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THE HOUSEHOLD. 



Clothes Brusli Holder. — The basket is of very fine wicker, in the form 

 of a cone; it is ornamented with an embroidered drape, which may either 

 be finished with a narrow furniture gimp or tufte 

 of crewel; the bottom is covered with silk, which is 

 drawn to a point at the end and finished by a tassel; 

 the top is ornamented with two woolen tassels and 

 a rosette. 



Table Covers, Etc — A rich and haudscme 



cover may be made ol aida canvas, either square 



or in scarf style, with a wine-colored plush square 



in the center, fastened on with leather stitching is 



yellow floss. The edge 



of canvas should bo 



raveled out and knotted 



into fringe, about three 



inches from which 



fcathei--8titch a baud of 



plush, and above this 



may be a design worked 



in ci-ewels if it is a scarf, 



or, if square, in each 



corner. 



" Crazy silk i)atch- 



work " bauds are much 



used for decoratiug ta- 

 ble covers, curtains and 



chair covers. The 



2>ieces must be small 



and of elegant silk, 



satin and velvet. 



A simple and pretty 



table cover for a bed- 

 room lamp-stand may 



be made of pale blue 



canton flannel trimmed 



with antique lace or 



with black velvet rib- 



b o n , feather-stitched 



on with j'ellow floss, 



and the edge finished 



with a fringe of blue 



worsted tied in. One similar to this made of 



cardinal all-wool canvas or basket flannel is 



])retty for the sitting-room. 



Neat and pretty bureau or wash stand covers 

 are made of scrim or dotted muslin m scarf 

 shape, trimmed with deep lace and lined with 

 pink or blue silesia. 



Serviceable and pretty covers for the sofa 

 pillow and chair cushions in the sitting-room are 



made of the striped or plaid turkish towels, which are so Lucxpensivo and yet 

 pleasing to the c^o. The prettiest pillow shams used are those made of four 



NO. 1. — CLOTHES nKU.SH 

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NO. 2.— BACK OF NO. 1. 



