The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-07-13
Summer Ideas in Fancy Work.

The skillful needewoman will surely
want to add at least a few articles to
her list of furnishings, during the long,
bright summer days. Among recent
novelties there are many styles, from
which few suggestions are given.
SOFA PILLow.-A large square pillow
is of rich olive-green silk cloth, brocaded
in lighter shade and little old pink.
The edges are outlined with heavy cord;
on two sides it is white, and on the
others bright yellow. AT the corners
are gay knots of the white and yellow
cord.
JEwELRY BAsKET.-A round basket
can be used as receptacle for jewelry
or for sewing materials. 1t is covered
with large silk handkerchief in cream
color and terra-cotta The cover is also
draped with the silk, and bow of wide
terra Gotta ribbon added. The lining
is plain terra Gotta silk.
JEwELRY BoX.-A small box, nine
by four and half inches, is used for
the foundation of dainty jewelry box.
This is covered and lined with salmon
colored silk. The cover of the box is
padded for pincushion. A puff of
the sides of the box, and triangular
shaped piece is draped over one side of
the cushion.
TABLE SCARF.-Brussels net in white
is employed in an exquisite scarf to
hang over the corner of table. Van
dyke lace finishes the ends. Through
the ends narrow ribbons in different
shades of blue are run. There are five
rows, the darkest at the bottom, on one
end. On the other there are nine rows.
The darkest shade is in the center here,
and four other shades on each side.
CARAMEL BAG.-A very small,
square basket is smoothly covered with
white chamois. A bag of white and
lavender silk, striped, is sewed to the
top. The ribbon strings are of laven-
der. The tassels around the bottom,
eight in number, are of silk, alternate
white and lavender. Would not this
or similar style in cream color and
chocolate make delightful caramel
bag?"
Dec RATED BOTTLES.-Much taste
is displayed in decorating the large
toilet bottles A round one with long
neck is covered with light blue silk.
A thin piece of cardboard is covered
with silk and fitted to the bottom, and
full, wide puff of silk is fastened to
this, and gathered close at the begin
ming of the neck. A wide frill of rich,
white lace falls over the puff. A band
and rosette of narrow blue ribbon
around the neck complete the decora-
ton.
HANDKERCHIEF AsE.-A handsome
handkerchief case is fourteen inches
long and three or four wide. The bot
tom is piece of cardboard of the above
size. The two sides which are sewed
to this slant toward each other, 80 they
are tied together with a narrow blue
ribbon. For the bottom and sides,
cream-white silk with tiny blue flower
is used, and the end pieces, triangular,
are of old blue plush. A puff of old
blue silk is arranged around the upper
edges of the side pieces. Of course,
the case is wadded and scented; the
lining is white silk
PoRTFoLIo.-A portfolio for writing
materials is nine inches long and eight
wide. Two pieces of cardboard are
light rose velvet, lined with pink silk.
Three pink ribbons, passing through
eyelets, hold the portfolio together at
the back. The interior shows on one
side, note and letter paper, secured by
bright ribbon straps. The opposite
half holds envelopes, postal cards, a
tiny pocket for stamps, another for
pens, dainty pink chamois penwiper
and two rosy celluloid penholders. A
wide pink ribbon is placed around the
1na IL, -. -
front cover. This is a very useful and
also decorative adjunct to a dainty
room.-Adele x. johnson, in Ne,0 York
Observer