Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-05
THE HOUSEHOLD.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY AND HOME DEcoRA-
TIoN AND FURNISHING.
The Parlor, Kitchen, Store-room, Studio
Library, Nursery, Sewing room,
Garden and Poultry Yard.

LAMBREouINs Saline lambrequins and
bands for the top and bottom of curtains
are wrought in crewels alone, or else mixed
with silks of lighter shades, in tapestry
stripes, or in designs of scrolls, or in the
patterns, and look as if copied from some
quaint dado or frieze. Upholstery frlnges
of brightly colored worsted are sold for
trimming tables. chairs and other EN-,
broidered pieces. The frlnges cost 81
cents to 81 25 yard, according to their
width and design some have chenille
combined with them, and others are mixed
silk and worsted.
NEcKwRAR -Scarfs and ties are in all
the fashionable brocades and plain silks.
They are made in all colors and in all
STYLES. Some are about quarter OF yard
wide, doubled and fringed at the ends
other ties are made single and confined at
the throat by being passed through scarf
ring. The Claudent scarfs are exceedingly
popular this season for. gentlemen, and,
owing to their peculiar formation. serve as
chest protectors as well as for ornament.
They come, in all the imported and do
nestle eonceits, in plain silks, Surahs,
brocades, damasses and embroidered
fabrics.
RULES FOR SHAPING A STOCKING.
about eight inches plain knitting narrow
on either side of seam stitch by pearllng
two together narrow every tenth round
till YOU have narrowed six times, then
every eighth round, three times; every
sixth three times every fifth four times !;
fourth, three times, and third, twice or
more, according to whether you think 1t Is
narrow enough for the ankle. Knit about
four inches of plain knitting, and divide IN
two for heel; knit heel till you have halt
as many loops on side as you have stitches
on needle. To form the heel-cap One PLAIN
row knit nine stitches beyond seam stitch.
take off one knit one, slip and bind, knit
one more, then turn work and pearl, knit
ting nine beyond seam, knit two together,
one pearl, then plain row. take Oft last
stitch on pattern, knit one off OF those lett
on needle, slip and bind, and knit one
more, then pearl one row, knit last stitch
of pattern and first of those left on needle
together, knit one more, then plain row !;
| continue in this way till you have knit off
| all of those stitches left on needle. Then
take up loops on side of heel and knit
all round once after which narrow on
side needles next to instep by pearllng two
together till you have the same number OF
stitches on needles that you had before
dividing for heel. Knit foot to within two
inches of the length you wish, then divide
the stitches in four (now using five nee
dles). First round, pearl first stitch on
each needle, and narrow at end OF each
needle by pearling two together. Second
round, pearl first stitch on each needle,
rest plain. Third round, knit first stitch
plain, pearl the second, narrow at end OF
each needle. Fourth round, first plain,
second pearl, rest plain. Fifth round, two
PLAN stitches, third pearl and narrow at
end of needle. Sixth round, two plain, the
third pearl, rest plain. Continue in this
way every other round, knitting one more
plain before pearl stitch, and narrowing till
the pearl stitch and narrowing meet, when
you narrow every round until there are
only three stitches on each needle, when
you finish off. This forms a star, and
makes very pretty shaped foot For
gentlemen's stockings there is no narrow
ing in the legs, simply put on the number
of stitches to fit ankle.-[N New York Trib-
une,