Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-01
eEAuTlFYINc THE HOUSE.

Hsv Skll;sal Woman,s Needle Nay
Ornament the Furnishings.
Willow chairs. rattan divans and
rustic couches Of Georgia pine, such
as are used in the furnishing of coun.
try houses, can be made delightfully."-
picturesque, at well as inviting, by the
addition of a few gay pillows and
slumber blankets You don't want
one. but a multitude Of bags. pillows
and robes for comfort, as well as eff
feet. and the cost OF providing them
will depend entirely on the fancy Of
the housekeeper. The other day a
box Of pillows was sent from q Sixth
avenue store to Newport cottage that
had been prepared at an expense
OF only twelve dollars There were
fourteen pillows of various shapes and
sizes filled with feathers. swansdown
or balsam buds. and all covered with
French cretonne. The order came
from q man who stated that he
wanted something nice enough for .
parlor and not too good for ham,
mock or a snooze on the beach Mrs
Harrison ordered a similar supply OF
pillows for the parlor and piazza Of
the Deer Park cottage.
The bags that are filed with orris
root sweet clover or satchet powders,
and are hung on chair corners to per-
fume the apartments. are usually COW
cred with SONS rich silk or bits Of stuff
ofhistoric value. For instance. there is
in every dressing-case flag. scarf,
piece Of drapery or sash preserved
as . souvenir of some german, festival
or tournament. which wives and sis
tiers are only too glad to work into
chair satcheta Then there are thu
strange silk mufi1ers and handker
chiefs that accumulate in every hal
tree where there are young ladies'
and as no one claims or identifies then
they are sent to the dyers for a COLDER
brown or deep crimson coloring, and
appear later Is top cover for pill
low or the casing of q hanging
satchet A ball of kismet and some
free hand sketches viii make the
handkerchief drapery as artistic as 8
specimen from the Kensington School.
Young men who lay their hearts where
tho feet of footlight stars tread, ani
who pilfer dramatic shoulder scarf:
and lyric sashes are envied by theil
friends. for it isn't every fellow whc
lives in apartments who can rest hi:
weary head. smoke his cigar anG
dream away an odd hoar on sofa pill
low covered with the satin ribbons cu
from a diva's opera wrap
Some of the swansdown pillows ar
as costly as a perfect pearl, but the
buyer has or believes he has a verita
BILE piece of Louis. some members
court coat, or bit of the identical &c.
clesiastical embroidery that draped
the altar of Peter, a Gregory or 9
Chrysostom- Odds and ends of pretty
figured silks can be bought for g
couple of shillings and the thirty-cent
India tissues are admirable for encas
ing the fragrant pine. fir and balsam
pillows.
Fancy carriage robes Of leopard
cloth, silver, crimson or russell plush.
are frequently seen on willow
couches. but if a purchase is to be
made there is nothing more desirable
than q swansdown slumber blanket
for the weight is slight. the color sure
to be pleasing. and when not thrown
across my lady's pretty feet or his
lordship's rheumatic shoulders it will
make a striking background draped
over the back of sofa. Red silks are
abundant. and If a body cares to be
her own seamstress a saving OF fifty
per cent can be made on the retail
price. These red silk slumber blank
cts are exceedingly nice to spread on
the rocks, the sand or the lawn for the
comfort of children or the luxury of a
filtration. and where a business is
made of mapping in hammock soft
silken robe and big sofa pillow make
the swinging-couch an ideal bed.-N.
Y. World.
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