Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . of gluten isadded to a lye of soda, which is allowedto stand for twenty-four hours, and is thenfiltered. The hats are steeped for twelvehours in the clear liquid. The straw is thusfreed from grease, and the mordants ofnitrate, sulphate, or acetate of iron, as wellas the decoction of logwood mixed withsumac or galls, is very evenly taken up bythe fibre. A slight addition of bichromateof potash improves the tone of the dye,and the goods are finished with gum orgelatine. Dora Harvey Coxey. m • ^ An Elegant Sofa Cushion on the upperside shows two strips of rich
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . of gluten isadded to a lye of soda, which is allowedto stand for twenty-four hours, and is thenfiltered. The hats are steeped for twelvehours in the clear liquid. The straw is thusfreed from grease, and the mordants ofnitrate, sulphate, or acetate of iron, as wellas the decoction of logwood mixed withsumac or galls, is very evenly taken up bythe fibre. A slight addition of bichromateof potash improves the tone of the dye,and the goods are finished with gum orgelatine. Dora Harvey Coxey. m • ^ An Elegant Sofa Cushion on the upperside shows two strips of rich goods, a sea-green satin and shrimp-pink plush joinedtogether. The centre decoration is a designof clustered raised flowers, appliqued andencircled with a narrow piece of lace, care-fully gathered. Across each corner is tracedan antique pattern of scroll-work, wroughtwith gold and silver cords intermingled;the same twisted together making an excel-lent finish to the edge. The back of thecushion is plain satin. D. NEW GERMAN IGHT and lace-like is the Ger-man tidy, thepattern of whichwe illustrate be-low. It is entirelynew in this coun-try, having justbeen receivedfrom Germany. It appears intricate; butanyone following our directions, helped bythe illustration, will be able to make this a fine crochet needle and a spoolof No. 50 cotton or linen thread, make aring of soft cord about the size of a silver fivecent piece, and over this foundation crochetforty-eight long stitches, making a solidring. Into every fourth stitch of this ringcatch a chain of seven stitches, makingtwelve chains in allto every ring. Next,make a secondring like thefirst, exceptthat
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