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the border along the lower edge of the basket, and 
for the two rows of tassels. 
Fig. 430 and 431. —Ornament for Christmas- 
Party supper Taule.— This ornament la easily 
made; It la suitable either for a Christmas-tree or 
supper-table. Procure a 
wooden doll about elgh- %Z>;) 
teen Inches in bight. 
break off the urm9, make 
a hole through the 
shoulders, through which JrwBlmR rot 
pass a stout, wire, covered fif 
with wadding then with B ®58pj® [1 
pink silk; this takes the ftp |Bf.. jqYL>$ 
place of the arms (see l ^ 
Fig. 430), the loose coat ra&’ldPl 
must be made of some 
bright-colored silk, edged 
with gold paper cut at 
one edge to form a fringe, Nffipjjl ®P- 
the legs are covered with ?U %■ 
fringed gold paper, Ju I 
twined round spirally; jO 
the trousers are com- »&4 &L 
posed of two rows of small 
bon-hons, which must be 
tied to the legs with sew- ~‘ u ‘ 
log silk; the silk coat Is fig. 430.— detail of 
tied round the waist with fI0, 431 * 
a piece of ribbon, from which are suspended gilded 
cones, the fringe of the coat falling over the last 
row of bon-bons as a flounce; another row of bon¬ 
bons la fixed round the body, the sleeves and 
collar being composed of bon-bons of a smaller 
size. Father Christmas holding a tree Is placed 
In one arm, and a buby doll In the other. A golden 
cornucopia forma the cap, with fringed paper for 
the hair; It Is ornamented by a gilt chain. A 
fancy star or some little trinket la suspended from 
the neck. 
such as French plums, raisins, figs, <Scc. Take two 
pieces of wire, tlx upon each of them two plums 
for legs, then pass both lengths through two Nor¬ 
mandy pippins for the body; a large plum must 
be taken for the head; It Is carved out with a pen¬ 
knife for nose and mouth, and beads are pressed 
in for eyes. The bat Is made of a piece of writing 
paper arranged In the form of a cone, tacked to¬ 
gether and gummed on a paper brim. For the tray, 
upon which are placed two or threo sugar birds 
and small cones of sweets, take a piece of card¬ 
board, cover It with crlmBon paper pinked out at 
the edge: this is fixed to a stick with a little glue; 
it must be tied round the waist with cotton. A 
wide collar of muslin 1s fastened round the throat 
of the little man. The two plums which form the 
legs, and the stick of the tray, must he glued to a 
square piece of stout cardboard or wood to form a 
stand. 
Fig. 432.—.irewar. Box.—The foundation of the 
box Is strong card-board; cut two pieces of the 
card-board, seven Inches in length and four In 
breadth; one Is for the bottom and the other for 
the lid: the two pieces for the sides measure seven 
inches in length and three in depth, those for the 
ends, four tn length and three In depth; cover each 
piece of card on the outside with dark-blue water¬ 
ed silk, and on the Inside with wadded and quilted 
satin; btnd the edges with gold-oolored satin rib¬ 
bon ; sew the sides and ends together and then to 
the bottom, tlx the Ud to one side by hinges of 
ribbon, and finish each comer with a bow of rib¬ 
bon. The little box may he used to keep jewelry 
In, or It will serve as a work-box. It may also be 
made to hold a little Christmas present, or he filled 
with choice sweetmeats. 
Fig. 425.—Purse : Bkadwork and Crochet.— 
The beads are sewn on fine canvas; the ground¬ 
work Is of dark ruby beads, and the circular design 
of gold beads In the form of a wreath; both aides 
may be alike, or, If preferred, the monogram of the 
owner may be worked in gold beads on the oppo¬ 
site side. To Join the two Bides, place them togeth¬ 
er, and with a crochcwhook and silk, work double- 
stitches through both nearly all round, leaving a 
space for the first opening; then work four rows 
of double-stitches. 
CONDUCTED BY MISS RAY CLARK. 
A MOTHER’S WORDS 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
When the elder children wore round me, 
And needed my every care. 
Noisy and rough with cloth rent knees 
And tumbled, wind tossed hair; 
I often thought, wheu they were grown, 
How free my life would be 
Then I could rest, and they would work, 
And lift all care from me. 
But now, my boy so bearded 
I hardly seem to know, 
He’s half ashamed to kiss my cheek 
And afar in the world must go. 
My girls, though loving in their way. 
Have grown so very toll— 
And seem so strange—I often sigh 
And wish that they were small. 
Ah ! mothers, when you are weary 
And the children seem to crowd, 
When they seek you In tlieir troubles. 
Or their glad tones are too loud. 
Think not of that, far future, 
Wheu they may help you rest, 
Enjoy the present, happy days, 
While they love mother best. 
DESCRIPTION OF 6UTS 
Fig. 423 and 424, Lady’s Pei .brink, (Crochet. 
Materials: White Berlin Wool and Wooden Crochet 
Needle.) A well- fitting pattern Is cut out In lining, 
and the pelerine la begun from the lower edge, as 
follows: Along 5 chain, work to and fro In the 
PIG. 425. 
For the opening, work on each side separately: 
1st row r —One double Into each stitch of canvas. 
2nd to nth rows—Pass over the two first and two 
last stitches. A steel clasp Is sewed to each side 
of the opontng with a needle and Bilk. 
For the bead-fringe, thread gold beads on silk, 
ana sew them la loops at equal distances to the 
last row of double-stitches. 
Fig. 422.—U athfin-Cushion,— For this, a box of 
cardboard five Inches square and two Inches deep 
is needed. Cover the sides and bottom with glazed 
lining, and strain over the top a piece of coarse 
knitting of wool; use pins about No. 12. Do not 
stuff the box; ornament the sides with a small 
piece of perforated cardboard worked with a cross- 
stitch design, of which we have given many Illus¬ 
trations In our paper. At the top and bottom 
edgas of the box put a fringe made over a large 
pencil or knlttlng-pm with wool and wire. A 
double piece of fine wire, and four strands of Shet¬ 
land wool, or crewel of four colors together, form 
the fringe. Each time, after twisting the wool 
round the pin, twist the wire once; two rows of 
WHAT MAY BE SEEN IN NEW YORK 
To those of our friends who contemplate a 
“ trip ” to the city and also others remaining out¬ 
side Its limits, we wish to relate what t he former 
may experience and the latter enjoy heartDg of, 
that la, a visit to the establishment of Lord ,fc 
Taylor, corner of Broadway and Twentieth street. 
As a special privilege, a call was made upon the 
genial proprietors and afterwards we were es¬ 
corted to the suit department and then allowed to 
wander at will through the different departments 
gaining desired information from the agreeable 
and attentive clerks. 
K1G. 423. 
ordinary Victoria stitch, Increasing its required by 
the pattern. To decrease, crochet 2 or more 
stitches together in the 2 nd row of a pattern row. 
If It Is necessary to decrease by a greater number 
of stitches, leave them uunoilced at the end ot the 
row. To Increase, cast on, at the W side or the 
work, a chain corresponding In length to the low¬ 
er edge ot the pattern, and In the pattern row 
where the Increase Is to be made, take up a suffi¬ 
cient number of stitches out of thlH chain. To 
widen on the right side of the pattern, crochet a 
sufficient number of chain at the end of a return 
row, and take up one stitch out of each in the fol¬ 
lowing row. To Increase tn the middle, take up a 
stitch out of the horizontal part of the stitch be¬ 
tween two vertical parts. Wheu the separate 
parts of the pelerine are joined together, a piping 
cord covered with whit® cashmere is placed be¬ 
tween them. Hound the outer edge la a border 
fig. 428. 
Fig. *28 —Handkerchief Sachet.— The sachet 
la composed ot two pieces of card-board meas¬ 
uring ten Inches square, covered with rose- 
colored Bilk, aud lined with quilted silk of the 
same color. The embroidery for the top, a quar¬ 
ter of which is shown In the toll stzp, Is worked on 
ivory-white satin, embroidered with gold aad rose- 
colored silk; the edges and email holes In the cen¬ 
ter are cut out with u sUorp pair ot scissors. The 
sachet Is iiuished with a quilting and bows ot rose- 
colored satin. 
Fig. 420 .—Nubian Warrior.— This little figure 
Is made tn the same way as described for fig. 434, ex¬ 
cept chat small plums and raisins are used, tour of 
graduated size for each leg. The arms are made by 
passing a wire through the shoulders and thread- 
FJG. 42(1. 
this fringe, one up and one down, are sewn round 
the frame. 
Fig. 433. —Cotton-Basket.— This little basket 
la composed ot sLx sections of cardboard, orna¬ 
mented with painted designs, or little colored de¬ 
signs may be cut out and gummed on; the sections 
are tied together with bows of blue ribbon. The 
bottom Isa hexagon ot cardboard, also ornamented 
with flowers. The sides are glued to the bottom, 
which stands out about an eighth of on inch be¬ 
yond the sides; this Is bound with a piece of gilt 
paper gummed on. 
Fig, 427.—Egg-Warmer.—Materials Requir¬ 
ed : two oz. pale blue, one oz. pink Berlin wool, 
two pins, and a crochet hook. 
Cast on eighty-one stitches. 
1st Row: Knit three and purl three alternately. 
2nd Row: Furl three and knit three alternately. 
3rd and 4th Rows: Like 2nd row. 
5th Row: Like 1st row. 
6th Row: Like second, then repeat from the 1st 
row. This forms a basket-pattern. Continue the 
pattern until you have made the foundation the 
length required. 
For the pockets, six of which are needed: Cast 
on twenty-eight stitches, decrease by knitting 
two together in every third row. 
1st Row: Knit. 
2nd Row: Purl. 
3rd Row: Knit. 
4t,hRow: Purl. 
5th Row: Knit. 
6th Row: Knit. Repeat from the 
1st row until no stitches remain. 
For the crochet edge, whloh is 
worked round the foundation and 
each of the pockets: Work one 
double Into a stitch, four chain, one 
SSrt'vVto treble lnr -° the first, pass over two 
stitches, and repeat from the be- 
ginning of the row. 
The arrangement of the pockets 
on the foundation will be seen from 
j. -jr — the Illustration; they are sewn on 
by a needle aud wool. 
FIG. 431. 
In anticipation of the many balls and holiday 
receptions, costumes to please the diversified 
tastes were displayed. Elegance of material com¬ 
bined with artistic taste was here revealed. The 
first attractive feature was a dress of pink silk 
and embossed velvet, marooned figured, en train ; 
A fan-sbaped pleating of the plain silk on 
the lower portion of the rront breadth and the 
upper part which formed the overdress; on the 
bottom of this was handsome fringe. The two 
materials were well comblnated, the outside of 
sleeves being of embossed velvet, the under of 
solid pink; at the back was a knot with ends from 
which depended knobs of maroon beads. The 
neck, cut square, was filled in with lace; the 
sleeves plain at wrist with lace to finish. 
Anotner was ot white satin having beaded 
panler, the front decorated with beaded trunmtng 
to match the panler, this, with corresponding 
appointments completed this elegant dress which 
was valaed at $215. But to use an expression tor 
which the ladles In general do doubt receive 
undue credit, tbe one which was “ a love of a 
dress ” was of heliotrope satin with velvet em- 
F1G. 424.—DKTAIT, OF FIG. 423. 
(see 424). This border Is crocheted with single 
Berlin wool and wooden needle, as follows: Along 
10 chain, miss l, 9 double, l chain. 2 nd row; Turn 
the work, on the side of the work which Is now the 
wrong side place a flat mesh l Inch wide, * pass 
the thread from back to front over the mesh, and 
crochet 1 double In both parts ot the double In tne 
preceding row, so as to form a loop, repeat s times 
from ", last of all l chain, and draw out the mesh. 
3rd row: Turn the work, l double In every stitch, 
last of all i chain. Repeat the 2nd and 3rd rows 
till the border Is long enough (of course the loops 
FIG, 429. 
ing three or four large raisins upon It. The hair 
la made of black wool frizzed out with a comb ; It 
Is glued to the plum, and la piled up high and kept 
In place by means of a large pin ; a piece ot scarlet 
cotton or silk 19 wound round the figure to form a 
kind of cloak and knickerbockers. The shield la 
an oval piece of card covered with silver paper, 
and the spear is cut out of a piece of wood. 
Fig. 435.—Doll’s Cradle.— With care and ^ 
a little trouble this Uttle cradle may easily 
be made. Take a large walnut-shell andydj^Jj 
thoroughly clean It; carefully saw off the)pS*j 
end Of half, glue the other two pieces to- v$M 
gether. and ornament the edge with a little Sm 
border of cut gold paper ; glue rwo semi- 
circles of wool on the bottom tor rockers, 
and pad the Inside with wood to make a Hf m 
bed, upon which place a very small doll; 
a little piece of cambric and blue silk form 
sheet and coverlet. 
FlO. 430.—1U9KKT FOR FIREWOOD. (CrOChet.)— 
Open basket ot Italian straw, gilt on the outside, 
and having on each side a vandyked border of 
dark olive velvet, and crochet Pattern of blue and 
olive wool. Wools 0 used for 
fig. 427, 
are on the outside of the pelerine). Then work 
along each side of the border a row as follows: * 1 
double In margin, 1 purl of 3 chain und 1 double, 
miss 1, repeat from", Then sew the border on to 
tne pelerine, and add silk .buttons to fasten. 
FIG. 4S2. 
bossed In darker shade; the front width formed of 
plain satin; the back widths embossed draper 
ornamented with Turkish (tassels to m uU - u . He 
price ofthls'was $ 200 . 
Fig. 434.— Sweetmeat Vendor.— This Itttle fig¬ 
ure win be found to give great delight to children, 
aud is suitable either to be placed on the Christ¬ 
mas tree or to decorate the table of a children’s 
party. It ls.made.of several kinds of dried fruits 
