River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-17

ingenuity, there would be more taste
fully furnished homes.
The following are directions for
making some fancy articles:
HOME MADE PAPER RACK.
Take a smooth board about two feet
wide, eighteen inches long and one inch
thick. Cover the front of this with
dark garnet velvet or plush. Take
second board of same width and thick
ness, but ten inches in length (yerti-
cally). Cover front of this with same
material as first, lining it with cambria
of same color. About three inches
from bottom of larger board tack a
strip of cambria, one inch wide, whole
width of board. Then tack the other
edge of cambria to the lower edge of
smaller board, thus forming the bottom
OF the rack. Tack garnet ribbons with
gold-headed tacks) from one board to
the other, forming sides of the rack
/ Ornament the front with few peacock
feathers tied with ribbon. Suspend the
rack by means of ribbon or cord.
Any material desired may be used
/ for this purpose and the rack may be
decorated in any way.
CHEAP SHAM SUPPORTER.
/ Take a broOm-stick, cover it with a
closely fitting sack and hang on the
wall by ribbons of same color as cover
/ ing OF stick. The sack can be crocheted
or knitted of some pretty colored
worsted or cotton. For crocheting
make chain of as many stitches as
necessary to encircle the broom-stlck
Join stitches and crochet round and
round till the sack is long enough.
The ends can be closed by gathering
them upon narrow ribbon or cord made
of worsted. This is designed to hold
shams during the night, and if You
have nothing for that purpose YOU will
find this very useful, as it keeps the
shams from being wrinkled and saves
frequent washing.
BANNER.
Get 3-l6 of a yard of dark olive
green velvet. Upon this join in Ken
sington a bunch of wild daisies and
grasses. The length of the banner is
to be the width of velvet. Geta square
of light blue satin, and from this cut
two strips, lengthwise of the satin.
Sew one strip of satin on each side of
strip Of velvet. Each strip is pointed
at the bottom, the velvet point being
one inch longer than the satin Line
the banner with dress wiggin and one
thickness of sheet wadding. The wad-
ding is split, one half-being placed on
each side of wiggin
Basic this lining to outside, then
trim lining all around one-eighth of an
inch narrower than outside, Turn up
outside thus left unlined and haste to
lining. Cover the back with light blue
seletia and hem it down on to the out
side. Sew rings Of banner rod to
top of banner and put rod through
them.
The banner is hung by light blue rib
bons, with bows placed where ribbon
is fastened to rod. On each satin point
sew an olive green crescent. on velvet
point light blue one
OF satin which is left, cut a piece
large enough to cover front of cigar
box cover, allowing for fastening. On
this satin may be painted or embroid-
cred some pretty design. Place one
thickness of wadding over the box
cover, over this place the satin, draw
ing it perfectly smooth, and fasten on
under side with little tacks In upper
left hand corner tack a thermometer
thermometer for this purpose can be
found in most any book-store). When
finished the mounted thermometer may
| be hung on wall or placed on easel.