. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. pt ever fresh and clean with little trouble. FOOTSTOOL. These little footrests are made in divers shapes, and decorated accord-ing to individual fancy. The model has a frame painted with whiteEnglish enamel, a piece of canvas, tacked on to the frame, forms the bedfor the cushion, which is made of ticking filled with sea moss, and coveredwith pale yellow silk, on one corner of which is embroidered a gracefularrangement of daisies, worked out with dull yellow filo floss, shading to ayellow brown. The cushion iskept in position by means of ascarf of pale yell
. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. pt ever fresh and clean with little trouble. FOOTSTOOL. These little footrests are made in divers shapes, and decorated accord-ing to individual fancy. The model has a frame painted with whiteEnglish enamel, a piece of canvas, tacked on to the frame, forms the bedfor the cushion, which is made of ticking filled with sea moss, and coveredwith pale yellow silk, on one corner of which is embroidered a gracefularrangement of daisies, worked out with dull yellow filo floss, shading to ayellow brown. The cushion iskept in position by means of ascarf of pale yellow and goldenbrown silk, passed under the can-vas and over the cushion and tiedin a large, loose bow on top. Theends may be fringed or trimmedwith lace. The frame of stoolshould be nine inches wide, twelve inches long and eight inches high. ~ fig. 226. The material for cushion cover will be a piece of silk twelve by twenty-fourinches, and the silk or ribbon to fasten cover on should be four inches wideand one and one-half yards CHILDS CHAIR. At the season when the little folks are especially to be remembered thelittle chair here shown will serve as an idea which can be enlarged upon tosuit the fancy. The chair shown is one of the ordinary wooden affairs soldin stores for twenty cents. Taken home and treated to a coat of ecru-coloredEnglish enamel, and decorated as shown, it could not be purchased for$, and would make a gift that would delight the heart of the most exactinginfant. The cushion for the seat is cut to fit, and filled with wool or small cushion for the back should also be filled with the same mate- 224 DAINTY WORK FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. rials. The outside covers may be made of any material preferred; by far the most sensible as well as most fashion-able is fine white linen, embroidered withwash silks. The model shows an arrange-ment of carnations worked out with threeshades of pale pink for the flowers, andtwo shades of brown for the stems
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