Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-09
= piece Of scarle. braid, and then tackled


tLen labrequin, or hanging border, OF the
same, attached. and trimmed with gradu-
ateu rows Of flannel, the whole finished
with scarlet worsted fringe
The mantel shelf was high, narrow
abomination Of wood, painted white; this
was covered with flannel and finished with
a prettly shaped pointed lambrequin
trimmed with the fringe On the shelf
Laura placed two plain white vases Of
graceful shape, present from herself, and
filed thei1 with dropping sprays OF Ira
desCanta. The effect of the scarlet, green
and white, to color loving eye, was sim
Fly charming.
Two chairs had their seats covered in |
stripes to match sofa and rocker; bat to I
.,lrs Mathers intense asionishment, two /
OF three cane bottomed chairs were ban
lshed, and Their places supplied with some |
dlsreoltable looking ones from the kitchen. /
But these wooden ones were first painted !
vernll ion, and emerged from the process, I
things OF beauty. Some common little pine
picture frames were treated in the same
way and as they enclosed passably good
eDgIavlngs Of pleasant subjects, they proved
very ornam -ntal.
Brackets were not forg0tten; small
wooden shelves of circular shape were
covered with the inevitable fringe; plaster
| busts, not particularly strong as works of
art, we.e nearly concealed by vines grow
ing 10 bottles behind them, and produced
a very pretty effect.
You must certainly have a couple of
foot stools, SAID Miss Gay, when she ar
rived at this point ''but woe be unto the
presumptuous he or she that shall place
desecraling feet upon them"
The foOtstoOls were made Of salt or
sugar boxes tor a foundation, covered
with unbleachcd muslin that was orna-
nentcd with scarlet braid, an applique fig
ure cut out Of flannel tor the centre, and
fringe around the edge. They were really
beautiful, the tops having first been nicely
raised with moss anu covered with old
calico
Laura's busy fingers worked swiftly to
accomplish all this, for she 0isdained help
from her cousin, who certainly had enough
to do without adding any fancy touches to
her pile of duties. But Mrs Mathers looked
and wondered as the parlor steadily grew
in beauty, ard frankly acknowledged that
she would not lave known it,
Now for a wall-pocket, SAID the indie
fatgublc Workwoman; and after adding
some pastcboard to her stores and produc-
ing lovely ilhograph of Little
Red Rldnghood from her own portfolio,
she began operations III this way:
A piece of pasteboard, fourteen inches in
length bv about eleven in breadth. was cut
in the shape of shield, covered on one
side with a gray paper Of very delicate
; shade and on the other with scarlet flannel.
1t Is better, however, to have two pieces
of pastoboard, as they can pe covered more
I noallv and the back tirmer. Sew on the
, edge of the gray paper piece, with tiny
: stitches on the right side, binding OF
$ scarlet worsttd braid; baste the scarle,
Il flannel on the other piece, making the edges
a very neat but the Two are not to be jolneC
, until tie entire front of the pocket is com
Il pletod. Sew neatly on the flannel piece {
|, loop OF. braid 10 hang the pocket up by
: Cni out two more pieces Of pesteboard
}, with straight edges, measuring seven by
: nine nchcs: covering one piece with scar
c let tianne,, the Other with gray paper bount
rs with braid like the back piece; on th
e gray paper side carefully paste the picture
1t which should be of size to leave margin
& OF gray all ar Dund edge the picture witt
narrow strip of gilt bordering Of the kline
c used with scrap book pictures; put tn
same bordering on the Inner edge of tn
. braid binding. Then mite these two SINAI
Ter pieces by a neat overland or slip site
: done with scarlet silk. Next cut tW
yolcs OF scarlet flannel TO attach the pock.
to the back sew noa.ly, placing the pocke
:. oil the gray paper side Of the back in th
D. i,dle of the shield. Now join the tlann
- side OF the back of all this in the same wa
as the pocket sides are Joined; crochet
a. deep fringe Of scarlet worsted on the lowe
: and pointed end of the shield, and Il
81 ar,iCltk tiui>hed
This is Miss GAYS receipt for a wal
| pocket, and il is as beautiful a one as can
manufactured with the needle.
II. The DAYS went on and the par,or W
finished 1t was unique, and the who
.>t family were IN a state of a1mlrng ecstat
u over IT,
z Now said Mrs. Mathers, decsivel
how much have you spent, Laura ov
!. and above the twenty dollars: This
III, worth pay ing for, and | shall soon ha
10 some more egg money.
y ou wish me 10 give an account, th,
i # moneys expended replied her cousl
Here il Is unbleached muslin, two dC
.;7 .ars scarlet Il .nncl, five dollars worst,
braid, pant silk and suniries, two dollar
=, sum remaining IN the exchequer, elev4
:, dollars. which | herewith denver 10 /
- ri-h'tul owner
~, And d YOU mean 70 say" gasped
i. hostess, that Il ' parior has actually be
r,tUrnlshed ii this exquisite manner t
~ ranc dollars
AZ 'Yes' replied Mss GaY. modest