. Godey's lady's book . 38* Fig. 5.—Fancy coat for a little boy, made offine gray cloth, and braided with heavy blackcord. Fig. 6.—French collar and sleeves ; one ofthe latest styles. Fig. 7.—Slip for a baby. Figs. 8 and 9.—Blue velvet net with coro-net, showing the back and front. Materialsrequired for one net are: One piece of narrowblue velvet, one bunch of gold beads, No. 9 ;blue velvet coronet and plait, gold cord andtassels. Although we have called this head-dress a net, it is not netted, but consists merelyof rows of velvet crossed to form squares, fast-ened together with four gold bead
. Godey's lady's book . 38* Fig. 5.—Fancy coat for a little boy, made offine gray cloth, and braided with heavy blackcord. Fig. 6.—French collar and sleeves ; one ofthe latest styles. Fig. 7.—Slip for a baby. Figs. 8 and 9.—Blue velvet net with coro-net, showing the back and front. Materialsrequired for one net are: One piece of narrowblue velvet, one bunch of gold beads, No. 9 ;blue velvet coronet and plait, gold cord andtassels. Although we have called this head-dress a net, it is not netted, but consists merelyof rows of velvet crossed to form squares, fast-ened together with four gold beads. Any ladymay, with very little trouble, arrange one ofthese stylish headdresses, which, when pur- 487 488 godeys ladys book and magazine, Fig. C. Fig. 7. chased ready made, are rather expensive. Apiece of paper must, first of all, he cut the sizethe net is required to be, and the velvet laidover it in rows, securing to the paper every rowof velvet at each end ; these rows of velvet areagain crossed with more velvet, which shouldhe fastened to the paper in the same velvet should not he cut at the end ofevery row, hut should he left in loops for the elastic. It will now be very easy to catch thevelvet together where it crosses, at the sametime putting on four gold beads. The net ismounted on a velvet coronet, ornamented witha scroll of gold cord, a plait of blue velvet, andcords and tassels; and to make it fit comfort-ably to the head, a piece of elastic should berun in behind from the extremity of the coro-net on each side. WORK DEPARTMENT. 489 PATTERNS FROM MADAME DEMORESTSESTABLISHMENT, No. 473 Broadway, New Louise Sleeve.—This is another varietyof the flowing sleeve. It is plain at the top,hut is gathered up in
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