The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-24
DECORATIVE NOTES.

"A SIMPLE OocOroIlOn IOr p1llOW-Snomo
is a geometrical band of cross stitch in
red silk or cotton, between narrow Dor
ders of drawn-work, or darned net in
sertion.
A PRETTY ornament for q pen-holder
is made by boring hole in the top and
inserting a peacock's feather cut of
about an inch and half below the eye.
Secure with glue and finish with tiny
bow of peacock-green satin.
TABLE-scARFs are made with darned
nets, by working two bands six inches
wide and one and three-fourths yards
long, and combining with strips of car
dinal plush on satin ribbon, fastened
together in herring-bone stitch, the
whole finished with darned lace edg-
ings.
To CLEAN stained or vanished wood
work, save ten leaves for few days,
drain them and pour on enough clean
water to cover them we'll, place on the
stove and let them simmer for twenty
minutes. When nearly cold dip fan
mel cloth in the water and wipe off the
wood, drying with another flannel.
To DRApE an easel holding photo
graph or painting, take long strip of
plush, knot it around the upright-bar
close under the cross-piece, letting this
piece over the surface lie in easy folds |;
in this way one end will fall on the enc
side below the picture frame and the
other on the opposite side, just above
the frame. The cords should be ar
ranged to look os though they held the
slip knots in position.
PRETTY covers for small tables are
made of round-meshed mosquito net.
A simple pattern is darned in around
the border with scarlet wool, and the
edge is finished by cutting the net in
deep scallops, and over-casting them
with wool, and running in just
above the edge seven rows of the same.
Pillow-shams can be made of the net to
match the cover and can be laid over
the white slips or lined with scarlet
cambria.
WHEN the wire of fan that spreads
becomes broken, spread the fan and
fasten the outer sticks together. Wind
narrow ribbon in aud out of the bottom
sticks until no openings are left, join
/ together with wire and place over it a
| large satin bow. Fasten a piece of
ribbon at each side of the pocket with
q small bow, and suspend from the CEN
ter or corner of the room. If hung I'M
| der the chandelier they make a good re-
ceptacle for burnt matches and lighters.
Very small paper fans made in the
same manner, are placed against the
wall and filled with lamp-ighters
made of bright colored papers. Soiled
postal-cards, cut in small strips, make
excellent lighters and emit no smoke.
CREToNNE canton flannel, with Gre
| tonne border curtains, resemble those
of long ago, full at the top and falling
in folds to the floor They are made
| long enough to lie some inches on the
floor, and are finished with homemade
ball fringe, which j described in form
er letter; of course suitable fringe can
be found at any upholsters. These are
draped back at either side with bands
| Of cretonne or ribbon of the FREEDOM
mating color of the curtains. A
straight lambrequin of the same, with
out lining, but trimmed on the lower
edge with the fringe, is placed across
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nicely, nail over the top casing of the
window plain, rounded board. The
curtain and lambrequin are tackled to il
and row of fringe added.
To MAKE o knitting-work pocket
cut five pieces each of old-gold satin
and ccru linen, in the form of tulip
leaf; a quarter of yard deep, six
inches wide at the top and three inches
at the bottom. Decorate the linen
pieces in feather-stitching in old-gold
silk, and join them along the sides,
keeping all the seams on the outside OF
the pocket; notch the seams and bind
them with yellow silk braid, Join the
parts of the lining and set it into the
pocket, and bind the top with braid
like the seams. Button-hole stitch the
bottom of the pocket. Work silk
eyelet hole in the side of one of the
pieces through which the knitting
thread is drawn. The ball remains in
the pocket Sew q safety-pin to the
under side to pin the pocket TO the
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