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A beautiful and easy kind of fancy work, is shown 
in the sofa-cushion, which will answer equally well 
for table-covers, curtain-borders, and chair-bolsters; 
WALL-POCKET, FOOT RUG, SOFA CUSH¬ 
ION, SEWING CHAIR AND TABLE, 
AND HAIR PINCUSHION. 
This wall-pocket is made of two panels of wood 
one-fourth inch thick, which can be easily shaped, 
as shown in the illustration, and must be care¬ 
fully smoothed and ebonized. The ornamenta¬ 
tion is of Chinese character, consisting of paint¬ 
ings in gold, and where a person does not under¬ 
stand this class of fancy-work, we would recom¬ 
mend them to use the gold figures in Decalco- 
mania designs, which will be found well adaoted 
to the work, and may be procured of any style 
desired. 
The central oval panel on the front is orna¬ 
mented with rich embroidery, such as the pat¬ 
tern. An oval panel of binders-board is the 
foundation for the embroidery, which consists of 
an outer piece worked on scarlet merino with a 
piece removed from the centre, into which a piece of 
black velveteen containing a monogram or other de¬ 
sign is introduced, and the edges finished with cord 
and stitches in half-polka or button-hole. The ends 
are connected by triangular pieces ( souffles) of scarlet 
morocco, with bands of elastic let into the upper part, 
which is pinked out, and has slits five inches below for 
the elastic bands. 
stitch of the same kind in contrasting color, and some¬ 
what long, is taken across the dark place enclosed in 
each flame or spot; this centre should be about twelve 
inches square. The border of scarlet flannel is pinked 
out on each edge and worked with white. The trans¬ 
parent white fiauuel rosettes are pinked or embroi¬ 
dered in button-hole stitch, and are fastened on the 
scarlet stripe with colors, as black, orange, blue and 
and scarlet silk. This pattern also makes an ele¬ 
gant bed or cradle-spread, or is very ornamental 
thrown over the back of sofa or lounge as an 
Afghan or rug. 
The pretty sewing-chair and table shown in 
the illustration, present such a tasteful and in¬ 
viting aspect, that any lady might desire to take 
a pattern by them (which may be easily done, 
as we will endeavor to show), for no prettier ar¬ 
rangement can be made for the sitting-room. 
Both chair and table, so far as the frame-work is 
concerned, are so exceedingly simple in form, 
that they may be made with but little trouble or 
expense by any person with a little mechanical 
skill. To make the chair more comfortable, it 
might better have a thick padded cushion placed be¬ 
neath the worked strip. 
The table-cover aud strip for chair are made of gray 
pressed flannel, with a lining of soft colored stuff of 
any kind convenient; which, tacked evenly together, 
is stitched in diamonds on the sewing machine. In 
the centre of the table-cover and down the centre of 
the chair-pad are bouquets cut from gay woolen goods 
and embroidered with application work, or, 'petite- 
point, zephyr, at pleasure. As a border, strips of 
Foot Rug. 
indeed a complete set, made in this way, will be found 
exceedingly handsome, and at the same time inexpen¬ 
sive. This work consists of a foundation of printed 
Wall-Pocket. 
Application embroidery forms a beautiful method of 
ornamenting rugs. A circular piece of drugget cloth 
is pinked out around the edges, and above it is worked 
a row of simple chain-stitching. In the centre is a 
star formed by cutting out two squares (hollowed out 
a 'little on the sides), and placing 
them on each other, on the light foun¬ 
dation of cloth cut out in form of a 
cross with broad rounded ends. Be¬ 
sides the central star, eight circular 
pieces of the same cloth are fastened 
around it with black worsted braid. 
(Alpacca braid folded and stitched on 
the sewing machine.) Between the 
four divisions of the cross are circular 
pieces of cloth of a different color 
from either the ground or central parts 
■just described, which are held in 
place by bands of alpacca braid 
stitched down on the sewing machine. 
Beyond these is a circle of leaves cut 
from heavy cloth, and fastened on 
with a chain-stitching of coarse thread or wool. These 
leaves may be of various colored scraps. This mat, 
in shades of green and brown, with embroidery of 
golden tints, is one of the most beautiful that can be 
made. 
Sofa-Cushion. 
flannel, such as the imitation of ermine with black 
spots, bordered with a point Russe embroidery. This 
border is cut in four strips two aud one-half inches 
Sewing Chair and Table. 
wide, and embroidered on the edges in point Russe, 
chain and half-polka Stitches. 
The foundation of ermine, or flame dotted flannel, 
has each figure edged with button-hole stitching of 
green, scarlet, yellow, orange, violet, and blue; a 
scarlet and dark gray flannels are pinked out on each 
edge, and fastened with half-polka and button-hole 
stitches, and a row of machine stitches on each edge. 
Heavy fringe finishes the edges of each. 
For this pretty cushion, take a common collar box 
about six inches in diameter and two inches or more 
in height, and fill it with hair or wool so that it is 
raised well in the middle, and slopes 
gradually to the sides. Cover this 
with a piece of loose knitting, in any 
scraps of yarn or worsted on hand. 
Then knit an over cover of a bright 
color. Make a foundation of thiity 
stitches with fine wooden knitting 
needles, and going back and forth on 
these work thirty rounds, all knit 
plain, find then cast off. Or a circular 
piece may be crocheted in the usual 
short aud long stitches. Having sewed 
both under and over-cover closely to 
the edge of the box, cut off the cor¬ 
ners of the piece (if knitted, square), 
and trim the side of the box with a 
box-plaited ruche of ribbon, suiting 
the cover in color, and two inches 
wide. Above this fasten an embroi- 
- ~ dered -border, worked on white flan¬ 
nel or merino, in chain, herring-bone 
and point Russe stitches, with green silk of various 
shades, and flowers corresponding in color with the 
trimmings, using three or four shades. The edge is 
cut out in points, or pinked, as most convenient; above 
this, around the edge, is a ruchingof ribbon one and a 
quarter inches wide. Mrs. C. S. Jones. 
Hair Cushion. 
