The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-15
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.


the middle part is covered with a broad band of
plush embroidered in a neat and pretty design.
The inside is lined loosely with satin.
A pretty PEN wiper to hang over desk is made
OF two large black worsted Iassses. Over each
is crocheted cover of red silk, which leaves the
bottom of the tassel open to bury the pen in
when wping it. Make of black wool and red
SILK twisted cord three-ouarters of yard long,
fasten tassel to each end of this, tie it in bow
KNOT, and fasten it in position by two or three
small tacks.
A writer in household magazine says:
Cockscomb can be embroidered by using ARA
sene for the lower part of the comb, near the
Stalk, and for the upper part chenille, the largest
size that comes. use the arrasene by making
French krots, small ones at the bottom and
larger at the top Then at the tip use the large
chenille and sew it on. have tried plush stitch,
but find this almost perfect imitation of the
flower.
Berlin pancakes" which are not pancakes at
all. are made thus: Roll out dough slightly
sweetened and shortened as if for very plain
doughnuts; cut in circles like biscuits; put tea
spoonful of currant Tor any FRUIT jelly or jam
the center of one lay another upon it, press the
edges tightly together with the fingers and fry
quickly in boiling lard; they will be perfect
globes when DONE little smaller than an
orange.
pretty handkerchief box can be made by tax
ing nice shaped pasteboard box and coveringit
neatly inside and out with blue or pink siesia
or satin, If you wish it to be very pretty For
the lid cover both sides with sesia or satin,
then stitch one edge of the lid to the box. For
the outer cover of the lid take some pink and
some blue satin ribbon of equal width, and weave
them III and out, making block pattern Finish
the edge of this outer cover with lace little
wider than the box is deep.
The latest fashionable craze in fancy work is
the making OF hand knit Smyrna rugs" 1t
comes to us from England, but unlike many
imported as we'll as domestic manas it is very
useful. and may become a profitable, indus
try. The work is very simple, being effected
with two needles in what is Familiarity known as
''garter-stitch," Irvine forming the foundation,
into which short lengths of wool are Tapped.
The woods come In the dull colors and the pat
terms are exact counterparts of those found in
the carpets and rugs of Oriental manufacture.
To make cheap afghan for baby carriage,
for the right side of your afghan. get basket
cloth, and pink it around the edge Work in the
cross stitch or any pretty fancy stitch the word
baby or a flower near the center. Fort under
side get double faced canton flannel cut one
inch larger all around, and pink the same as the
top side Ii this is not heavy enough, lay sew
eral thicknesses of cloth, or lining cotton is
better, on this and tack with blind stitch. Put
together by stitching several rows on the ma
chine, prettier still, make fancy stitch about
one inch from the edge.
useful and pretty adjunct to the toilet table
is twlne-holder. This is 9 round bag, cro-
placed ball of fancy twine the end of which is
drawn through small circular opening in the
bottom of the bag. The top of the bag is drawn
together by satin ribbons corresponding to the
colors of the silk. forming loops quarter of a
yard in length Sv which the bag is suspended.
Two bows finish the top of the bag. From one
of these bows depends o small pair of scissors
fastened by two pieces of ribbon of the same
colors as that with which the nag is trimmed.
The newest agony in cloth bags, which no
young lady who values her status in society
would think of being without is doube-end
concern, arranged after the model of the pretty
but announcement purses OF our grandmothers
The new bag is in reality scar of soft CLOTH
doubled, stitched at both ends, with the mouth
IN the center, and rings of ivory, bone, brass or
ebony sliding at will The embroidery upon each
end OF the purse bag is of the most extravagant
variety, embracing designs with monograms
worked in contrasting raw silks Young women
carry their hl.:n11Aercnlefs and letters. lunches
as,1 small purchases in these convenient recep
tacles.
Etching upon porcelain and glass is one OF the
advertisements of the hour, and is by no means
such a difficult piece of work may be imagined
To etch on porcelain the first process is to cover
the surface of the article with black varnish,
through which the design is drawn with sharp
steel point. A rat-tail file answers admirably for
the purpose if it be ground to point. The steel
is we'll tempered and the rough surface affords
an eulCIonU grip upon Inc COOL Wnen Inc Draw
ing of the design is completed apply duoric acid,
which will dissolve the glaze, leaving fine de-
pressed lines. The varnish is then removed,
mineral color of any desired tint is rubbed into
the lines, and the piece is ready for the kiln. On
glass the method is the same, except that the
color and subsequent firing omitted. Very
pleasing and even artistic effects may be pro-
duced in this way
Art Interchange: One of the most servceable
ways to make glove sachet, especially for a
gentlemen, is to make it il the form of long,
narrow box, a little longer than long glove and
wider than a new, folded pair, and large enough
and deep enough to hold several pairs of gloves
inside its padded interior A stout pasteboard
box. lined with quilted satin laid cotton the
sachet powder to be quilted in with the cotton.
Good orris powder is very delightful as per-
fume; heliotrope is very pleasant, and to
persons lavender is attractive. Line the box and
cover with muslin; the cover, stout piece of
pasteboard being firmly fastened to the box by
tapes run through holes in both and tied outside
or in, where they will not interfere with closing
the box. Next. fasten IN your quilted satin over
a layer of perfumed cotton, and then proceed to
cover your box with plush. handsome decora-
ton would be groups of kid disks appqued on
with gold cord and colored floselles; or the
monogram of your friend to whom the box goes,
in kid outlined with gold on an olive or garnet
plush ground
New York Mail and Express.
Scarfs for the top of upright pianos are of felt,
any color so long it is red, and nave the Tyre,
the harp and other instruments embroidered
thereon.
Acorns and small cones giaed or vanished
make pretty pendants for little banners. When
the acorns are fresh you can easily put thread
through them, threaded with yellow floss to hang
them by Dry the acorns before gliding.
A pretty bannerette can be made by taking
any card and fastening it on to pasteboard cut
the same width, but an inch or two longer at the
<ny, n,Af incl lone Qt "a hot
the pasteboard with velvet or silk, and finishing
the top with a cord fastened at each corner. and
tassels or a bow at the left hand corner. Tassels
or fringe make a good finish for the bottom, and
a small bow just above the band at the right
hand corner, adds to the beauty, Coarse ribbed
silk ottoman ribbon, with the threads drawn,
can be used for tassels and fringe.
AS a substitute for paper in the lining of bu-
reau drawers, take two pieces of silesia the size
of the drawers for which the lining is to be
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