Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-30

gold cord. Finish the edge with cardinal
fringe These lambreauns will brighten
adult corner greatly and the shades can
be changed to suit the coloring OF the
apartments.
With a little ingenuity and taste, any
lady can decorate her home and make Il
beautiful. The cost Of the material.
does not debar us from making our homes
charming, 80 much as the upholsterers'
bills. If ladies' will only learn how to
use nails and hammers, and how to make
all the little articles which go so far to.
ward frightening their surroundings,
they can decorate their homes with their
own handiwork. Japanese parasols cau
be made into very pretty waste baskets
or scrap-baskets, by fastening them into
an ebonized block of wood for standard,
by the top, thereby inverting the parasol,
and holding it in place, so that it will re
main half open, with the handle in the
centre. A large bow Of bright-colored
satin ribbon can be tied around the top of
the handle. Placed at one side OF the
mantel-piece, on by the library table. it
will make II pretty bit of high-coloring,
and be of use. Japanese fans, in scarlet
blue or old gold, will also make little
scrap baskets, or hair-receivers Take
out the wire which confines the sticks at
the bottom, run ribbon through them
then take two or three stitches through
the outer edges Of the fan to makei it cone
shaped and sew on ribbons to hang it up
by.
Notes.
Imitation stained glassis becoming very
popular, especially for homes where the
a tla hnal 4 1
wall or neighbor's yard, with its weekly
display of linen.
The latest quilt for baby's bed is
made OF triangular pieces Of colored silks
joined together by feather stitch embroid-
cry in gold-colored filosele. 1t is lined
throughout with white satteen.
Square tables are now fashionable for
dlning-rooms usually they are support
ed upon one central column extending
into carved lions heads, breasts and feet
Mahogany is coming intofavor again.
| Geometrical designs are now the most
fashionable for all small articles doylics,
for instance are left quite plain III the
centre, and Ill each corner double tr-
angle or interlacing circles or squares are
worked.
Plush-coyercd frames are decorated
with small beads OF tiny brass. h oaded
nails, or by painting spray OF apple or
orange blossoms in one Of the upper
corners and a bird upon the correspond-
ing one at the bottom.
Lambrequins for parlor mantels are uf
the fashionable terra Gotta shade OF plusl4,
embroidered i'll geometrical designs
those for bedrooms are of raw silk with
insertion OF colored satin and fringe to
match the insertion
Handsome tides are made by stitching
eretonne figures Of bright tints upon
dark colored plush with gold thread or
narrow gold braid. Cord of mixed color
Is sewn around the edge and Il heavy tas-
sci depends from each corner.
The latest novelty in ten table cloths is
to have them of fine crash, with border
design OF quaint teacups, and i'll the cen-
tire tlmeplece, the hands pointing to .
O'Clock. Usually the embroidery i ear
ried out in blue tiloselle.
Plaques Of hammered metal are mount
ed upon deep-toned velvets and then
framed with narrow headings of ebonized
work. Tho most popular designs are
Moorish or arabesque. Those who are
i'll the secret of such things assert that
Moorish designs are to be universally
adopted i'll decoration.
Fashionable bed quilts are now of satin
richly embroidered The centre, for in
stance, Of heavy white satin, upon which
a design OF flowers and leaves is embroid-
cred, surrounding u monogram. 4 bor-
dering OF baby blue satin about eighteen
inches in width has running design in
white silk, and each corner is embroider-
ed in different pattern in similar
stitch.
\ novel decoration for the unsightly
trausom windows, which distigure SO
many rooms in city houses is made by
filling III the space with deep-colored
damask paper, upon which handsome
raised paper figures are laid. The figures,
which are of every variety, can be bought
singly for twenty. five cents at any of the
leading wallpaper and decorators estab-
lishments.
Transparencies for windows are made
either OF what is called architects pa
per, or OF very thin muslin, which has
been coated over with liquid wax, and
left to dry. The best way to paint it is
to stretch it over a frame in the same way
as piece of embroidery, and in that posi-
tion trace ont the design. Transparent
colors only are used, mixed with gold
size and little turpentine.