Daily globe., 1883-05-16
HOUSE DECORATION.

BUREAU CovER.-Mats NAV be made.
cut out of light terra Gotta colored felt,
center one round and two square, with
crocheted border of blue zephyr on
EACH
WALL papers should not be too dark.
They should not have too pronounced
pattern. The best papers for small
room are those which give a quiet eff
feet of color and in which the figure
does not obtrude itself. A good paper
goes a long way toward furnishing a
room.
PRETTY and simple blankets for
babies are made of pink or blue fancy
flannel, with the edges pinked and en-
broidered with daisies, or buttonhole-
stitch the edge and put full frill of
soft lace around it. Other warm and
lovely blankets are made of zephyr or
Saxony yarn in the shell-stitch the
same as the shawls for ladies.
SHOPPING BAG.-Use narrow blue
and white striped ticking, cut about
eight inches long and ten inches wide
Inc blue stripes are covered with gilt
braid, and the white stripes ornamented
with point-russe stitch in colored silks.
The bag is then topped with cOlored
satin, red, brown, blue OF green, and is
gathered with draw string at the top.
A HANDY" for a gentleman's room,
which Is intended for brushes, combs,
razors, ETC., has the foundation of ecfu
or hght-blue kid embroidered in outline
with some humorous design. and the
straps OF contrasting color so arranged
as to form special places for the article
to be put in it. Perfumery bottles and
medicine TASKS may also be kept in the
handy"
PRETTY baskets, which are nice for
serving large fruit at dinner or lunch
con-, are easily made. Take four pieces
OF cardboard and cover with any ma
terial preferred, and on each piece work
or paint the flower of the fruit which
the basket will contain. Fasten the
pieces together by a knotted cord so ar
ranged as to look like tiny twigs. Over
| the fruit throw a square of delicate ma
crane lace.
A LOVELY plain blue satin spread has
cluster of pansies appiqued on the
center. Cut the required number of
leaves out of deep yellow, purple, white,
lavender, and pale yellow velvet, and az
range them in the form of the flower on
the satin and work the edges over and
over III shaded silks. Work the stems
IN Kensington and applique few green
leaves; make the border of plush of
any OF the shades of the pansies.
WALL POCKET DEs1GN.-A pretty de-
sign for a wall-pocket is pair of bel
lows. The shape of the bellows should
be cut out of thin wood or pasteboard,
and covered with cretonne satin, or
plush, as may be desired. Three-cor-
nered pieces of silk are fitted in the
sides, and the nozzle is formed of q
graduated roll OF pasteooard, covered
with gilt paper. The front may be dec
GRATED in any way that fancy dictates.
TABLE CoyERs.-A handsome and
durable cover is made of large square
OF drab Aida canvas, with a plush
square in the center. The edge OF the
plush is scalloped and bound with silk
or satin, or is button-holed, as ones
, taste may decree. The border is of the
cloth, and is to be embroidered in MANY
colors. The predominating color should
harmonize with the plush used at the
center. The pattern should be chosen
with reference to'the effect produced by
looking at it from a distance, say from
across the room. If economy is not
! considered, a narrow band of plush
above this porder and below it makes it
particularly handsome. The edge should
be finished with a tassel-like fringe.
The crazy patchwork which is attract
ing so much attention, and which, like
the little girl is, when good, very good,
, and when bad, is horrid, is used a great
deal In the construction Of table-covers.
A scarf made in this way is much adj
mired; its center is of dark olive felt;
across the ends bands of plush are put
on diagonally, and then the corners
above and below this are filed in with
the crazy patchwork; the pieces ere all
small, and of elegant silk, satins, and
velvets joined with innumerable fancy
stitches in various colored silks; she
ends are completed by fringe of tas-
sci tied in with gilt crescents. Another
and more simply elegant square spread
! is of felt with the corners alone en-
broidered, in crewells. A square felt
cover was recently exhibited in fancy
store, with q border fifteen inches deep,
Of the crazy patchwork This was also
finished with fringe.-Ne,C York Eyen-
ing Post.