THE LADIES' FLORAL CABINET. 
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Design for an Invalid’s Wrap. 
stitch a facing wide enough to form a case in which an 
inch-wide stick can be slipped to give the bag stiffness 
and support the handle; fasten the umbrella case on one 
side of this casing; the other side is sewed on with the 
pocket flaps, so that the raw edges come underneath. 
Buttons and loops are used to fasten the flaps down to 
the pockets. Make the loops of pieces of the braid folded 
together and stitched. The initials should be worked 
with brown filoselle before the bag is put together. A 
nicely finished leather shawl strap serves as handle to the 
bag as well as to hold it firmly together. Small loops of 
braid are sewed on the bag to keep the straps in place. 
_E. S. Welch. 
Invalid’s Wrap. 
E VERYONE knows how difficult it is to keep sick 
persons protected when they want the use of their 
arms, either when lying down or sitting up in bed. It is 
so hard to get off and on anything made with sleeves, 
and this wrap answers the purpose of a sacque, and is so 
easily slipped around a person it cannot be of the least 
inconvenience. To make the wrap you will require two 
yards of single width flannel; the one we are describing 
is made of pink basket flannel trimmed with white lace ; 
cashmere would, perhaps, be better, for use in warm 
weather ; gray or dark-blue flannel, made perfectly plain, 
is the most suitable for a gentleman. Fold the flannel 
together and cut a slit in the middle of it six inches deep ; 
turn the corners back to form the collar, and the corner 
of each front to make the cuffs; cat-stitch a narrow 
hem around them and down the fronts; trim the collar 
and cuffs, also one side of the front, with white lace. 
Place four buttons and button-holes on the front, and 
pink satin ribbon at the neck, to tie in a bow. Fasten it 
together around the person at the neck and have buttons 
and button-holes in the cuffs to fasten them around the 
wrist and draw the wrap in shape, so the arms can be 
freely moved without exposing them. E. W. 
Decorated Slate. 
S LATES are generally more useful than ornamental, 
but there is no reason why they cannot be both, 
especially when designed for memorandum purposes, when 
one side is all that is really needed for use. 
Select a medium-sized slate with a smooth frame from 
Decorated Slate. 
