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Tijr, SIGNAT,t GODERICH ()NTARIo
SOME WORTH WHILE
GIFT TIPS.
An Apron
Set That Will
Delight the
Needlework-
er -- Raffia
Work Always
Acceptable.
Here is a set which will delight the
eeart of oke needle worker and the
eyes of her less energetic trfende. One
ffteu bestowa workbag on one
busy .cousin, and perhaps an apron
falls to the lot of another. But the
ailed ides is to give a working set.
The set is of the finest Mull, with a
touch of pale blue on the apron and
the same in the silk lining Ideas of the
possibility of using any favorite shade
for your friend.
The main part of the apron is round-
ed. A doable plaiting of lace edged
point d'esprlt gives a fluffy outline.
last at the line of attachment honiton
APION or POINT n'asrarr.
braid JR used to define the edge, and
thlrirap so dainty that the maker over
in Paris applied a second row quite
elm* to the edge.
The casing is similarly edged with
the braid- Blue ribbons are used for
'irawlag strings, carrying out the color
scheme of the bag.
Flowers fors a wreath en each side,
and the center ..f each circle Is' Point
d'esprit• just to carry out the idea of
the ruffle. The remaining portion of
the design is worked to solid and Out-
line stitch. It is the prettiest apron
that you can imagine.
Round Bag to Match Apron.
The round, full bag L not unusual.
The stiff bottom may be any shape,
and there must be a lining of soft silk
to match the apron strings. The Fame
design should be embroidered on the
white sides before sewing to the bot-
tom.
Cut the top frill lo petal forms and
hem. Use the hoillon braid and edge
FOR THE MERE MAN.
When In Doubt Make Him a Pocket
Stamp Case.
I The stamp case for carrying In the
waistcoat pocket will prove an accept•
able little present for a man and
I should be made in two pieces. the up-
' per portion holding the stamps being
dlsktly smaller in size than the other
part of the cane. into --which fl may
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PRESENTS CHILDREN WRAPPING
OF
PRESENTS. 1
CAN MAKE.
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A POCHsr STAMP CASL
be slipped. The case can be made
from any small remnants of silk, and
when complete it should measure not
more than two inches by one and a
bait. The back portion •cif each part
should be stiffened with a piece of
thin cardboard, and -an ordinary" visit-
ing card cut to the size required will
answer the purpose very well. A small
loop of narrow ribbon Ls sewed in the
center-ot the hpper part .of the case
by 'which it may be pulled from the
(ower part when a stamp is required.
The sketch so clearly show's the nature
of this little article that further de-
scription is scarcely necessary..
Frog Pen -
wiper For Fa-
ther and a
Useful Cape
Grandma
Would Appre-
ciate.
However nice a bought Christmas -
present may be, it is quite certain that
as a child's gift a mother or father,
aunt or uncle-dndeed, any grownup.
relative -would prefer something made
by the little
donor herselL
In this columu
a few home-
made presents
which can quite
easily be made
by children are
described. and
none of them
costs more than
a trifle to make. THE 5ROO PENWIPEL
First of all, there is the frog pen -
wiper. To make ttsis gift a strip of
light green cloth or velvet. seven
Web, < long by three and a half wide.
is. re. •:fired. This must be marked Into
four •livlsieos. The lower portion
ghoul . e limed with flannel- Sew the
edged wether and tarn up a quarter
or an inch at the bottom and glue this
to a round circle of card, so that yon
have a bag with a cardboard bottom.
Next cut a piece of card twice the size
of one of the flaps and cover it in red
Ie half an inch
Dainty Coverings That Resider Gifts
Half Again so Acceptable.
With the apprize, 1 of the holiday
season those who are thrifty and fore-
handed In the little matter of their
lofts and the giving of them will buy
a suitable box for each new present
they select, or they will, upon collect-
ing all their gifts together, measure
and make a list of their sizes and
then, upon some deitghtful afternoon
or evening, will be in the pleasant
,btuiness of decorating them.
They will be plata white to begin
with. and they will no doubt be of
varying shapes -square, round. oblong
and even perhaps heart shaped or tel•
flannel, making a bo
wide to the middle. Fold this card
A Lawyer's • Sag• and alter padding each flap with cot -
One hears 1t at every turn, "Men
ton wool sew the Daps to each aide of
are e.0 dlIDcnit to buy f or. -lad it ie
the hinge. Two small boot buttons
_Itocurtail.. present for Bob.--3eek
or Tom thkt some devoted woman is for eyes on the top flaps and you have_,
hunting. 1f she were just once to get something very Ilk, a wide mouthed
away from the idea of "trivet*" tote frog sitting up. Now till the body
• road would be straighter and she tkrough the month hole with small
might walk right up to the very thing shot and .craw a pea through the open -
she seeks -for instance, a law?
bag made of dark beanie green kersey
cloth. exactly the size of the old one,
nutess there has-beea rowpt•t_p t-ot_lta
awkward proportions.
.r•a ing.
Useful Gift For Grandma.
A useful gift for grandma or an Iso-
• valid friend is a cape made
I These bags usually are drawn up figured eiderdown or outing flannel
with molultr braid. two strings of it, thirty-six to forty inches wide. Fold
and the ends sewed together by a flat and cut material into*r'true square;
lapping process, admitting of easy cut from one point to center, then cat
pulling open and shut. Neither bows a round opening for neck. Finish the
nor knots are allowable. and In order edge by hemming with some fancy
to insure the easy working of this con- stitch with a crocheted border or bind
venlont gift the casing mast be of gen- I with ribbon. Tie with bow at the
erous width. DEC
Ribbonshould match colors in ma.
A Happy Suggestion. teriat I'or invalids there 1s no better
There never was a man who didn't ; wrap, as it can be put on and taken
enjoy having a match scratcher handy off so easily and when made of pretty
when he wanted to light his pipe. " colors gives a touch of brightness
Take a heavy card 7 by 0 inches, which is very cheery and pleaalug to
either white or cream, and gild the the shut -In.
edge by putting on gold paint In little •
irreguar splashes; also gild a clay.pipe An Easy to Make Box.
to hold matches, tie diagonally across A handkerchief box 1s a simple wee -
the center of card by punching two ; eat for a child to make. Cut a piece
holes close to the bowl, one each side of card six inches square. Tben cut
of the stem and again near the end four pieces each six inches loug and
of stem, run ribbon through and tie two wide for the sides and four more
in bow. Cut large heart from Band- six inches long
paper, gild and paste to lower comer.
In the upper corner letter with gold
paint, "A Striking Proof of My Affec-
tion." Make two holes at center of
top, run ribbon through and tie in a
bow on the right side.
ROUND SAO TO MATCH APRON.
with lace. Silk ribbon is again appro-
priate for the double drawing strings.
This handmade set may be had for
$25 or for a comparatively small ex-
penclitnre of time and money. Which
are pda going to use when you make
this attractive set for your dear
friend?
Gifts of Raffia.
A Pretty Christmas gift which a
local artist has made for a friend this
season bas a marmalade jar for foun-
dation. Around the jar raffia is tightly
woven 1n a good pattern. Above the
neck Of the jar the shape flares out
somewhat, and interwoven in the ecru
raffia is a slight pattern of red. The
jar is filled with earth to which an
ivy plant 1s growing.
Another woven gift is a bolder for
an inkwell on "tbe pyramid order. The
bottom of the raffia receptacle is
wot'ea separately, find the well is
slipped intb-ifiis` and the flat, roweled
piece securely tied to the other sec-
tion. .1 woven lop. fits over tbe well
when it 1s not 1n use.
A Linen Shopping Bay.
it Is not at ell out of the way to
embroider a white linen shopping bag
as s Chrlstm*e gift, even though tbs
time for the white linen suit will have
passed.
White linen will come back to net as
it alwnya' does, end the grateful re-
cipient of the bag for next yenr will
be in partial readlnees for a coming
season. This Is never objectionable
and is to the Provident far more rem
-
fortable than the fleeting joy of the
momentary lift.
He'll. Find It Useful. •
A pretty worker's companion either
for a man or a woman is made in the
following manner: Take a skewer or
an odd knitting needle (a wooden one)
and put a few spools of cotton on 1L
INAaaUtle /TOOL BOLDER.
Tie a bow of ribbon on each end. Then
make a long loop of ribbon with an-
other bow at the top. After tbe first
spool at each end of the skewer attach
a ribbon to hang down. Two snrall
dolls are then seated on this novel
awing and are dressed very prettily, to
• used as pincushions.
A Brush of Velvet.
For the wearer of the silk hat, i
whether he be father or grandfather,
there may lie made by one of the little
ones at home a soft pillow of plush. I
Plash will make a better hat smooth•
er than velvet end, whether it be of
soft blue, of eiartng scnrtet, of vivid
purple or merely a Quiet geayl will de-
- on father's taste- oa bis previous
etpreseinos as to co' a-. Some mea
want the brightest, others the dullest
tones poeeible, tent few of them want
those ahadea that lie between.
When finished the plash pad will
measure three InObee by sit, and it Si
ailed with cotton to a deelrabie sats
was and pliabUlty,bot net street
and three wide for the
A HANDYElCaIEP SOL
lid flaps. 'These should have one long
edge straight and the other rounded.
Now OD the square place n piece of
cotton padding. scented with a good
sachet powder, and over that a square
of bright silk. Stitch this down,
binding with narrow silk braid, and
then pad rind cover the four sides and
lid flaps. Next take a piece of silk or
silkette three inches wide and a yard
and a quarter long and gather it top
and bottom.. Hem the four sides on
to the bottom and draw up the pull
around the sides with a ribbon draw.
string.
Two Gift Books.
Take a piece of water color paper,
any size. fold in center, paint some
pretty design, flowers or scenery, and
dingonaily the words In gold paint,
"Guest Book.” Use plain note paper
for leaves and ole with ribbon to
match color of design painted. Attach
to this a program pencil and cord.
A. baby book 1s made the same way,
using blue forgetmenots scattered ell
over the cover, blue ribbons and bile
or white pencil
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DECORATION POR Roz LIDit
angular -for the box of today Is an in-
teresting little article and the cor-
rect boxing and wrapping of gifts a
science that renders the gift half again
as acceptable.
The designs to holly and mistletoe
are intended to be traced upon the box
lids and touched with a quick dash of
opaque water color. No art is r►
qulred, but only a deft touch and neat-
ness, besides the little pans of vermil-
ion. green. black and white, which
may be bad in opaque paint. and a
small camel's hair brush.
The round design. a conventional -
belly wreath, may be used on .the
round and the square box and even
on one end of the oblong shape. Either
of the smaller ones belongs to the
smallest boxes of almost every shape,
and they may also be repeated upon
the paper that wraps the
method of decoration is preferred tO a
spray of actual holly. \
Knitted Wash Cloths.
Almost all children like to crochet
They can snake really useful presents
In shape of wash cloths of heavy
whit. -knitting cotton. Make n chain
of twenty-five or more stitches. ac-
cording to the tiles liked, and work to
simple crochet stitch until the rag U
square. A border of blue or pink cot-
ton ran be worked into asimple rhea
by the older children.
A Work Tray.
A linen ,,,ver• -d wo.k tray has four-
teen sp,•,i. of .11k leeerl ,round the
edge The noddle of the tray Is em-
broidered Ia r, pe eRe dally work. and
there is a heart anapest pincnahloe.
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Christmas
Specials
t ENTS' GOLD
CUFF LINKS
There i, a character end varied
choice of design in our (lents'
Gold Cuff Links. \\'e are Irak
ing a special of ore line of 104.
heavy plain &As suitable for
euttraving.' i•:e 83.75. All
engraving tree.
SOLID GOLD SIGNET RINGS
Good strong heavy (ting, with
a veru neat deyian, in 10-k. -olid
gold, for LSO. Engraving
free.
Hare your ,electioulaid 'aside
now for engraving.
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Walter X. Jtarrison
open evenings after .
December Stit until Christmas.
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Is Your Horse
Lame or Blemished
•
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If so, Doc 'tanner's SIM/Cure
x positive cure. This is t h e'
eatet.t remedy ever put-on Lila
Market as it never fails to cure
the horse, no matter where be is
acme. SIRE CURE will cure
Mange or Eczemaonunysuitnal„e
in one application.
An Attractive Card Case.
Some very interesting color effects
are obtained in Japanese embroidery,
which is very easily done, the major
part of the work being satin stitch. A
little care in the placing and slant of
the stitch will give an iridescent effect
as • the glossy embroidery silk catches
the light
A design is given to be applied to a
cardcase of linen, pongee or moire
silk. This design would be very strik•
ing done on pongee, embroidered ivitb
brilliant blue and green peacock colon
and lined with a bright peacock blue
SURE CURE
-*--positive cure Ior Curb.
Splint. Bowed Tendons, Rog
Spavin. i'horopilr,ehlig Knee or
any similar trouble.
Ea R. Wigle
DRlll�(i1ST
Successor to Jus. \Vilson.
(.odericb, thrtario
That Combine Both
Style and Fit
Few turn wear clumsy, badlc-
made, ugly shoes iron• choice.
Tbey may say that they prefer
them to shoe- Mkt are h+utdaowe
and stylish, -hut do they?
Most wen wear ugly Atop --
simply because they have en
idea they -re the only comfort •
able shoes urade,
And also because they have
never wont IN\'ICTUfe Shoes.
We hate INVIOTI•S Shoes in
the newest 1910 styles 'which
will tit every line of your foot
easily, cowtortably and snugly.
Remember the soles of all
INA'l(rt'N Sbnes are made ut
genuine oak -tanned sole. leather
-the most durable sal.• leather
there is.
WM. SHARMAN
1 •��1
UPI' East :street and Squat,
00DERIUH
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A . E YOU INTEREBTEt) IN
JAPANESE CARD CAsaL 1 LtilON.
satin. It adds to the Japanese effect
to introduce glints of gold threads,
which may be crocheted on.
Cut a piece of pongee ten inches long
and four and one-half inches wide.
Place the design two and n half inches
from one end. Tbe design may be
transferred on the material by means Robert Wilson
of carbon paper. When the embroid
cry is finished baste the material on a
piece of crinoline nine and a half inches
long and four inches wide. Baste the itAMILTON ST. GODERICH
lining on the other side and turn in
the edges. Then stitch across both erieressanoneeenessreeenneteriertsoistersote
short ends and turn up two inches o0
each end to fongtibe pockets and stitch
down the
and should like you to see
them. We bark the Gray
Cutter against any other
Cutter in the market.
PRICES RIGHT.
Massey -Harris Agency.
The Simplest Fan Bag.
i Just to throw together In a hurry
and yet to accomplish the most dashy
and effective of presents, here 1., one
of the most fascinating of fan bags fot
the young girl party goer or for the
matron who never stirs without her
fan.
It
It is merely a finished strip of Ch1•
IWO embroidery on satin, the Lind Hp
ped from a royal mandarin's old jacket
and sold in our country as a curio. The
embroidered strips run to blues and
yellows and are about thirty inches
long. Double one together. wrong side
out, and fell the sides with perfect
stitches. Face the top with its least
obtrusive color in a plain satin or chi-
na silk: draw the bag with ribbons of
Its darker shade run through a casing
and put the fen inside or not, accord.
Ing to the dictates of your conscience
or your purse.
For Soiled Handkerchiefs.
A hnndkerchlef hag is fashioned
from half a fringed towel twenty-three
inches long and twelve inches wide.
This is first embmideted to with small
flowers. such es tioleta or forgetme-
nota. Dump end lrnn on the wrong
slide. then new it up and stitch across
the bottom. The bong at the top Y
half of an embroidery tramp Frit inched
In diameter. which is hemmel in by,
hand_ To suep.nd it use inch wide satin
ribbon.
Right in the
Game
That's where we are
when you are talking
about l:roceries. We
are not advertising
special hatgnine, for our
prices nrealwaysat rock•
bottom for- goods of
quality. Try us for
Tea
tanned Goods
Butter and Eggs.
Coffees
gars
Fruits
Etc etc., etc.
.ou.
We know due can )
ease
Sturdy & Coe
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