Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-03

but because this hue is apt to be effective
IN whatever corner of the room Won may
elect to dispose of it, whether tcto-u-tete
with blue couch or on an easy-chair of
Indian red. Where the possessor of a
down pillow aspres TO the simplest meth
cd Of covering it, without the additional
tax of ncedlework | would suggest
width of one Of the soft foulnrd sRtins
now sold for dress purposes in all the
principal shops. One uf these satins,
cream-tinted and besprinklcd with pomp-
adour bouquets OF pale pink and blue,
was made to do duty for this purpose
with success. When present for an in
valid IS in question, OF. indeed, in any
case where the cushion ishabitualy used
the best plan is to make amovcable cover
OF linen to use over the inner lining of
rose -colorcd, lavender or blue silk For
this purpose drawn work in all it's vare-
ties comes into play effectively, and the
finer the material the more attractive the
result. Work border upon drawn
threads Of the. linen, and add few scat
tered sprays of flowers, worked in split
iioselle that has been previously set in
color by dropping the skein into boiling
water. Clover, purple and white, is full
oi fragrant suggestion and of invitation
to the head to incline toward it, The
cover, when finished, should he edged
with lace.
A handbag, to be mounted with old
clasps Of Norwegian workmanship in sill
yer, has the blossoms of the hylrangca
in pinks and puppies, so overlapping each
other as TO leave no glimpse of the orig-
nal ground. The flower forms are after
working, outlined with silver thread
caught down by COUGHING stitches.
\ piano front, worked to replace the
wooden fretwork i'll an upright piano, is II
frieze of dancing figures, some of them
holding musical instruments The ground
If soft gray linen, and the silk used is
French floss, the spaces filled in in old
brick stitch. This is IA most successful
imitation of ancient embroidery, aud is
an immense improvement upon most of
the commonplace antique designs of trail
ing flowers in crewcl work. Ii one is
afraid to undertake drawing figures. Il
conventional Italian scroll design NAV be
filled III after the same method Brick
stitch it will be remembered, is a filling
stitch, variety of 'laid work, where
the soft floss is crossed by irregular
stitches of silk or gold taken like the di-
visions between bricks i'll ii wall and COW
crlng the entire ground.
A pretty table cover recently brought
from Paris is made of old-gold satin
sheeting, with border in applique of
dark blue cloth, worked with gold thread
and crimson silk. The shape of this cover
is oblong, rather than square, and the
two ends only are knotted with fluffy tas.
sells Of combed-out crewel and silk in all
the colors employed
! Another table cover. suitable for libra
ry use, is made OF golden brown cloth. a
borier and corner designs heavily worked
in dark brown silk and outlined with gold
threads. Gold beads are used to enrich
various portions Of the design. and the
leaves are veined with gold.
\ new variety of plush work is 10 adprm
deep red or blue plush borders or covers
with appliques of silk previously worked
IN SILK and gold upon linen in n hand
frame. The appliques are padded before
working IN order to give the work raised
effect when transferred to the deep pile
of the plush. Gold sprays, ileur de lis,
trefoils and quatrefollS are worked in the
same manner upon linen aud subsequent
~ transferred to plush. An effective
method of decorating the dado of por-
tlere Ill olive serge Is to cut strips of dark
blue cloth, and dispose them in the shape
of u trellis work across it. Bustc them on,
and then cut ont large, bold flowers and
leaves from maroon and dark green satin
shecting. Group these upon th" trcllis
like growing vine, some ut the flowers
and buds passing under the trellis, others
lying upon 1t, Basic or gum all in place :;
then use silks and crewel 10 huttonhole
stitch the edges down Work ii coarse
line Of brown crewel for the stem. The
trellis may be buttonhuled with red or
gold while the flowers and leaves look
best when worked with shade cores
ponding to their hue. Vein the leaves
and point the flowers when all is finished,
and occasionally touch the foliage with
deep red. A snowy variety Of this work
WIS made by using gold braid for the
trellis upon n ground Of plush or dark
velveteen, and in tins case the flowers
were partially embroidered aud the foliage
applied. The it imat,W.