HOME DECORATIONS. 
Buffet Cover and Tray Cloth in Outline 
Embroidery. 
Embroidered covers are especially desired for a buffet 
when the top is of wood instead of marble, as they pre¬ 
vent defacing the highly polished wood, when articles 
are set upon it. The material used for them is heavy 
linen, the heavier the better. They are generally cut 
like a scarf table-cover, and both ends fringed quite 
deeply. A knotted heading may finish the fringe at the 
top, or it can be left plain, as the choice may be. The 
embroidery is usually on the ends only, but is of course 
prettier if carried entirely round to form a border. It 
is executed in outline stitch, and worked with colored 
embroidery cotton, or crewels. Either retain their 
colors weU when washed. The design given in the 
Ulustration is of Daffodils and butterflies. The flowers 
are to be embroidered in yeUow, the foliage in green, 
and the butterflies in a warm shade of brown. The 
same design can also be extended round the sides, ar¬ 
ranging it in the same manner as for the ends. Although 
many other materials might be selected of which to 
make them, none can be more satisfactory, as this has 
of drawn work, which can be as simple or elaborate as 
one may feel pleased to make it. A strawberry vino is 
very pretty embroidered above this border, tho fruit 
red, the foliage green. Over the surface of the cloth, 
betweeu the embroidered ends, are scattered small 
bunches of the fruit and leaves, and au appropriate 
quotation selected from Shakespeare, or any favorite 
author, is worked on oue end, the vino twining grace¬ 
fully about it. Designs of other fruits or flower's can 
also be used, such as cherries or blackberries. Should 
flower's be preferred. Morning Glories or Wild Roses can 
be prettily arranged. Either of the following quota¬ 
tions from Shakespeare will be suitable: “ Pray you, sit 
down, for now we sit to chat as well as eat; ” or this one, 
“Nowgood digestion wait on appetite, and health on 
both.'' There is at present a decided fancy for using selec¬ 
tions from various authors, choosing those appropriate 
for the articles for which they are intended, and the 
idea is a pleasing one. These cloths can also be made 
of heavy linen, the ends fringed, and the design ex¬ 
ecuted in red working cotton. Instead of flower's and 
fruits, the quaint little figures in the Greenway books 
may be used with very pretty effect for the borders. 
The cloths are an exceedingly dainty ornament for the 
table, and are very durable. M. E. W. 
the buffet top, and the effect of the outline work in 
• color is exceedingly beautiful. 
Another design, which we illustrate, is to be used for 
a tray cloth for the breakfast or tea-table, and should be 
made of white crash or momie cloth, with outline designs 
embroidered with colored crewels. The length should 
be about one yard, including the fringe, which may be 
quite deep, with knotted heading. Above this a border 
Etching on linen is extremely pretty work, and those 
who can use the pen for this style of decoration will find 
it very fascinating work. The daintiest little tea doilies 
for table use are made of fine white linen, and some 
‘graceful tracery of flowers, birds or figures delicately 
and carefully drawn upon it very faintly with lead pen¬ 
cil. The linen should be cut three-eighths of a yard 
square,and the four sides fringed ont. The linen must 
