Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-04

the gilt-msk6r can draw an unfslliDa
| supply. They adorn the dressing table for
isty friend sud give lcok OF domes-
trIci,Y 70 the apartments OF the forlorn
bachelor, AID fnd ready entrance into
the poCkes OF Sweetheart or friend
! The pocket cushions are pretty made in
the form OF lochg ctps, CT Two contrast
| ing colors, or they are na ts 20 IT pressn
psnYies by using bits OF yellow silk ard
! purple velvet; while for la2gey onea moth
| Ing is more servicas5le ths2 squares Of
drawn WORK IL llLGT, Os7iDg 3 brigG'
cClor underneath. for & ling cushi0ue
! nothing is better ibsa bits Of ole
fAnHel clipped Ito bi;R, and S
wool cover is be!tar than silk
Box S for js@eIry or toilet preparstious,
serve Gouole purpose when the top is
cushioned aud covered with dsinty bit
ci linen ls8n viii blue forget ne mol
s0rinkled over it, tie round top having
g narrow blue boon tied a-ouhd it and
the box concealed by 5 irill OF lace.
Thoss who weld the brush In wasaF
or oil Cnlcrirg Can be st little loss for
ways in wDicn to * 3rcise their skill. The
atil .tion Of ulole ached lnen, cnsmois
akin and boiling cloth Is aim ost be ldls So
! U1blescded linen, suca ss tsilors use for
tscings, csn be made to give astonishing
results. It will accept water colors with
5 Charming gric. therefore this style Of
dec ration is one OF the NEST pleasing
Portfolios for the reception OF differen.
articles are pretty made Of this common
material, and painted in designs ct coEIse
e Ters, such as daft )dills, norcissuS
roses, fiaurs deslis and orange branches
These are painted in their natural cOlors,
then outlined in iks Of tie same shsdes
Stiff cardbosr or east IF book covers
ere used for foundations, and covered on
the outside with the linen and lined With
sni. SILK, corresponding in color with the
painting.
Portfolios for music are made in the
same way. They ought to be exactly the
size Of s sheet OF music and have the on.
side appropriately decorated. A modei
exhibited by the Decorative Art Society
has Cupids playing upoa d 6erent mu-
stcil instruments attached upon Il Ii
Iadia ink, and two or three bars CT
"The-e's Music In the Air" neatly
printed suggests the piece they are per-
forming.
Glove cases may be nsde Of the same
linen, and almost everybody knows their
value in saving gloves from the wear and
tear resulting from 8 topsy-turvy drawer.
Necktie cases for gentlemen are ms
In the shape OF long, narrow envelope,
with "Blest be the tie that binds" or
some other inscription upon them. They
are furnished In the inside with loops,
through which the neckties are passed.
BIKES for bonbons marked "Goodie
Boxes" are covered with linen and
painted In pretty designs.
Photograph csses are made 10 the form
Of screens, and holding two or mors pho
tographs are also made OF linen, rEd |
psia,ed or embroidered.
An equisire case for postal cards is
made CT tns piece Of cnsmois skin in
the form of sealed envelope, with the |
END cut open. The edge is finished with |
8 fine core, sud the skin in lis natural |
color is painted with convenNonsliz d |
pomegrslste. plsced at equal distances |
over the surface. The painting is In tbs !
Ia 81 ccl IS aad then ou.liaad il SILK !
ct deeper shade. The case is lined |
throughout with soft silk.
A housekeeper's hesrt would be de-
lignEed ny the gift OF handsome clo.h
Tor the center Of dining room table OF |
twilled linen. Around the sides sTe
traced lsIgs mspls leaves, one LEST at
ssch corner, uuderlspping those on eacn
side Of it. These are outlined with df-
fare1t shades OF heavy god or copper
coiored fuss. The veins are worked in
stem stitch, End the space in the leaves is