LADIES' FANCY WO UK. 



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leaving a loop in the middle 



to hang up the 



basket. 



Toilet Pin- 

 cushion. — The 



foundation is a 

 square of lining 

 about seven 

 inches, s t uffe d 

 with sawdust; it is 

 covered with plain 

 satin; satin rit>- 

 bon of a contrast- 

 ing color is folded 

 into points, and 

 di.six>sed accord- 

 ing to design; tassels ornament the 



Two brass rings sewn at the back aeire 



TOILET pixccsinox. 



comers; a square of fine Irish linen, six 

 inches when hemmed (the hem 

 one inch deep), is placed comer- 

 wise over the cushion; this square 

 is ornamented with drawn 

 threads and cross-stitch em- 

 broidery in silk the color of the 

 satin. 



ITEEDI.E ClTSaiGN. 



!V<>«dl« Cualilon. — We give a 

 design for a needle cushion, the 

 frame of which can be made of 

 rustic work. Tlie feet can be 

 connected by a chain, as the 

 sketch indicates. Tlje cushion 

 can be filled with emery and or- 

 namented with any kind of needle-work that may suit the fancy. The edge 

 may l>e ornamented with fringe, 

 gimp, or other convenient and 

 suitable material. 



Pen Wiper.—Twelve disks of 

 cloth of various colors are edged 

 with crystal beads. The rounds 

 may be of any size wished, accord- 

 ing as the pen wiper is required, 

 large or small. They are tli r 

 folded in four, and fastened i 

 gether in the center with a few 

 stitches of strong silk. 



A^Tieat Ear E<1|;ing Cast 



on five stitches. 1. Two plain 

 stitches; thread over, one plain, 

 thread over twice and purl two pex wipeb. 



together. 2. Thread over twice, 



purl two together, four plain. 3. Knit three plain, thread over one, plaia, 



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