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THE LADIES' FLORAL CABINET. 
Sateen which is fifty inches wide, and from two 
dollars and a half a yard, upwards, is pretty for the 
covering, or if a less expensive material is desired, felt 
answers very well, and the effect is good. 
The quantity of material necessary for covering, will, 
of course, depend upon the size of the door. Crimson, 
gold, brown or olive green are pretty colors for the pur¬ 
pose, unless they should not harmonize with the room 
for which the door is intended. 
If embroidered, it will be necessary to have the 
material in a frame, working a small portion at a time, 
and it can then be tacked on the door-frame after the 
work is done; but if painted it is better to cover the 
door-frame first, and paint the design upon it afterwards, 
as there will then be less danger of marring the paint¬ 
ing. Either oil or water-colors can be used on the 
sateen or felt. If oil colors are used on the sateen, it is 
a safer plan to first spray the material all over slightly 
with Siccatif, and the oil will not deface the sateen in 
any way, or the colors may be used just as they come 
from the tube to the palette, without the use of any 
oil to thin them, but there is more risk in painting in 
this way. 
The design given is of Golden-rod and Asters, with 
birds, butterflies and a bit of fence. 
The Golden-rod should be painted with chrome yellow, 
shaded with orange chrome and burnt sienna. The 
Asters are purple, with yellow centres. The Grasses 
of green, the butterflies of yellow, slightly veined 
with black. The fence should be of Naples-yellow, 
shaded with Vandyke-brown, also the branches of the 
bushes. 
If the design is embroidered, filoselle will be found 
most convenient for the work, as it covers the space 
more rapidly than a finer silk. The back of the door 
should be covered also with the same material, and must 
be brought over the edges of the frame, tacking 
securely, and finishing with a narrow braid to pre¬ 
vent the fraying of the edges. Thus no wood-work is 
shown. 
The doors are extremely pretty, and require no very 
great outlay for material, the frame-work, perhaps, being 
the most expensive part. * 
They are also very pleasing pictures, and add greatly 
to the beauty of a room. M. E. Whittemore. 
Knitted Lace Edging. 
A subscriber has requested us to give directions for 
knitting an inch-wide edging. One of the prettiest 
patterns we have seen in narrow knitted laces, and one 
that is very easy to make, is as follows: Cast on nine 
stitches and knit once across plain, then for the first 
row, knit three stitches, narrow one, put thread over 
the needle as though to knit seam, only put it over twice, 
narrow, put thread over twice, knit one, put thread over 
twice, knit one; this finishes the first row. Knit the 
second row, and every alternate row, plain. Third row: 
knit two, narrow, put thread over twice, narrow, 
thread over twice, knit three, thread over twice, knit 
one. Ffth row: knit one, narrow, thread over twice, 
narrow, thread over twice, knit five, thread over twice, 
knit one. Seventh row: knit three, thread over twice, 
narrow, thread over twice, narrow; knit one, narrow, 
thread over twice, narrow. Ninth row : knit four, 
thread over twice, narrow, thread over twice, knit 
three together, thread over twice, narrow. Eleventh 
row: knit five, thread over twice, knit three together, 
thread over twice, narrow. Twelfth row: knit plain. 
Repeat for remainder of lace. When knit of three- 
threaded Saxony yarn, it cannot fail to please, and it 
also makes a handsome lace when made from knitting 
silk. 
A handsome afghan for a baby carriage is of white 
opera flannel, on which bunches of Daisies, Wild Roses 
and Moss-Rose buds are worked in ribbon embroidery. 
A band of white-watered ribbon two inches in width is 
arranged diagonally across the flannel and fastened by 
point-russe stitches in pink, blue and gold silks. The 
flowers are in three groups; the one at the right of the 
center, a portion laying across the ribbon-band, is of 
Daisies, the petals of which are formed of very narrow, 
ottoman ribbon, the yellow centers of silk in knot- 
stitch. The Moss-Rose buds in the second group are 
made of pink silk folded in the shape of large and 
small buds, their calyxes worked with arrasene, which 
gives them a very Moss-like appearance. Double white 
zephyr, tied in the edge of the flannel and knotted, 
makes a pretty and appropriate fringe. 
SPRING BONNETS AND WRAPS. 
Bonnets corresponding with the costume in color, 
and often in material as well, will remain in favor. 
They are of medium size, similar in shape to the capote, 
but have a slightly projecting rim. 
Trimmings on imported hats are massed on the top 
instead of at one side, as they formerly have been, and 
consist usually of ostrich tips and loops of velvet ribbon, 
or clusters of loops of narrow velvet with an aigrette. 
Among new garnitures are seen bunches of natural 
Grasses with their long stems, Clover-lieads, Thistles, 
fruits, and even Pine-cones. Small flowers, such as 
Forget-me-nots, Violets, and Hawthorn blossoms are 
used in large bunches and half wreaths. Velvet or 
satin ribbon two inches wide is doubled and fastened 
just underneath the trimming, and brought down each 
side of the crown, and then fastened by silver of gilt 
ornaments so that they will fall below as strings. Lace 
ties are seen on many small bonnets, and hats entirely 
of lace promise to be popular in the summer season. 
Of dress fabrics suitable for bonnets, fine wools are 
used as well as silks and should be arranged in fine 
plaits across the crown, and require for trimming only a 
few flat velvet loops with an aigrette. 
Round hats are of varied shapes; there are round- 
crowned turbans, English walking hats, hats with brims 
jauntily looped up on one side, and Henri Trois shapes 
with high, square crowns, and come in English and 
Milan straws, in shades of brown and gray. An ecru 
