The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-02
FANCY WORK IN CHAMOIS.
Some Pretty Things That Deft Fin
gers Can Make.


chamois-skiD. Il takes oil or water colors
beautifully and can be embroidered if
desired writes contributor to the New
York Recorder. A very handsome cloak
or scarf was painted in wateT-colors with
a design Of a cluster of wild roses and
forget me-nots, and the motto, "The hours
are viewIess angels" in brown. Anarrow
border of brown dotted with gold was put
all around the scarf. and an irregular.
waxy design in gold completely covered
the entire surface around the flowers.
The fringe was cut three inches deep and
washed over with pale brown. showing
dashes of gold.
ChamoiS may be used to make pretty
cushion and headrest for small rocking
chair. They should be painted with some
pretty floral design, or conventional pat
tern in bronze would look well. The head
rest should be fringed. A chair painted
white and gold would be particularly
dainty Ornamented in this manner.
A handsome toilet set of blue satin, con-
sisting of a cushion and two bottles, can
be decorated with chamois. Paint a
square of the material and have the edges
plnked. Place this over the cushion and
fasten the corners with bows of baby ri b.
bon finishing with a triple box plating of
satin ribbon. Cover the bottles with satin
and cover this with satin cut in lattice
work. Finish the tops with box plating
of satin or bow of satin ribbon. Glove
and handkerchief cases are often made of
chamois. For a glove case take a piece of
channels fifteen inches long and six inches
wide for The lower part. About twO-thirds
of this should be cut across diagonally in a
lattice work pattern with sharp knife,
and each opening should be bOrdered with
lines of gold and pale blue. The word
Gloves" should be lettered in blue and
gold on the end of the case and the two
ends cut into fringe, each strip being one
quarter Of an inch wide and tipped with
blue and gold. Line the channels with blue
silk. which will show through the OPEN
ings. Make The bottom of the case of blue
silk, laid over sheet wadding well per-
fumed. and catch down with bows of baby
ribbon CT quilt Finish the edges with a
puff of silk. This case can be adapted for
han0kerchefS or cravats with a few
changes.
Chamois makes pretty stand-covers. Cut
to fit the top of the stand and decorate
with painting or gliding. The edge should
be finished with fringe OF the chamois,
made by clipping it In quarter-inch strips.
Paint the ends with colors used in decor
ating the TOP Of the cover.
In fancy work bags ribbons two inches
wide are combined with the chamois. For
tie top of the bag sew together four strips,
each quarter of a yard long. two pale
blue and two yellow. The upper edge is
hemmed two inches deep. and Two shirrs
are run in for the drawstrings, which con-
sist Of narrow ribbon of the two shades.
Two channels strips, five inches deep,
form the bottom Of the bag. A fringe two
inches deep is cut in the lower edge. A
sprig of fOrget-me-nOts is then painted on
the chamOis band and is bordered on each
side with a painted blue band.
Fancy little tobacco pouches made en-
tirely of chamois are decorated with small
overlapping circles in clusters, painted in
various colUrs. The bottom of the bag is
cut in fringe and the top edge Ornamented
with a row of painted circles. the channels
cut out around their upper edges. Gashes
are cut an inch or so from the top in which
to run ribbon draw strings. A novel little
bag which need not be used for tobacco
can be N ade as follows: Cut the channels
in the form of a suBfiO wer, having one
row of long, broad petals, and lay this on
large round of brown plush or satin.
HerriDg6one or buttonhole the chamois
with heavy OF yellow or brown. Each
petal is thus sewed separately to the plush.
The center OF the channels should have a
round of cardboard between il and the
plush, which forms bottom for the bag.
Finish with drawing strings of brown and
yellow silk cord and a crescent taSsel Of
brown and yellow at the bottom.
Colored chamois is now sold, and differ
ent cOlOTs are used together with a very
pretty effect. This material can be stained
with water color or oil color thinned with
turpentine. applied with a sponge. Tapes
try colors are as we'll adapted for painting
on chRmois. but oil and water coIors are
thinned with turpentine, as for dye paint