Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-10
DaiIr Kennebfr JournaI.
Useful Articles.
SHAVING CASE.


nese fan. and covering 1t with satin on
both sides, and sewing two small rings on
the reverse to tie in black OF tissue
shaving papers, which may be pinked
around three sides. The satin. before il
is mouated upon the fan, may be dec
GRATED with one of Kursheedt's STAN
dard ornaments. The basket is in fine
wood-color. the roses in JaequeminoI
shades. and the meadow daisies in the
true sunfiower shades-gold and brown.
Ii requires skill to properly apply an or
nament OF this kind. It should be slight
/ ly dampened upon the back and pressed
into position, and then caught down BY
very fine edge-stitches taken invisibly.
10 all Of these applied figures the effect is
much finer If mixture Of hand embroid-
ery is introduced; for instance in the
SPRAYS OF a wreath. or the branch where
on an applique bird is resting.
DECORATED WooD-Box.
1t is becoming more and more the Gus
tom TO have at least one wood ire IN a
house, and as constant replenishing Of the
fuel is necessary il is desirable to have a
supply at hand A receptacle tor this sup
ply can be made of strong, smooth
ly planed wooden box, which may
be stained and vanished on the outside,
and, if it is very large, casters should be
out on the bottom for convenience in
sweeping the room. A dark cloth or felt
banner put on the front for lambrequin.
my be edged with gold colored cord, with
fiat tassel on the point. Across the top
of the banner, NAV be worked branch of
pine with the stems done with brown flo
selle, and the needles in long, single
stitches Of dark green chenille. Under
this woody design, may be worked in out
line stitch with tinsel, some appropriate
legend such as, Heap on the wood and
let the fire burn" Upon each end Of the
Dox may be narrower banners, worked in
design of oak and acorns, done in ARA
sene !: or, the side panels, being less con-
spicuous than the front, may be simply
trimmed with bunch of real acorns,
gilded and vanished and tied in position
by DOW of narrow satin ribbon; or, two
oak leaves may be outlined upon the panel
in green floss and the bunch of acorns
sewed between them.
MANTLE DECORATION.
In some houses, not very recently built
the white wooden mantles, with their high,
narrow shelves. are real griets to the
beauty loving mistress. A mantle of this
kind can be greatly improved by staining
it black and covering the upper part
with drapery made OF jute or hol-
lands, with fringe on the lower edge.
Have the drapery twelve inches deep, and
put three bands of black velveteen upon
it horizontally at equal distances apart.
Cover the space between the bands with a
long, loose feather-stitch done in bright
colored, coarse embroidery silk. Make a
fringe OF three strips of ielt. using colors
to correspond with the embroidery silk.
Cut one edge of the felt into slender
strands, and put two of the bands under
the edge of the drapery, after setting one
on the outside with 3 long, loose button
hole, or any fancy stitch, for heading.
Tie the three thicknesses of felt fringe
into tassels, bringing all the shades into
prominence, and, if tor n parlor mantel,
sew few strands of colored silk upon the
front of each tassel.
NEW STYLES OF CUSHION.
A new style of cushion is made like a
banner. with fringe and a plush band on
the bottom, with design of peoples or
other set pattern done just above, with
silk, in outline work filled in with wool
in long stitches, upon a background darned
with gold-colored silk, The upper part
OF the cushion is made of perpendicular
stripes Of velvet, or plush, and silk alter
ating,
LAMP SHADE.
A dainty lamp shade that is more val
ued for its daytime decorative qualities
than for its use at night. is made by cover
ing a wire skeleton shade, first with paper,
and then with successive rows of tissue
paper plated into the form of roses; at the
top and bottom of the shade is an enclr-
cling wreath of artificial rose leaves. A
variation of the same kind of shade is COW
cred with plaitings of violet paper. The
strips for plating are about three inches
wide and cut on each edge into narrow,
inch-deep scallops which will look very
like flower petals if crimped over knit.
ting needle after the strips are plated.
The first row should be very deep purple,
the next much lighter. the next perfect
violet. and the upper row very light
indeed. No finish ut the top and bottom
is necessary, but sometimes a narrow
dark green plating is allowed to show be.
low the purple petals, and an edge OF
pale yellew is placed inside of the top row
of violet.
TIDY.
Three rows OF satin ribbon alternatet
with two rows of this inserting, will make
beautiful tidy. The bottom may bt
finished with a row of wide knitted lace
or fringe made of closely set strands o
the narrowest width ribbon. - Good Cheer
Mr.. A. +. Shirer, Dealer in General Mer
chandse, Fetterman, West Va, writes tina
I his wife was relieved of spinal meningitis
also Mrs. John Towels was cured of a severe
/ injury; also Mr.. Samuel Gramm was curet
of neuralgia, Mr. Edward Wendell of neural
gis, MIR. John Grinnen of a severe sprain b,
the use OF st. Jacobs Oil the Great German
/ Remedy.