Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-21
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Notes on Housoboid Decoration

Pretty lnmbrequins for bedroom win
dows are made of muslin with the edge
trimmed with antique lace, or wide tor
chon is very pretty.
If you wish to have an ornamental, and
Mt the same time very inexpensive chair
buy folding one with wooden frame, and
helland for back and seat. Some sprigs
of crewel work or chintz applique scat
tered over the holland make it most prct-
ty and elegant.
The way to make loose chair covers is
to take tho exact pattern i'll paper, lay
this on the material, and bNstc it round
and cut it out, allowing turnings thcr
stitch with the machine. The back OF
tie chair will sometimes have to be gath
cred, and fulled here and there to the
front. 1t is a great improvement to put {
gathered fiouuce round the chair covers
Where absolutely necessary, fasten Will
buttons and buttonholes. Use as few
strings as You can they are apt to hang
down unwarily and look untidy.
Two pretty tides for the back of {
small sofa which is divided ii two parts
are made thus: For one take three pieces
of blue ribbon the length Of the sofi
cushion, put lace insertion of TIE SAME
width as the ribbon between tue strips o
ribbon, trim the edge with narrow lace
not more than an inch and half wide
For the other tidy use contrasting colo
of ribbon pink or crimson are pretty
or fine shade of yellow will answer
Make this tidy just like the other il
form.
1t is not every woman that can cover {
soap box with plush and 50 transform l
into a book rack of elegance. In orde
to glue plush to a board and have /
smooth ono needs little experience, NnC
it is advisable to try experiments will
cheaper material than plush. After ex
amining the box to see that it is in goo,
condition at the corners, take some can
ton flannel of good quality, cut it to ii
the box, then spread the glue over it i'll
thin coating. The outside and the insid
should both be covered. If this is sue
cessful then by all means try the plush
but not otherwise.
If you have plethora Of books, get
carpenter to make wooden frame witt
no back, and selics of shelves. Sc
this against the wall, cover the top an,
sides with any fabric you may think suit
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the shelves. Put your books on these
and your china, etc, on top, and you vii
have not only useful but handsom
piece OF furniture. Three sips OF WOO
strung at each corner with bilhd cord
knotted when through so they cannot s!lr
the four pieces tied together at the tol
and passed over nail, give convenlen
kind of bedroom book shelves, winch en-
be arranged for avery few shllllngS
Very pretty baskets are made of tn
seine twine you can hardly think ho
pretty they are until You see one. Bot
work baskets aud large ones for waste pa
per are crocheted of the cord they ar
round and may be of shell stitch or tn
common plain close crocheted work. o
the bottom a projecting rim must be ere
cheted SO that the basket will have
firm foundation. After it is finished wit
a scalop, melt some white glue, dip til
basket into il. and shape it over a moul
or jar Of the proper size and shape.
basket made in this way is very orn'
mental if two rows Of opcu-work space
are left in the middle through whic
bright ribbons may be run. \ bow whel
they Join is a pretty addition. Line N
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