The sun., 1908-12-13

and give two and maybe three separate
patterns at that.
A comparatively inexpensive and quite
new variety Of canvas pillow is decorated
across the lower half. They are then
finished in outline stitch. The upper
half Of the pillow is plain. Thus -violets.
Sweet Violets," is worked In simple loop
stitch under pair of pretty girls heads
leaning toward each other outlined with
long violet stitches; A few, scattered
one corner of the pillow. which is Of natural
gray linen finished at the edge with vio-
let cord.
behind fence with a daisy In his hand.
In this caHe the outlining IL done in brown
on a pale ecru linen. A few scattered
daisies Mt the child's feet are worked
words. sone / luf. two | iuf.s The upper
half or the pillow is plain,
On the upper half Of gray burlap
pillow is a fat dog wearing q muzzle,
the design and the words y only growlod
a little being outlined With two or three
shades Of brown and touch Of black.
Automobile designs are among the
favorites used on craah and burlap pill.
lows, and like the others mentioned
these generally cover only one-half OF the
pillow, leaving the other half plain, and
are done in outline stitch with appropri-
ate colors.
One Of the best designs In the Craftsman
crash assortment OF pillows 10 trimmed
leather crossing the pillow in somewhat
the shape Of q Greek cross. the edges
finished with heavy embroidery stitch.
In one example Of dark green the leather
was Of mottled green and brown. the em-
broidery Of q paler green. In q second
charming design Of ecru the leather
inserted In an eight by three inch oblong
blue outlined with white.
Entirely new varieties Of suede pillows
are included In tho assortments offered
at the best stores and the most admired
Of these are decorated with Japanese
designs done on heavy japanese silk
preferably white-introduced as inser-
hons. The suede is as soft and pliabls
light, dark or medium. are popular.
In less expensive varieties OF suede
pillows olassed as new the plain leather
Is decorated, with a four inch wide out
linec osnd which describes O semicircle
against the upper bali OF the pillow. On
this band In large letters worked In heavy
silk floss Of bright colors Is "Prnoeton,s
other college or a motto.
A silk pillow elaborate and handsome
In appearance and yet easily made IL
trimmed with lace edging one inch wide
or narrower and ribbon embroidery
The lace is gathered at one edge and ap-
Piled to the cushion In ring or circle
Of about four inches In diameter. Mar
row rose color. green, brown and other
shades OF ribbon are twisted into a wreath
effect TO decorate the centre Of the lace
circle and to trim the silk between the
lace circles. Raised embroidery is also
used In tho same fashion.
Cathedral cloth, 70 come down to one
Of the least expensive cushions, 10 made
up with or without braiding or en-
broidery. For the use Of aInateurs In
drawing or In fine embroidery nothing
could be better than this material. Il
Is printed for the most part In small
designs Of various colors on white or
ecru background The designs consist
Of oblonKs, squares, octagons and con-
venhonaf Irregular patterns not very
far apart, BY outlining theee designs
with different oolored embroidery silka
an effect almost Oriental results and thIR
may be emphasized by using q thick
varicoiored cord 10 edes the piilov.