THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTEAXD, DECEMBER 3. 191G.
LACE EDGINGS AND INSERTIONS FOR FANCY TOWELS
NO. 1 CLtJNY LACE EDGrNG FOR
J TOWELS.
4 Use Japailk No. 40. ,
Ch. 16, turn, si. 6t- Into eighth et. of
J ch. of 16. ch. 3, make a cluster of 2
4 d. tr. over loop. ch. 4. sL at. to center.
repeat from till there are 5 cluster
J petals in center, ch. 6. turn. d. c. Into
top of fifth petal, ch. 6, d. c Into top
of next petal, repeat from to first petal.
4 ch. 2, si. st. Into foundation ch., turn.
s. c. 2 times over first space, s. c. 6
times over next space, a. c. 3 times over
4 next space, ch. 5, s. c 3 times over same
4 space, ch. 5. s. c 3 times over next
space, ch. 6. s. c. 3 'times over same
i space, s. c. over next space 6 times, s. c.
i 2 times over next, repeat from beginning
to this point, except the last time around
i the scallops oyer first space s. c 2 times.
over next space s. c. 3 times, then ch.
3 and sL St. into edge of previous scal
4 lop and s. c. back over ch. of 3 five
times, s. c oyer same space 3 times,
then go on as in the first scallop. After
4 making; the length desired, make ch. 5.
5 d. tr. over 1st ch. of upper edge of
lace, ch. 8, si. st Into center of flower.
4 turn. a. c. over oh. 5 times, ch. 6, d. tr.
S over next ch.. ch. 3 and repeat from
across, turn, s. c across, turn, make
row of open meshes across top edge of 1
lace.
I NO. 2 ROLL STITCH EDGING FOB
I TOWELS. ,
Ch. 7. back into 1st st. d. c. ch. 5,
turn, back into 1st st. of ch. of 5 d. c..
j ch. 2, skip 2 sts., into next at d. c, ch.-5.
4 turn, skip 2 sts., into next d. c. repeat
from to length desired.
I Fasten thread to first ex jded loop,
i ch. 10. make 1 roll stitch (thread over
J hook 12 times, hook back into 1st st. of
4 ch. of 10, Braw thread through, thread
over hook, draw thread through all
loops on hook at one time. ch. 1 to fasten
4 roll), si. st. over next loop, repeat from
across, turn, s. c 4 times over ch., ch.
8 s. c. 4 times over same ch., repeat from
4 across, turn, si. st. to 1st ch. of 3, ch.
12, thread over hook 15 times and make
a roll stitch back 7 sts. from hook. si. st.
I back into same place to fasten roll tight-
ly into a round roll, ch. 4. si. st. into
J next ch. of 3. repeat from across.
4 NO. 3 CLTJNY INSERTION FOR
TOWELS.
4 First row Ch. 10, back into 6th at.
from hook make a cluny petal of 4 d.
J tr.. ch. 5, skip 1 st. into next make an
4 other cluny petal, skip 1 st. into next
make another cluny petal, ch. 6 and turn.
J Second row SI. st. into top of petal,
4 over ch 5, s. c. 5 times, ch. 5, over next
ch. 5 s. c. 5 times, ch. 6. turn.
Third row SI. st. 3 sts.. ch. 5. make a
4 cluny petal into next St., ch. 0, over ch.
make a cluny petal, ch. 5, over 2d s. c.,
make a cluny petal, ch. 6, turn, repeat
4 from to length desired.
Now on one side of insertion si. st.
J over 1st loop of S ch.. ch. 3, dr c. over
4 same loop, ch. 1, d. c. over same loop,
ch. d. c. over next lo6p, ch. 1, d. c.
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4 loop, repeat from across, turn, make
oj-'fn meshes with ch. 2 between across
J and break off thread. Tie thread to 1st
4 loop of ch. of 6 on other side of insertion,
and finish the same f.rst side of insertion.
4 NO. 4 ROLL STITCH EDGING FOR
j TOWELS.
Lower' edge of lace: Ch. 0. back into
4 first stitch, make 2 d. tr.. ch. 6 back
BUNNY BOB'S JOKE
BUNNY BOB COTTONTOT was the
youngest and naughtiest and
dearest and cunningest of all the
17 little Cottontots. He was round and
brown and fuzzy, the sweetest little
rabbit one ever saw, and what a light,
.lolly, frolicsome, mischievous, little
heart he had beating a gay tattoo In
his little, furry breast! And perhaps
it was because he was always so"I6u?y
thinking up tricks to play that he was
.so absent-minded sometimes. ,
"A mercy it is," his mother would
ay, "A mercy it is, I do declare, that
your head is stuck on your body, or
you would certainly forget it."
Well, one morning just as the sun
peeped over the hill. Bunny Bob woke
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up. All his little brothers and sisters
lajr cnrled up fast asleep. It was tlje
first time in ever so long that Bunny
Bob had waked up first, and he looked
around, quite proud of himself.
"I won't call them at all," he thought.
"I'll just get up as quiet as a mouse
and I'll tip out and get a bite of break
fast, then I'll go off toscnool. When they
wake up they'll wonder where I am,
and maybe look for me, then when they
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first! Tee,hee! Tee-hee! AVhat a Joke
that will be!" j
Up he got and tipped out as quiet
as a mouse, then he sat up and washed
his face (not very carefully, and he
didn't do his ears at all, for he was
In a hurry, besides his mother wasn't
watching him), then he ran down
Thorn Lane, which led into Farmer
Husk's turnip"f ield. There he took a
little nibble, and gathered some leaves
one cabbage leaf, one may-apple leaf
Rnd one beet leaf for they were used
for books in Miss Pufftails Primary
Rabbit School.
In the field a huge yellow pumpkin
lay with the dew shining on it, as if
it were perspiring hard, and the
brown and yellow leaves in the woods
came drifting down.
"Now," said Bunny Bob, pausing and
scratching his forehead, "have I for
gotten something? Have I? Have I?"
He could not think of a thing that
he had forgotten, yet he had a feeling
that he had. So he sat' down and
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Into first st. of last ch. of 6, make 2
tr.. ch. 6. si. st. between first and second
petals, ch. 6, back between first and
second petals (which is the center of the
flower), make 2 d. tr.. ch. 6. si. st. to
center of flower, ch. 6. make -2 d. tr.
into center of flower, ch. 6. sL St. into
center of flower, ch. 6. Bl. st. into top of
first petal-this completes first flower
ch. 12. remove hook from work, place
book Into top of fourth petal of flower
racked his little brains, but he could
not think of a thing he might have
forgotten. Still he felt uncomfortable.
The sur was peeping over the hill and
he could not wait, so off he humped,
holding his books tight, off to school,
to Miss Pufftail's Primary Rabbit
School, saying his one times one table
over and over, as that was the only
one he knew. 1
The school was a cleared place 1t a
dell, among little pine trees, and when
Bunny Bob arrived all out of breath
not a soul was in sight, not even Miss
Puff tail, who always came early and
cleared away the spider webs. The
brown carpet of pine needles was quite
damp with dew and the early morning
sun peeped shyly down through the
trees.
"Tee-hee!" laughed Bunny Bob. "How
surprised they all will be!"
And he sat down with his back to a
tree and waited. He waited and waited
and waited, and he said his one times
one table over three time with hardly
a mistake, then he saw a big red spider
and told her about the joke he was
playing on his brothers and sisters but
the spider was cross and busy, so she
only grunted and seemed unwilling
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"All right," said Bunny Bob, "Just
wait until Miss Pufftail comes In.
She'll fix you! You don't pay any
thing to be in this school. She'll put
you out. she will. Just wait and see if
she won't!"
But the spider wnt on spinning,
with a cross frown on her forehead.
Well. Bunny Bob waited and waited
and waited and nobody came. The sun
came up higher and dried the dew on
the schoolroom floor. Bunny Bob's
books wilted up. He grew rather
hungry.
"I don't know what time it is," he
said, at iast. "but I pruess I better walk
down the road a liule way "and meet
the others coming. They'll be just as
surprised." 1
So he took his wilted books and
hopped down the road. He went very
slowly, but he reached thefTurnip Field
and no bunnies did he meet He began
to reel worried.
"Maybe something has happened.
he thought. "A dog might have eaten
Sister Winkle. Or maybe a a Man
with a gun "
He did not finish this painful thought.
but began to hop very fast for home,
What a .relief ! As his home came into
view he Baw little figures skipping
about and knew tney were tis brothers
and sisters. He hurried as fast as he
could and soon reached home?
"Where have you been " cried the
16 little Cottontots in one breath.
"Yes," asked his mother, sternly,
coming out of the Bunny Hole, "where
have you been You've been running;
away again, gq to that willow tree
and nibble me a switch at once. I'm
going to teach you a lesson!"
Bunny Bob began to cry.
"I didn't run away," .he said. "I went
straight to school, and nobody came,
so I came back!"
A shout went up from the 16 little
Cottontots, and even Mother Cottontot
laughed.
"Oh, Bunny Bob, Bunny Bob!" she
cried. "You'd forget your own head!"
"Why?" asked Bunny Bob,"drylng his
eyes and booking around. "What are
you-all laughing at? I meant to'play
a joke on every one of you!
"Ho, ho, ho!" laughed the 16 little
Cottontots, holding their sides, and
Mother Cottontot had to go into the
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Just made, draw thread through, ch. 8.
back S stitches from hbok make 2 d. tr..
ch. 6. back Into first st. of last ch. of 6.
make 2 d. tr., ch. 3. remove hook from
work, place hook into top of third petal
of first flower, draw thread through, ch.
3. si. st. into top of second petal of sec
ond flower, ch. 6, si. st. between 2 petals,
ch. 6, make 2 d. tr. between the two
petals (which is center of second flower),
ch. 8, 1. st. into center of flown, ch. 6,
house to keep from spoiling her dig- '
nity.
"What is the joke?" demanded Bun
ny Bob. "It isn't fair. You've got to
tell me now!" '
"The jke Is . on you. Bunny Bob!"
shouted his little brothers and sisters.
"You've forgotten something!"
"I knew it! I felt it all along!" said
Bunny Bob. "Wtmt is it now?"
"Ha, ha!" they cried. "You forgot.
There isn't any school today; It's Sat
urday!" Shame filled Bunny Bob's heart and
his eyes filled with tears as he turned
away and began to sneak into the
house. But. Allririftnlv- hia httr ealf
came to the op the little Bunny self
that they all loved ao much and he
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turned around and began to laugh. He
laughed and laughed until they had to
come and pat him on the back.
"That's a good one!" he gasped, as
his mother poked her head out of the
hole to see what was the matter. "Oh,
dear! That's a good one! Saturdav,
and I went off to school by myself!
Ho, ho. hot Oh, my! This is a better
joke than the one I was going to play.
even ir it Is one on me!
Wel.l he was on time for lunch, any
way, and the day was not spoiled for
him in the least. I wonder how many
folks, bunnies or otherwise, can laugh
when the joke is on themselves?
When Mother's 111.
When mother's bi- and well and strong
we Just clasp lianas and race along;
There's nothing that she doesn't know.
Like pretty walks and where to go.
But when she's ill she asks for me
To set her tray with toast and tea.
and braid her hair and make her bed
And fluff the pillow for her heid.
Now, Isn't that a funny trick
For me so small to grow up quick?
But when she's well and strong why
then, . -I'm
just a little girl again.
Tongue Twisters,
(Say Quickly.)
He sella sea shells. Shall she sell
sea shells? Shall she sell sea shells
because he sells sea shells? She shall
sell sea shells.
Robert Rowley rolled a round roll
round. A round roll Robert Rowley
rolled round. Where Robert Rowley
rolled the round .roll there is no round
roll to be found.
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make 2 d. tr. Into center of second flow
er, ch. 6, si. st. into center, ch. 6, si. st.
into top of first petal of second flower,
ch. 8. d. c. 8 stitches up on ch. of 12. ch.
8. back 5 sts., make 2 d. tr.. ch. 6, back
Into first of ch. of 6, make 2 d. tr.; re
move hook from work, place it into sec
ond st. of ch. of 8. draw thread through
ch. 6, si. st. between 5 petals of third
flower (which Is the center of third
flower), ch. 6. make 2 d. tr. Into center.
HANDY FRIENDS
IT IS wonderful how eight little fin
gers and two chubby thumbs can
make themselves useful at this season
of the year. Now if you will but look
on your fingers as so many fairies and
assign to each fairy a place and an oc
cupation, the ten will never come in
conflict, and you will be amazed to
find how much they, can accomplish
and how well their work will be done.
Imagine, for instance, two Jovely
fairies who call themselves "Queens of
Childhood" presenting themselves be
fore you. They promise to be useful
to you in your washing and dressing;
they will assist you in buttoning your
shoes and combing, out tangles in your
hair.
"Oh, stay with me," you cry, "and
assist me."
"We will," they answer; "see that
you treat us well," and they disappear
beneath the little pink nails of your
thumbs.
Next come two slender fairies who
bow low and say, "We are Queens of
the Household. We will help you make
your bed and keep your playroom in
order. Shall we stay?"
"Please do," you answer delightedly,
"for those are the very things I find
so hard to do," and while you speak
the two settle on the pointer-fingers
and disappear under the skin.
"We are Queens of yoir schooldays,"
say the next two. "We keep you out of
mischief while in school. If we stay
you won't neglect us, will you?" and as
you nod your head they disappear la
the long fingers.
"We must not be neglected, either,"
say the next two fairies.
"Who are you"?" you ask, and they
tell you that they can knit, and sew,
and crochet, and embroider, and you
are only too glad to have them dwell An
the ring fingers.
Now there are only two fairies left.
?17 V
WATCHING THE FfRE,
Once there was a little lad
Who to visit used to go
Where an open fire they had
That wtih logs would burn and glow
And he'd sit. and watch the flame '
Tyi his face got shiny red.
Or his mamma maybe came
And would take him off to bed.
He loved looking at the fire
Better than his game or toy.
Of it Zie ne'er seemed to tire
Wasn't he a funny boy?
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ch. 3; remove hook from work, place
hook into top of fourth petal of third'
flower, draw thread through, ch. 3. si. st.
into top et third petal of third flower,
ch. 6, si. st. into center, ch. 6. 2 d. tr.
into center, ch. 6, sl. st. into center, ch.
6, si. st. Into top of first petal of third
flower, ch. 12. remove hook from work,
place hook into top of fourth petal of
third flower and draw thread through,
ch. 8. back 5 sts, make X d. tr., ch. 6.
and little rouguish fairies they are.
They skip towards you, and in silvery
voices say, "We are Queens of Play.
We know you will like us, for all boys
and girls do; but we will remain only
if you promise not to neglect the other
eight fairies for us. We are the small
est and dare not take the lead."
You cry, "I'll heed all you say. dear
Fairies!" and the two nestle In the lit
tle fingers.
This sounds like a dream story. Per
haps it is a,fancy, but it is one which,
if applied to your daily work, will
make things easier for you to do. Re
member the fairies promised to assist'
you only it you treat tnem wen, anu
the way to treat them well is to do
your best.
0 doubt you are all as busy as can
be preparing Christmas gifts for par
ents, teachers and friends. A home
madepresent is always more appre
ciated than a bought one, and many
easy pretty things can be made with
little expense and trouble. Get the
ten fairies to help .you and see what
the handy friends can fashion.
I Littlfe Bride in China.
THE other day I was passing "the
little church around the corner"
just as a bridal couple were coming
out. They looked so happy that despite
their "being strangers to me, I could
not refrain from going up to them and
wishing them a world of joy. Here in
America a girl is allowed to choose
her husband, and after a reasonable
time for courting she marries the-man
of her choice' and lives happy ever
after.
The poor little lady of China has a
far different fate. An American lady
returned recently from China and vtold
me all about it, and, do you know, I
found it difficult to believe her. it
seemed so unnatural. Listen and I
w'ill tell you what she told me.
As soon as .the Chinese lady IS old
enough to be married her father
chooses a husband for her. She is
never allowed to see him herself. Her
father carries on all the courtship for
her.- The poor Chinaman does not see
his girl until the day of the wedding.
He does not know whether she is pret
ty, or whether she has a temper.
On the great day the bride is dressed
In very gay clothes and placed in a
sedan chair, and she is carried toward
her husband. A crowd of people go
with her. carrying torches which are
lighted, even if if? be a noon wedding.
A " band of drums and fifes precede
the chair, and no matter how hard
the bride tried to get away she could
not. as the chair is locked and. an old
servant carries the key. The key is
then given to the -bridegroom and he
is the only one privileged to open it.
When he opens the doors of the sedan
chair he lifts the veil the little Chinese
lady wears over her face, and if he
does not like the face of his future
wife he orders the servants to take
her. back to her father's roof, and he
pays the girl a sum of money to make
up for the loss of his companionship.
But if he thinks he la going to like the
little lady, he asks her to come in and
the chair is sent back empty. Then
there is a grand feast and the China
man is married.
Queer, isn't it? Aren't you glad you
live in America, and are free to wed
whom you love?
The Human Element.
As a sales organization is for the
purpose of increasing sales efficiency.
and sales are made between men, the
human element is vitally important.
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from work, place hook into middle of ch.
of , draw thread through, en". 6. finish
flower and continue same process to
length desired.
Upper edge of lace:
First row Fill In with a. c. across
top edge and turn.
Second row Ch. 3, skip 2 sts., make
1 roll stitch (thread over hook 8 times,
hook into work, thread! over hook, draw
ANNE HAS A STRANGE DREAM.
ANNE found herself strolling
through a thick wood. How she
had got there she didn't know.
Indeed, she couldn't even imagine. But
there she was. And. strange to say,
she wasn't in the least frightened.
Presently she came to a brook mur
muring merrily along over shiny peb
bles and beds of smooth white sand.
It was clear as crystal, and she knelt
down for a drink. But she drew back
in amazement. Could that reflection
in the water really be she? - Hardly
and yet yes, it must be.
But how strange she looked. Her
eyes and hair and cunning little nose
were unmistakable; and yet she was
wearing a queer hat such a one as
she had never before worn. It re
minded her of the hats Mamma and
Aunt Martha were wearing in pictures
of themselves when they were little
girls.
Anne jumped to her feet and why.
what a queer frock she had on: 11
bulged out all around, and there was
something dreadfully stiff and awk
ward inside it. Why. to be sure it
was a "hoop" skirt, such as little girls
wore when Mamma was a Juvenile.
And mercy me! those dreadful white
things peeping down from under her
skirt were were pantalettes yes.
that was what Mamma called them
Pantalettes.
Poor Anne was alarmed, i-ne rorgoi
all about the drink of water, though
she had been very thirsty. She turned
and ran out of the wood as fast as see
could. But presently she oona ner-
self "out of breath" and had to stop.
But by this time, however, she was in
a "clearing." with lots of stumps stick
ing up from the ground So, being able
to see in every direction and seeing
nothing to frighten her she breathed
more easily.
"Humh!" squeaked a funny little
voice. "Humh! I guess you must be a
a nut!"
"Wh-wh-what?" gasped Anne.
"I said you must be a nut. as you
silly humans put it." replied Mr. Squir
rel. Anne gazed at him blankly.
The Squirrel twitched one whisker--and
then twitched another. "I was just
giving you a little bit of what you call
slang." he grinned. "I may be only a
squirrel, and you Just bet I like nuts
I gather them every Fall and store
them away for Winter use but I can
tell you I don't relish being a symbol
of what you all call a 'nut' meaning
a foolish or a queer-looking person. I
gather. I hear people -talking when
they come into the wood and it makes
me sick!"
"Now. you seem to be a nice-looking
little girl, so far as your face is con
cerned and I like your hair especial
ly, because It Is the color of a chestnut
but, cross -my heart. I never saw
such crazy I mean 'nutty' clothes!"
And Mr. Squirrel chuckled and laughed
and held on to his fat eides at his Joke.
Anne stamped her foot. "TTiey
aren't my clothes! I never saw them
before! And and I guess you are
rrfehtly the symbol of a nuf though
my mamma never lets me use slang
and I wouldn't have her hear me for
anything!"
Mr. Squirrel looked at her in amaze
ment. "What!" he.- exclaimed. "You
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thread through, thread over hook, draw I
thread through all loops on hook at one 4
time, ch. 1 to fasten), ch. 2. repeat from t
across and turn. x
Third row S. c. 2 times over ch. of S. I
ch. 1, s. c 2 times over next eh. of S, J
repeat from across and turn. 1
Fourth row Like second row. I
Fifth row Like third row.
Sixth row Like second row. T
Seventh row Like third row.
never saw those' clothes before? Well,
then well, I'm certain now you are
nutty." "
"You you are a very disagreeable
person!' said Anne sharply. "And I
hope some hunter comes along and
and no. I don't -wish that, either, be
cause I hate to see anything killed.
But, all the same, you are very, very
rude!"
Now, the moment Anne said the word
hunter Mr. Squirrel had looked quick
ly around on all sides, and it was evi
dent he was scared. But, seeing no one,
he forced a smile and, bending down,
packed up a chestnut from the stump
on which he saU He popped it into
his mouth. "There," he said, ingratiat
ingly, "I'll bet you can't do that! It's
frone I've swallowed it. Now look!
Here it is again!"
'Anne stared at him a moment.
"Humh!" she said presently. "You cer
tainly are crazy- but you can't' fool
me. I happen to know that you didn't
swallow that chestnut at all you sim
ply put it into your pouch and and "
Bang!
No. it wasn't the gun of a hunter,
though Mr. Squirrel did suddenly van
ish, stump and all, from Anne's sight.
1 wasn't that.
But it "was 'the big album over
wM(h AnnA hfld f3lln n clu- ri c I i ni n "
from her fingers and falling to the
floor.
Anne woke up, wide-eyed. "My! My!"
she exclaimed. She found herself in
papa's big, easy chair, with the album
containing pictures of mamma and
Aunt Martha in childhood on the floor
before her.
She looked down at her dress and,
lo and behold, it wasn't the queer old
fashioned costume In which she had
seen herself when having that foolish
talk with Mr. Squirrel. She had on one
of her own nice, clean frocks.
Anne, you see, had been dreaming.
IV GRANDMA'S VILLAGE.
In Grandma's village In the past.
When whooping-cough beset It.
They dressed the little children fast
And sent them out to get it.
And If the measles happened through.
Dear Grandma didn't worry.
She said: "Just stop and get that, too
. I think you'd better hurry."
Poor Granny thought It had to be
.And that's the thing that drove her
To have them catch it young, you soe.
And get the trouble over.
But now when Miss Disease comes by.
We stand off far and rubbeY.
And keep our bodies well oh, my!
We absolutely snub her.
City's Night for ''rayer.
Christian Herald.
"When Is prayer meeting nifht? At
present various Protestant churches in
the greater city of New York observe
Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday evenings, with an occasional
meeting on Monday night. It is felt
by many leaders. In the church that if
all the churches couldagree upon one
evening and set apart this night for
public prayer, promoters of outside
meetings, which church people are ex
pected to attend would spare that even
ing: Efforts are being made to brim;
the churches to some such agreement.
Such an arrangement, it is believed, will
result in laTgely increased atendance at
all prayer meetings.
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