. Godey's lady's book . estitches to form it. This part of the work isvery slight, but it adds much to the appearanceof the work. All the stitches of each star meetin the centre, but the middle stitch in each leafis longer at the top. When the stripes arecompleted they are joined together by a doublerow of sewing, the stitches being taken all oneway, and the contrary way returning, so thatthey cross each other; for this purpose blackwool must be used. The arrangement of the colors is in some measure fixed by the lawsof contrast ; maize-color, violet, green, gray,and Magenta join well together,
. Godey's lady's book . estitches to form it. This part of the work isvery slight, but it adds much to the appearanceof the work. All the stitches of each star meetin the centre, but the middle stitch in each leafis longer at the top. When the stripes arecompleted they are joined together by a doublerow of sewing, the stitches being taken all oneway, and the contrary way returning, so thatthey cross each other; for this purpose blackwool must be used. The arrangement of the colors is in some measure fixed by the lawsof contrast ; maize-color, violet, green, gray,and Magenta join well together, without beingtoo violent in effect. The stars should be inalternate rows of black and white. A fringe,composed of the different colors, with black in-terspersed, completes this wrapper. CAP SPRIGS. The French ladies, who make it a rule to suittheir dress to all occasions, have very much thehabit of wearing, in the morning, simple capsof embroidered muslin, made beautiful bysnowy whiteness and the perfection of
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