LADIES' FANCY WORK. 



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<!ardfl are the best), to the Bize required, and the shape of a sniall bellows; 

 cover these four pieces singly with pretty silk or satin, by turning over the 

 edges and lacing them liom side to side with a needle and thread to make 

 them fit. Then join two pieces together, and sew over the edges neatly: 

 sew a little piece of line 

 flannel or merino filled 

 with needles to one 

 joined side piece at the 

 point; then put the two 

 sides together and sew 

 them well together at 

 the point, leading space 

 enough for a gilt bod- 

 kin to pass through 

 and make the real 

 point. Put pins in all 

 around the edge, add a 

 narrow ribbon band 

 fastened by a pin at 

 the handle end, to keep 

 the sides together. 

 Tlio inside of the bel- 

 lows looks best with 



satin or plain silk, and the outside with brocade. If a small dcsifrn 

 13 embroidered or painted on the outside, it has a very beautiful efffvt. 

 A common length of the bellows is three inches from tlie handle to the point. 



AVork Basket.— An octagon-shaped box or basket is used for the founda- 

 tion; it is lined 

 with quilted blue 

 satin, ornamented 

 with a small silk 

 button at the cor- 

 ner of each dia- 

 mond. The out- 

 side of the basket 

 is covered with 

 old-gold satin, put 

 on in four largo 

 puffs; each puff is 

 divided by a band 

 of blue velvet em- 

 broidered with a 

 cross-stitch d e - 

 sign; it is edged 

 with laco and a 

 fine gold cord. 

 The lid is covered 

 with velvet, also 



ornamented with lace, and a handle of wire covered with gold cord. In 

 Fig. 1 the basket is shown open, and in Fig. 2 closed. Fig. 2 sho^v8 plain 

 velvet bands, and in tliis figured silk ia nsod instead of the old-gold 

 satin. 



no. 2. — ^WOBK BASKET (CLOSED). 



