Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-19
I1ONII; TORIES.
Notes on Household Decoration.


| A useful and ornamental little article
for the bureau is made Icy taking Il bas-
lSct which is made in the form of two
baskets fastened together, with one han
die only. Line them with silk or satin,
fill with curlcd hair, and cover the top
with opcn-wOrkod crochctcd covering
finishing its edge with plated ribbon,
or cover the top with zephyr worstcd, or
Shetland wool knit in loops. If this is
used, you can dispense with the plated
ribbon. This makes n neat hair-pin
holder.
\ very good idea for the brightcnine-
up Of nursery or playroom consists in
decorating the pamela OF the doors by the
insertion of brightly colored autographs,
fitting them iuto the panels, and framing
them, If necessary, with Il narrow bead
ing of gliding.
Some Of the window shades for houses
are fine cream -colored linen, upon which
unconventional designs have been paint
ed in watercolors. They look very well
from the interior, but are less effective
from the outside.
. Ribbon embroidery is NOW used for
working monograms or initials upon
pocket haudkerchiefs 1t is executed 50
finely that ut little distance it appears
like raised embroidery in colorcd silks.
Another style of handkerchief embroid-
cry is in twisted silks, which are couched
in floss silks. Occasionally design as
of leaf is worked in raised embroidery.
the monogram or initials being worked in
colOred silks across the centre.
Rocco embroidery is variety OF RJ-
man work much used now for table bor-
derngS, fire screens, and cushion covers.
1t is made upon n foundation Of ecru lin-
en- and carried oGt in iiloseles A pat
tern is drawn upon the linen, and flo
Selles of bright color selected, ami each
thread split into four. With one of thcsr
the needle is threaded AMI the outline
Of the pattern is worked oy,r with fnr,
even, buttonhole stitch, the outer edges
Of the rows being carefully tGrngd, 81
that they always form tia outside Of any
section of the pattern. When the whul,
design is thus worked, the linen not ou-
closed Oh the lines ui In;lpnhoic i. cili
away. and the pattern Ni!l thea u.wuAs
the appearance Of open work.
\ nov capricr &, blye d, liH. .all"j
built over the top ot tnc ua.,Nug-rooA
door ail to put there all sorts oi cuiiIiu
Things, presumably picked mp IN In
rope.
The latest fashion Of hanging car. r.tiu
is 10 nail them to strip OF wood whicl
fts closely beneath the vindpw-fromo
This style viii replace the rjngs tha
have b.ru in favor 80 long.
saw an od-fnshiouel. hish-bucke
cane-sc.lcd chair, covered in seV,ceab,
fashion, the otLcr day, \ sort OF ba.
was made which exactly fitted over lh
chair. Il Wa securely fastened at th
bottom. ;hr edges bplnr turu"i iH an
acwod over aud over The covcun
WAS Of Cmtpn illuncl Of old gold color
and inserted in ii were two stripes q
crctonuc. Tho cretounc hnd blaci
. ground work, with gay bird, and flower
ON it, For anything So simple and so eats
Y made this chair covering was very 81
fsctivc, redecminS rs it did uu old an
! much used chair from positive uEllncas.
\ useful, pretty, and remarkably chea
work basket can be made by taking tw
= ptrcil baskets and attaching them t,
gcthcr. Turn one upside down, then ;,
the other on top of that, tack them I,
!, Sether firmly in several places, ~ tina
thcre will be no danger Of the upper on
f. sliding or tipping, then To the edge OF til
l top basket sew some kind o! COVERING
Let ii reach to the floor, leave fUIiUc-
: enough SO Tint it can be drawn in at til
! centre where the two BASKETS join. ai
still conceal the lower one entirely. 7,
Il band ol decorated nsbon or velvet, ,
Il cord simply where you can draw il II
Z 50 that the little stand will prtsen; ii
7 appearance OF an hour glass. Line ii
Il upper basket, and put il pockets,
:, needle book, and small cu-hon, IN
IL you have most convenient basket.
u you wish to have more pockets than the
.7 is room for in the inside, they can he p
: around the outer edge. These hasic
: may he covered with tu,key.rcd calico,
! with handsome Canton flannel and ma
I. 10y means Of bows and some simple ou
= unmcntntion, he made pleasing object
" The calico is good to line the basket wit
as it does not catch and keep lint, threat
etc, MS the flannel does.