The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 4, 1903, Page 2

THE SUNDAY CALL. Strange and Beautiful ‘hings which a woman can make if she will begin time enough and lovely designs which she can work out with pen, brush, hook and thread— Christmas suggestions taken in time save nine hours of thought afterward. AVE you begun to make Christ- mes presents? If not you are @ lttle late even mow, for the new Christmas gifts take time, If they do not take money. There is one thing about a Christmas t it has to recommend it. It and recelved with the sweet spirit hristmas interwoven into it. And s makes up for & multitude of other be lacking. g to give a Christmas yet without price, you meke & nice little bag, It will make up nicely de you can embroider a can pepper the bag with It is for fancy work. And, u can work the words the reverse of the acceptable and want to put & little more tie more money into it you sething a great deal nicer. ke a Parsee bag. It should ches across end twelve inches e bag is to hold fancy t be large enough for & broidery T beg is uniined and its foundation is @ plece of satin. You can use cloth, fer, and for this & sort of shiny ladies’ ‘cloth is good. Let it be thin ave It of an oriental color. ™ r you ng to work your almost entirely r with fancy and the background will disap- Parsee bag is fore its reverse side no long stitches and threads. to be decidedly oriental k you can get some y glass and cut them about dimes. Apply them to the stitch Try “p of stitches nd have fhade a great use gless spangles If you a buttonhole d them in place get the kpack one row or tiny, shiny bit of em- heted wheels, made by cy stitch over little cur- are applied to the bag tern. And so you keep esigning, and working, vered with handiwork cord—not a ribbor rough you have a handsome Christ- A Decorated Plate. painting not gone, P n more reration hand paint- sible ways than are going to hand paint se plaque, or any large object, not by designing, but by get- 2te stamped r plate to a decorator onal border rudely Or, if its surface be mot too smooth, you can take it to a stamper’'s and actually have it stamped. With your pattern mapped out for you You go to work to paint. You will want fo paint in German colors, bright blues and d reds; and you must put toe new art touch into your work by placing figures upon it somewhere. One of the nouveau art plaques was taken by an ambitious woman to the studio of a real artist; “Paint me some angels upon the middle,” sald she, “‘and do it @ 7 THEL CHRISTMAS ScRAP BOX \S DOMNE 1™ BURNT WO R, AND HAND PAINTED -« The artist painted a few angels “quick” and the woman called for the plaque and put the finishing touches upon it at home. She made a nice broad curving border, and she did some handsome decorative scenes in the open spaces. A large plaque of this kind is orna- mental when not actually in use. It makes a charming decoration for the dining- room and is just the thing for occasional table use. One hostess insists upon using a china plate of this kind as a center oRx BAG \N PAaRS e e MBRCOIDERY plece upon which she piles fruit in sea- son. “Fruit dishes,” she complains, ‘‘are always too' small, but in the middle of this plaque I can sét & whole pineapple and around it I can pile the other fruit, making a real harvest home centerpleces.” Another covers the center of her plate with a dolfly and uses it for ears of bolled corn, which are served to a large family in this manner. Still another reserves guch a plaque for side table use, carving a watermelon from fit. The new art collars and cuffs are well SelsnE- =co RESTE =R worth a place in the Christmas work- ers'’ work basket. They are made out of canvas, or denim, scrim or coarse linen. The coarser the material the better the result. And they are cut in the shape of a wide turn-over band for the neck. And there are wide turn-over cuffs for the ‘wrists. Aiter the linen, or canvas, scrim, or ‘whatever other heavy white material is employed, has been cut into collar and cuff shapes the hand of tne worker takes hold. The coliar and cuffs can be drawn with open work, if desired. But if open work is too difficult or too trying to the eyes, there are other ways of managing. One lovely pair of Christmas cuffs is made of very heavy plain white linen, deep and beautiful in texture. Around the edge of the cuffs there is wrought a deep border in the shape of an embroidered scallop, with a design below. This is done In a gaudy red, the brightest pos- sible tone being chosen. The same is done for the collar. A heavy white canvas turn-over collar ‘was embroldered with a band of china blue embroidery at least three inches deep and the embroidery was of the coarse kind with long running stitches. The collar was a beauty and now lles in & sachet casket, to come out perfumed on the day of Christmas glving. The embrotdered or drawn stock, the decorated pair of linen cuffs and the hand-made belt are all numbered very high in the list of popular Christmas gifts. A Christmas art set makes a nico Christmas gift. The art set consists of d white canvas belt with brass harness buckle. The belt is an inch wide and is worked In cross stitch design. The same plan is carried out for the collar and cuffs. The whole set, lald in a pretty blue paper box, with the name of the owner lettered on the outside, makes a delightfully personal Christmas present. Nouveau Art Table Cover. ‘The latest acquisition to the family of Christmas table-covers consists of a strip of heavy stuff about a foot wide. This is trimmed at each end with a crocheted edge, done in colored twin Twine, by the way will be largely used in Christmas decoration. It makes a nice border, Instead of fringe, and can be worked with a crochet hook and sewed on the material. Again twine is used for the making of small wheels. These are \'S THE wAY TO MARE A o \ S'T'M SRSE SereAaD A SHIRT A\ ST - ™ 5EL-E- BLUuE AT E NS EMBRO\DERED N COLORS 1~ I - IDILIE done In different sizes, from the size :f a dime to the size of a trade dollar. "The wheels are applied to the table-cover: tha chair backs and the spreads of all kinds, and very nice ornaments they make: p The heavy sackings, the coarse:linehs that cost little, the great heavy weave canvases such as are used for chair,cov- erings and for chair shrouds in the-su mer time, all make good and uUp-to- art table spreads. sl Let them be cut about twd yasds long and rather narrow for the length: ar then, with facile needle, let the woman who is getting ready for Christmas go to work upen them. The new art table covers are all re- markable for the fact that thelr back- ground s almost completely covered with handiwork. There are all sorts of scrangs figures cut out of the goods and applied to the covers; and there are strangs ein- ings and stranger stitches used to hold them in place. The beauty of this kind of work, from the standpoint of the worker, is that it is not critical work. Any kind of stitches will do, for thers is no chance to study any one of the designs critically. All age mixed in with the g bt is that of completely covering the bac ground. There is less of the actual patchwork done this vear than r before. The crazy It designs have largely gone out, but bits of silk are placed together to make new art covers of a different kind. A very large “block™ is made and pleces are sowed on the outside until the “block’ has reached the right stze. This Is the up-to-date nouveau art cover, or spread, or chalr back. A Xmag Scrap Box. The making of a scrap box is ome of the things which the girl who is making Christmas presents must nct forgst. The scrap box has taken the DI of the scrap basket, and & very wor subari tute it Is. To make & scrap box you take heavy oard about four inches y widening toward the be about twelve hes They can rese four pleces of pasteboard are en laced together at the sides so thal, w! lace rfect box. o : tom is glued In by using very heavy strips of brown paper on the inbids. Or the bottom can be laced in. The outside 18 now decorated Wi.u watercclor sketches or a little rough art work in the way of application of pretty plotures. But thers are more artistic scrap boxes and these require the assistance of a capable carpenter. The m : thin wood, which is & beautiful white color, or it can be dark if you prefer the deeper woods. Any color will do. - The stdes, which are about four inches by teo gradually sloped toward the scrap box will bs wider at the to than at the bottom. The carpenter n bores holes in the wooden pleces. finally they are laced together with leather strips, which are as tough as strips can be. They are laced from the bottom to the top and tled in & stout lit tle knot. The bottom is dome In the same way. Any boy could make such & box and, If he is artistic or has an artistic sister, the box can be decorated with poker work or with burnt work of any sort. Those who have electric light can purchase a pointed instrument and do some very nice burnt work. The particular virtues of & serap box of the wooden sort, with the sides laced together and the bottom laced in, s that it can always be taken apart and and that it can never wear out. All Christmas gifts must have the new art touch. Last year's Christmas pres- ents are way out of date and they saow at once that they are not all that they should be. The nouveau art fad has struck the realm of 8t. Nick and the do- mestic woman with the talented needle must learn all the tricks of the nouvsau art school. Harnessing her needls with & bright thread she must work birds and animals and all sorts of strange fiying things. And over all and through all must put the touches of Orientalism 1 the shape of bright colors and their com- binations. If she will do this and will begin early enough her Christmas gifts, instead of going forth with an apology for their ex- ence, will be sent with the proud greet- ing of the day. by—lsten close—and let me have ropes the minute you can.” The last words were shouted up the well mouth, whence already thers came a faint OUT OF THE DEPTHS i (Cop;rxgm, 1%3, by T. C. McClure.) T By Martha M. 2AUSE and effect is ] Williams. your true endlesschaln. + =5 Thus, because young Alanson brought good letters, the very best, 3R to the rector and Squire Clark, Mrs. Brown gave the garden party where S0 much else happened. Mrs. Brown had three girls to establish, and as beaux were none too plenty, naturally it was a ruling principle with her to let no eligible young man get away from Eastbridge without a proper experience of their fascinations. The fascinations were all very well un- t1l Amy Peters came. Amy Was never ac- counted a beauty, but somehow she put all the set beauties out of court and coun- tenance. Behold her at the party, trip- ping airily about the lawn. with young Alanson at one side, Jock Hilman at the other, and Bllly Corliss tagging after, like the faithful watchdog he was. This while the other young women had less than a beau aplece. You will admit it was aggravating. Kate Martin, Amy's best friend, spelled upon her fingers “P-1-G" as the train went past her. But Kate was not in the least angry or jeal- ous—she had Bobby Shepherd all to her- self, although Essie Brown had done her best to lure the gentleman away. “Let me tell you about Miss Amy,” Jock said to the stranger, when presently Amy was safely enthroned in a garden chair, with her court still about her. “She's nearly the only girl in Eastbridge you don't have to court, whether or no you want to—" “But you know you always want to, Jocky, dear,” Amy uelly. Billy Corliss laughed with the rest, but some- how the laugh did not get into his eyes. Young Alanson kept up the game brave- ly. “Can you imagine a live man not wanting to?” he asked of the world in general and Billy in particular. Billy put on his most reflective look. *“There might be extenuating circumstances,”” he sald diplomatically. Amy gave him a reproach- ful glance, and said loftily: *“I suppose, BEllly, your extenuating circumstances wear frocks. Pray, does it happen by any chance that the most extenuating of them is named Clarissa Browa?" “No,” Bllly sald sturdily, shaking his head. *“But that reminds me, neither Mr, Alanson nor I have more than sald ‘howdy’ to Miss Clarissa. Jock, you stay here and keep this quicksilver young per- son out of mischief while we scramble through the decent thing. “You may find us engaged unless you hurry back,” Amy flung after them. Jock laughed aloud. ‘‘Let’s hide,” he said. “I know the very place. Won't it give Billy a jolt to come back and find us missing?”" “He needs one, good and hard,” Amy sald tossing her head the least bit. I have not told anybody else, Jock, but I'm gding to marry Billy if I can ever make him show himself properly and hu- manly foolish. He’'s so abnormally steady going and sensible and settled I should not dare try to live up to him—unless I knew he had a nice, silly streak some- where.” "I suppose you wouldn't anyway con- sider me; I'm pretty near all silly streaks,” Jock said dolefully. Amy laugh- ed and patted his arm, saying: ‘“‘But you have good sense streaks, too, Jock, eise why should you like me so well? We'll always be the best of friends, I know." “Bet your bottom dollar on it!" Jock sald, hurrying her along. He was mak- ing for a tumble down summer house, thickly overgrown with vines, that nes- tled in the very farthest corner of the lawn. It had a plank floor, rotten and crumbly, and a dilapidated rustic bench along one side. A cool, deeply shaded nook, sweet with roses and honeysuckle. Amy sprang joyously inside it, with Jock at her heels. As they made to sit down low hollow reverberations came up from below their feet; there was a dull crush- ing—a giving way—then before they could cry out a sliding down, down to dark, dank, unknown perflous depths. Five minutes later Billy w asking xiously of those about the garden chalr, ‘Where I8 Amy?’ Nobody could tell him. Presently he spied far out in the grass one of her little lace mitts. Run- ning away from it were faint footmarks on the warm turf. Billy followed the marks, his face whitening fast. “Jock could not be so cruel as to tcke her near that old well house,” he sald to himself —then groaned aloud: he had come in sight of the well house where the crum- bled floor told him the tale. Oh, Goar” “Jock! Amy! Answer me! he cried aloud, peering over the crumbling rim into the blackness. No articulate a$- swer came to him, but was it fancy that down in the deeps of earth he heard low, gasping moans? He sprang up with shout that brought the whole crowd hud- dling about him. Mrs. Brown was at the head, weeping and wringing her hands. “They are lost! lost!” she moaned. “No- body ever came out of that well alive. It's always half full of choke damp! That is why my father had it bullt over! Why aidan't I think to tell everybody?” Billy seemed not to hear. With giant strength he wrecked the rotten lattice, clearing the well mouth, then flung off coat and shoes and prepared to clamber down. He had already sent for ropes. “No, I can’t walt, with Amy dying, sald to those who tried to stop him. got to save her or die with her. Stand earthy smell, half sweetish, half repul- sive. “I'l follow! And I! And 1II” came from all about. In a little, the human line was over the edge, creeping down, down to the dangerous deeps, nolsome and cold. Billy heard It ecoming, and shouted up: “In time, thank' God! I hear moans!™ Then he e a great Inarticulate ory. There, clinging to the rough rock wall wasvAmy, five feet above the gilmmer- ing water, which lapped something dark and lmp. ““Here, hoarsely, you! Take her upl™ he cried husbanding his breath all he might. He had come to the thick, deadly damp. Unless he was quick and bold it would make an end of him, as it had pos- sibly ady made an end of poor, light- hearted Jock., Clinging fast with one hand, his feet well braced across the weil breadth, he swung Amy up with the othe into. into young Alanson’s hold. The u‘lfi ers knew enough to pass her on up and out. Drawing a long, long breath, Billy leaped down beside the insensible figure at the bottom, caught it up and began a desperate ascent. “Hold hard, Billy! I'm coming to help!" young Alanson cried, setting his feet firmly and bending unt!l his head was almost level with them. Thus he gripped Jock's collar and somewhat eased the strain on Billy. Both were, however, so near to smothering their tense muscles gave down. Lights swam before their eyes, their heads were bursting, the sub- tle heaviness in chest and nostrils numbed them to the bone. Alanson felt Mimself almost falling, when a rope struck hand, flung with such force it almo drew blood. “Send up Jock; we'll pull you two out safe,” men higher up eried to them; the when they saw their plight, came down like Trojans to help. It was Nttle short of a miracle that any of the three gt out alive. But somehow, by the good God's mercy, they all came into reviving upper air. Jock had the face of a dead man. At sight of him Amy fell to sob- bing: “He—he lifted me up and bade mo cling,” she sald brokenly; “but stayed on the bottom himself because there was not room for two to hold in the crevics of the wall." 5 “He won't dle for it,” Dr. Pay i looking up from his patlent. Ba"s‘r;va s spent and white upon the gra: c Amy imperatively to him. marry me—right off,” he hand. “After this I dar with yourself.” “Nor 1" Amy said, nestlin, “You were horribly foolish to 51:: I‘\’x‘\“‘l n::‘h! ;ur linvu Billy. It is only by stayhig with You I can make will nevé S . L sure you nevér You must sald, patting her ® not trust yop