Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . the ground colors put on by a practical workman, any person with a slight ^ knowledge of drawing and the use of colors will be able to reproduce our illustration onthe walls of a vestibule with very littletrouble and expense. No knowledge ofshading is required. Merely the ability tolay-on a flat ornament irom the pounce, andedge the same with a fine line. Mostvestibules have marble bases; should therebe none, one can be made after the designhere given; either marbleized or workedup in dark brown, black, and yellow. It should be remembered that the wholebase
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . the ground colors put on by a practical workman, any person with a slight ^ knowledge of drawing and the use of colors will be able to reproduce our illustration onthe walls of a vestibule with very littletrouble and expense. No knowledge ofshading is required. Merely the ability tolay-on a flat ornament irom the pounce, andedge the same with a fine line. Mostvestibules have marble bases; should therebe none, one can be made after the designhere given; either marbleized or workedup in dark brown, black, and yellow. It should be remembered that the wholebase must be painted in darker colors thanthe work above it. D. De V. WALL POCKET. The very ornamental wall pocket, shownin our illustration here given, is well worthyof reproduction by those who delight todecorate their rooms with their own work. The ground form of this wall pocket iscut out of card-board, and is cov-ered on both sides with gray renaissance embroidery is worked withfiloselle silk and gold thread. The colors. may be selected in various shades and tints,according to the taste of the worker. The stitches used for this work are, tent,languette, and chain-stitch. Belle. THROAT TRIMMINGS. What will look best around the throat witha morning dress is sometimes a puzzlingquestion. Tulle or lisse frillings rumple sosoon, and are unsatisfactory and expensive;and plain collars have a stiff a few yards of good washing lace,about two inches deep ; quill or pleat it, andthen cut into suitable lengths, and tackaround the neck of the dress. Such collarsare easily removed and renovated whensoiled. Fold loosely a piece of soft blackSpanish lace around the throat, close to thefrilling, but below it; this will look stillbetter if a natural or good artificial floweris worn amongst the folds. Another effec-tive arrangement is made with three yardsof scarf lace. Trim the ends with quillingto match, place around the neck, leavingnearly all the length in the
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