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needle work plays a prominent part. Work bags for various kinds 

 of work are made so easily now with unbleached linen. Worked with 

 some pretty design, dust bags, pretty mats, and rugs can be made but 

 with little expense. Cushions are always pretty and several in a room 

 add to its beauty and comfort. 



Rich looking curtains are made by outlining the pattern woven in 

 Nottingham lace, and if the colors used correspond with those of the 

 room the effect is striking and beautiful. 



Bed-spreads are now ornamented a great deal. Quilts of bolting 

 sheeting, stamped with all-over design and worked with rope linen 

 floss, are very pretty. Crochet and knitted quilts are very hand- 

 some, and are not the work that many think, for it makes good pick- 

 up work when one is too tired to do embroidery and finer work. 



A pretty tablecloth maybe made with heavy butcher's linen, worked 

 with a pretty design with linen floss. This is a durable cover also. 



And last but not least are our floAvers in mid-winter. There are few 

 homes where a number of plants may not be found. Among the free- 

 blooming plants we have the geranium, fuchsias, petunias, and begonias ; 

 then there are the hyacinths and crocus, and the flowers from one bulb 

 will brighten a room for weeks. 



Never arrange the plants in your window with a view to make 

 them attractive from the outside ; arrange them for the pleasure and 

 comfort of the home, the passer by can satisfy himself with a look at 

 the garden, or with a visit to the greenhouse. Nothing is prettier than 

 a thrifty plant making the center piece of the dining table. Let your 

 plants be scattered around the room in the evening ; give them the 

 place of honor. And to the bright and pretty adornments the beautiful 

 flowers add a bright face, a welcome smile, and home, if ever so hum- 

 ble, will be a place of beauty and a joy forever. 



