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Page Ten. THJ jJRIDGEPOET TIMES. Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1922 OAIL.Y MAGAZI NE E FOR Diary of a Fashion Model :By GRACE THORNCLIFFE She Describes a Smart Navy Blue Daytime Frock. JUDITH SMITH and I have Just re turned from a charity fashion show. Early in the afternoon she 'phoned me. "I have two tickets to tea," she said, enthusiastically. "It's to be a ! CM Braid Trfers This Elue Se.-ge F r :c ci F.y p .utn Inspiration. fashior.-show affair, and all the smart people will be there.'" "We mutt so," I agreed. We arranged to meet a t'ue hotel where the lashion show was to be held at four o'clock. As I was early. 1 strolled through the park a while first, and had a pleasant time watching the tame squirrels and the playful children. "Ill ed over early." I thought to my- elf. "If I wait In the looby TO prob ably see many smart costumes 00 the People who come in." Finding a comfortable -eat on a long. bigh-backed divan. I settled myself to watch the arrivals. A hotel lobby Is a Boost Interesting place, I think, for yon see all kinds of people coming and soing. Most of them are sleek, well-dressed people, and this afternoon they seemed particularly so. "You're early, too," a voice said at my elbow and 1 turned to find Judith oeated beside me. "I'm enjoying tfee people," I com mented. "Shan we go down to the tea room now T" "Not until mvVe met a friend of mine whs I think will be the loveliest manikin here," Judith said. I followed her Into one of the drees tnff-roo;aa, and was presented to a love ly, htsck-kmlrad gfrl whom Judith intro duced as "Bliss dwupt ' "Adele, that's a stunning gown." Judith told her. "It's the frock I wear for ray first appearance. I do think It's unusual." Miss Bwope returned, whirling about 00 we couJ -i get the effect. "The sleeves are intriguing." I com mented, noting how they were joined to the areas only at the top of the shoa der. "And more than that I'm interested In the Egyptian inspiration, which is very evident in the motif that hangs at the front." "Yes." agreed Miss Swop. "I went to a fancy-dress ball a while ago. and my Egyptian costume had the same kind of beaded ornament at the front." 'It probably had a girdle that wrapped low about the hips like that black satis one, too?" I Interrogated. "Yes. it did," she said. "I like t'ne gold braid that marks off the giriile portion of the frock," Judith said. "You roe. the dress is really all in one piece, but this braid treatment gives the effect of an inset girdle." Miss Swope explained again. "Youi jet earrings are lovely," I told her. "I thought they went well with this frock." afc remarked. "I like earrings very much, but I don't like them with everything." "I agree with you." I said. "Neither do I like t-iem on everybody." Judith thought It was time for us to find our reserved table, so we went off to wait for the manikin parade. I Advice to Girls ' - Bv ANNIE LAWKS ' ' J)E.VR ANNIE IATJRIE: I am a maL.'n lady 35 yesrs of aire. A bout I x months ago, a bach elor of middle-age rroved into our i.ei;rhborhood. Iuring his residence here, I have learned to aim ire him greatly. As he Is of a very retiring nature and doe3 not go out much in society, I have never been introduced to him. Can you plewe suggest a way m which I may secure an introduction to him without appeariii a. forward? LONESOME. LONESOME: You will have to wait until you can be introduced to the geut.enu.ri by a mutual friend. JJEAR AKNXB I-ATJTUE: I harp .i'jst moved here and I'm jo lo::?some I don't ki.ow what to do. There ore a number of pretty girls in our neighborhood, but I have never met any of thorn. How can I become acquainted with these 71-13 without appearing fresh? KENNETH 3. KBKKKTH B.: Can't you make the eqisahBtsaace of some of the young men by trying 10 a church or to the Y. M. C. A. 7 Then they would Bndouctedly irtroduce you to their sla ters r.nd friends. 0KAB ANNIE LAURIE: I havo kept company with a young man for seven years. But now he says hi? Is not going with me any longer. He has kept company wRn another g:rl for a month. He told m the other day he was going to marry hor. I love him dearly. Must I try to f.rge: aim .and go out with others, or oar. I win him back? He h..s told me lots of times h,.- loves me (pearly and said several times that we would get married just as soon as he made a hom". BROKKN-HK a WT. BROKEN HEART: This man has bee;, very thoughtless and mcon tdui ale of you. my dear. Try to forget him an,! 1 come more interested In your other trends. WORDS of WISE MEN J In prosperity think of adversity. 1 4 Subtlety Kkenettznea deceive itself. Ilea find it more easy to flatter thaw to p raise Nature has granted to aj' to be hap py. if wo did but know how to use her benefits. However deceitful hope may be. yet she carries us on pleasantly to the end of life. The history or the world tel?s us that Immoral niea:ia will never intercept good ends. MAoy fortunes. like rivers, have a pure sjosjres. L-u t (row muddy mm they crow largv. He who ta enosjl slow in making: a promis is the tsjOkSt faithful in th pexformanee cf it. Prudence !- thai virtue by wtilcn we dtecern what is proper to be done under the -nir"Tir ctectaaistssyosa of Uiue sad place. I have be-en 1n aiKttleas bouses Where true comfort did not reign. Where 1 feared to move a cushion And X did not go again! Make your hume just as attractive As you try to .nake yourself; But. in parsnit of neaiatoa. Don't pu: comfort on chu shelf! fifany men do net allow their rnrincl pies to take root, but pull them up every n-rw and then, as children oo flowers thev have plan Ted. to see sf titmx reaiiy are iro wir.g wedL ROYAL WIDOWS ARE TO SPEND XMAS TOGETHER Ixnrlon. Dec. 20 Two Dowager Queens and one Dowager Empress of Europe, the widows of former Kings of England and Denmark, and an Emperor of Russia, are to spend the Christmas holidays together in Ens land. Dowager Queen Louise of Denmark, widow of King Frederick VIII, who died In 1912. and Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, of Rus sia, widow of Emperior Alexander III. who died in 1S94, will be the gruestB of Dowager Queen Alexandra at Sandringham. Queen Alexandra I is the widow of King Edward VII, Who died in 1910. Those who fol low the annals of royalty say this is the first time, probably in history, that three widowed queens have thus come together. Maria Feodorovna is a younger sister of Alexandra, and Douiee is a sister-in-law of both. Hence It will be a family reunion. Maria. Feodo rovna arrived In England recently and celebrated her 75th birthday, November 26, as a guest of her sis ter. She has been living for the past two years In Denmirk -she was orig inally the Danish Princess Dagmar 'but she will now remain In England for several weeks. Queen Louise, who is 71 years old. Is expected at isantlrinyham a few days after Christ mas. There will be no public or social umctions in honor of the rc--l e-iiestrc but during the Christmas season King aiiu trie entire royal tamlly will spend a few days with Oneen Alexandra and their aunts. The meeting of Queen Alexandra, I who is 7S years old. and her sister. : will he more or less touching as the i Quoin is known to be verv distressed at tihe plight of her sister, who has , been rapidly declining in health since the killing of her son. who was Em peror Nicholas, by the Bolshevik at Ekaterinburg in the summer of 1918. Paris Prefers Lig-hter Forms of Amusement Paris, Dec 20 he people of Paris spend a quarter c"r a billion francs yearly on theatres and motion pic tures, and do not care to do much heavy thinking during the process Government statistics on last year's receipts of every playhouse In Paris warrant these statements, and at the same time supply interesting Infor mation about what pieces the tired business man of France and his non voting wife. Motion pitcuro houses, which out number the regular theatres three to one. took in 50 000, 00o francs in 1919 rather more than did the theatres! and a third of the total amuaement receipts. Last year, however, the the atres took first place with receipts of $6. 000.000 francs. 11.000.000 more than the movies. This increase seems to be due largely to the fact that the theatregoers have modified their oppo sitional attitude toward high prices of admission and also bv a revival of the typically light and racy play. Savings Certificates Popular in England London. Dec 20 National Savings Certificates sold to November 11, to tal 001.479.S21 pounds sterling. "When tile certificates wore chang ed from 1 5 shillings c-nd S nence to 1R shillings, there wis a temporary hatt, but rnr.ee there has been a sharp 'r.crenso in demand, and tho certifi cates nre now one of the most pop ular Investments in tlie country. For rich IS shillings Invested, the buyer gets or- round sterling at the end of five vettrs. ROYAL YACHT WILL COMPETE NEXT YEAR London, Dec. 20.-King George has definitely announced his intention of fitting out olve famous yacht -Brlttan'a" ior tmang next xsyf-i&'V FEMINISMS By A nnetie B ra dsh aw WHEN ONE REALLY MAY MAKE BOTH ENDS MEET BEAUTIFULLY MARIE (joyously) Just look at this stunning hat of panne velvet ornamented with brilliants which I've just finished. Isn't it glorious ? And to think that these brilliants are the buckles of my last-year's slippers! WINIFRED BLACK ouf The Principal Thing Cepyrlsnt. 1922, by Newspaper Feature Servl- T'EEP your feet on the ground, my dear friend keep your feet on the ground! That's the prin cipal thing for you to do. "No, there is no medicine I can give you, and no boly can help you, but just one person, and that per son is you." That's what the great physician said when lie opened the door and let his patient, who was also his good friend, out of the office. I was glad when the doctor said that, for I love his patieiit, too, and she is also my gocd friend, and I am worried about her dzsndfully worried. She's been reading books, queer books, about spirits and ghosts, and telepathy and soul-voices. And she's been going to lectures. And then she's been sitting for hours with a bandage over her eyes, trying to write with the ouija board. And now, she gets messages. All hours of the day and night, thjse messages are tapped on her hj.rds by invisible fingers. And when you ask her how she can read what they say, shrt says: ' "I don't have to read the messages. I know them without that." "Look Here, Mi-ry" And at night she hears voices, strange whi-rpering voices, telling her to do this, and not to do that warning, pleading, commanding. And she's almost beside herself trying to make up her mind what to do. So we persuaded her to go to the doctor, and talk it over with him, and he told her so many sensible things. He didn't shock or frighten her by telling her about the men and women in the big white house with tho barred windows upon the hill, and how so many of them began just as she is beginning. He didn't show her book after book, written by specialists who make a study of just these strange maladies that afflict the human brain. He reasoned with her on her own level of thought. "Look here, Mary," he said, "I've known you all my life and you've always been a good sensible person only you always did like to 'play pretend,' as you used to say. "Do you remember," he smiled, "when you used to play pretend that you were a great queen, and we were all your vassals, whatever they may be? You always dreamed dreams and sa visions, and --e all loved you for it, but in your regular, every-day life you had plenty of com mon sense. Now These V "Tell me, Mary, what would you dc i ' someone walked up to you on the street and said: 'Madame, turn around and go home, you should not be down town today'? "A perfect stranger, I mean! "Then suppose that in the very next block a woman you never saw in your life, stopped you and told you to go and get another hat because she didn't like the one you were wearing? "What would you think of these people? "What would you think of yourself, if you paid any attention to them? "Now these voices you hear you don't know anything about them. You haven't the faintest idea whose voices they are. Why should you give yourself over to them? How do you know whaf they are trying to do with you? "Of course, I don't think you hear any voices at all. I think your nerves are out of order, and they act just like a telephone wire, or an electric bell wire, that is out of order. Haven't you ever heard a bell that buzzed and buzzed when there was no one ringing it? Well, that is what your nerves are doing. They are buzzing and making you hear things, when there is nothing to hear. "Now, Mary, you go home and eat good food and read agreeable books, and get agreeable people around ycu sane, well-balanced, sensible people, and Mary you keep your feet on the ground!'' I do hope Mary will take the good doctor's advice, and I am very thankful to him for giving it to her as kindly as he did. Dear Mary, she is too fine, and too high-minded, and too good in every way, to be made the plaything of a set of diseased nervesl FAOTIDIOVS PATJPERS. Dublin. Dec. 20 Pont of the mem bers of the (tovernlrig board of the Dublin Workhouse considered that the wearing of paupet-s' uniforms by he Inmates was a degradation, so now thy are to tie prodded with first class suits and collars nd cuffs. . """BBSS' Flays Modern Women in W. C. T. U. Address Sydney. X. S. W.. rec. 20. The i dress and morals of the jroman of j today were censured by Mrs. Grant j Forsythe, in the president's address at the annual convention of the Wo- ' men's Christian Temperance Union. "We deplore many of the new cus toms and habits that have crept into women' lives," she said. "The too free manner and careless Immodest dress, the meleg-ant. slangy lang-uage, the cigarette smoking and wine drink ing, the betting and gambling that are as meat and drink to manv, if net to t'ne majority of girls all are sins of the times We dare not leave thern I unchallenged. Some of the eWs 1 could be rectified by legislation, some I only by example and teaching. Wo- : men's place still bes-ins In rhp .. I and there we must look for the rem edy. Mrs. Forsythe said that she looked 'orward to the time when the legis lature would give the people an op portunity of expressing their opinion n the liquor question-, "and when our Intelligent men and rumen irnnlil stud ' -ujuestion of prohSbuion with unu Tomorrov?'9 HOROSCOPE By Genevieve Kemblt WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20. According to this dsy's planetary oper ations, perplexing and contradictory' sit uations may he confronted. While there Is not a positively sinister conflict of the planets, yet there are indications of dif ficujties to overcome and stubborn con ditions to meet. Affairs may take on a pecuHar or inexplicable character, and the health may prove a disturbing or in terfering factor, important moves may be Inadvisable. Less intricate and mors pleasant conditions may be looked for in affairs outside of business. Those whose birthday it is may face a year of somewhnt baffling situations. They should avoid change and care for the health. Happy home conditions may be expted. A child born on this day will be clever, artistic and affection ate, but may have difficulties to meet. Illustrated by Neva Harrison. PETTY FINDS A NEW FRIEND. GET oft my hand!" Betty cried, shaking her hand. The poor, frightened little ant flew through the air, head over heels, and lighted on a leaf. "Nasty ants!" "Tut, tut!" laughed a tiny voice, and Sqneedee. the litle olfln from Joyland, hopped down on the g; ass beside Betty. "That poor little ant didn't mean to frighten you." "1 3hould say I didn't," piped a soft voice, and Betty turned to see the lit tle ant she had shaken from her hand, smiling at her from the leaf. "Why. I lust thought it would be a quicker way across to this leaf. I'm sorry if I frightened you." "And I'm sorry I was rude to you.' said Betty. "Of course, I know ants can't hurt you, no matter what you do to them." "Just a second!" laughed Squeedee. "That time you gnei.sed wrong. Mrs. Ant, here, is one ant that can harm you should you first do her an injury. Can't you. Mrs. Ant?" "I'm afraid Squeedee's right." Mrs. Ant laughed. "I haven't used my stinger " "Stinger!" Betty exciaimed. ,JI thought bees were the only insects around here that carried stingers. You surely must be fooling me. "Indeed." I'm not." Mrs. Ant laughed. "If you don't believe me, I'U just show -tou." Mrs. Ant lifted up tho hind part of her little body. "See, it's made in three parts," she explained. "There's the sack for that poison, the little needle that does the pricking, and the case to keep the needle in." Betty could see the tiny needle. It was very light in color pnd looked like a wee thorn. "But how in the world can you us that funny little needle?" asked Betty. "I should think it would be very hard TO EDUCATE "RED" SOLDIERS Moscow, Dec. 2 0. All illiterates in the Kd army are to be formed into separate sections for a three months' course in reading and writing. A recent order issued by Commissar of War Trotiky says illltersjcy among recruit must be eliminated by Feb ruary L 1923. , -Just a Second!" to nse because it is 30 far tack frorr. your head. " "I don't need my head to sling with,' laughed Mrs. Ant. "I use y Jaws to hite with, but I haven't had to do thai 'or so long that I hardly knew how an -nore. "When I g-t angry and fa-! I've taker 1 I can stand from my nn-ny I seize :m with my jaws in .he art J wffh t Mng, then lift my body VP in my hln ;gs. so" and Mrs. Ant .Wont throug dd antirs as she talked-"thon I swlac -iy stinger under, so trfi.t I can dri ie needle Into the plzpe I'm holdin ith my jaws." "And what does that) do to people" -nt. "Pooh"' she exclaimed. "It' nev ked Betty, backing, away from Si-- urts them more thai a pin prick, less, but sometime! it k:!is my an: emies and a grfit many insects -aclous, I think I'Mihave to try it out some one. one iff th-.se days," shc 'deJ nr.-rrily. "or iy ne die may get sty from never ufig it." Just as If It co 1." replied the elflr 1th a smile. "No here's not a friend r meadow peryn living than Mrs nt. She very sf'lom fights." "I haven't timrf" Mrs. Ant laughe And if some of you giant folks woul ' .ike less time ffr quarreling and more me for making merry the world wou - better off." With a cheerf bob of her little blac. ad Mrs. Ant scurried away throug: ne grasses. j 9 "She's right." Betty '.aughed. bu . hen she turled around tbe little, eieri so had disappeared. OhjiUH. 193? hr Nsper yntan spwir. Ice HEROINES OF HISTORY Significant Incidents in tks Lices of Famous Women By MARK STUYVE5ANT How Lacy Stone Started the Feminist Movement. Y NAME is t?n symbol of my Identity. This is the slogan of the Lucy Stone League, a society of women who retain their maiden names after mar riage. They believe that because a wonnan marines she should not Inae he; identity a n serge it with her nus band's by taking his name. T'ley chn: i Lacy ?tone as the name for the lea1 because Lucy Stone was the first wi. jin to retain her own nar.? after marriage. he was one of the earliest pioneers of the modern feminist movm-nt to mike women equal o men in all social and political prtviles. Lucy Stone was a courageous wom an. In her day It required great cour age boldly to defy the customs and traditions of generations and to intro duce a new theory into flrmly-en-trenched conventions. Lucy Stone revolted against the dom lnatUi . Taaan at an early afre. Her father was a sC'"" father y.nd 5 fine hus band but OAresanvV&lig:. The Stone housemold was run one perron. Xucv's father. FVancis fTtiru Vaen Lucy Stone asked to go to X1 le her father said: '"Are you crazy!" TVo vert he less, this ambition girl set ont to make enough money it take her to Oberlin, the only college at that tims wpen to women. She picked berries and taught in j country schools in Massachusetts, her j home, until she had saved seventy dol- j i men sue siaiteu mr uueniin, uwiu. While at college, Lucy did housework at three cents an hour, L-:id taufaiit in the prepara tory school. All this time she managed to stand first in her class. She wa; the first woman in the state of Massachusetts to hold a college de gree. Immediately atter her graduation, Lucy Stone started lecturing on "Wom en's Rights." The contempt with which such a pro ceeding was considered is illustrated by the following notice of her led-turo given by a clergyman tu Massachusetts: "I am aslcrd to give notice that a hen will ovm't tn crow like a cock in the town hall at Avp oVlrwk tfimnrrnnr ng- Thy.-?e who like such music will, of urso. attend." i In 1855 a group of people In Memphis, Tenn., put a price of tsn thouaand dol lars on Lu-?y Stone's head on account of her activities against slavery. At this time a young merchant -" Cim-ir.nsti heard her speak, and mini tit he would marry her. Henry Ward "Are You C-rssy Beech er, Lucy Stone's devoted 'rlejfci, gave the young man a letter of intro duction to her. Lucy Stone fell in love with Henry B. Blackwell as he had with her. and they were married. W.th ber husband s full consent and approbation. Lucy Stone re tained her maiden name and kept up her work, not only for the emancipa tion of slaves, but of women. Her dying words to her daughter were: "Make the world better." MY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS Adl i Garrison's New Phase of Revelations of a Wife Copyrlxfet, 1022. by Newspaper Fastar Service lac The Keen Question Claire Foster Wished Madge to Ajnsmer. A WAVE of crimson flooded Clair Foster's face to her temples and ears at my quiet aaF artion that I was sure there -was no reason why I shonld not see her throuffh the un pleasant situation she was facing. Then It receded, leaving her pallid save for the rouge she had hurriedly ptrt oo when I had knocked at hei door a few minutes before. "Thank you." she said In & low voice. "1 know there are many women In yoar position who would not have said tna.t. And I will do anything yon say." "Get dressed, then, quickly, and look yotir very smartest and prettiest, mind. There are reporters in the halL" "Oh!" The exclamation held fright and aversion. "I I can't see them. "Shat's one reason why I kept myself locked in here." "That was all right when yon were by yourself," I retnrned. "But now it Is different. I happen to know that if they see you and Mr. Graham and me together on friendly terms especloJly If we are not in the least serlons, bur treat the whole thing as a Joke there will be no further publicity, for they will have nothing on which to hang a story. They know my attitude already, for I saw them this morning. They are only waiting to ascertain your re action toward me." She looked at me fixedly. "Please tell me just what you mean by that" 1 flushed, embarrassed for her as well as myself. "It won't be particularly pleasant for yon to hear," I warned her. "I know that. But I must hear It, nevertheless. " "You Needn't Tell Me " "I will tell you in the exact words of one of them." I said slowly. " "We might k well go home as far as Mrs. Gra ham is concerned. But there's always the chance that the Foster is really in love with tho gallant aviator, and if she i .... i,no-vnM?teri fireworks." " mere ) , anj turning the corner, cama I had turned away my eyes from her j ; veranda rockers tryin face as I spoke. But every nerve In me j not to ook hurred or flustered as they leaped to the angry, incredulous ! walked toward the big slttiag-rootn of wMch sDr?ne from her lios i the rioii-. followed by a short laugh of utter amazement. For there was something so genubss ha both exclamation and laughter, and both were so palpably directed toward the idea Instead of the worv.s I hd uttered that one dread which had been in my heart was effectually quieted. I knew IMcky too well to fear that his fancy was engaged beyond the passing moment, but I had been afrtld that Claire Foster, young. Impressionable, reckless, might have conceived a real affection for him. She car 9 across to me swiftly, put her hand on my arm. and thrust her face close to mine. "Did you think that, too?' she asked tensely. "Could you really believe that I might be really in love with yor hus band, instead of having a t!-riously reckless time, with no thought of any thing save the fun of flying? You're too honest to ii. Ah! Ycu needn't teH me! I can wee you did. And yet you came up here to take care of me. Say you belong out "West! You're too bi souled to live alongside these pin minded Prissies Dowseast Lord! I wish I was back thero!" A Spontaneous Laugh. I was glad to hear the ridiculous out burst, for I knew that tbe tension un der which she had been hnldlng herself was loosening, and that the danger of an emotional collapse was past- 1 laughed lightly and struck a casrcl note as T turned toward the door. "I'll see to it that only one reporter, and that a very charming woman, comes near you. And you will only have to say a word or two. Ill give you your cue. But be sure to appen r gay and at ease, and glad that your dearest, most Intimate friend has come to you. Now ni go and keep Dicky and Mrs. Barker from murdering each other." "Don't held your Imsband back on my acecunt," she said grimly, as I opened the door, and I did not have to force the laugh witn which I closed It behind me. There was a hasty rustle as of skirts around the corner of the corridor, and I guessed that some of the "jrfn-beaded Prissies," to whom Claire ;ad ao graphically referred, had not been as weli-bred as Mrs. Barker. I accelerated HOME -MAKING HELPS "Everything About thm Hoi Hmipm to Makm thm iVomf" By WANDA BARTON Some New Ideas for Easily-Made Christmas Gifts AFTER mak:".p out our Christmas ffift lists ue shcuid ffo ove- them and opposite each name pJt down rticles that ugifest themsel.ee as suit able gifts, then on the outside margin f the paper write down about how luch we wish to spend on each gift. It - a crood idea to visit various gift ehops nO exchanges in town or a nearby ger town, end see v "iat is to be had, it!- an eye to copying things that are t too difficult to make at home. If you have been wise, you have saved the top of your long k id g'.ovee in ;i.k. white or colors, for t.iey are -rth a iot at this season. Out of xo Jark brown tops a charming to t ceo bag can be made. The round ( ttooi is cut. and the top, after seam :st. Is gathered on and stitched by sew ng machir.d. The top is turned over, totched aid stitched, then two button oiei are worked at the sides, and two brown silk soutache cords are run in to iraw it tight. The man's initials may be worked on the bottom if desired. Men love three bags, and there are none to be purchased like them. "White tops ;na ke charming needleboob c vers, and are also used for home-ristde baby bootee, stitched and crocheted with colored siik in pink or blue. The llk throw for the new baby's crib is easily made. Take one and a quarter yards of pale blue or pink Chi nese silk and the same amount of white silk. Place one width of the white silk on the table and lay on it a piece of cheesecloth, cover with a sheet of wad ding, then another piece of cheesec!otb er.d Lhe colored silk. Baste these layer? of cloth with long stitches to keep the filling in place, then turn in the edger and baste firmly. Thread a worsted needle with, baby ribbon the color of the fcilk. and tffft the throw, tying in little square bows on the white side, then feather-stitch the edge on the white aide in colored silk. If wished, the edges may be crocheted En silk sea hops or a dainty ruche of lace may be set on. Two yards ot three-inch-wide satin ribbon in white and a eolcr make a charming handkerchief case. Seam the ribbon strips together to within six Inches of one end. Do this with erer hand stitches or fine cat-Btitching. Turn back and hem in an inch deep hem at the closed end. then turn it up a full quarter of a yard and stitch the aides in the name way the middle was stitched. Next, carefully fringe the oos-s ends back to the place where the ma terial is stitched together, then with a narrow ribbon to match the color, tie it tightly, bag-top fashion. Fold the end over the bag end. Inside the bag make a plain white silk sachet and tack it to the sides, making It the exact slxe of the beg. This makes a very dainty, at tractive and also inexpensive gift. Sets of lingerie straps ;e always an acceptable present for a ItkrS friend, and in using shirred ribbon over th bands, make sure that it is long enough to al low the rubber to stretch :o its full capacity. The bows at the top are em bellished with embroidery, hand-painting or beading. A recent set made was in corn color, ami was daintily beaded in iet. a rather novel and decideJ'y good !dea. Table-linen straps are generally made of embroidered linen, so that they may be laundered, with the elastic arranged so that u runs In and oat easily. Em broidered silk-mull tea-aprons are used lor gifts quite frequently, and are very dainty. Tray clot'' .; and napkins for the tea-table are always acceptable, and are very attractive made ta say peeeant coloring.