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and is very appropriate in all respects—it is emblematical 
of enduring friendship. Some bright berries and light 
•colored everlasting flowers will relieve the hue, which is a 
little too sombre. Bright flowers at this season of the year 
impart a cheeriness to the rooms which nothing else could 
•compensate for ; and even if only a few can be had they 
will not fail to be appreciated. 
When mottoes and sentences or initial letters are 
used in decorating, it is veiy desirable to be able to make 
letters skilfully. The following directions will prove 
-valuable. The best material out of which to form letters 
for wall decorations is straw-board, but If it should happen 
that this cannot conveniently be procured, then use the 
heaviest paper to be had, or take common newspapers and 
paste three or four thicknesses of them together, and when 
'dry they are ready for use. Letters must be made of dif¬ 
ferent sizes according to the 
positions and the space they 
are to occupy ; first, deter¬ 
mine the length of the letter, 
and divide this length into 
six equal parts. The length 
of one of these parts is the 
distance from each other at which lines should be drawn 
