Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-20
ART DECORATION.
Some Record-Union' Notes on House
characterization


DESIGN FOR PLArE.-A handsome de-
sign for wooden or China plate is that of
butterfly on the lower third, with two
small birds in the center pursuing, and
three in the upper third, still smaller, fol-
lowing.
SIMPLICITY. The new style of light
furniture all tends toward simplicity. For
instance, sideboards and Bullets are made
of plain upright sticks, that any one can
dress out, upholding light shelves, the
whole covered with cloth of any pleasing
tint. Fringe ornamentation may be added.
AANrELs -Marble mantels are no longer
left bare Cut from rough light board
mantel top of design to suit, cover with
oreton, or maroon scarlet or other cloth, or
with embossed leather, velvet or plush, or
with any neat cheaper material Hang the
front with a curtain (ambrequin like)
and ornament with fringes to taste.
HoRsEsHoEs. To prepare horseshoe
for decoration, clean well, clear out the
nail-holes, coat the plain side with white
of egg, dust with gold bronze. On the back
fasten tinted paper, in the center of which
sketch flower or other design, or place
there a small photograph decalcomanie
picture. Hang by scarlet ribbon from the
two upper nail-holes. Suspend beneath
the mantel.
BED LIEEN.-Bed linen is now often en-
brOidered, and the part of the sheet that
turns back over the coverlet, and the sides
of the pillow, are ornamented with some
elaborate design carried out in satin stitch
In white embroidery thread or hossette.
The monogram Is sometimes embroidered
in medallion in the center of the work
on the sheet, or on one side of the pillow.
Ordinary white quilts look well with
spray of flowers worked in crewels.
EAsELs.-For cabinet pictures on the
mantel, by cutting half-round half-inch
moldlng into strips of desired length, S,
10 or u inches, and securing the cross
pieces to the uprights with common pins,
sut in half. Place two pieces on the back
in the shape of the letter X to brace the
easel. Attach the leg by two staples
linked, which make of pins or bit of wire.
A little care will enable any one to make
very neat easels of this character for few
cents.
PICTURES. frame engravings ohesply,
lay the glass fiat upon the mat, with a
backing of one-quarter-inch seasoned pine
board, and bind the edges with tinted
paper. The effect is very pleasing, and the
picture thus mounted may be set on an
easel, a mantel, table, or even in the cor
ner on the floor. If there is placed be-
meath the tinted paper half-inch, half
round bead, which can be had at any
planning mill for a few cents, the effect is
improved much, or even two or three
thicknesses of pasteboard strips will make
a neat molding.
SAMPLERS. At a recent tea party at
New Rochelle, n. Y, the ladies all wore
old-fashioned samplers for aprons, upon
each of which the legend, "Polly put the
kettle on, was rudely inscribed over a
freely conventiopalized tea-kettle. The
form of invitation was so clever that we
reproduce it. The lines weren iclosed in
the design Of a teapot. They were as fol-
lows
We hope on Thursday next to see
few young friends at seven to tea,
And trust that you'll At once agree
One of our honored guests to be.
Teacaps and tespots rare have we,
Which you're eXpe- ted, when you see,
To p,ai with proper ecstasy.
The teaeups all belong TO " L.
d" l." owns the teapots. So you
sort OF Joint affair twill be,
OF 0olong, Hyson, and Bohea.
Ieaeups and teapOts =" l." and " z.
Remember, then, that you're to be
On hand at P N. 20 tea,
And share modest little spree
On Thursday next. r. 5. YP.
LARGE EAsELs Common bamboo fish
ing-poles, cut in five OF six-foot upright,
and p and Il foot horizontal pieces, and
bound together by light malleable copper
wire, passing through holes at the half
diameter of the sticks, make very hand
some parlor easels that will uphold heavy
pictures. Dress the bamboo with coarse
and fine sand-paper, and clean out the
joints with the point of knife The
wood will finish Epon in q beautiful cream
eelored tint. For the leg use a bamboo
hinged by a wire cross-piece incased In bit
Of small bamboo. To brace the easel split a
bamboo stick and with very small screws
fasten to the back convex side outward) in
the shape of letter Y. Let the ends OF
the X protrude aud the effect is improved
You can stripe, gid or bronze the tips and
Joints. or ornament with brass or nickel
headed taeks, or ornament in any Other
way taste and ability may dictate.
MExus.-Menus worked in silks ON a
silk foundation are now made in new
way. They have a cardboard frame the
size of an ordinary menu card, and this il
covered with silk, with delicate flora
design to one side a second piece of silk
covered and worked cardboard is then sewr
on just half the width-the design is OF
this half. and sometimes small mono
gram the card then slips in between these
two pieces. half of it showing, anc
can be taken out to be examined and pu'
back again easily. A little silk-covereC
rest is added at the back so that the frame
stands on the table Ike an easel Tn,
whole is bound with very narrow sit
cord the color of the silk Thus a frest
menu can be substituted at every dinner
9asmine, forget-me-nots, or any sinai
flower can be selected, and small mats car
be embroidered to match to put the glas:
dishes and ornaments on, when arranged
on dinner table,