THE LADIES’ FLORAL CABINET. 
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Panel with Small Hooks. 
T HESE dainty little panels will be found most conveni¬ 
ent to hang beside the dressing-table, for holding, as 
the words suggest, shoe-buttoners, glove-hooks, or sundry 
small articles of like usefulness. 
They are as a general thing made of small panels of fine 
white or gray wood, or the wood may be covered with 
any shade of satin, if desired. 
If covered, the satin must be drawn smoothly over the 
face of the board, and tacked to the back closely along the 
edges with the smallest shade tacks. A piece of heavy 
brown paper is then pasted over the whole of the back, 
covering the raw edges of the satin, and thus finishing 
the whole neatly. 
ing the brush can be used instead of the needle, or a 
simpler method is to transfer some of the pretty decal- 
comanie designs, or silk ornaments, which are prepared 
for such purposes, and the effect is almost like painting. 
Still another idea is to select a panel of pretty light or gray 
wood, place the hooks as directed, and trace the words in 
quaint lettering, with brush or pen, in the space intended 
for them, and the lovers of our beautiful autumn leaves 
who may have made collections of the different varieties 
can select some of the smallest and finest specimens, 
arrange a graceful spray in the place indicated for dec¬ 
orating, paste each leaf and stem securely to the panel 
with mucilage, and when dry coat only the leaves with 
the varnish, but do not allow it to touch the panel. 
This work is simple and very pleasing, and to write 
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Some Small Hooks. 
A row of small brass hooks should then be screwed into 
the wood ; first making a small hole with any sharp-pointed 
tool. The hooks should be placed nearer the top than the 
bottom of the panel, and, as directed, but an inch apart. 
Space must be left across the bottom for the words which 
add greatly to the beauty and interest of the panel. 
“ On these small hooks hang whatever you please, 
In the way of shoe-buttoners, glove-hooks or keys, 
But although I have placed them a full inch apart, 
Remember they’ll not hold the keys of your heart.” 
In the upper corner at each side of the panel bore a hole, 
and through each run a ribbon. Leave a loop long enough 
by which to hang it, and tie the ends in a bow. Just 
above the hooks a pretty design is painted, selecting any 
subject which may be pleasing and appropriate. 
If satin or velvet are used for the covering, the design 
can be embroidered upon the material before it is put over 
the panel, or for those who are skilled in the art of paint- 
the words in one’s own handwriting instead of using let¬ 
tering is also a pretty idea. M. E. W. 
Decorative Notes. 
A VERY pretty rack for a whisk-brush is made by 
using a ten-inch square of pasteboard for a founda¬ 
tion : cover one side with olive satin, bend two opposite 
corners so they will lap at the centre to form a receptacle 
small enough to prevent the brush from slipping entirely 
through ; cover these corners with deep garnet plush, then 
lap and fasten them firmly and place over the lap a full 
bow of olive satin ribbon. The case should then be lined 
on the back with silesia the color of the plush. The brush 
handle, if a plain one, should be covered with olive plush, 
extending it down to where the whisks are tied together. 
Embroider a little sprig of flowers on the brush cover and 
on the space at the top of the rack above the lapped cor- 
