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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
2
A homemaker can craft festive pins cushions and small accessories using readily available materials. Describes a porcupine pincushion with vandyked wool on canvas, a Dutch pincushion with silk panels and bran filling, an opera bag from book covers, and a wall hanging brass pin cushion with colored sacks for pins.
Trifles in the fancy work line describe making a baby ribbon reel from cardboard, linen, and silk, with a bodkin loop and compact final form. Also guidance on decorative book covers using stiff cardboard, embroidery, and fabrics, plus edge finishing and ribbon ties.
A humorous list of gift ideas for a young man to choose for a girl. Suggestions include a muff, a good picture, a belt, gloves, antique neck laces, opera glasses, hatpins, veil pins, oriental charms, a desk clock or desk, a book rack, a dog or Angora cat, a parasol, a jewel box, and books or dress items depending on taste and budget.
A guide to simple handmade gifts for Christmas. Hatpin cases show how to use ribbon, fabric and embroidery for a travel accessory, while a compact dressing box idea uses layered card, silk and padding. Doilies offer a quick craft using damask and scalloped edging for a decorative touch.
A reader offers gift suggestions including a compact bureau basket, a four piece Kodak film case with labeled envelopes, and a beaded workbag apron for crafters. A petition from Selah residents urges the county to build a Fourth Street bridge to shorten travel to the city while opponents warn of railroad crossings and warehouse district access.
In San Francisco on Market Street, Ed die Guneo, 11, was killed and Joseph Castro, 10, injured when bricks fell from a ruined palace hotel wall blown down by high wind. Police set ropes and halted traffic. no other injuries reported.
The piece suggests embroidering full first names on handkerchiefs to mark ownership, using thread padding. It describes a new opera bag crafted from gold or silver cloth with square-ring tops, crocheted in gray or yellow, and decorated with silk and bead embroidery in a short time.
The piece describes a small handkerchief bag made from two silk crocheted disks about three inches wide, joined to form an open top. It resembles a beaded watch and is worn from the belt with a lace handkerchief tucked inside, offering a quaint accessory for ladies.
The Coffin Brothers advertise a dry goods closing out sale at cost, inviting ladies to take advantage of the opportunity as they specialize in furniture, carriages, harness, and saddles.
A simple craft describes filling a briar pipe with cotton wool or bran, lining with velvet, wrapping three yards of baby ribbon around the stem, tying bows at the ends, and pinning the cushion for a dainty, novel bachelor’s Christmas decoration.
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