The outfit is valuable to a person who is situated where a vane could not be placed so as to be seen from a window and especially at night when it is hard to determine the direction of the wind.  By simply pressing the push button on the side of the cover, the needle will instantly point to the part of the dial from which the wind is blowing.  —­Contributed by James L. Blackmer, Buffalo, N. Y.

** A Home-Made Floor Polisher [350]

An inexpensive floor polisher can be made as follows:  Secure a wooden box with a base 8 by 12 in. and about 6 in. high, also a piece of new carpet, 14 by 18 in.  Cut 3-in. squares out of the four corners of the carpet and place the box squarely on it.  Turn three of the flaps of the carpet up and tack them securely to the sides of the box.  Before tacking the fourth side, fold a couple of newspapers to the right size and shove them in between the carpet and the bottom of the box for a cushion.  Fill the box with any handy ballast, making it heavy or light, according to who is going to use it, and securely nail on the top of the box.  The handle can be made from an old broom handle the whole of which will be none too long.  Drive a heavy screw eye into the big end of the handle and fasten to the polisher by a staple driven through the eye into the center of the cover, thus making a universal joint.  The size of the box given here is the best although any size near that, if not too high, will answer the purpose just as well.  The box is pushed or pulled over the floor and the padded side will produce a fine polish.

** How to Make a Lady’s Card-Case [350]

A card-case such as is shown here makes a very appropriate present for any lady.  To make it, secure a piece of “ooze” calf skin leather 4-1/2 by 10-1/2 in.  The one shown in the accompanying picture was made of a rich tan ooze of light weight and was lined with a grey-green goat skin.  The design was stenciled and the open parts backed with a green silk plush having a rather heavy nap.  The lining of goat skin need not cover more than the central part-not the flies.  A piece 4-1/2 by 5

[Illustration:  Design for the Cover of Lady’s Card-Case]

in. will be sufficient.  A piece of plush 1-1/4 by 6 in. will be enough for the two sides.  Begin work by shaping the larger piece of leather as shown in the drawing.  Allow a little margin at the top and bottom, however, to permit trimming the edges slightly after the parts have been sewed together.  A knife or a pair of scissors will do to cut the leather with, though a special knife, called a chip carving knife, is most satisfactory.