Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15
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Some Useful Hints on Household
Decoration.

Some Useful Hints on Household
Decoration.
The newest design for colored table
cloths is one of birds on the wing. They
are worked in filoseles in raised stitch,
the eyes being represented by iridescent
beads. In one recently imported from
Kensington owls are i'll two corners, and
swallows in flight in the corresponding
ones.
Scrap baskets are now in the shape of
vases with one or two handles, and the
favorite decoration is by means of a hand
some bow, bunch of flowers, or group
Of tiny birds
Bureau covers are now made in crash,
design of leaves and flowers being gem
orally worked in linen floss. They can
be washed and on this account have
much to recommend them. The work is
usually solid, and they are finished off by
an insertion of drawn work and fringe.
In England arrasene has lost its popu-
larity, while here, on the contrary, it is
the most fashionable of all embroidery
materials. Table covers and portierc
terms in raised work. A preference is
given W ptOHetllcul uili uidDts'lhc ut-
signs.
The lat, ST fashion in dcilies for meat
dishes is to have design Of uncooked
vegetables worked in tiloselle or crewels
in the natural colors.
Wood baskets are decorated in many
fanciful ways, the most popular being by
hangings upon the one side of deep gar
net, crimson sateen, with fringe of the
same color, and a motto worked in Ken
sngton stitch, "Heap on more wood, the
wind is chill" while on the other side n
collection of fir cones serves as an orna-
ment.
The latest quilt for baby's bed is
made of triangular pieces of colored silks
joined together by Il feather stitch EN-
broidery in gold colored filoselle 1t is
lined throughout with white sateen.
Plush-covered frames are decorated
with small beads or tiny brass-headed
nails, OF by painting spray of apple or
orange blossoms i'll one of the upper
corners and bird upon the correspond
ing one at the bottom.
Fashionable bed quilts are now of sa-
tin richly embroidered the centre, for
instance, of heavy white satin, upon
which II design OF flowers and leaves is
embroidered, surrounding monogram.
A bordering of baby-blue satin about
eighteen inches in width has running
design in white silk, and each corner is
embroidered in different pattern i'll sim
liar stitch.
Transparencies for windows are made
either Of what is called "architects pa
per- or of very thin muslin which has
been coated over with liquid wax and
| left to dry The best way to paint it is
TO stretch ii over II frame III the same way
rs n piece of embroidery and i'll TINT posi-
ton trace out the design. Transparent
colors only are used, mixed with gold
size and Il little turpentne.
Imitation stained glass is becoming
very popular, especially for homes where
the view from the back windows is of {
blank wall or ueighbOr's yard, with its
weekly display OF linen.
Square tables are now fashionable fol
dining-rooms usually they are support
ed upon one central column extending
into carved lions heads, breasts and feet
Mahogany is coming into favor again.
Lambrequins for parlor mantels are OF
the fashionable terra Gotta shade of plush
embroidered i'll geomctrical designs
those for bedrooms are OF raw silk Will
insertion OF colored satin and fringe tC
match the insertion.
The latest novelty in tea-table cloths Is
to have them of fine crash, with Il borIc
design of quaint tcacups, and i'll the cen
tire II time-pece, the hands pointing t
five o'clock. Usually the embroidery il
carried ont in blue iloselle
Geometrical designs are now the mos
fashionable for all small articles doilies
for instance, are left quite plain in tn
centre. and in each corner double tri
/, angle or interacing circlets or square
are worked.
Plaques of hammered metal are mount
ed upon deep-toned vclvets and the
Q framed with narrow headings of ebonize
, work. The most popular designs ar
t Moorish or arabesque. Those who are i
f the secret of such things assert tina
V Moorish designs are to lie UNIVERSAL
: adopted IN decoration.
A novel decoration for the ulisightl
) transor windows which distigure so man
rooms i'll city houses is made by filling il
= the space with dcep-culored dnmask pa
e per, upon which handsome raised pnpe
+ figures nre laid. The figures, which M
y of every variety, can be bought singl
for twenty-five cents ut any of the lead
e ing wallpaper and decorators establish
Il mcuts.
Esthctic hat stands are the thing no.
: in small houses. \ common iron nm
. brelia stand Is fitted III II corner Of tn
y hail, and above it n framework of con
!, mon wood Is nailed against the wall IN
= ebonized. Upon each side OF this fran
brass hooks for the hats are arrauget
. and in the centre bevelled looking glas
U is fitted, while from the umbrella stan
; itself little curtain is hung in easy folt
= from II small brass rod fastened upo
= brackets ON either side.
i Handsome tides are ina lie by stitchin
>. crctounc figures of bright tiLts upu
dsrk-rolored plush with gold thread ,
y narrow gold braid Cord of mixeu col,
= is sewn around the edge, anda heavy tn
/. sci depends from each corner.
4 Far the FamiI, scrap Book.
\. Never boil nice white goods, The
e should he scaldcu only.
Linseed oil and chaIC pal oil is an c
" cellent remedy for II scnld or burn.
lt To iron embroidery nicely press it {
|. the wrong side between two tlnnuels.
To remove stains from table linen no
al up the soiled spot and pour through
i, boiling hot water,
l. To relieve toothachc apply to the tro
r blesome tooth Il tiny piece of cotton sat
10 rated with ammonia.
n, 4 bit of cotton batting sprnkled WI
IL black pepper and wet with sweet oil III
IL inserted in the ear will Immediately Gu
" faruche.
n A teaspooniul of the white of an eg
ne well beaten and mixed with lemon Jul