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all around the edges and principal curves in the 
pattern, the back-ground should be worked, and 
that is roughened or matted all over with the different 
shaped punches. Some prefer to use only one or two 
shapes for the back-ground, but that is a matter of taste, 
only go over it well with some shape, and you will be 
surprised to see how it will raise the pattern; go around 
the pattern once more with the tracer, and the piece is 
then ready for coloring, which is done by placing it for 
a few moments over a hot fire, or holding it over the 
gas. When it has burned sufficiently to give it the 
proper color, take sapolio or silicon, and polish the 
raised parts to form a contrast with the irridescent back¬ 
ground. 
A plaque is perhaps the best article to do first, as it 
needs so little ornamentation; a fruit-plate is also easily 
made. The little tray for pens or cards shown in the il¬ 
lustration is a very pretty thing, and is simply made, 
the edge being rounded and rolled up to form the sides. 
Flower-pot covers are exceeding quaint-looking made 
of the brass, and are cut the shape of the one in the il¬ 
lustration, and after the ornamentation is completed, 
riveted together, so that they will slip over the jar and 
form a case for it. 
Among the handsomest articles made of hammered- 
brass are umbrella stands. An ordinary tile is used, 
painted some dark color on the inside so that it will cor¬ 
respond with the brass cover, and then a sheet of the 
brass large enough to entirely encase the tile, is orna¬ 
mented with an appropriate design, and riveted together 
so as to fit snugly. 
Sofa Pillow. 
Now that sofa pillows are merely for ornament, it 
seems as if they cannot be made too handsome. The 
one represented by the illustration is made of garnet- 
plush, the Pond-Lilies formed of white satin, which is 
Scrap-Basket made from a Fan. 
cut into bias pieces that are folded and twisted in shape 
and held in place on the plush ground by invisible 
stitches. The stems, calyxes, and leaves, are 
worked in shades of green, with chenille and 
arasene. The pillow is finished with cord and 
pompons at each corner. E. s. w. 
Hanging Scrap-Basket. 
A silver, gilt, or gaily-colored folding 
Japanese fan is necessary for this basket, and 
should have the rivet taken from it, also the 
stiff end-sticks cut off. Join the two paper 
ends together, and fasten with mucilage. As 
soon as this is dry, gather the sticks at the 
bottom to a point, and run through them a 
wire, twisting the ends together to hold the 
sticks in place. Weave a bright satin ribbon, 
about an inch wide, in and out of the sticks, 
and tie through the point a bow of the same 
satin ribbon, with ends hanging from it. 
Around the inside of the paper part of the fan, 
which is at the top ‘of the basket, paste a 
narrow piece of stiff paper to hold the basket 
out. Make a loop of ribbon three-eights of a 
yard long, the ends of which are to be fastened 
to either side of the basket. Finish where the 
joining is, by a bow of ribbon, and two bows 
to hide the seam on the paper part of the fan. 
Plush Sofa Pillow with Water-Lily Design. 
