. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. ot floss will be found f^g. 222. the best adapted for working this design as indicated, and it will require alittle more silk than the other, previously described. A beautiful lunch set could be made by using this design in threesizes—for cups, plates and center pieces worked, as described, in threeshades of lily green Royal floss on white satin damask. The combinationof the delicate green and white would allow of any kind of floral dec-oration desired, and yet be a little change from the dead white so longused. If however the set is to be u
. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. ot floss will be found f^g. 222. the best adapted for working this design as indicated, and it will require alittle more silk than the other, previously described. A beautiful lunch set could be made by using this design in threesizes—for cups, plates and center pieces worked, as described, in threeshades of lily green Royal floss on white satin damask. The combinationof the delicate green and white would allow of any kind of floral dec-oration desired, and yet be a little change from the dead white so longused. If however the set is to be used over a white cloth, instead of on apolished table, a little color will lend a pleasing variety to the table, all theother appointments being in harmony; for this purpose pale dead rose, oldblue, or certain shades of yellow are effective. The set could appropriately be made of silk bolting, in which case theembroidery should be done with white silk and the doyleys and centerpi^^es lined with delicate colored surah or China DAINTY TRIFLES. 221 A SHOE BOX. A shoe box cannot properly be styled a novelty in itself, as thesearticles have been in use from time immemorial, but the one shown in figure223 is both convenient and ornamental. A soap box 14x18 inches willanswer for the box, the inside of which should be lined with white oil cloth,tacked in neatly. Around the inside of the box, when lined, arrange astrip of the oil-cloth, as wide as a shoe is long, and tack it into positionso as to form compartments or pockets, dividing each compartment bymeans of a strip of brass braid, such as is used to finish the edge of flooroil mats. A narrow stripshould also be fastened on theinside of the cover, for thepurpose of holding brooms,brushes, etc.; for the bottomof the box, cut a strip of anydark colored cloth, cantonflannel, Hollywood drapery orbolton sheeting as deep as thebox is high, allowing for hem,and the strips should be aslong as will go around the boxtwice. Finish the
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