Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-15
FANCY FIREPLACE AND CRATE

ment, united 10 white, abu W msue ~
follows: Take q pier of white or color
ed paper. of slyr suited "a the aperture
to b- covered az filled. aud round On the
corners, thus forming an ovsl-shspe,i
apron. Then take sheet of grreB Tor
other colorl tissue psper, aud leaving u
folded, double u lepgthw lee, then across,
aud sgsin down: then, With sirrp scis-
sors, commence aud cut through the GEN.
ter almost io the edge Into eight narrow
strips, each folded down the centre.
These cut Into frlngr'i loops, which open
aud turn back .o that the margins meet,
aud the centrr forms q sort of fring~i
pun. Cut . number ~ color-'i ani tile
same % white tissue psper In ihi. Way
the apron thu.i tack four colorc.i (oue |
rsiber shove th. ether Tn the lowest |
part 10 the oval; then four white by the |
side 10 the four green forming square.
10 cach;l aud In putting on the second
row, reverse the color.. thus forming a
cbecker-d pattern, until the entire paper |
L. covered. The fringe ~ each ro~
must cover the edge II the QUE .swcd on |
previously. When covered, the elgr |
must H. ornsm.ni-i Nth q fringe cut |
ou zach .lgc, douhl.d a. i-scnhe'i, aud
foli.d over, go that the cut margin IL
unl ed down the middle (undcrn.aii. - |
\ cluster ~ thr,- isrgr paper ro..- aud
q half garland 10 smaller oue-, mingled
With grren leave. aud buds dcp.n,ling |
from thsn,, fiuish the upper part ~ ihl.
tas,eful afilr, which will d. founi
lovely nni.h Tor pfrti, rOom. lhl.
ssnir arr,ngrm nj NJ, bc ,sris'l u,
ta,Liug ~. fol,i-,i strip. In stripe. la
stead IL checkers, or tb.y may form
cur,ri, hotiIontsi lines, plsrsl sitter
nsi-ly white sud green, frum top &" i'o'-
tam. ~ each ci.. drsw the pnp"r.
smaller AZ IA. upper part, snl .prrid
thcm b.lov. III. rose. anil leave. are
thu. made: Cut . strip 10 laI~r the
length II the sheet 10 tl.sur paper Tor
taiiern.), fold Into sIu,r-., snd fold
ihr.s arIo.. from corner io corner, ivivr
making long Triangle, whlch, vh"n
rounded st the Corp~r. sni unfol,lci,
give. q .st of ,ifculsr plr-c.; cut thsm
down Into .isr. 10 twelve, from which
cut pink. baf'. crimson. cream or white
ro.r.. Thus. for q pink ro.s, tso cir
Gle. 20 dc-p pink tsmsll--i) four 81
lighter (ml,idlr Sire 81, ~ pale pink
lout.iic sni larg-.t); Tor yellow, thr--
light, i've middle. four dark. Tor white,
tao pale lemon Tor heart, three cream,
seven Whit. lout.liel; dam,.k. Que
.msli circle ~ yellow fer heart, fnur
of deep r,,i sui seven 81 pile rv'i f"r
middle aud outer roN.. Cut leaves, ac-
cor,iing to natural ones. from stiif green
pslrr. sud dip In gwen melted NAY ~
sr,.n-color-i psrafilne. These leave.
NAV d. bourhi los the ,lofcn for q tribe,
aud stems 81 gr-"u co,rfri Sitr added.
HUI. srr made by moulling .oi, dough
~ putty. sni covering With proper col.
or,i Tissue paper With gr-cu c'lvx
Large or~n nr" plsc-., such q. arr
.tiIl found IN old tshlop~l h"u.e., pre-
..lf . SWEET. frr.h appearance when nll-
81 Nth clean white shs,ing., pil-i la
.,mmrtrical c,nr W. the chimney, ani
th.n adorned With long spray. 10 paper
flowers. Dor tb-.-. take long polluted
stick. ani fasi.u the large flower. on the
tap making long trailing garland. 81
Raw. snd buds .ndlng In mef- spray
th~n thrust the I"inis'i stick dosn Int"
the l-si ~ shaving. AZ th. top, ani ar
nngr the Isrlind. a. fall Gracefully
over the .urfa~. The effect !. chsrn'-
Ing.
for handsome graie' ~ would aug
s-.i the Va. - ano,h.r mit.fi,l-isrl'.
ian-ihe color suited Ia ih. carpet. Pa-
Per, etc, ~ the room. Procure FROM
on- to t~o yard. of tsrlstan, ani golns
p.tIsntiy to work. rs,rl II thread 10y
ihrai. aud Ill IN the graf. With the mis-
IL cloud. sprinkle With "fro.ting'
crushed rithrT fn-, sni busted through
A coar.e dr-iging.box az steel .Iaugle.
threaded among th. strand. give like
brilliant effect. GA the top place q spray
az tao ~ paper ro.e. myrtle leaves, or
forg.t.mr-not., II white !. the color
us.-l. Pale ar.enlc green With gold
.psngl-., or the paper star. sold az the
fancy .lor-. With white llllic., produce
. charming .fi-t, all" pale pink, With
silver, ani no..-tv.c. carclcs.ly sat
trr-,l on the surface. The curtAin.
should alec d. lined With deeper pink IN
ihl. case. and Lace iilI-. ani lsmbrrquln.
trimmed Ia correspond.
The pond.llly apron !. extremely III"
CANT. for thi. take white leticr-p,p~r,
uunilc,i, aud cut thirty Petal. two 'nrhc.
la length sni from Que Ia on--fourih ~
an incl, wiie. ten of each, trimming the
c-ntr,l one. dos u until each r"s !. lees;
curl ti..- q little (inNar,i) on the edges,
aud .ew az gum Ia a clryular piece ~
PAPER. then take strands ~ yellow
I-phyr ani thread Into coarsc needle.
making knots In each end ~ iNo-lnch
pI-c-., draw through the c-nisr ten
time. (m,king tsenty .tamen.,l ani
fa.t.n each Que hy tying on the under
eide. cut oSal-.hap~i leaves 81 two
shade. ~ .iifi green paper, crri.c 'ni
vein. then fs.t-n four leave. to each
lily. Commencing al the bottom al an
o,aI-.hsp-d apron, cover cniirrly With
th. clusters, aud al ia. top arrange a
garland 10 ID. same h.trn~i an wlrr.
III. isi.y apron I. made by cutting an
Immense number of white paper rounds,
and fringlng th-m almost Ia the ccnire,
then placing Que Ia another until s"'nl-
double. fastening On With number ~
yellow wool stitches. NJ the top place
custer. 10 no,iding plume-, made by cut
ting stifi psIsf-shiic snd grrrn, viii.
ani pink. ar other comblnstlon.-in
long oyai-.hsIcd form, With straight
.tsm at the bottom, then cutting ti'.
edge. from the point down la TIL. stem
Into very iinc fringe almost Ia the cen
ter; the .iis. thu. cut az. then carcfuliy
curled with knife, turning each edge
tow ard tb. center, aDd hbslly curling
Into dropping planes by gently passing
the fiug-r do~n Oh. middle strip left un-
cut. hi. form. beautiful plume, thr-e
of which on q stick (Prince of Wales
plume fashion, form mo.t pleasing ort'-
ament.. These fringel plame., mai.
In shaded pspcr. all of one color, sni
.ew.d on an apron Que over another,
from dark to light snd light Ia dark. are
very attractive. Tie feathers .ilould be
three inches long aud one sni hall
Vide. Chains made by cutting strips 81
tissue paper q quarter of an Inch Vide
and an Inch aud half long. then gum
ming or sewing the ends together, plsc-
Ing another through aud again fastening
thu. making an airy chain. are fesioone'i
beneath each row of plume., AMI impst
quite q fslry-like appearance to an other
wise plain aud even homely Fireplace.
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