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171, 172, and 173—­Toilet Cushion Cover in White Embroidery.

This handsome embroidery pattern is to be worked on fine muslin; if lined with coloured silk or satin it is very effective.  The patterns, which are covered white dots on illustration, are worked in point d’or; the outlines of these patterns are worked in fine double overcast.  The flower-leaves and wings of birds, which appear raised on illustration on account of the dark shadows, are worked separately and sewn on at the corresponding places.  No. 172 shows the wing of a bird, No. 173 a rose-leaf somewhat increased in size; the former is worked entirely in button-hole stitch, or trimmed with a ruche of coloured ribbon.  This pattern may also be worked on glace silk with purse silk.

[Illustration:  171.—­Toilet Cushion Cover in White Embroidery.]

[Illustration:  172.—­Wing of Bird.]

[Illustration:  173.—­Rose Leaf.]

[Illustration:  174.—­Pattern for Glove Box.]

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174 and 175.—­Glove Box.

Materials:  15 inches of French blue cashmere; silks of various colours. 
A shape in bamboo cane, painted brown and varnished.

[Illustration:  175.—­Glove Box.]

The ornamentation of this box is both novel and tasteful.  It is embroidered in coloured silks, upon light blue cashmere.  Part of the embroidery pattern is given in full size.  All the outlines are worked in overcast, the stitches being made rather long and slanting, and the small leaves are each composed of one stitch, as in point Russe.  The leaves are alternately red and yellow upon a green stem; the scalloped outline which has no leaves is red.  The pine patterns are worked in satin stitch—­the centre one is green, edged with red; the side ones are pink, edged with red; the small wing-like figures are black, edged with maize; the diamond, maize, edged with black, with an outer rim of maize.  In the round pattern the centre is pink; the edge red, with red and yellow leaves; the 3 outer circles are successively white, green, and red; at the top the centre branch is yellow, the leaves red and yellow, the side ones are green, with the leaves pink and green.

The strip of embroidered cashmere is lined with blue silk, slipped through the bamboo-canes of the mounting, and joined together at the side by a seam.  The cover is lined with plain blue cashmere, upon which initials might be embroidered at discretion.  The four corners are ornamented with pretty silk tassels, of colours to match with the embroidery.  To fasten the box, sew on a blue ribbon to the cover, and one to the box.

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176 and 177.—­Hanging Letter Case.

Materials:  Crimson velvet; white satin beads; gold soutache; and fine gold bouillon.

No. 176 shows the letter case when completed in a reduced size, No. 177 the principal part of the embroidered pattern in full size.