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THE OREGON. SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, .SUNDAY; MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1914
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A Twine Box :
OnefUP- of Design
I DO NOT advise you to throw that
collection of worn pillows at any one's
head, but I do suggest that you burl
thm out Of the window, because pil
lows land deooratlon to a room whan
clash, fresh and attractive, and when they
are net they are very much like the 11 tU
girl with the ourl on her forehead horrid.
X am giving today the design of a butter
fly that la conventional and . one of the
most attractive arrangements in color that
you will wish to see In any room. There
r many possibilities In thla design. It is
beautiful When done in the rich, dark
colors of the peacock, or the combination
of yellow and brown with' a dash of gold
and black. The general scheme of the
room In which you are going to place thla
. pillow Will decide the colors. You can,
with great success, take this pillowi out of
tha. living room or library, and, If you
work it la delicate colon, it will be an
attractive unusual lingerie pillow for the
guest room or the summer bedroom.. -
Bilks of mercertted cottons will work
V effectively on tan, green, brown or
gray linen.! Denim, monk's cloth and thin
velour ere good backgrounds for this de
sign. And advantage of the remnants In all
departments of our Stores should be taken.
With thla in mind, and the directions for
' tracing at your command on another part
OF COURSE one has a twine ba somewhere ht
the kJtbhen,. to catch the grocery string,
butcher, string and strings from the hundred
and one parcels coming to the house. These strings
will do for ordinary occasions, suph as tying up
Bilrle'a lunch: but for packages that the eldest sis
ter of some other fussy person la to carry, a ball of
new string Should be huig in a convenient place. If
the string; Is placed In a drawer, it usually becomes
entangled with the rest of the contents, so a string,
box should be faun, in a place convenient, but unob-
Jtrusive.
Procure a square pasteboard box into whiob. the
ban of string- will fit looeely. Cover It with a dark,
heavy fabrlo that will not soil quickly. Cut one long "
trip of the fsbrfo to go about the) sides of the box,
and a square about a quarter of aa tnch larger than
the bottom of tha box itself, to go on the bottom,
after tha side strip has been put about th box. The
glda strip should be an Inch wider than the actual
height of tha box. Spread a thin layer of pasU on
the fabrlo and more past oa the box. Stretch the
strip about the box so that a half Inch or the mate
rial projects above and a half Inch below, the box.
When the sides have beea tightly stretched and
smoothed, these half Inches ara turned la at tha top
and under tha box. Tha square piece of fabrfo Is than
turned la at the adge and a little hem pasted la IL
This "hemmed" square Is then pasted upon the bot
tom of the box. riving It very neat appearance.
Dark tapes or ribbons ara sewed to an four corners
of the covered box and Joined lata a securely knotted
bow at the top. Whan tha pasteboard oa tha box Is
dry. a tiny hole, just larfa enough for aa end of tha
string to come through. Is punched la tha bottom of
the box. Now hang it aloft perhaps a strong gas
fixture would do for Its- support, provided there Is
no danger of th box cdminr Into contact with the
key. The string is nawi at hand to tie up tha "par
ticular" parcels. '
Either use photographer pasta or the fotlewlng
when covering the box:
One cup of whole-wheat flour, 1 cup of cold water;
add t cups of boiling water. Bell five mlnutea One
teaapoonful powdered alum (dissolved In watr)
strain through oheeeeoloth. (Place in uncovered jar.
This paste will keep sweet for ten days.
Embroidered Jewel Envelope
WE WOMEN ofttlmes carry a little packet of
jewels within the bosoms of our gowns,
rather than trust them to an accessible hand
bag: and If the packet ba not dainty and fresh, the
laces of milady's underwear ara surely In danger of
contamination. So, necessity, tha mother of lnven
tlon, has given birth to tha washable envelope.
"From a piece of white linen cut and make up a 1K
tle white envelope about 24x4 Inches. Out the flap
square and then mark off in a point by scalloping
with a apool and pencil. Pad and buttonhole the seal-'
lops in white. Fasten with button and buttonholes
at three, places the point of tha dap and at points
halfway between the point and the joining ends. Tha
three fastenlncs are precautions against small jew
elry slipping out Embroider a small spray on tha
front of the envelope.
Make another small envelope of chamois, without,
the flap, and place Inside tha linen envelope aa a
lining. ;
; TThe Traveler's Envelope ;
NEVER was there a handier thing invented than
the Bttle rubber envelope made to contain the
damp articles, suck as soap, face doth, tooth
brush, etc., which it is neceesary to carry along in
one's grip. Frequently we see the envelopes In rub
berised cretonne, or wish an attached lining of rubber '
afade tn either fashion, however, one has to ba ex
ceedingly careful in washing them. The cretonne Is
usually light, and it usually soils much more quickly
than the rubber lining. The lining is easily wiped off.
A solution to the problem is that of making Ore
rubber lining and the outside of the envelope sepa
rata. . Make the case aa large as desired, apd any
shape that Is preferred. .A small one which will do
for most occasions is a foot long and six Inches-wide,
One narrow end has a flap on it that Is pointed and
fastened by a small patent clasp. If preferred, a
button and buttonhole may be substituted for the
ciaap. afaka the rubber envelope Uri inches. wVtb a
flap of Its own. Then cut another envelope of tha
ium shape, tat a half inch larger each way, from
white or but linen. This second envelope Is for the
purpose of containing the rubber case.
The linen caae may ba as simple or as elaborate
as one pleases. A simple buttonholed scalloping oa
the flap, with an embroidered monogram In one of Tha
lower corners or la tha canter of tha oase, Is quite
sufficient. If the case Is tan linen, the embroider?
ahould ba done tn a brown mercerised thread. Tha
white linen ease max fee in any color thread, but
white Is preferable. Sometimes a pale-grey Upon Is
used. The gray linen 1 pretty when embroidered la
whit a When maklnc tha rubber envelops. It is well
to put a long a arrow pocket Inside of It to hold the
toothbrush, and so td protect the brush from contact
with the soap and cloth that will be carried la the
envelope. Not only are these traveling envelopes nice
for one's self, but they make most acceptable gifts
for the girl who Is planning her trousseau, the friend
who is about to go on a Journey, or for a simple,
birthday gift to the friend who occasionally spends"
tha week-end away from home.
A Doily Case
AN EMB RO I DEIVBD dolly case would make SB
acceptable gift for a birthday where the mis
' trees of the house has many- embroidered do!
lies and centerpieces. Take a piece of natural-color
linen one yard long gad three-quarters of a yard wide
and scallop the four edges by buttonholing them la
blue, red or any dark serviceable color. At ens of
the narrower ends, about two Inches above the scal
loping, embroider either a spray of flowers, several
conventional designs a measured distance apart along;
the end, or a monogram. On the extreme edge of
thla eame end, about four Inches In from both the
left and right sides of the cass. place two narrow
ribbons with which to tie the ease fast when rolled.
These ribbons should be about a half yard each and
should be attached to the case by their exact centers,
so that when the case Is tied there will be two ends
to each piece of ribbon, so that they may be tied
about the caae. At the other sealloped narrow end
a mailing tube is inserted and. the end of the rase
Is lapped over It once and basted fast to the tube.
The tube is first covered. by stretching a piece of -the
linen over it and sealing up the enifa with a small
circle of linen lapped over each end. it-la. an ordinary
pasteboard mailing tube. The esse Is stretched out
flat, the dolMee -placed smoothly upon-H and the
whole then rolled up and tied. The natural-color
linen is used because it will not need laundering aa
often as the white linen. Even a darker material may
be used If preferred.
THE END OF YOUR GIRDLE
of the page, let us consider how this but
terfly should be Worked.
It relies on a contrast of solid work
and outline for effect. There are several
patches and places that will supply the
color In this design. The most of the em
broidery consists of outlining, and this
makes the Work on it comparatively small.
Pad the crescent at the tips of the wings
and work over tjie padding In solid stitch.
The, long curved pieces that come from the
body of the butterfly should be Worked In
solid stitch, and the little portions that dip
in from the outside line of the top wings
are also effective if done In solid work.
Below the crescents should be padded and
made solid. The short lines that, fill In' the
space between tie solid patches Should be
outlined, and in the case of the very short
ones a single stitch -of coarse thread will
be found sufficient. . -
Outline the, lines that suggest Veins and
the antennae. Work toe body of the but
terfly In either outline or solid work' and
fill in the central section with French knots.
The lower part can be effectively and
quickly worked without lining. The cir
cles in the wings should be solid in the
center and done in. stem stitch on the thin
rim that is the outer line.
This design has been made for a cushion
that is 16xl inches, but It is complete and
can be used on a larger else by simply
allotting a greater margin before making
the seams, Youi will notice that there la a
conventional border that can ba outlined
or dons In solid work. Tou can vary the
effect and reduce the work if you make
Some of the pieces solid and alternating;
ones in outline. -
As only one-half of tha design Is shown,
1 am going to ask you to multiply tha
beauty of this pillow top by two. Tha
little sketch shows how the design looks
E'hen finished.
If yOU do not care to have any border,
r if a, different finish-to the edges of tha
illow top Is your Idea, you can omit the
broken border and put a simple outline of
two parallel lines around the oblong. This
butterfly motif can be used on a circular
tdp, and It can be repeated In curtains,
fable runners and any large pieces of des-
brattvo embroidery that you may wish to
ncltids in a scheme of furnishing. At any
rate, I am glad that you are having tha
chance to try your wings.
How, to Transfer
lXjAOB a sheet of Impression 'carbon
paper between your fabrlo and the.
newspaper design, the latter on top.
With a sharp pencil or a glass-pointed pen
o over tha outline. - The' design wtll ba
itransrerred to tha material ana win uun
until worked'
Ragtime Embroidery
IT ia prettier than it sounds and decid
edly more attractive than some of
the music described by the same ad
jective. It gives, in fact, the Impression
of stained glass. Rartiino embroidery con
sists of small pieces of colored linens ap
pllqued upon a plain linen background of
another color. The colors, of course, har
monize. Cut out the design from the col
ored linen and baste It to the background.
Then proceed to buttonhole the linen de
sign to the background with silk the color
of the applied design Itself. In some in
stances flesh-color linen is used for the
designs and watercolors are applied. This,
however, is usually when one decides upon
figures of children, cherubs, etc
Calendar Blotters
A RATHER Well-known but useful
little gift Is that of a calendar blot
tar. It ia quickly made and very in
expensive.' From a large lo-cent desk blot
ter cut smaller blotters, say six by three
Inches. Paste upon each of these smaller
i blotters a small calendar leaf. When fin
ished, you will have twelve small calen
dars, each labeled with , one of -the months.
Then the pack Is arranged in order from
January to December and tied with a
broad red ribbon. Blip a twig or so of
holly Or mistletoe under the bow. There
is a clean, fresh blotter for every month
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THE) girdle plays such a conspicuous part In this Season's styles
that every needlewoman will be Interested to know In
what manner tha ends are finished.
The embroiderer will have ample opportunity to display her
talents on the girdle ends decorated with butterflies. First draw
the butterflies on tissue paper and baste them to the ribbon or
silk. Embroider through the paper and tear it sway when the1
design is completed. This will also prevent the silk from tangling.
The girdle shown here is of black satin and the butterflies are
embroidered with, tones of red, black and yellow. Buttonhole
etltch the lower edge of the wings so that there will be no danger
SashesS of fRoman ribbon are being worn with frocks of dark,
hues, to which they contribute a pleasing, note of oontraatins;
color,- The ends are drawn together and finished with ornaments
JZmbroidened Butterflies
fashioned of beads and sClC These
beads are purchasable' at tha needle
work section of any department store
and come In all colors. Arrange smaller
beads about a center stone and make
a third row of oddly shaped beads, fin
ishing the outer edge with tiny beads.
From this suspend a smaller medallion
from a network of silk and beads. A
Silk tassel Is attached to this second
medallion and the effective ornament is
complete. J
The ends 'of a lovely tapestry-blue
ribbon girdle ara embroidered . In a
wild-rose design In a soft tone of dark
rose.
The ends are scalloped and button-hole-stitched,
and for i the flower
petals the satin stitch is used about
the edges. To form the centers, use
French knots made with yellow silk.
At the trimming counter are sold
exquisite medallions fashioned of
beads, and these are frequently em
ployed to finish the ends of the
girdles worn with evening frocks. The
ones used on the pale blue girdle In
this collection are of crystal and sil
ver beads, mingled with others tinted
the pastel shades. A tassel of silver
and crystal beads Is then attached to
each medallion.
The sash girdles of braid are also
popular, and the ends are usually flnV
.'shed with- fringe or ornaments of
v- braid. The one used on the girdle
of black silk braid ars a combination
of embroidery and braid. If you de
sire to make these,' the braid and
wooden molds necessary for the ball
ends may be purchased at the counter
where braids are sold. It is muck
easier to buy the ornaments already
made, for they ara not expensive.
These ara just a few suggestions
that may prove helpful when you ara
making girdles for your new frocks
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