The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-17
FOR SMALL PINS AND HAT PINS.

HI Of the prosaic into something genu-
Jelly dainty and genuinely attractive
Bart from its obvious use.
EThere are almost as many varieties
cushions as there are of pins. and
le well equipped woman has many
be- and many sorts. She not only
J. her dressing table well supplied
b. her hat pins. her scarf pins, her
icll pins and her plain everyday pins
|ovided with fitting receptacles, but
j. has also her pocket cushions, which
j. carries in her shopping or handlzer-
)iof bag
h bright girl once paraphrased the
|lniliar couplet with:
"A pin in need
Is a friend indeed?'
ID doubt if there lives even one of
n sisters who would question the
nth 50 put. The want of a pin has
bnya time become a vcXation and q
al; the need of just one of the IA
liar objects has been the cause OF
Bny loss of temper, and the fashion
5ht declares cushions essential is an
lcellent one from an ethical as well
from the merely utilitarian point of
lew
|The very latest decree of fashion de-
|ares lace and ribbons essential to
Tue elegance, and prefers that the
ressing table cushions should be
ound 1t asserts that pocket cushions
re to hc the vogue, and it makes sug-
estiouo for both my lady's boudoir
nj for less aesthetic mans own room,
S we'll as for his pocket cushion,
7hich is really what its name implies.
The round cushions of embroidered
lnen aud lace are nearly as dainty as
|ainty can be. and the long, narrow,
triangular Onc,, made from the Same
similar materials are charming
part from their usefulness, which is,
course the first point to be borne in
lind
AS pretty Il model for lady's use as
qy that | have seen is made of fine
|hite Japanese linen, Oriental lace
Pd yellow satin ribbon 1t is one of
e largest shown and would measure
Pc or ten inches ia diameter. 1t is
I'll stuffed, as all cushions, not es-
cially round cushions, should always
and it has an under side of cowslip
low silk On the linen are en-
oidered buttcrcups here and there,
as it is thin and sheer the tint Of
silk gives it just tender yellow
ne The lace makes a frill and is
lshed with q heading of white lace
cough which narrow yellow ribbon
run Large dogs ears bows of
pad satin ribbon are placed opposite
another, just midway Of the
phd and the completed trifle stands
On table that is all white and gold.
n the same coloring, and, in fact,
On the same stand, is the hat-pin
Phlon, which is also round, but
t'ch differs essentially from that de-
nea for ordinary pins. 1t is made
thin decorated china bowl, and is
deep enough to hold the long pins
ieht and big enough to allow Of
Eping goodly store.
ne special one to which | allude is
p and white, to suit the stand and
the paraphernalia that it holds, but
ight be blue, pink, green, or, indeed,
J ing you may prefer. The pecul-
! OF the bowl is the only essential
D. and to make the cushion fit ex-
~ requires the same care and the
PIE method whatever the color or
Sign may be.
Peiect a pretty bowl about i've or
inches across, then cut round Of
Vy cardboard to fit it slightly be-
1 the edge. Cover the cardboard
seIy with large round of cotton
th exactly as you would cover an
time button mold, but leave it
Sc TO allow of filling or stuffing, as
Inc better word. Stuff the cotton
with bran till you have a firm cir
IT mound, pouring it in through Q
IN the center, which you must