. Godey's lady's book . This style of marking handkerchiefs, etc.,has recently been introduced in Paris, whereit has met with great favor. Leaves, flowers,shells, almost every conceivable object in Na-ture, has furnished subjects for these tastefuldesigns. We have preferred giving the form of thebutterfly, as it may serve also for another pur-pose—that of the upper part of a penwiper, in black velvet, worked witli beads and coloredsilks ; the body put on separately, of velvetworked with gold-colored silk : the eyes of rubybeads, and the antennae of short bristles. The edges should, of course,
. Godey's lady's book . This style of marking handkerchiefs, etc.,has recently been introduced in Paris, whereit has met with great favor. Leaves, flowers,shells, almost every conceivable object in Na-ture, has furnished subjects for these tastefuldesigns. We have preferred giving the form of thebutterfly, as it may serve also for another pur-pose—that of the upper part of a penwiper, in black velvet, worked witli beads and coloredsilks ; the body put on separately, of velvetworked with gold-colored silk : the eyes of rubybeads, and the antennae of short bristles. The edges should, of course, be worked inbuttonhole stitch, and the pieces of cloth onwhich the pen should be wiped must also becut into the form of the insect. 288 godeys ladys book and magazine. BRAIDING LOW-NECKED CHEMISE, WITH BOX-PLAITED BAND AND SLEEVES,
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