Year: 1879

are in velvet worked with arrasene, and the
result is most effective. A word US to
trimmings for summer dresses, which nim-
BILE fingers might work with great advantage
just now. White satccn, duck and heavy
washing materials arc to be worn; and
these look best with embroidery worked in
Moravian cotton, either all white, or black,
or red, or blue. Many of these are in
preparation. The patterns chosen arc those
/ formerly used for satin stitch embroidery,
greatly enlarged, and then work ed with the
cotton in ordinary crewcl stitch This is
the style of work that was in fashion about
eighty years ago, and OH clear Inuslin also
is very effective. Some are in' light blue
satccn with robing of this icloar white
muslin worked in thick cotton up the cen
ter of the skirt, the fulncss being gathered
to it on each side, and formings drapcry
at the side. This same embroidery has
Been used on the creton waistcoat pockets
and cuffs Of long basqucd jacket, and it
looks uncommonly handsome. So docs a
red scroll on white duck dress, made with
panicrs and princess train. Colored wool
embroidery on clear white muslin ls most
effective, and many dresses will be trimmed
with strips of this lined and piped with
silk. A maize silk was draped with maize
muslin, the trimmings a scroll of pOppics,
corn and leaves worked Oh strips Of tho
maize muslin, lined with silkS and piped
with red and maize, tuft of poppies and
wheat ears nesting in the lace cravat and
in the soft silk and muslin trimmed straw
cottage bonnet. For necktics. and band
trimmings, a good effect is produced by
sewing a fancy lace Gordon Of fowcrets,
half an inch deep, on to musliIls it makes
an admirable border or insertion, and ap-
pears to be worked in satin stitch.


by the by, if you are in wdht of new
idea for window curtains, trT working a
border of flowers in colored dewel wGols
on white, or better still, on ecru muslin :;
draw the pattern on thick paper, color it,
and lay it beneath the muslin; work it
slightly and quickly, do not drag it, and
you will be rewarded for your pains. For
the same purpose there are designs roughly
darned in colored wool, such as caladium
leaves, bulrushes and leaves, birds, ETC.


Many people bestow particular pains on the
| lower portion Of muslin curtains, which
have dado like border. For this purpose
the wool embroidery is specially to be COM
mended. Some old styles have also been
revived, such as all applique of plain or
colorcd muslin on net in large bold patterns
edged with a thick cord, which is sewn over
or overcast, and not buttonholcd; the net
foundation is visible between the pattern,
and the heart of the flowers Is produced by
darning i'll check patterns on the net. This
sort of work is pretty with the design in
thick muslin on thin muslin foundation.
Easels are SO general in drawing rooms
where cngravings and water colors accumu-
late, that it is the fashion to cover old ones
with velvet, adding ornamental silk tassels
to the top and to the lowest of the set of
holes which support the ledge. The cover
ing is not difficult to manage The velvet
requires tacking 2 first, and then sewing
where the stitches will be most invisible,
with fine but strong black thread. Where
the holes are, cut the circle in four saturate
the inside of the velvet with strong gum,
and press the pieces well down with the
wooden pin. Squares of guipurc dart can
be converted into white mats for the dress
ing table or elsewhere by laying them on to
cardboard covered with silk, and edging
them with cord or ruching, fastening bows
of the ribbon at the corners; another would
cover the pincushion, and small ones on
quilted satin would make pretty bag for
hanging on the bed to hold watch, hand
kerchicf, etc.