Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-28

together form an attractive tobacco
pouch. This should be lined with
brown tafTeta silk, finished in a deep
frill AZ the top, this fril being formed
by the silk cord drawing string. Tiny
clouds all other clouds dispel" would be
a suggestive line to work In silk upon
this pouch.
A handsome sofa cushion is made by
covering the pillow with a silk case 8
good deal larger than the cushion itself,
which should have the four corners
pushed In and showed down. After
pushing the case on gather 10 all around
in the center AMI draw ii mp TO fit the
pillow, tacking II into place. Pat a
wide strip OF ribbon down the middle
OF the cushion, making it very snug
ft.
A charming chamois penwiper can
be easily made. Cover small d0iIS
head with q silk hood or3ameuted with
tinv bells and tied beneath The chin
with narrow satin ribbon. Iaen cover
diamond shaped card board foundation
with silk of a pretty contrasting shade,
sew fatty beneath il several leaves OF
channels, and fasten under the dolls
head. This looks very dainty on d
llght-wool writing desk.
The defects Of old and worn book
bindings may be hidden or the beauty
OF new ones embelshed by lovely little
covers made Of odd pieces of velvet,
satin, silk. plush or brocade. Very
attractive book covers may be made OF
coarse gray canvas, haGd-paiused with
viOlets, &c. These are especially neat
when finished with a binding OF gray or
red tafTeta ribbon, such as Is sold for
binding the side seams Of dress waists.
Perfumed sachets OF silk are Orna-
mented with butterflies, flowers aud
other designs in white lace. The figures
are appliQued and then crossed With en-
broidery stitches. The effect is. very
good, especially when god thread is
used to outline the figures and 10 define
parts OF the pattern Of the lace The
same ornaments are applied 30 photo
graph frames OF silk and velvet.
Brocades are used as the border OF
linen tea cloths, though with an effect
that is quite charming and new. The
brOcade is usually OF two cO.OrS,aS white
pale rose. The borders are from finger
10 a quarter of yard white.
English women make pretty mats,
book covers aad treasure boxes from
leather board, a kind of cardboard made
from leather parlngs and looking much
like real Gather. It is used for fiat
decorations, the designs transferred
the outlines cut with the same tools as
those used for ship carving, or with a
sharp knife. The spaces that are not
oruamented are grained with wooden
or iron punch. The Ornamented spaces
are some times painted with COloys that
are suitable or gilded with gold leaf or
silvered. The panels for the treasure
boxes are fastened to nicely finished
wooden boxes, with braSs-headed nails.
A sachet Of silk is placed inside.
While awaiting my hostess at q
house where l called the other after
noon, was charmed with a group Of
photographs representing the heads Of
several charming looking girls. Each
picture was tinted and mounted 10
small. round gilt frame, and then
tackled on q background OF red velvet,
which was large enough 60 hold seven
or eight such frames. You have no
idea how charming hit IL made in the
room. On admiring these miniatures,
as thOnght them TO be, she laughed
with delight TO find bow l had been de-
ceived, for she told me that she had
tinted all the photographs herself and
had then made these charming little
Eames by gliding wooden curtain rings
md tacklng the photos on the back.