The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-12
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
and white, to color loving eye, was sim
ply charming


ply charming.
Two chairs had their seats covered in
stripes to match sofa and rocker; but to
| hlrs. Mather's intense astonishment, two
or three cane. bottomed chairs were ban
lshcd, and their places supplied with some
disreputable looking ones from the kitchen.
But these wooden ones were first painted
| vcrmllion, and emerged from the process,
| things of beauty. Some common little pine
picture frames were treated in the same
| way and as they enclosed passably good
cngravlngs of pleasant subjects, thoy proved
very Ornam entail.
Brackets were not forgotten small
| wooden shelves Of circular shape were
covered with the inevitable fringe; plaster
busts, not particularly strong as works of
art, were nearly concealed by vines grow
ing in BOTTLES behind them, and produced
very pretty effect.
"You must certainly have a couple of
foot Stools" SAID Miss Gay, when che ar
rived at this point; "but woe be unto tho
prcsumptuous lie or she that shall place
desccrating feet upon them"
The footstools were made of salt or
sugar boxes for foundation, covered
with unbleached muslin that was orna-
mcnted with scarlet braid, an applique fig
ure cut out of flannel for the centre, and
fringe around the edge. They were really
beautiful, the tops having first been nicely
raised with moss and covered with old
calico.
Laura's busy fingers worked swiftly to
accomplish all this, for she disdained hclp
from her cousin, who certainly had enough
to do without adding any fancy touches TO
her pile of duties. But Mrs. NIathers looked
and wondered as the parlor steadily grew
IN beauty, and frankly acknowledged that
she would not have known it,
'Now for wall-pocket, said the indc-
/ fatigable workwoman; and after adding
some pastcboard to her stores, and produc.
ing lovely chromo-lilhograph of Little
Red Rldingirood from her own portfolio,
she began operations in this way:
a piece Of pasteboard, fourteen inches in
length by about eleven in breadth, was cut
in the shape of shield, covered on one
SIDE with gray paper Of very delicate
shade, and Oh the other with scarlet flannel.
1t Is better, however, to have two pieces
of pasteboard, as they can be covered more
neatly and the back trmer Sew on the
edge of the gray paper piece, with tiny
stitches On the right side, binding of
c:''ct wOrstcd braid; baste the scarlet
flannel on the other piece, making the edges
very neat; bat the two are not to be joincd
until the entire front of the pocket is COM
pletcd. Sew neatly on the flannel piece a
loop of braid 10 hang the pocket up by.
Cni out two more pieces of pasteOoard,
with straight edges, measuring seven by
nine inches: covering one piece with scar
let fiannei, the other with gray paper bounG
with braid like the back piece; on the
gray paper side carefully paste the picture,
which should be of u size to leave a margin
OF gray all around edge the picture with
narrow strip of gilt bordering of the kind
used with scrap-book pictures; put the
sn'no bordering on tho edge Of The
braid binding. Then unite these two small.
Ter pieces by neat overland or slip stitch
done with scarlet silk. Next cut two
cores OF scarlet flannel to attach the pocket
TO the back scw neatly, placing the pocket
on tho gray paper side of the back in the
middle OF tho shield. Now join the flannel
side OF the back of all this in the same way
as the pocket sides are joined; crochet
deep fringe of scarlet worstcd ON the lower
ana pointed end Of the shield, and the
article is finished.
pocket, and iC is as beautiful one as can be
M Will thC uCCul0.
The days went on and the par,or was
finished. 1t was unique, and the whole
famil y were in state Of admring ecstacy
over it.
"Now,' said Mrs. Mathcrs, decsively,
chow much have you spent Laura over
and above the twenty dollars2 This is
worth paying for, and l shall soon have
some more egg money"
You wish me to give an account, ther
OF moneys cxpended3' replied her COUSIN.
''Here it is: unbleached muslin, two dol
lars -; scarlet flannel, five dollars worsted
braid, paint, silk, and sundries, two dollars;
sum remaining in the exchcquer, eleven
dollars, which | herewith deliver to the
rightful owner" :.
And DO you mean to say" gasped her
hostess, "that my parlor has actually been
refurnlshed In this exquisite manner for
nine dollars3'
."Yes replied Miss Gay, modestly {;
ii arc tho capabilities of scarlet
he might have added, scarlet flan-
nnipt ho6 IN ho