Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-12-15
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lfarm, Herd and HONEY
With the abundance of material now
to be had at reasonable prices, we can
soon make selection, and contrive
many very pretty and useful articles to
place IN our homes. And it is wonder
full how these seeming nothing bright
en- UP the plainest surroundings, If
there is any taste displayed. / went
one day into home where l knew
money was not over plenty, and the fur
n,ture very old ,and very much worn out.
The room looked beautiful. The girls
had made pretty cretoune covers for all
the furniture; it was all fitted nicely,
and the edges bound; a very pretty
centre table was made out of their old
one, by setting the old stained marble
slab down cellar and covering the top
with a heavy board, and this covered
with pretty scarf table-cover. made of
Turkish toweling, finished at the ends
with strips of black velvet and bands of
crimson Canton flannel the black vel
vet had sprangling Cat stitch in old
gold silk worked along the length the
ends were finished with fringe. Some
of the old pictures had been reframed,
and some of the gilt ones frightened
up with gold paint; the candleabras
also had a coat of gold paint upon the
metal parts, which made them look
like new. This comes IN box with
all the directions for using printnd
upon 1t, and can be used for many
pretty things.
They put it all over a very homely
green glass vase and made quite a
pretty ornament of it, which brighten
ed up dark corner. In another Cor
ner was long Japanese panel strip
reaching nearly to the floor. Upon
one table were a few books and a num-
Der Of photographs of friends arranged
around painted shell upon wire
stand /; over the mantel was strip of
dark crimson velvet paper just the
width of the paper from the shelf up,
around which was border like the one
around the ceiling. This served to
throw out in good relief the few articles
upon the mantel. Had | not known
just how lutte it had taken to accom-
plish the change, should have said
they had been laying out considerable
money in refurnishrng their parlor; it |
seemed to have an air of elegance in |
every detail.
Many make the mistake of overload
ing their rooms with fancy articles, and
in this way inharmonious things get to-
ge.her that spoil the whole effect. A
few selected with good taste will give
much better satisfaction. If your
rooms are used good deal, have your
adjoining of materials that will bear
usage, and leave delicate things for
those who can replace them oftencr.
Haircloth and cane furniture are no.
very fashionable now, but if you are to
nave them about you a good many
years without replacing them with new,
hey will look better at the end of ten
'ears' wear than the cheap upholstered
:olored furniture, of which there is so
much sold now, and with the addition
If some of the fancy coverings now
lsed can be made to look very pretty.
Tides made of strips Of bright fan
lei, cashmere or cloth, alternated, and
worked with gold silk where they are
oined, and fringe at the lower end,
make a very durable covering for a
HAIR back; this can lie lined with
muslin and sheet of wadding put be-
ween; then tackled to the back of the
hair and thrown over on the front, and
will remain in place.
To use up the very smallest scraps
# cashmere and silk, sofa pillow can
re made in this way. For the founda-
ion knitting use black Germantown
'ool; set up forty stitches on coarse
eedles, knit the first row across in
lain garter knitting; in the next row
fter knitting the first stitch, place a
mall strip of cashmere or silk between
he stitches. and knit again; do this
long the whole row. Knit the next
DIV plain, and the following one the W
ame as the second. The silk will be .,
Il like tufts on one side. When it is b
nished it can be sheared a little close v
nd made to look like plush. The CEN !,
r can be made of all dark and Strips 9
mingled light shades made for 4 4,
order around the square. The one | y.
Nv was all mingled through light and :. !:
ark. and was very rich looking. Il