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THE LADIES' FLORAL CABINET. 
inch in width) sewed on diagonally. A strip of muslin 
seven inches wide will be required for foundation as the 
silk must be sewed to it, each new piece added hiding 
the seam of the previous one so that the joinings will be 
neatly finished. These strips are the length of the 
quilt, and are set together with plain black silk or vel¬ 
vet stripes not quite as wide, which are worked in some 
simple design or painted as preferred. When enough 
strips are joined together to form the quilt it should be 
lined with quilted satine; an olive shade is desirable as 
it does not soil easily. Such a quilt is especially adapted 
for lounge uses, as it has the appearance of a band- 
some Afghan, and a light cover is always acceptable 
when taking a few moments’, rest, even in the sum¬ 
mer time. 
A pillow to correspond with the quilt is a tasteful ac¬ 
companiment and should be made with a black velvet 
band placed diagonally across it and worked with 
springs of flowers in ribbon embroidery and filoselle.. 
Daisies and Forget-me-nots are very easily and quickly 
made, using ribbon one-eighth of an inch wide drawn 
through the velvet to form the petals; the yellow “eye” 
is filled in with knot stitch, and the stems and leaves 
worked with filoselle or arrasene; the sections each side 
of the band are filled in with silk triangles. 
Still another pattern differing from the preceding ones, 
and yet having a very pretty effect, is desirable, because 
all narrow pieces, such as bits of ribbon, can be used in 
its construction, and for this reason it is more econom¬ 
ical in material and requires no ornamentation. Muslin 
blocks five inches square are used for the foundation, 
and the narrow strips sewed straight across, beginning 
each one with black or the darkest color you have, and 
shading to the lightest of such as blend well together. 
Do not use the same colors for each one, as they have 
a prettier effect when as much variety as possible is 
given. Sew the blocks together in such a way that the 
darkest part of one and the lightest of another will be 
joined; this gives it a wavy or zig-zagged appearance, 
which,'when well done, is very pleasing; a band of plain 
black silk borders the edges. 
Crocheted Shawl. 
When made of two threaded Saxony, white shawls 
are durable, yet liglft and delicate in appearance, as the 
yarn is about the size of Shetland wool. It comes in 
large bunches, usually sold for twenty-eight cents a 
piece, and four will be all that is needed for a shawl 
one yard and a quarter square. 
With a medium-sized crochet-needle make a chain 
thirty inches long; work back on this with chains of 
four stitches, fastening them into every fourth stitch of 
the foundation chain. This will give you a series of 
little loops or links in which to work your next row. 
For this make four triple stitches in each one of the lit¬ 
tle links, joining them by one chain stitch, so that in¬ 
stead of shells which are made by taking several stitches 
in one stitch, these four triple stitches spread out at the 
bottom the width of the. little loop in which they are 
worked and form tiny squares. After every row of 
triple crochets the chain-loops must be made in which 
to work them, fastening ev,ery fourth stitch between 
the triple crochets. Work the square centre of the 
shawl m this way and then you are ready for the deep 
border, which consists of shells formed of ten triple 
crochet stitches, then one chain and one triple crochet, 
another chain and shell. Work the shells in one an¬ 
other, and the single triple crochets in each other with 
every row, thus forming rows of shells divided by a 
straight line giving them a fluted appearance. At the 
corners a dividing line should run bias, the straight lines 
and rows of shells branching from it to make the corner 
perfectly shaped. The last row of shells in the border 
should consist of twelve stitches to give it a heavy ap¬ 
pearance, and these are to be finished with tiny loops 
of chain to form a feather-like edge. 
This is a very pretty pattern and so simple that a 
shawl can be made in a short time. Spare moments 
and evenings for a couple of weeks was all the time re¬ 
quired for making mine, and I felt well repaid, as the 
material cost but a small amount, and I could not have 
bought it ready-made for five times the sum expended 
for the yarn. Mary L. Thayer. 
Picture Frames. 
Picture frames which have been discarded because 
of their tarnished gilt can be renovated by giving them 
a coating of glue, and while wet sprinkle with cracked 
corn, all but the edges, which should be left smooth. 
When dried a second coat of glue is given, and the whole 
thing gilded over, or bronzed. A writer in the Bazar, in 
describing the method of procedure says : A thin glue 
should be made by dissolving white glue in hot water 
to the consistency of ordinary paste. Apply this to the 
face of the frame while hot, with a small varnish brash, 
and before cooling, shake grains of rice and coarse 
hominy thickly over it, and let it thoroughly dry. 
Shake off all bits that do not firmly adhere, and gild 
with the following preparation: 
“Have on hand one ounce of bronze powder—that 
called pale gold is the best—and a bottle of white size. 
You can procure all these materials at any artists’ 
furnishing establishment. You do not need to miv 
very much at a time, for the bronze powder is a very 
fine dust, and a little goes a long way. A table¬ 
spoonful, for instance, of the bronze gold pow- 
powder stirred thoroughly into enough of the sizing to 
make the whole the consistency of syrup is quite suf¬ 
ficient for a good-sized frame. Now with a brush 
similar to the one used for the glue carefully gild the 
entire frame, leaving no part untouched, for of course 
it would not do for any of the little grains to appear 
separate. When finished, the effect produced is the 
same, with its rough appearance, as those so expensive 
and fashionable of late. Of course the sides and ends 
of the frames must be touched up with the gilding, 
but they do not need the glue. Tapioca and sago are 
nice to use if rice and coarse hominy are not at hand, 
or even with them they look well.” 
Decorative Notes. 
A design of Clover-tops and honey-bees sketched with 
indelible ink upon fine white lawn forms a very delicate 
cover for a dressing-table when laid over pink satme; 
a bow of pink ribbon at each end holds the two pieces 
together. Both the lawn and satine should be fringed 
all around an inch deep. 
Odd-looking baskets, made of handfuls of Florida 
