You could also make several small guest towels with deep, hemstitched ends with your initials on.

You embroider so beautifully, and the drawn work you do is done as expertly as that of the Mexican women." "Oh, Aunt Sarah, how ingenious you are." "And, Mary, your rag carpet shall not be lacking.

We shall tear up those partly-worn muslin skirts into strips one-half inch in width, and use the dyes left over from dyeing Easter eggs.

I always save the dye for this purpose, they come in such pretty, bright colors.

The rags, when sewed together with some I have in the attic, we'll have woven into a useful carpet for the home you are planning.' "Oh! Aunt Sarah," exclaimed Mary, "do you mean a carpet like the one in the spare bedroom ?" "Yes, my dear, exactly like that, if you wish." "Indeed I do, and I think one like that quite good enough to have in a dining-room.