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 NEEDLEWORK To fit inside this case a small, flat bag of fine net is made, which is filled with lavender; both stalk and flower can be used. 'i^-:^^^ 'M^^' 532 A PAPER HANDKERCHIEF SACHET The original of this illustration was made by a little girl of seven A Calendar Blotter A good present for a man is a calendar blotter, a notion which hails from America. To make one, get a picture-frame maker to cut you a card measuring 17 inches by II inches. It might be dark green board on both sides such as is used for mounting prints, and the edges must be painted green, with water-colour paint, to match. Four little triangular pieces of the card, 3^ inches at the base, will be required to form the corners, and these should also have the edges painted. They are each kept in place by three ordinary paper clips, of which the heads are covered with sealing-wax in dark green or some con- trasting shade. The wax must come over the edge of the heads of the clips or it will not hold. To make the blotter neat at the back and cover the ends of the clips, paste a piece of green glazed lining over each corner. Now cut six pieces of blotting-paper to fit the blotter, and on the left-hand side of each piece paste two months of a calendar, one under the other. Little penny calen- dars will be big enough, and two will be required if they are printed on both sides. Then lay the paper so that the months come in order, and fix it in 4:he blotter. A piece of blotting-paper is torn off every two months. A Bag for Crochet A novel and pretty little work-bag for holding crochet can be made from a 6-inch- wide chine ribbon, of which one yard will be wanted. One edge must be gathered up and sewn on to a round of card, 4i inches in diameter, covered with silk to go with the ribbon. The other edge forms the top of the bag, and has a row of Valenciennes lace beading, about 2 inches wide, sewn on to it. Through the slots in this two pieces of narrow bebe ribbon are drawn, and the bag is complete. A Paper Handkerchief Sachet It is not very easy to find dainty work for children to do in the way of Christmas presents, because, if things take long to do, they are soiled before completion. A paper handkerchief case, however, is very quickly made. It is made from two Japanese paper serviettes. These are laid together with a thin layer of wadding between, and the edges bound with an inch-wide silk ribbon, which is tacked in place and then run with silk. Three of the points are then folded towards the centre and caught with a few stitches and a buttonholed loop on the top. The fourth corner is left loose and finished with a little bow. The design on the serviettes which make the case seen in our photograph is a very suitable one, of white lilies edged with gold, and with green leaves on a white ground. The ribbon is a pale mauve. A Muslin Milk-jug Cover A thing which a child of six or seven can make entirely by herself is a little muslin cover, weighted with beads at the edge, to go over the nursery milk-jug to keep the dust out of the milk. A piece of common butter-muslin is used, merely hemmed all round, 11 inches square being a useful size. The beads are of the kind usually seen in penny necklaces, and must be securely sewn on about two inches apart. It makes it more interesting to a child to use alternate colours, such as blue and green or pink and red. These covers can be washed whenever required v/ithout removing the beads. A set of three in different sizes, for various sized jugs, forms a charming present for a little girl to give away at Christmas-time. MUSLIN MILK'JUG COVER Another present that can be made by a younjz child I