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material may be beautifully embroidered with it; 

 the effect being that of silver or mother-of-pearl, 



6th. White Cotton Wool. — This material is chiefly 

 useful in a dark Church, or when the effect of it has to 

 be seen from a distance. Cut out the letter or device 

 in thick white paper, and paste over it an even piece of 

 clean white cotton wool. When this is quite stiff and 

 dry, cut out the wool to the shape of the card-board, 

 taking care to make the angles sharp, and the edges 

 even and straight. 



Strimg Holly, — Thread a packing-needle with the 

 required length of twine, and string the largest and 

 finest Holly leaves upon it, taking care to pass the 

 needle through the exact centre of each leaf. 



Harvest Wreaths, — Plait the three different kinds 

 of corn — wheat, barley, and oats — into separate little 

 bunches, of about a dozen heads in each bunch ; and 

 cut off the straw, so as to leave it about a foot long. 

 The wreath of evergreens, &c., should be wound with 



