Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . , a portion ofwhich is shown in the illustration givenabove, is made of a piece of strong grass-cloth nineteen inches in length and sixteeninches in width. The fringe which com-pletely surrounds the cover, is eight inchesin depth. The border is one-and-a-halfinches above the fringe, and is made withred and black sewing silk. Before usingthe silk it should be scalded to see if it ispure. The work upon the cover is done eitherin Italian double stitch, or in a double-sidedcross-stitch; and the outlines are done indouble-sided stroke-stitch. A corner portion of
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . , a portion ofwhich is shown in the illustration givenabove, is made of a piece of strong grass-cloth nineteen inches in length and sixteeninches in width. The fringe which com-pletely surrounds the cover, is eight inchesin depth. The border is one-and-a-halfinches above the fringe, and is made withred and black sewing silk. Before usingthe silk it should be scalded to see if it ispure. The work upon the cover is done eitherin Italian double stitch, or in a double-sidedcross-stitch; and the outlines are done indouble-sided stroke-stitch. A corner portion of the border is shownat Figure 2; and the different colors areshown by the shading. The cross-stitch isworked over a distance of four threads ofthe linen, in the narrow-edged border; thedark stitches seen in the illustration areworked in goblin-stitch. Figure 3 is a representation of the fringefrom which the method of making may bequite easily copied. Take two strands offive threads each and knot together: lay WHAT TO DO WITH Fig. 2. A pretty way of filling grates is tohave a tin pan three inches deep, fittingloosely into the opening, and resting onthe bottom bars. This is filled with of wood, earth, sand, and gardensoil; and in it are planted healthy, well-grown native and foreign ferns. Lyco-podium and climbing ferns are veryeffective. Once a week remove the pan,and give the plants a thorough washingand soaking; giving them for a fewhours the light and air, but not full sun-shine. During the week, if very dry, alittle water may be poured on the ferns may be arranged in a similarpan filled with dry sand; and if theyhave been carefully pressed and retaintheir color, the effect is very good,but not equal to the growing arrangement is made by cuttingthe shape of the back and sides of the grateout of pasteboard. The bottom rests onthe lower bars, the sides come to within aninch of the front, and the top reaches as farup as possible. Tak
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