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PANSY MATS. 
These mats imitate the shape ami brilliant shaded 
purple and yellow tints ot the Pansies, and are really 
beautiful. The materials required for a pair of them 
are — of single zephyr—one-quarter 
ounce of white, one-quarter ounce of 
black, half an ounce of the brightest 
yellow, and one ounce of richly-shaded 
purple. They are very easily made. 
Commence with the white; make a 
chain of six, and join it; into that 
crochet twelve long crochet stitches, 
with one chain-stitch between each ; 
fasten it, and make three chain-stitches 
for the. next row. Do this at every 
row. Third row: Make two long 
crochet stitches into every loop of the 
second row. Fourth row: Two long- 
crochet stitches, with one chain be¬ 
tween, and alternate with one long 
into every loop, not stitch. Fifth 
row: Two long crochet, alternated 
with two separate stitches of long 
crochet with one chain between each. 
Sixth row: Two long crochet stitches, 
with three separate stitches of long 
crochet chain between each. Seventh 
row: Commence with the back; 
two long crochet stitches into every 
loop of the white. Eighth row: 
Commence with the yellow, and cro¬ 
chet two long crochet into every loop. Ninth and 
last row: Commeno'e with the shaded pimple, and 
crochet the same as the last two rows. 
Thread a long needle with fine black thread, and 
catch down the fulness so as to give the effect of Pan¬ 
sies, as seen in the illustration. 
here aud there. The bunch of grapes is made of wax, 
and milk-white beads. Sew on the wax-beads in 
transposed rows in strict accordance with the illustra¬ 
tion ; surround the outer beads by a wreath of milk- 
white beads, and separate the inner wax-beads by 
loops consisting each of eight milk-white beads, that 
by means of a bronze clasp. Instead of the clasp, the 
parts may be sewn together and finished off by a bow 
of ribbon of a corresponding color. 
Pansy Lamp-Mat. 
rest on the thread passed through the wax-beads, 
and cover the same. When this outer decoration is 
completed, line with the white silk, attach it to the 
NEEDLE-BOOK IN THE SHAPE OF A 
SHELL. 
The materials used are, blue velvet, white glass 
beads, a bronze clasp or blue silk ribbon. Fancy 
dives to the depths of the sea for ministraiits to her 
service. This time she brings us a 
charming needle-book in the shape of 
a shell, well adapted to grace a lady’s 
work-basket. Two flaps should be 
cut of stiff, white card-board, coveted 
on the outside with blue velvet and bn 
the inside with white silk. In order 
to give the upper flap the shell-like 
curve, sew a wire around the rim be¬ 
neath the lining. When the velvet 
has been tacked to the upper flap of 
card-board, decorate it with the em¬ 
broidery plainly delineated in the en¬ 
graving, passing your needle through 
the velvet and the card-board, thus 
giving the work a firmer hold. The 
stripes on the shell are made of fine 
gold cord. The leaves and the hunch 
of grapes are cut of white paper and 
tacked on the requisite spots. Tack 
two or three rows of heads in the direction of the veins 
of the leaves, then begin at the centre and sew rows of 
heads closely to each other over the preceding rows. 
The stitches in the centre are covered by the veins of 
the heads firmly fastened down; the stems and ten¬ 
drils are made of closely strung heads, tacked down 
Needle-Book in the Shape of a Shell. 
velvet by means of overhand stitches, and trim the 
outer edges of both flaps with slanting rows of glass 
heads, seven beads in each row, the latter binding, as 
it were, the edges. The whole is completed by cutting 
two flaps of flannel the same size as the covers, pink¬ 
ing them, and fastening them between the outer flaps 
HOW I MADE MY LAMBREQUIN. 
Having a large chamber, with four windows 1 de¬ 
sired to furnish with lambrequins at small expense, I 
set myself about inventing a way, 
and now wish to give the result to the 
readers of the Cabinet. I procured 
five and a-half yards pink cambiic, 
seven and a-half yards book-muslin. 
I cut the cambric the size of window 
at top, in the form of a crescent, only 
wider at the ends; this I sewed upon 
strips of cotton cloth the length of 
cornice. I then tore from the end of 
muslin twelve strips three inches wide, 
which I hemmed and plaited on the 
bottom of the cambric, for ruffling ; 
then divided the remainder into four 
pieces, plaited about an inch below 
selvage, thus forming a standing ruf¬ 
fle at top; hemmed down the ends of 
muslin on inside of cambric, taking 
care not to take stitches through; 
gathered the muslin in centre with 
scarlet cord and tassels, looped in 
puffs, at sides. The entire cost of 
the four structures was only three 
dollars. We all think them very 
pretty aud well worth the money ex¬ 
pended. 
Last year a friend visiting me when 
roses where in bloom, seeing the ground strewed with 
decaying petals, asked me why I did not dry my rose 
leaves and make a sofa-pillow. I immediately caught 
at the suggestion, and from that day to this not a Rose 
corolla has been allowed to scatter its petals on our 
premises. The result is, my pillow is nearly finished 
and encased—thanks to my fair friend and her timely 
visit. Now I will tell you how I made the case : One 
hall tidy cotton. No. 10, three ounces green zephyr; 
this I crocheted in stripes, afghan stitch, twenty-seven 
stitches in stripes, one stripe green for centre with 
white on each side. This forms one side. A narrow 
boxing unites the two sides, finished 
with cord aud tassels. The white 
stripes embroidered with green vine 
and pink rose buds, green strip plain. 
Cost one dollar. 
I am now eight years on the shady 
side of fifty. The probability is, the 
perfume of these Centennial roses will 
outlive the gatherer many years, and 
may he retained by some friend as a 
memento of this our Centennial 1876. 
Hortense. 
Spatter-work. — Procure a fine 
piece of drawing paper and fasten on 
a smooth surface, arrange a bouquet 
of pressed ferns on it and fasten them 
securely with pins, dip a tooth-brush 
’in the ink and comb with a fine comb 
over the paper. When your paper is 
colored sufficiently take the leaves off and you will 
find a dark hack-ground with a bouquet of the delicate 
white fern leaves. If this is done according to direc¬ 
tions you cannot fail to have a pretty picture. You 
can make mottoes, crosses, and many other things 
the same manner. Florence. 
