, 1874-07-26

to be covered With bead or woodwork. Don
give these to the gentlemen. however. If 80
know anything Of thu genus, you VII p9 a"af
that, if q bachelor, knots Of tightly-rolled- II
gloves ere to be found in all lis coat-pockets
| and bureau and truuk-trny overflow with then
while handkerchicfs and eoc.ss hob-non in th
| most Familiar way Your tr7flcs will get fit
epccked. and his small articles Of dress ncve
lind their way to these elaborate re
ceptac1es. You might give him worke
and then having it properly raao U
| with Russia-loather rnoun:inge. He would carr
| tllat until it WIS soilcd, because cigars go
| broken up loose in his pocket. Some Of the de
signs for these, intended for cleni'le-work, ar
| very pretty. 4 ucWBpapcr-stand with erabroid
| cred sides is qnise desirable present. Til
| newest frames for these nre carved walnu
standards. something like portfolios for u1usi
or drawings, which are also shown with SIX eleto'
| frames, to be filled il by some fair needle
woman. SHpper-caSes are not new, but alst
chow prettlly IN room when nicely made up
Another desirable little article in the small coat
aud-hat-racl:. Some meu mt thor clothing II
its proper place, but tho majority throw it dow
anywhere. The youDg wife who likes to kceE
her room nice, or tho sister whose brothers
make raitt upon her, will do we'll to work one O.
these little articles, with its open ccLtre for en-
broidcry, aud its two pegs for hat and coat
Then. when the cont goes down on . fayoHtt
CHAIR or the hat, wet with perspiration anc
the dainty toilette-table. they can easily DO re-
moved to the pegs OF the rack, and in time, with
long, patient, unti1ing effort, the owner may be
taught to put them there of his own accord.
Tiny embroidered memorandunl-book with q
place for dainty Cencil, are among
THE NEWER GOODS.
Match-eafcs aud music-stand5 are also orna-
mented in tho saEle way. GcItlemen by no
means disdain eofa-pillows for their lounges ;
1p1f ,rH hA1fara nj
them would quite Is soon have ticking as the
finest vo-k q Woman's hand can devise, still
they take them, turn tho rough embroidery
over, AID very soon soil the wrong side. For
the adnrsi::s OF your own or q friends house,
though, you cen work as many as you please,
and they will always prove acceptable as q
lounge can hardly have too many cushions for
comfort. We would suggast that fow in &C.
cIesiaslioal designs for church-pews would keep
out the Listening comfortably to long sermon.
Some III Gobellu embroidery arc very handsome.
Others are beautifully wrought in floss silk, only
requiring filling in to make them ready for the
upholsterer.
Needle-books. pom -wipers. wasse-paper-bask-
cts, hower-stands, with toilctte-bottes. eachots,
emery cushions, ec!ssors-straps, thermometers,
tape cases, card-tables, kcy-baskets, cases for
knives and forks, screens, and aquarium stands,
are among tho many things shown which are TO
be made partially or entirely of aomo species Of
embroidery. For the young mother, there aro
EXQUISITE cRADLE-coyEEs,
Of strips Of finest white cashmere. to be en-
broidered with floss in delicate vines
of lilies of the valley or forget-n,o-
nots; three Of theso, pinked at the
edges: to be applied to q quilted square of
rose-color or blue satin There arc foot-mufTs
to be n,ado for grandmamma at home, to use in
winter, or for c:iTlage-use whom you 80 abroad
yourself in the cool tirno coming table-coyers
that may be worked, and mantel-lambrequins
or, for the moro ambitious, lace-coverlets. The
various ant1-Gacassars are in all sorts Of mate
1iul, from crochet and mignardise to the finest
imitation Of old Point-de-Yenise. There are
summer and winter Anghai,s to be wrought;
and, indeed, tho enumeration Of pretty trilos
seems endless.
The old-fashioned cut or raised work is again
being renewed. This, III squares Of pink and
white, or blue and white, has the effect of velvet
It is quickly aud easily nado, and is inexrea-
siye in material. For tolette-cushions or sofa
pillows,t is soft and prctty. Coruucopiss, scrap
oaSs, and shaving-cases IN silver card, worked
with chenille, are very dainty. Tiny baskets full
Of knitted wool form n receptacle for hair-plrs
when the hair is loosened at night Watch-cases
in Berlin wire are filled With embroidery. There
s . vast collection to choose from. For recep-
'ion-chalrs, and, indeed, in most OF the fancy
ir;fins, dragons, and goblns peer at you from
designs that are worked in gold thread
md filled in with some dull, quuint color
India cassimero is also introduced
as groundwork for various fancy articles, -
Ibis being wrought III silks, Oriental in color as
well as Eastern in design. Turkish towelng,
linen duck, ticking. aud other seeningly-inap-
propriate fabrics, are made up into
REALLY BEAUTIFUL ARTICLES,
hat serve to brighten tip what would otherwise
oe, perhaps: very dull and comtortless looking
'oom. The new Panama canvas ia mado of
,traw, and is used with much effect in fancy ar-
icles. Geneva canvas is a sort Of brown-bag-
,iug, NTH open meshes. Another eort has
run through it at intervals. Summer
:arriage robes in cloth are braided. and have n
braided monogram in the centre. Wirter-robes
nay be made in India Cashmere, in the Oriental
lesigus above spoken OF, md laid aside to ba
med with fur when needed.
While that old proverb, that =. Satan irds
oue mischief still for idle hands to do" has
'een very much perverted, still, il fancy-work
8 only made 3 recreation, and not q buainess, it
Till be that almost all tastes can be suited
nd many protty things created. Christmas NAV
% prepared for, and some otherwise weary hours
employed.