HOME DECORATIONS. 
Scrim Toilet Set. 
Very pretty toilet sets are made of Scrim, which 
comes with alternate stripes of drawn work, and the 
plain material. On the plain stripe, garlands of daisies 
are arranged, the foliage and stems worked with crew¬ 
els. using the different shades of green for the purpose. 
The daisies are made of very thin, fine Swiss muslin, 
cut in strips about an inch wide. The design should 
first be stamped, or lightly traced on the plain stripe: 
the flowers are then executed in the following manner. 
Cut a strip an inch wide, and rather longer than the 
petal, then gather one end of the muslin, and with a 
steel or bone piercer, make a slight hole in the point of 
the petal, through 
the scrim, press 
the gathered end 
of the muslin 
through this, and 
fasten securely 
by sewing to the 
wrong side. Pro¬ 
ceed in the same 
manner for the 
end of the petal 
next the stamens, 
leaving in the 
middle of the 
flower a circular 
space in which to 
work the sta¬ 
mens, which is 
done with yellow 
crewel. Trim 
the edge of the 
bureau cover 
with antique 
ace. Satin rib¬ 
bon about three 
inches wide, and of whatever color will harmonize with 
the room for which it is intended, is tied in pretty frill 
bows with ends, and one sewed in each corner of the 
cover. The pin-cushion is square, covered with satin, and 
the scrim cover, which is cut the size of the cushion, 
should have a design on the plain stripe executed in the 
same manner as that on the bureau cover. Trim the edge 
with the lace, and place bows of satin ribbon at each 
corner. The mats for the perfume bottles are either 
round or square pieces of plain scrim, trimmed with a 
frill ruffle of lace. Instead of an ordinary pin-cushion, 
it is very convenient to cover and line with satin, a 
wooden, or a very stiff paste-board box. Make a stuffed 
cushion on the top of the lid, and sew three straps of 
ribbon across the back from the lid to the box, thus 
holding them together, as with hinges. The scrim 
cover is in the same manner as described for the 
pin-cushion, and trimmed with bows. For the sides of 
the box, a full ruffle is made of plain scrim, hemmed 
on the lower edge, and trimmed with lace. The upper 
edge merely turned in and gathered, then sewed round 
the edge of the box No heading is necessary, as the lace 
which edges the cover falls over, and is finish enough. 
These sets are very easily made, and aro light and 
dainty looking for summer, besides having the advan¬ 
tage of washing well, for even though the daisies may 
be flattened, they can bo made to look as fresh as new, 
by running the round glass head of a pin between tho 
muslin petal aud the scrim, thus giving the petal its 
former raised appearance. E< w 
Scrim Toilet Set. 
Needle-work Notes. 
Some very pretty designs for outline embroidery are 
exhibited at the Decorative Art Rooms, and come 
already stamped 
upon m omie 
cloth, which, by 
the way, is much 
preferable to 
crash for deco¬ 
rative purposes, 
either in plain 
white, cream, or 
ecru, and the 
cloth may be 
either plain mo- 
mie or woven in 
patterns. 
A stand cover 
of the cream, 
colored momie 
cloth had the 
ends raveled out 
the depth of four 
inches and knot¬ 
ted into fringe; 
above this were 
three rows of 
drawn work. 
The design stamped upon it, ready for working, was a 
figure of a young girl standing by a Rose-bush, while 
a dove was just alighting on her shoulder. This was to 
be worked in etching silks. They are said to retain 
their color better when washed than the crewels, and 
prove very satisfactory, though some ladies, who are 
particularly cautious, dip the delicate shades in alum 
water before using. The price of this piece was two 
dollars; the cloth can also be obtained by the yard, the 
drawn work and fringe made to suit one’s taste, and 
then stamped with any desired pattern. 
Those who have a gift for sketching could readily 
trace a pattern themselves, or select some pretty “ green- 
away” figures which Briggs Bros, offer in their book of 
patterns, so easily transferred by passing a warm iron 
over the back of the design. 
Many beautiful things are now executed so easily that 
it is bewildering to try and make a selection. Designs 
in arrasene and plush, worked upon foundation ready 
to be applied by a few blind stitches to whatever one 
wishes to decorate, can be purchased from 50 cts. to 
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