The letter case is composed of two parts.  The larger part is 11 inches long, 8 inches wide; it is ornamented on the upper part with a pattern in gold soutache, and the word LETTERS or LETTRES embroidered in gold bouillon; underneath there is a pattern embroidered in oval white satin beads, edged round with fine white chenille; the scroll pattern is embroidered in gold bouillon.

The second part is placed over the lower part of the first, and forms the pocket which contains the letters.  The centre flower is composed of 11 oval beads, edged round with white chenille; another white bead is placed in the centre, and edged with gold bouillon.  The other flowers are also composed of white satin beads, edged with gold bouillon.

[Illustration:  176.—­Hanging Letter Case.]

[Illustration:  177.—­Pattern for Embroidered Letter Case.]

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178.—­Embroidered Edging.

Materials:  Muslin; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s embroidery cotton No. 24

[Illustration:  178.—­Embroidered Edging.]

This edging is worked in broderie Anglaise or overcast stitch; the edge in scallop button-hole stitch; the ovals and dots in raised satin stitch.  The stems are worked in slanting overcast stitch (No. 122, Embroidery Instructions).

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179.—­Border in Oriental Embroidery.

Materials:  Purse silk of the following shades:—­dark red, bright red, 2 shades of green, 2 of blue, 2 of yellow violet.

[Illustration:  179.—­Border in Oriental Embroidery.]

The four ovals placed together are worked of four contrasting colours.  These ovals are composed of two rows of chain stitch.  The outer row of the first oval is dark red, and the inner one bright red.  Following the same arrangement, the second oval is of two shades of green; the third of two shades of blue; and the fourth of two shades of yellow.  The knotted stitch in the centre is violet.  The dots outside the ovals are worked in satin stitch, and are alternately red, yellow, violet, and blue.  The stems are long stitches of black silk.  The arabesque patterns between those formed of four ovals are worked in chain stitch with silk of two shades of brown.  The colours of the ovals may be varied as much as you please, but the brown shades of the arabesque patterns should remain the same for the whole of the border.

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180 and 181.—­Embroidery Stars.

Materials:  Fine linen; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s embroidery cotton
No. 40.

These stars are designed for medallions, to be worked on linen collars and cuffs.  No. 180 is worked in successive rows of back-stitching, round an open wheel; ladder stitch (see No. 81, Embroidery Instructions) is worked round this, and a raised scallop in button-hole stitch forms the edge.