this process.) Treat your three rounds in this way, lay them over each
other like a pile of plates, stick a small pin in the middle to hold
them, set a goblet upon them, and gently arrange the crinkled edges
about its base, so as to give a full ruffled effect, like the
petals of a dahlia, although less stiff and regular. These mats are
exceedingly pretty.

[Illustration: DIAGRAM FOR PAPER MAT, SHOWING MODE OF FOLDING AND
SHAPING.]

[Illustration: DIAGRAM SHOWING THE MANNER OF CRIMPING EACH SCALLOP OF
THE PAPER MAT OVER A HAIR-PIN.]


A WORK BASKET IN VANILLA GRASS.

If any of you live where the sweet-scented vanilla grass grows
plentifully, you can make a delicious little basket by drying the long
wiry blades, braiding them in strands of three, tying the ends firmly
together to make a long braid, and coiling and sewing as in straw
plaiting. Two circles the size of a dessert plate should be prepared,
one for the bottom of the basket, and the other for the top of the lid
(the latter a trifle the larger). Then draw the braid tighter, and
form a rim to each about two inches deep. The lid, which is separate,
fits over the bottom, and the scent of the grass will impart itself to
everything kept in the basket.

So much for the dear little people. Our next dip into Mother Santa
Claus's basket brings out a big handful for girls (and boys) who are a
trifle older,--say from twelve to fifteen.