d it with milk and a little butter; boiled it about half an hour; thickened it a large tomato and sliced it thin round fand round and laid it on top of the h: sprinkled some paprica \lt, half g cup of thick cream, and put in the oven just long ;"1 have not | AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM _ISABELLE. {1 Dear Editor and Sisters of the So- cial Corner: I have been taking a back seat in the Corner for some time: and thinking if you all did the same how I should miss reading your inter- esting and helpful letters, I wonder what has become of the jolly coterie from Leonard Bridge? Are they so busy playing peek-a-boo around Ready’'s woodbox they don’t got time to write? I suppose Nat is digging “taters™ Hope he will get busy and lét us hear from him before hog killin' time. I felt considerdble pleasure and pride when 1 saw the lovely float, “The Rose of New England,” in the big cele- bration here—especially as it came from my native city. It was admired by everyone and well deserved the big prize it won. g 1 called to see a dear old lady the other day, who had led a busy and useful life. She was an invalid, just able to sit up awhile days. She had been presented with a Comfort Bag, a large fancy bag filled with gifts by all of her friends and neighbors and mem- bers of her church. Every day she was to take out a present; so it was a source of pleasure and surprise to her all the time. 4 The Comfort Bag was made by tak- ing two squares of flowered cloth, about eighteen inches each, hemming them around like a handkerchief; place one square on the table, the other on top, only diamond shaped; both right side up; stitch the squares together, then there will be e“}):t points. (i‘\::r: round opening in the upper sq ', hem, and sew lace or crocheted bead. ing around, and draw a ribbon threugh and tie a bow. Most any little girl could make such a bag. They are so handy for a work bag, and would make a nice Christmas present. This letter is not “in the for the Christmas prizes. Hope it will stand some show for the “fourth prize. I am sending the sisters some excellent rectpes: * Green Tomato Ple—Pare the toma- toes, slice thin, cover a pie pan with crust, then put in three or four table- spoons of flour, then the sliced toma- toes, four tablespoons of vinegar, three-quarters cup. of sugar, small pieces of butter; grate nutmeg over all; cover with a crust and bake slow, 50 as to cook the tomatoes. Scalloped Salmon—One auart of pared and sliced tomatoes and twe onions, cogked until most done in galt- ed water, to cover. One can red salmon free from bones. Mix all into a bak- ing dish, adding butter, pepper and salt to taste. Sprinkle the top with moistened bread crumbs, and bake un- til browned. Molasses Cake.—Tablespoon of lard, one-half cup each of sugar, molasses, and milk, sweet or sour; one teaspoon each of ginger and cinnamon, half tea- spoon of cloves; salt to taste; one tea- spoon of soda dissolved in a little wa- ter; two and one-half cups sifted flour. Bake in large shallow pan; cover with chocolate frosting. Mix one cup pow- spoons of cocoa, a spoonful of vanilla, al;nl boiling water to stir and spread. Nice warm for dinner. ISABELLE. New Haven. SAVING A CENT ON CLOTHES. Sisters of the Social Corner: Ar there any of the mothers in the Soci Corner who have to make two and two count six instead of four in buying children's clothes? My “men folks” wear out the sleeves of their undershirts and leave the bodies good, so I cut baby shirts and drawers from them; backstitch the seams, then open them and hem down the edges, making a perfectly flat seam. The outside corners of old sheets make pillow cases that last a long time. Old tablecloths make good nap- kins. Oid faded out wrappers make com- fortable night dresses by taking off the belt and cutting out the front lining. Thin underclothes make good soft face cloths, and thicker ones cut up into dish cloths and household clean- ing cloths. Old socks make the. best of stove rags. O1d blankets worn in the eenter will cut into small ones for the crib and cradle. If cut and hemmed they will last twice as long as if used with the thin part. - ‘When a thing gives out, cut it up at once for something, instead of packing it away for moths to eat and to be handled over every year. ETTA BARBER, AUNT MARTHA’'S GIFTS. She began with buying a dollar's worth of black remnants and five spools of different shades of embrold- ery silk. First came ' her 'husband, Uncle James, who could never keep track of his slippers. A plece of heavy card- board was cut the right size and cov- ered with black cloth. Two pockets of the black, just the size for a slipper, were bound with a narrow scrap of red and worked in outline with the worgds “Use Us” in red cotton. A yard of five cent ribbon hing it up. Now Stella’s family were city peo- ple and they could not come home for Christmas, so a box was packed for her. First, two of the chickens that she chased out of the flower beds in in the past summer; then a winter squash and a pumpkin; a bag of beans and a package of new corn meal; one of dried sweetcorn and another of home-dried apples; then a flat box filled with evergreen and red berries, and every inch of space filled with vegetables and winter apples. The express on this was 50 cents. Next came her nephew, Walter, for whom she had rooted a fine Christmas cactus which was full of buds. For Aunt Lucy she made an apron of black sateen, the hem and pocket cross-stitched with red. Alice and Bessie each had a petti- coat of the black with a wide hem, and for little Lottie she nailed four pieces of broom handle, each six inches long, firmly to the corners of a square board. For this table she hemmed a cloth from a partly worn one and also made six small napkins from the same. Sister Caroline (or Grandma Allen) had an apron of the black sateen with a wide hem and a pocket. Gracie had a big fitted apron. with separate sleeves to match, of the black. Nannie (Mrs. Carey) had a full skirt, with belt and shoulder straps of the black sateen and separate sleeves to mateh chie had a book cover of black slip on fo & common size book with the words Library Book worked CHRISTMAS - | in_vyellow silk. Bruce had a bag of the black worked 4t o pan apon the platter. Ltsounds i, "ea. blue and ellow, with a black FAEUL) P Tiat "wan 5 ool 2ab tape draw string, to hold his marbles. am still breathing. a0 and 11 "Tite Bertie had a cushion “all his This beautiful Monday seems made |OWn” filled with hen's feathers and for housekeepers. v e MRd® | covered with Dblack satgan, the top Yantic. d - T+ 1cross stitched with red. Frank had a case for his snapshots made from an old book cover meatiy covered on both sides with black, with patch pockets on the inside of both covers, the edges tied together with a vellow ribbon and the words Snap- Shots worked in yellow s For baby Annie she .cut a cloth arefully by a picture and stuffed vith cotton. The hair was loops of rn, the cyes black buttone firmly, and the mouth was th red silk. “Topsy” had a red calico, underclothes of white and a bonnet of the red. presents, beside Stella’s .35 and were ‘“just the to use the words in which little Bruce thanked her. ETTA BARBER. dered sugar and three or four tea-! ‘Well, of all things! I never enjoyed myself so much as I did when I saw-a | string of automobiles coming in our | yard. And of all the hurrahs you ever | heard! Says I to Balsam Fir: “Some one ! has come to give us a ride.” “Well.” she says, “look at the poles, | and fishiines, ibasckets full! Also ! hooks by the gross, guns, rifles! ‘What can it mean?” Just then the Bditor jumped out and set my mind at ease. Said all the sis- ters had wanted a good fishing . trip, and he decided he would take the trip to Maine, for he knew Beccy could pick out the spots where black bass, pickerel, white perch, suckers, trout, and even eels, could ‘be caught, You ask if they were hungry? I nev- er enjoyed more serving strawberries, cream and cake. Dreamer wasn’t very sleepy when it came to_eating. General Delivery brought his violin and we had some fine music, as Ready accompanied him with the piano. Centennlal Square brought a bag full —of what?—was our question. On opening we found it full of worms for fishing. Nat also had a basket full, said he ‘wanted enough. Then Jane Ann said it was all non- sense getting so many worms. She thought Farmer Boy and Papa’s Boy would prefer hunting deer, When the subject was discussed, Shut-in sald a piece of deer steak would hit her appetite better than fish. Arline, Mrs. Robinson, Blue Bell of Scotland, Lucy Ann, Ruth, Sunflower, C. H. S. 1913, and O. H. O. decided the same, so hélf went fishing at the lake, and the rest went hunting. The Editor went fishing ;and after making some good catches of black bass, none of them weighing less than z!x pounds, he decided to see what the- unters’ luck was, After letting him off at the landing, he walked some distance and heard a slight noise in the underbrush. Going a step further, he met a big buck face to face that meant. quick work for him, Up went his rifle, crack! crack! We were all en pins, afraid he would get away; but not s6, Our Editer had him fast eneugh; but it gave him a chase of a mile before he was captured, as a wounded deer will travel many miles ‘before it drops, Swamp Apple ran and get one of the automobiles, and they managed to get their deer into camp. Glenwood caught a large eel. It looked se much like a snake she drop- ped pole, line and everything, and Social Corner’s Fishing Trip to Maine would have got a ducking if Kentucky Bell hadn’t grabbeq her. Billie laughed so hard it almost cap- sized the boat; and Frank had to hold on to Aunt Mehitable, as a box of worms got “upsot” and she didn't like to see the pesky things crawling around. ~Aunt Jule's line got caught in a stump, and she was disappointed when it gave way just to see a shiner on the hook. Said she guessed she would have done better to have gone hunt- ing. Aunty sat at the end of the boat, getting her appetite up in the breeze from the water, for baked bass, while Cornflower was crocheting 3 Maine Lover was sight-seeing, and wished the good times would last longer. While Ma and Nursie were enjoying the hammocks, Polly Peppermint stay- ed at camp, keeping the fires burning bright, while Jim was cleaning fish as fast as they were brought in. By the time all hands were ready, each one ate a share of the good things and did justice to Reuben’s wife's cot- tage pudding, with berry sauce, Witch Hazel's rhubarb pie, also Blanche's wheat bread, Beccy's Johnny cake. Theoda sald there was no place like ‘| Maine to get cooled off in and guessed she would like to put up a cottage by the lake, just for the sisters to come and spend their summer vaca- tion. The Editor was very proud of his game, and decided to take the hide of the buck home and have it cured for a fur rug for his office, as not many are seen that way. Nat was rather disappointed that he couldn’t see a bear, and get one whack at him, Said bear meat was mighty good with Elida's wheat biscuit, Abijah Hard said it couldn’t beat his Keturah Ann's ples, now she has such flaky ple crust. ~~“When it comes to talking about hegs, Nat beat Abijak a mile. Said it made him think he and Jane Ann.must start right off fer home, and look after them, - One by one the automobiles left camp like an army with its flags fly- ing, taking in the fine scenery all along the Kennebec river, They left Balsam Fir at South Wind- ham, Me., where she made them stop, and have some lemonade. And gave each a bouquet of her choice flowers as a remembrance of the out:ng. The party pushed on to Portland, where light refreshments were served. Sep- arating at this point, all went the dif- ferent routes to their respect{ve homes. TAPESTRY HAND BAGS AND HATS. Mr. Editor: I think the readers of the Social Corner will find, this home- work interesting and profitable. Tapestry Hand Bags—Last Christ- mas I bought one-half yard of tapestry and made four lovely handbags. As it was a remnant I pald but fifty cents fer it. I'cut one bag of a rather fancy 8] curved the lower edge and slightly pointed ‘at middle. Two of the same shape, but smaller, and one I liked the best of all. It is a strip nine inches wide and eighteen inches long. Turn up six inches, lap the oth- er six inches over, then trim off upper flap in pointed form till it looks like an envelope. Get gold braid about 3-4 inch wide, baste over all the edges (except inside upper edge of pocket, that I bound with satin rib- bon to match) . Then stitch gold brald on by machine with silk thread. Cover a button mould with tapestry or buy a large gilt button, on pointed end of flap sew narrow gold cord in a loop to fasten over button. At top where it folds over put a casing of ribbon on inside, sewing it firmly by machine, and in this case insert a firm plece of whalebone or cloth coveréd stegl, a little less than the width of bag. I ‘bought some brass rings about one inch in diameter, and some of the small rings and ’!.':Menon unedtin thi back of pictures in passepartout worl Remove ‘Ele little brass fasteners, and about one inch from the edge on top of bag. Take the larger rings and use the little brass tongues to fasten them on by carefully pushing the dou- ble prongs through the cloth and open- ing them out flat on wrong side. Put long piece of green cord through rings and fasten securely. This finlsh does for all the bags. Hats—The soft hats so much worn now would make delightful gifts for girls and young women. Made of silk, Velvet or cloth to match thelr suits. A pretty one of natural color pongee silk with a golden brown velvet brim or a dark blue velvet one to match a blue-tallored suit. They can be made of small pleces of cloth, so sev- eral could be made at small cost. Trimmed with a cord or velvet band, or for the more dressy ones a cluster of rosettes made of shirred ribbon, with centers taken from artificial flowers. The Ladies’ Home Journal offers a fine pattern to cut them by and they are lined with very thin crinoline, directors are very plain; be sure and do not stitch the crown to the brim by machine, carefully sew by hand. Pretty ones are made of cor- duroy, serge, or.fine black and white heck. £ Ie(orwich‘ LORAINE. USEFUL HOME-MADE ARTICLES. Dear Social Corner Sisters: As Christmas time draws near we should begin to plan our Christmas presents; and if one will study to give a suita- ble and in most cases a useful gift to one's friends they will be more ac- ceptable than a number of articles bought at random at the last minute. 1f we remember the true spirit of Christmas and make our gifts those of love we will derive much pleaaure in making our own presents. 1 am going to tell you of a variety of things that are easily and cheaply made, which are both pretty and use- ful. A Pretty Work Bag is made of two strips ‘of {awn, one figured, the other plain, each one vard long and nine inches wide. Both are joined to the circular base, then tacked together at six-inch spaces to form pockets. Each pocket has a separate drawing string, run through a casing in the hem at the top of each of the two portions of each pocket. A Convenient Button Bag that can be fully opened in one's lap is made of a circle of cretonne twenty inches in diameter with a lining of the same size. Bind the edges and at inter- vals of eight inches sew small brass rings through which run a cord or rib- Dbon long enough to allow the bag to open wide. A Pretty Case of baby ribbon for corset covers is a gift & young lady woulg appreciate. Take a piece of silk or lawn nine inches long and six and one-half inches wide. Make a nar- row hem all around and turn over width-ways a fold two and three- fourths inches and catch down. Now divide into three equal compartments by featherstitching. Into - the three pockets thus formed, put pasteboards cut to fit and wound with ribbon, On i AR RN o A HOME-MADE CH RISTMAS GIFTS the outside sew a piece of ribbon twenty inches long, fold and tie. A Simple Hanger for lightweight skirts, is easily made. Take a foot ruler or a corrxpondlnx piece of wood and twine wi ribbon one inch in width. Two inches from each end in- sert a small screw-hook, and on the opposite side a screw-hook in the middle to hang it by . Cut four pieces of ribbon, each four inches long, and sew. each to a crochet-covered brass ring and the other end to the upper part of a large safety-pin. Hang the rings on the hooks and use the pins for holding the skirt. A Box of Talcum Powder put in a ribbon case makes an acceptable present. Take pretty ribbon about five inches wide and a trifle more than double the length of the box. Double this and gather the sides slightly and put a gathering ribbon in at the top, ang you havé a dainty receptable for your box of powder. A Very Useful Sewing Apron is made from crossbar or (!utle muslin. Take a yard of muslin and make a one and one-half inch hem on the sides and bottom. Make an eight-inch fold from the bottom, stitch down the sides and divide into three pockets by featherstitching, At the top feather- stitch & casing and through this run a ribbon for strings. Take a pretty handkerchief and turn over the four corners so they will meet in the center and catch three together with a rosette of baby ribpon, ahd between the center and corner sew another bow. Make a thin pad of cotton and sachet; cover with silk and slip into the kandkerchief, and you will have a pretty handkerchief case. A Dainty Basket for pins is made by covering two pleces of cardboard six inches long and two and one- fourth inches deep, with sides the same depth three inches wide at the top, sloping at each side to one inch at the bottom. The bottom hoard is six inches long and one inch wide. Fill basket with hair and decorate cor- ners with bows and make a ribbon handle. 1 think if any of the sisters try any of these gifts they will be pleased with the result, as they require so little material and may be modified to suit one's pocketbook. ISABEL. PILLOWS AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Dear Sisters: I am glad we are to have an exchange of ideas for home- made Christmas presents. Christmas nowadays with a good many people is i ses how many one can exchange presents with. The good old-fashioned Christmas is going by. How much nicer it might be if one had the courage to give to only those whom they really care for, with no thought of a return; or to make some less fortunate one happier. I hope the Sisters will start the ball rolling so that Christmas may be looked forward to with pleasure instead of dread, and I know all concerned will be better pleased. For one Who has hen or geese feathers, a sofa pillow can be made with little cost. There is no chance of one getting t=o many or any two alike. If the same amount was spent on some other present it would seem small indeed. I make beautiful pillows from pieces of silk, satin or velvet. I have a box In which I keep patterns cut from: magazines or Faper that I can copy and cut out easily in the silk and applique them by first basting the fig. ures on the background, then button- holing the edges with silk to match, The effect is beautiful. One that I made was a deer cut from fawn colored poplin” behind brown tree trunks, blue for sky and white snow. Arother was two black cats, yellow moon on gray background. Another was white satin sailboats on & sea of changeable blue and green silk, light blue sky. Still another with brown winding road, green either side, gray moun- tains, blue sky and brown trees. The figures are easy to cooy. Still if one has no pattern to coby and couldn't cut them if they did have, circles, dia- monds, or any other odd shapes are pretty appliqued. I made one from four patchwozk squares in the basket pattern that Sis. ter Ready sent me. One basket was Kelly green and white; one purple and drab; one or- ange and black: and one pink and brown—all in silk. Hoping to hear that one Sister at Jeast tries these pillows, I wish you 2 all in advance a very Merry Christ- mas. MA. ‘Waterford. HOME CONVENIENCES READILY MADE. Dear Social Corner Friends: I have a few Christmas suggestions I hope will be helpful to some one. I made these from my scrap bag, or I should say scrap trunk, as I keep all pleces of cloth large enough to be be useful in an old-fashioned trunk that belonged to my grandmother. Work Basket—Take a strawbeyry basket. First cover for foundat¥n, then cover with any material you wish. I used a strip wide enough to cover both outside and inside, folded and gathered so as to have a ruffle at top of basket. Then fasten a piece of same material on inside of basket to fit the bottom and felled one on outside on the bottom. I featherstitched where the ruffle was gathered with silkateen. Make a needlebook and fastened to one side on inside of basket and pin- cushion on another side. I made a small pincushion and put a ruffle around it, and featherstitched cushion and needlebook. If you wish on the two remaining sides pockets may be made of ma- terial gathered and fastened in the corners and on the bottom. A four-quart basket such as peaches come in, covered, make nice baskets for stocking baskets. Large peach baskets after being cov- ered are nice for scrap baskets. Holders—Make a strap long enough to pin around the walst and fasten two straps, one on each slde and fas- ten a holder to end of each strap. I made straps and holders of same ma- terial and featherstitched both with P - Use. I ‘Hale’s I I Honey | Of Horehound and Tar For Coughs and Colds Contains no opium 1S Trv Pika’s Toothrehe Droos e commenced to turn yellow. So I de- cided to take one of them and make it the foundation for Christmas gifts. . bought two packages of dye, one & blue, the other linen color. I cut up my sheet and dyed a piece las enough to make a dress for a little girl of 5, 1 buttonholed the scallop of the little cuffs and collar in white and with a white' linen belt it was really very pretty. | Next I dyed a piece blue—enough for a,sailor suit for a boy of 4. The sallor collar, belt and cuffs were trimmed Wwith narrow bands of the plain linen. This was also a useful as well as pret- ty gift. A square of the plain white hemstitched and in two corners w silkateen. Old stocking tops are nice for in- side of holders. Wash Cloth Holders—Take a piece of white oilcloth, 13 inches long and 9 Inches wide. Nine inches from bot- tom cut like this: embroldered a bunch of holly and the other two some Christmas berries This was worked in green and red and given for a centerplece. ) Smaller that were left made two caps for grandma, and this ended ong of my sheets. . Now I will tell you how I made & couple of lhowlnf bags. You may laugh at me, but I don't care. In an upstairs closet hung a dis- ’ carded dress coat. It was s 4— fine broadcloth, and no doubt in its day was considered quite swell; but its day had long since gone by, so from the skirts of the coat I made two nice shopping bags. On one a design in green, the other iIn red was bralded and studded with steel beads. A cord at the top of the bag finished the gift. A number of pen wipers cut from a maple leaf pattern were made from small pleces. y Long wristed suede gloves make pretty little bags. Cut off just below the buttonholes, split up in the seam where they were joined, cut off a long- er narrow strip the ‘whole length for tie string for top. Double remaining part, cut fringe one inch deep at bot- tom, sew on machine together and with small pocket knife cut places for tis string one-half inch from top. Many useful little articles can be made from this source. 3 I will just mention one more little article ,and that is A Dainty Recipe Book—A pretty gift for-yomwm-nwhomnnmo to become & bride, It is a dainty k bound in white parchment and fancy letters in gold on the cover bearing, the g.&flpflon “Dishes His Mother U to o A collection of tem this little volume. To sure the bridegroom’s mother furnished the help for this little book. AUNT NANCY. Bethlehem.—The Litchfleld Archdes, conry meeting was held at Chris church, Bethlehem, Tuesday and Wed. Top 9 inches x x Use any material for outside; I used pink chambray. Sew outside to oil- cloth, wrong side of oilcloth nextl wrong side of material. Then turn bot- tom up 4 1-2 Inches and sew sides together. Buttonhole stitch around the holder with silkateen and featherstitch a lit- tle way from edge. Turn top down. Put washcloth on inside and tie rib- bon around to match outside. This is nice for traveling, as washcloth can be put in holder wet. Whisk Broom Holder—Take a piece of cardboard, cutting two pieces round 8 1-2 inches in diameter I covered with velvet. Then I used a strip of silk eight inches wide. Sew ends to- gelther, gather each side, and sew one side around the wrong side of each round piece. Now, this is"all wrong side out. Cut slit about 4 inches long in silk for top. Turn right side out. Hem opening and run in a wire. Put on a ruffle of ribbon to cover hem and rib- bon to hang by. I made :several pairs of Crocheted Slippers, and will send directions to recipes filled nesday. the Corner if any of the sisters would like to have me. BLUEBIRD. s A v E[ "n " EY FIFTY GIFTS FOR TWO 3 P Chy—b ~ Edil f the Social CDOLLA“ byt ol YOU the tor of L] orner: Not having g great deal of money to spend ‘Ifl = : 4 for Christmas gifts, vet wishing to re- | 14 BRAN :m.zber all my !;ldednds, ‘!i weéu about ‘m ARATION: 00 over my s and ends to see o what I could make of them. I found | NO' MIDDLEMAN'S | PROF DInk singnans, triped and pisin, Sht | R Sy T w208 5 ke ni ms, striped and plain, cu ‘ woman' can out eating bibs, and embroidered ini- ':,',, poel & Sscial comile u‘é:::}l thie bottorm in whlte.“ i ation price. » W for our price list, pieces of repp, poplin an . bination offer. ailed K. made small bibs, stamping a stmple ;""‘:"‘“: -aM del:'im ;nd ;mbrolldered in white, fin- #8 regy 5 . ishing the edge with lace. > With odd pieces of linen, stamped ,PURITANJRAND._.‘ design and made 12 jabots, doing some | 35 East 28t St New Yort, in colors and some in white; also made 10 neck bows from black velvet ribbon. Found muslin left from dresses to make three aprons. Cut round, adding laca to edge. Some very nice pieces of tan linen, also pink cashmere, made pretty work bags. Stamped a design, using nile green floss on the tan linen and pini and green on the cashmere. Have embroidered three white belts, Bought two and one-half yards belting, making three belts. These are done with white daisies with yellow French knots. Made some men's ties of heavy linen, embroidering them in self color, Came across a piece of white sou- tache brald, formed into daisy petals, leaving braid for a stem, yellow French knots for center, add to a bow of White ribbon and I have a pretty bow any- body would be pleased with. Have made six doilies, doing these in white. Get red and white linea crash for tea towels, embroider an initial on one end in red, these make serviceable gifts. Have pleced bed quilts. T have in all 50 gifts made, and the cost hasn'i been $2. I am sure if you could see these you would go and see if you couldn’t do likewise. I have made them during the sum- mer months, and when wrapped in white tissue paper and tied with red ribbon I shall feel sure my friends will be pleased. A BUSY MOTHER. MAKING OLD THINGS INTO NEW. Dear Sisters of the Soclal Corner. Do you not think there is great satis- faction in making our Christmas funds go_a long ways? T want to tell you how I managed one Christmas that spending money was scarce. I have alwavs thought that litlie home-made articles are much to be preferred to cheap boughten ones. On one of my wedding anniversaries I was presented with a pair of hand- some linen sheets. 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