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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1891
Page
4
Ladies plan holiday gifts with ready to copy designs for embroidered satchel boxes and small jewelry boxes. Patterns show satin and ribbon work, sachet fillings, blue velvet cases, and simple decorative touches suitable for gift giving and travel use.
The column highlights decorative gift basket making with scented materials and ribbon wraps, followed by Christmas merchandise from retailers. It promotes Ecclesiastical syrup claims, Marvin’s crackers, and various holiday goods including robes, handkerchiefs, pianos, Dresden ware, kid gloves, and jewelry from Hussy, Harpy, and Aufrecht Jewelers.
Instructions describe making decorative bonbon boxes from pale stiff papers with gilt bees and lines. A 11 by 9 1/2 inch pattern is folded into fours. Craft notes cover cross shapes with glass or moss, and a hand bag from birch bark or matting with silk lining.
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