The Portland daily press., 1894-07-09

silks, the extra width can be putin sepa-
rately. The seam extends from elbow
to wrist. Very small pleats, placed one
on top OF the other. reduce the fullness
to the size necessary for easily compleu-
ing the seam, and give also the desirable
pulled effect. At the armhole the extra
fuilness is put into pleats, back and
front. The fore part of the sleeve may
be as plain as that of coat or crinkied
like mousquetaire glove This is
generally preferred for calling dresses
or street gowns.
Cushions and Pillows.
An inexpensive pillow is made from
unbleached cotton cloth; select that
which is heavy and firm, and as brown
as can be found, for the cream tint IS a
part of the coloring If one does not
want to go to the expense of having it
stamped, or if. as often happens in the
country, it is inconvenient to have it
done, the design may be traced from
leaves Maple leaves are pretty, but
better pattern is made by laying bunch
or two horse chestnut leaves on the
cloth. Stretch the cloth on a pine table
and secure it with several pins on each
side. Arrange the leaves and fasten
them with pins; then trace with pencil
around the leaves. Tint the leaves with
greenish blue dye, and outline with
coarse linen. Bolton sheeting could be
used, but the unbleached cotton makes
good substitute at much lower cost.
Some cushions for summer cottage
have been shown to the writer. All are
for use and cost but little. One of tur-
key red has the usual frill,, and one side
is overlaid with plain netting, made on
coarse mesh from number IL macreme
cord. Another in blue denim is worked
in red rope linen and finished with red
cord; white embroidery and white cord
is good combination. There are Gre
tonne pillows for the hammock and
floor cushions for the piazza These
latter are of various sizes and filled with
excelsior. The covers are bright striped
awning cloth. These floor cushions
should have loop sewed to one corner
Dy which to move them or hang them
up when brought in at night or ON rainy
day. For the hammock it is we'll to use
common pillow and make for it two
or three plan slips of turkey red cotton
These are bright and cheerful looking,
and are as washable as white slip.
For hard usage pillow of fancy tick
ing is recommended. Select fancy stripe
of red and white, and on the white
spaces work row of feather-stitching
with very coarse red working cotton.
Finish the edge Of the pillow with
cord. Of course the pillow side must
ha We separate tick, the embroidered
cover being removable. Sometimes
handsome pillow needs protection
when it is brought into service, and for
this purpose nothing better can be sug-
gested than a damask towel having
some pretty design like leaf of flower,
although other forms often look as well.
Select a towel that is not quite as wide
AS the pillow and not over twice as
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the raised design with coarse embroid-
cry silk, tie some strands of the silk into
the fringe, and then sew a fine macreme
cord along the edge, making little loops
at intervals. Fold the towel around the
pillow, then lace it together at the edges
with the cord Hucabuck toweling is
often used for pillows when darned with
coarse knitting silk.-A.E. Whitaker in
Cottage Hearth.
A Dangerous Habit.
There are great many people besides
children who put many things in their
mouths that do not belong there. A pin,
needle even, filthy coin that may
have been in circulation for years,
and what not find temporary resting
place between the lips.
In regard to this it may be said in
criticism that while it may be conven-
lent it is exceedingly stupid, and is an
uncleaniy fashion that no sensible or
refined person should be guilty of. Not
long ago the public was shocked by the
death of clergyman from the Judgment
of a tack in his windpipe. He was hold
ing several tacks in his mouth while
putting down a carpet, and was seized
with sudden fit of coughing. Not all
the skill of surgery could remove the
tack that lodged in the windppe
There are many interstices il the pat
tern of our silver coins Tor the dust and
disease germs of years to lie dormant in,
lacking only the warm ana moist touch
of the human lips to become menaces to
health. These are the coins which
women put between their lips when they
take their street car fare out of the
purse. Aside from the danger of This
process, the uncleanliness of thus holds
ing coin that may have passed through
the hands and the lips also of street
Arabs and be- CARS and filthy persons of
all kinds should be reason enough to
avoid it. Tacks. needles, pins, buttons,
may all be swallowed in a sudden fit of
coughing, sneeziug OF lighter, and be-
come in an instant the. source of greatest
danger. There is no small habit that
may entail such sudden and distressing
consequences, and school girls frequent
ly acquire it without realizing it's dam
ger-N. Y. Tribune.