. The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics . s pin roll ? It is made of darkbrocaded silk or satin, padded and linedwith some delicate-colored silk, andfilled with pins, big, little, and middle-sized, black, white, pink, purple, andblue, besides black and white safetypins of assorted sizes. The pin rollmight be accompanied by a second case,made with the same kind of cover, butlined with rubber cloth, for soap, tooth-brush, and wash-cloth. Now for six-year-old Ruth. If youwant to make her perfectly happy, giveher a wonder bag. What is awonder bag ? Just a br
. The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics . s pin roll ? It is made of darkbrocaded silk or satin, padded and linedwith some delicate-colored silk, andfilled with pins, big, little, and middle-sized, black, white, pink, purple, andblue, besides black and white safetypins of assorted sizes. The pin rollmight be accompanied by a second case,made with the same kind of cover, butlined with rubber cloth, for soap, tooth-brush, and wash-cloth. Now for six-year-old Ruth. If youwant to make her perfectly happy, giveher a wonder bag. What is awonder bag ? Just a bright red muslinbag with seven green pockets inside,each pocket filled and securely pinnedat the top with a safety pin. Onepocket, and only one, is to be openedeach day for a week. Bach memberof the family may contribute to thepockets, only do not spoil a prettywhim by too expensive favors. Thepockets of such a bag, given to a ten-year-old boy last Christmas, held acomb, a magnifying glass, a cake ofsweet chocolate, a game, a hand looking-glass, a nail file, and a pocket Wonder Bags 2l6 The Boston Cooking-School Magazine There was evidently an underlying pur-pose in the selection, but the boyvoted it the very best present he re-ceived. The last suggestion is for the one,whoever he or she may be, to whom younever know just what to give. Whenwe ask our Tom what present heenjoys most, he always says, pie. Mrs. Prosser is a dearold lady who, every Christmas, makesdozens of mince pies, and sends them inspicy showers to all her friends. Ahint to the wise. Every woman shouldcount as her chief accomplishment the ability to make at least one especiallynice thing to eat. Cake, candy, saltednuts, pickle, or marmalade, it does notmatter so much what it is, if only it hasbecome an art as well as a science. AtChristmas time this is her last friend who already has a surfeit ofthings more costly than she can affordto buy, the man who never seems towant anything,
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