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A hundred and twenty years ago N.G.B. Dexter dreamed of working magic with cotton, and he founded his mills in rugged New England to make that dream come true. His were the first mills in America. Crude the first cotton that came from them, of course, and yet the Dexter stamp of quality was the guarantee of American women that the yarns they wove and spun with, American-made, could not be surpassed by any product of the mills across the seas.

Fringe—Cut a piece of cardboard 3 inches wide and 6 inches long—wind each color used around this the long way about 50 times—cut through at one side—pick up one strand of each color, fold over and slip loop end through mesh in belt end, draw all ends of warp through this loop and pull up to knot fringe—continue fringe across both ends of belt.

Let handle dry flat then sew to sides of basket across narrow width and down on sides of basket about 1½ inches. Use a glass in basket for flower container.