The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-07-25
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Now TO Mako . Variety OF Very Pretty
Articles OF Fancy Work.

now to Mako variety OF Very Pretty
Articles OF Fancy Work.
An extremely pretty bureau scarf is
OF linen ecru scrim. Threads are
drawn at intervals Of quarter Of an
inch on the four sides and three rows
Of No. ribbon run in. 1t is lined with
sateen and edged with lace.
A pretty and novel cushion for hair
pins is made from baby's shoe. Every
mother knows how precious to her are
"baby's" first shoes. No matter how
much worn they may be, the more the
better. Give them coat OF glue water
both inside and outside, and two coats
Of bronze paint on the outside. If
laced shoes, sew piece OF cashmere
in the place of the ton que, and lace
them up with narrow baby ribbon over
the cashmere. Knit the cushion for
the top in split zephyr the color OF the
ribbon used. For this set up about
twenty inches, knit every other row
plain and the alternate one by wind
ing the wool around the first finger
four times and then knitting 1t in.
This forms thick loops, making q
thick soft pad for the hairpins. Fill
the shoe with hair and tuck the
cushion in around the edges over the
hair. 1t will not be necessary to sew
1t. Another shoe has blue plush
pin-cushion fastened in the top Of 1t.
Another shoe may be used for holding
jewelry by fastening in the top small
satin bag drawn up at the top with
cord or narrow ribbon. The bag does
not need to be verv deep, and is SIM
ply fastened to the top Of the shoe by o
few stitches.
No matter how pretty a bracket or
the ornament 1t holds may be, it can
always be made prettier by dainty
scarf. A very pretty one can be made
from silk handkerchief, II new and
fresh, by sewing small plush or gilt
ornaments across the sides and gather
ing it at little one side Of the center,
80 that the ends will be OF different
lengths. Conceal the gathering by a
bow Of ribbon which harmonizes with
the colors in the handkerchief. Drape
the scarf over one corner of your
bracket. Pongee, China or surah silk
may be substituted for the handker-
chief II preferred, and decorated with
painting or embroidery. s..,.
A cheap and yet tasteful cover for
the sideboard is greatly to be desired
by most women. One may be made Of
linen crash which costs about 12} cents
yard. Cut it long enough so that the
ends will hang over about one-quarter
Of q yard; fringe the ends and over
east the lace; then make three rows of
drawn work above the fringe and II
you wish to still further ornament 1t, a
simple vine in outline, stitch may be
worked on each end. Work this with
crewel; 1t will wash better than mark
ing cotton will, and you can take
longer stitches with good effect. Two
or three of these simple scarfs will not
cost as much as one very handsome
one and you will be able to keep the
sideboard looking neat and orderly
every day. uu
Handsome table covers, sofa cush-
ions, carriage rugs, slipper cases, and
many other pretty articles. can be
made Of common bedticking. EN-
broider the white stripes with colored
silks; on the white-colored stripes
fasten inch-wide black velvet ribbon,
with fancy stitches; on the narrow
stripes sew narrow gilt braid. old