INI) EX. 
PAGE. 
September . 284 
Six Little Words .•. 188 
Snow Bird Twittered on the Beechen Bough . 35 
Springtime Musings . 105 
They Neither Toil nor Spin . 314 
Thoughts . . 358 
To the March Flowers .. 85 
Vale . 331 
Weaving the Web . 259 
Wee Yellow Primrose, The . 113 
When the Woods Turn Brown . 362 
HOME DECORATIONS. 
Antique Lace Lambrequins . 92 
Artistic Economies . 197 
Artistic Fungus . 90 
Book Marks . 332 
Cane and Parasol Rack. 162 
Case and Pad for Glasses . 367 
Case for Threaded Needles . 333 
Case for Work . 163 
Chamois Vests . 25 
Child’s Skirt . , . 402 
Christmas Gifts . 368 
Christmas Mottoes. 403 
Convenient Traveling Case, A . 334 
Convenient Work Basket, A. 266 
Cretonne Stand Cover . 58 
Crochet and Medallion Braid Edging . 402 
Crocheted Lace . 26 
Crocheted Linen Lace . 366 
Crocheted Shawl . 198 
Crocheted Shoulder Cape. 333 
Daisy Toilet Set, A . 266 
Decorative Notes.198, 268, 334 
Design for Tinsel, Darned and Drawn Work. 24 
Directions for Covering an Umbrella or Parasol. . 299 
Directions for Decorating Vases . 332 
Directions for Mixing Paints . 233 
Ebonizing . 301 
Fan Painting .:...... 162 
Finger Bowl Doilies .298 
Floral Note Paper . 335 
Gilded Ornaments . 126 
Handsome Afghan . 128 
Hanging Scrap Basket.231 
Heavy Outline Stitch. 197 
Infants’ Knitted Socks . 164 
Knitted Edging . 232 
Knitted Lace Edging . 128 
Knitted Shell Stitch . 401 
Knitted Skirts . 299 
Lamp Mat, A . 57 
Mantel Drapery . 56 
Memorandum Tablets . 300 
New Embroideries . 58 
Painting on Silk and Satin, in Oils . 90 
Painting on Velvet . 232 
Picture Frames . 198 
Plush Covered Chair, A . 91 
Plush Framed Clock . 232 
Repousse Work . 230 
Silk Mittens .,. 268 
Silk Quilts . 197 
Skate-Bags . 402 
Sofa Pillow . 231 
Spool-Bag,, A . 300 
Standing Thermometer . 267 
Tidy in Outline Work and Painting, and a Swing¬ 
ing Door . 126 
Useful Novelties . 401 
Wall-pocket for Dust Cloth . 367 
Waste Paper Basket for the Kitchen . 26 
Work Bag . 90 
HOUSEKEEPING. 
Almond Layer Cake. 
Apple Compote. 
336 
404 
PAGE. 
Apple Jelly . 404 
Asparagus . 200 
Beef Tea . 301 
Boiled Sponge Cake . 165 
Breakfast Cakes . 59 
Canned Huckleberries . 269 
Canned Salmon, A New Way to Serve . 404 
Chicken Jelly. 302 
Coffee Cake . 370 
Corn-Meal Muffins.234 
“ Starch Pudding. 59 
Cottage Cheese. 105 
Cream Puffs. 129 
“ SpongeCake. ,. 93 
Crullers . 59 
Egg Gruel . 302 
“ Nogg. 302 
Escalloped Potatoes . 370 
Fairy Layer Cake . 200 
Fig Layer Cake . 200 
Graham Gems . ... 93 
Gold Cake . 336 
How to Cleanse Waste Pipes . 201 
“ Keep Moths from Fur and Wool Gar¬ 
ments. 165 
“ Make Rose Water.200 
Indian Pudding . 129 
Infant Food . 269 
Javelle Water for Bleaching and Removing Stains 336 
Jellied Chicken . 27 
Lemon Cake . 370 
“ Jelly. 302 
“ Jelly Cake . 93 
Lyonnaise Potatoes . .. 200 
Methods of Cake Making for the Inexperienced. 199 
Mock Canvas-back Duck. 370 
Muffins with Flour made of Whole Wheat . 59 
Old Fashioned Cider Apple Sauce,.403 
Panada . 302 
Pickled Oysters . 27 
Pudding Sauce . 93 
Raised Biscuits, Rolls, and Muffins . 234 
Renovating Black Silks. 201 
Sponge Pudding . 93 
Steamed Apple Pudding . 269 
Summer Squashes . 269 
Table-furnishing, Etc... 233 
Tapioca Pudding . 27 
Tart Crust .. 93 
To Blanch Almonds . 336 
To Bleach Lace . 336 
To do up White Shades . 336 
To Make Almonds Fine . 336 
To Make Sealing Wax. 336 
To Remove Iron Rust from White Goods. 336 
To Wash a Linen Crumb-cloth. 336 
To Wash Heavy Linen Stair Covering . 336 
Veal Cutlet . 93 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Alstromeria Chiliensis. 213 
Amaryllis “ Koh-i-noor”. 110 
Ampelopsis Bipinnata. 14 
Andromeda Mariana. 117 
Aquilegia Cserulea. 248 
“ Jucunda. 249 
Begonia Sceptrum. 387 
Bessera Elegans.340 
Book-Marks. 333 
Broad-Leaved Palm. 74 
Carved Oak Hall -Clock. 53 
Case for Eye-Glasses.367 
“ “ Sewing Utensils . 163 
“ “ Threaded Needles. 333 
China Tea-Pot. t . 21 
Christmas Greetings. 389 
PAGE. 
Crochet and Medallion Braid Edging. 402 
Crocheted LineD Lace. 366 
Cypripedium Lawrenceanum. 255 
Daimio Box. 22 
Death of the Flowers. 311 
Decorated Fungus . 90 
“ Vase. 332 
Design for Drawn Work. 24 
“ “ Fan. 163 
“ “ Swinging Door. 127 
“ “ Tidy in Knot-Stitch and heavy Out¬ 
line,. 196 
“ “ Tidy in Outline Work and Painting... 126 
Designs for Doilies. 298 
Dielytra Cucullaria. 350 
Embroidered Plush Cover for Upright Piano. 25 
English Arm-Chair. 21 
Eucryphia Pinnatifolia. 180 
Floral Arch at “ Imna,” Bay Ridge, L. 1. 86 
Flower-Basket. 126 
Freesias. 357 
Frontispiece. 243 
Fuchsia-Flowered Currant... 185 
Impatiens Sultani. 323 
Inga Pulcherrima. 46 
Ipomea Lacunosa. 147 
Iris Susiana Major. 3 
Jar of Chrysanthemums. 56 
Lamp-Mat. . 57 
Leather Rack for Parasols and Canes. 162 
Little Gem Moss Rose. 154 
Mantel Drapery. 57 
Mexican Mimosa. 46 
Monstera Deliciosa. 9 
Narcissi. 282 
New Carnations (Garfield Cabinet Set). 81 
New Hardy Pink (Mrs. Sinkit). 175 
Noisette Rose (Reve D’or). 39 
Odontoglossum Cirrhosum. 219 
Odontoglossum Vexillarium. 220 
Out in the Meadow. 191 
Oxalis Cornua. 141 
Pad for Eye-Glasses. 367 
Pepper Vine. 14 
Petunia, Yellow-Throated, Large-flowered. 277 
Plush-Covered Chair. 92 
Plusli Sofa Pillow with Water-Lily design. 231 
Pritchardia Grandis. 74 
Ribes Speciosum. 185 
Rockery, A.290 
Rose Design for Darned Work. 25 
Rustic Stand for Bulbs .283 
Saxifragea Composi. 43 
Scarlet Martagon Lily. 69 
Scrap-Basket Made from Fan. £31 
Skate-Bags. 4U2 
Snow-Bird Twittered on the Beechen Bough, The. 35 
Spiraea Astilboides. 393 
Spool Bag. 3J0 
Spring Musings. 105 
Stagger-Bush. 117 
Standing Thermometer.267 
Sweet Pea .209 
Tabatiere, Lute-Shaped Watch and Chatelaine 
and Watch. 20 
Tablets... 300 
Toilet Set with Rick-Rack Daisies. 266 
Tray, Plaque and Cover for Flower-Jar in Re¬ 
pousse Work. 230 
Useful Novelties. 400 
Wall-Pocket for Dust Cloth. 367 
Work-Bag, Closed. 91 
“ Open. 91 
Work-Basket. 267 
Zanzibar Water-Lily. 317 
MUSIC. 
Song, Our Blessings on the Daisies. 30 
Waltz. 168 
