The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-12-25
Home Decorations.

Handsome and most e ec5ive border
ing for SNAIL tables, m~antels, yaia;''cs
and curtains are ornamented Ey "iiting
red twill out in the form OF red pop
pies, appliqued with red ingrainel co5-
ton. and q center formed by raised
knots of crewels. The leaves are Of
crewel; also the stalks. Another way
is to arrange a few artificial peoples,
Is o spray or a border; remove some Of
the petals so that the tower lies toier-
ably flat, and then appii ne them wish
red silk, III long stitches like veins; the
stalks are done in silk, the leaves IL
crewel veined with silk.
Sons of the fashionable new s%acl}nts
for holding night dresses and for the
brushes on the toilet table are arranged
in the same way. On white, dark blue,
cream or gold colors these oppies are
very effective.
A pretty table, and even in elegant
one, may be made at no great expense.
Have a carpenter make you a stand
with o square top and four small
straight legs; cover the top ard legs
with royal blue velvet, ~velyeteen or
felt; around the top Of the stand plt !.
valance from eight to ten inches deep.
and, if skilled i'll the neellework OF the
day, work a. intervals of five or six
inches a rose o. bud, with slight stems
and a few leaves. in the lovely riJton
embro;der which makes so hand ono
IN adornment, and does not require SO
much time and material as manv 9th r
kinds Of embroidery. Ii you choose 30
4.xvo /, low, cbo1E on -n,, +oIIa - 1000
be covered with the same material, but
need not he decorated.
A tasteful scrap receiver, or work.
basket, that will be quite ornamental
in a corner, is made of q clean, new
peach basket, stained in oak or left in
its natural color and coated with brown
varnish. Wide ribbon is interlaced
through the stats, row after row, filling
the space from the bottom to the top,
both of which are decorated with q full
ruche of the ribbon or silk to match.
felt for the ribbon. pinking the edges
of the bands and making the ruching
very full. If for a work-basket then
line it with silk or ~silesia, and furnish
it with pockets to hold thread and sew
ing articles. -DetrOit Free Press.
4 Battle OF ants.
A number of persons were standing
"A front of the City Hall, Denver. A
large number of ants were noticed
running about on the steps and ground,
constantly augmented by numbers from
unknown quarters. Examination re-
vealed the fact that the ants were
winged and were tumbling from the
air. Further investigation showed that
the ants were of two species. and that
. battle begun in the air was raging on
the ground. One of the species of the
warning insects was large and red, with
wings the size of a house fly; the other
was o small red ant, with a black head
and small wings. They were in So
perior numbers and attacked their ne
mics by twos, tours, and scores. Sew
eral balls of the ferocious warriors
when separated showed rs many as thirty
small ants on one larger ore. Here
and there could be seen single com
bats, the small ants Il every case vic
torlous. Those that were clinched in
the air remained clinchg d on the ground
until one or the other was van9uished
and dead.
But as a general thing they fell to
the ground and at once prepared for
battle. Each side WIS untler leaders,
who massed their forces and marched
them with laiIitary p ac;sion upon the
foe. Skirnyis4 lircs .eae thrown out.
The lines advanced, gefrea cd, advanced
again, and ii q yLa ta5e became gen
eral. Tiie rnles O. e~ilized warfare
were observed for i whi!c, Int le.ore
4he fight WAS oveg u HGs il 50 as-yort
sIease assn. The l att were in
.ae majority. hat thcJr onroeonts were
giants compared with them, and they
crushed the pig aies IN their strong
mandibles as an alligator would a gnat.
For at least half an hour the battle
ragged. The ground was thick with the
dead and dying, the latter being dis
patched wherever found. At last the
grants were routed. They fed igno-
minioHsly, pursued by the pigmies,
who slaughtered them by scores while
in full retreat, some flying, others rum
ming to escape with their lives. The
visitors acted as if they wanted to crow,
and probably did, but if they made
any noise the spectators were not aware
Of it, if the vanquished were. -Denver
Netcs.
D%epredating Wolves.
There is a remarkable increase in the
number of gray wolves in the cattle
counties. They have been on the in.
crease for three or four years past
With the disappearance Of the buffalo
the wolves also disappeared, as they