The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-03-14
IATE FANCY MORk.
Decorative Figures for Ornamental sofa
Pillows.


Pillows.
A sofa cushion that is suficiently
decorative to receive applause from
the most fastidious is made of orange
red art sheeting, and curiously covered
with a writhing coil Of large japanese
dragons. The creatures are worked il
long and short stitch, done with coarse
silk i'm shades of gray ranging from
pearl white to black Occasional
stitches worked in with metal thread
give an indication ut glittering scales
The figures are outlined with two rows
of gold thread. The edge of the pillow
is finished by a ffil, OF black satin rib.
bon, upon which black and gold span.
giles are dotted.
Another sofa pillow that would be
charmingly suitable for certain styles
of rooms is made of thick satin of the
color called Egyptian red. The pattern
drawn upon the service is an imitation
of the decoration upon Egyptian pot
terry, being mostly human figures
drawn in profile and some few symbol.
cal forms. The pattern is not worked
in any way, but the satin ground is en-.
tirely covered with darning in black
silk. Large reversed points or half.
diamonds are set together and left bare
like the figures all around the edge OF
the cushion, which has no other finish
except silk cord covering the seams.
The figures, which are from three to
five inches high, are arranged as if
crossing the cushion professionally. Y.
The darning, although closely done,
does not prevent CLEAN OF the satin
coming through. -lIarper's Bazar.
DO you remember" said Mr. Cav.
ker to his wife, that when the lovely
Miss Beeson Tilted young MIR SpuddS
five years ago. 20 marry Mr. Dilling-
ham, the elected one swore a mighty
oath to be revenged on his successful
rival?'
yes" said Mrs. Cawker, ~ remem
Der it well; but such threats never
amount TO anything
in this case they did. Spudds has
filed fat the ancient grudge he bears
Dillingham;.
"le hasn't killed bim has he?"
"Oh, no. His torture is more linger-
ing than that, my dear
What has he done
"Dilingham told me of it himself.
and | must say that the scheme does
Spudds credit in its ingenious cruelty
"But tell me what il is
well, after the wedding, Spudds
went and allied himself with a fash.
ionable store i'm the city, and ever
since then he has occupied his time in
preparing the most perfectly irresisti-
bic descriptions of openings of all
sorts, and sending special invitations
to Mrs Dillingham; to attend them
The poor fellow tells me he has two
mortgages on his house now. and ex-
poets to go into irretrievable bank
ruptcy Immediately after the next open
iu~ at Spudds' store. William Henry
simple Enough.
A man went into the laboratory of al
analytical chemist one day, with
bottle containing an unwholesome
looking mixture. 81 bought this of ;
travelling man, he said, and | fee
sure it isn't what it ought to be. IL
give five dollars 10 know what would
Idake the water and oil in this prepara
tion separate. The chemist looked al
It. Very we'll" he said, give me the
five dollars and ! will tell you The
visitor promptly handed him a tlve-dol
lar bill. The chemist took it grave!y
and then. removing the cork from tn,
bottle, quietly dropped into the Liquid
/ pinch or common salt. Instantly the
water and oil separated The mans
face was a study. lie had got what IA,
wanted, and had paid his own price foI
/ It, The chemist evidently felt that hC
was we'll paid by his visitors astouish
ment however. and returned the five
dollars with laugh. -Yoath's Com
pauiol