"Or silk."
"Handkerchief cases and collar cases."
"Coverings for boxes of all kinds. Another material for James to glue on to pasteboard."
"I see lots of chances for it," he answered seriously.
"I believe old James is really taking kindly to pasting," laughed Tom.
"Certainly I am. It's a bully occupation," defended James.
"There are a thousand things that can be made of raffia—you can make lace of it like twine lace, and make articles out of the lace; and you can make baskets of a combination of rattan and raffia, using the raffia for wrapping and for sewing. But we have such a short time left that I think those of us who are going to do any raffia work had better learn how to weave evenly and make pretty little duds out of the woven stuff."
"Wise kid," pronounced Roger. "Now what's little Margaret going to teach us this afternoon?"
"Little Margaret" made a puckered face at this appellation, but she came promptly to the front.
"Ethel Brown and Dorothy have been teaching me to stencil. They could teach the rest of you a great deal better than I can, but they've done their share this afternoon so I'll try."