Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01
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Notes ON Household Decoration.
A red table-cloth that is too shabby for
it's original use can be used as o crumb-
cloth II it is stiftly starched and the edges
carefully pulled straight and even. Pin
it to the carpet instead Of lacking it, ns
it will then be no trouble to take up again. |
1t will keep clean long time and save
the carpet as effectually as n new one.
A handsome lambrequin for corner
bracket of ebony is made of dark blue or
old gold satin. with band OF plush or
yelye, across the bottom. The satin
should be fringed out to form the finish
on the satin paint or embroider some
daisies or golden rod. Another pretty
wev to fix bracket is to have simply
bandof fringed-out crimson satin tackled
to it, with delicate vine painted IN oil
or water colors on it.
Pretty tides for the sitting-room or
bedroom are made of linen. lake
ward of "butcLers' linen," and cut 1t
through the center. This will make the
tides each yard in length and about
half a yard wide. Work in outline stitch
any sketch that is simple and pretty in
red cotton. Fringe out top and bottom
of tho tiGy about ten inches, and knot the
fringe. About an inch above the fringe
draw out several threads and hemstitch.
A very pretty table cover is square of
dark crimson cloth hemmed or fringed
and trimmed with two or more bands OF
old gold plush. Strips two inches wide
should be placed three inches apart, and
the effect Is very pretty. Common earth.
en- plant Jars are very pretty when bronzed
with bronze powder mixed with varnish.
but only for the house, for they will not
retain their beauty if exposed to the ele-
nlents.
A Waste-paper Basket. Choose well
made basket, and one that stands square
" on the bottom. One way to ornament
the basket is to trim it with three bands
OF ribbon of different colors ; on tue up
DIR band cmbroider II vine OF something
green, with ox-eycd daisies to brighten it
where the ends Join, cover them with q
large and handsome bow. Ii inclined to
take 30 much trouble, line the basket and
finish the upper edge with puff of satin
or O: heavy silk. A handsome basket
may be lined with cashmere, with ruch.
ing around the top, and hanging over the
edge have q sort Of lambrequin, made OF
strips of red and white cashmere, round.
ed at the bottom and pinked on the edge,
and completed by having bouquet OF
flowers IN applique or IN henslnBton EN-
broidery. A tassel on the bottom OF each
piece is n good addition the pieces keep
their shape better with atassel Another
pretty way is to put band Of canvas,
either drab, blue or scarlet, around the
basket below this put band of black
velvet brighten both by embroidery
one design to work ON the velvet is Il pro.
cession OF Kate Greenaway children. A
handsome ribbon bow adds to the good
effect
A tasteful home made cover for small
stand is of pretty shade of Canton tian.
mel, light blue, for instance, trimmed with
rows of black velvet ribbon, feather.
stitched on and finished around the edge
with WOODEN fringe, which one can make,
if necessary, of split zephyr of color to
match.
Quito nice thing i'll pin-cushions is
the bolster cushion. 1t is about quar-
ter OF yard long and eight inches round.
The case is first made, stuffed and gather
ed at the end. Then it is covered with
velvet, embroidered sill, or satin, or any
pretty material To each one is attached
an ornamental tassel, and n cord from one
end to the other, by which to suspend
the cushion from the top of the mirror.