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WINDOW-SILL 
COVER AND BLINDS. 
This cover is made of 
maroon plush, and provided 
with a lambrequin of Java 
canvas, embroidered with 
maroon worsted, edged with 
like-colored cord, and decor¬ 
ated with rosettes and tas¬ 
sels of the same worsted. To 
make the cover, cut of the 
plush a piece wide enough 
to fit your window, and so 
long as to reach the tioor. 
For lining, cut a piece the 
same size of any kind of 
woolen cloth. The cover is 
provided with three pockets 
—a large one in the centre, 
and the small ones on either 
side—which are concealed 
by the lambrequin. For the 
small pockets cut out of the 
stuff that serves for lining, 
two double pieces, each eight 
inches wide, and seven inches 
long. Round off at the 
bottom, sew together, and 
insert into slits cut in the 
plush, at a distance of thir¬ 
teen inches from the top, 
and four inches from either 
side. In like manner, make 
and insert the central largo 
pocket, which is placed on a 
line with the others, and 
which is twelve inches wide 
Designs for Lambrequins and Window or 
Door Curtains. 
ed 
Says a waiter In this 
way I answer the question 
of “How I had such luck 
with birds V’ Simply by 
allowing the birds to attend 
to their own affairs, and by 
letting them understand that 
their mistress would never 
harm them. Also by accus¬ 
toming them to plenty of 
light, and air, and company, 
rather than, as recommend- 
eepmg 
cage in a dark room, for fear 
of frightening the birds. 
Make just half the fuss 
directed in bird-books over 
the matter, and you will 
have double the success in 
raising birds. Never give 
sugar, but all the red pepper 
they want. It is the best 
thing for them. And if 
your bird feels hoarse at any 
time put a piece of fat salt- 
pork in the cage, and see 
bow the little fellow will en¬ 
joy it, and listen for the re¬ 
sult. Give him flax seed 
once in a while, and if he 
appears dumpy occasionally, 
give a diet of bread and but¬ 
ter, with red pepper sprinkled 
in. 
Window Pocket. 
and sixteen long. The seams where the pockets are 
inserted must be xieatly finished off with woolen cord. 
Now attach the lining j trim at the bottom with wide 
maroon worsted fringe, and hind the sides and top 
with worsted braid, after affixing the lambrequin which 
covers the pockets. This lambrequin is made of Java 
canvas, cut into three points at the bottom, a large 
one in the centre, and a small one on each side. Em¬ 
broider in any appropriate design with maroon 
worsted, having first drawn the shape of the points 
with lead pencil. When finished, cut away the can¬ 
vas at about the distance of half an inch from the 
pencil marks, hem this over on the wrong side, finish 
off with cord, and decorate each point with rosette and 
tassel. The blinds are of Indian gauze ornamented 
with painted flowers, birds, etc., hound with silk rib¬ 
bon, and fastened top and bottom by means of steel 
rods to hooks, as shown in the engraving. 
DOOR CURTAINS, WITH EMBROIDERED BORDER AND 
DRAPED HEADING. 
The illustration shows very plainly the handsome 
arrangement of curtains and heading. Their color 
should match the furniture, the border on the curtains 
being worked of two contrasting shades of cloth, on a 
light background. The fringe on the heading or lam¬ 
brequin, the cord and tassels, are chosen of a color to 
match the border, which is finished off on each side by 
a neat little edging, worked of worsted somewhat 
darker than the color of the curtains. 
