This pretty little pen-wiper is covered with small circles of cloth.  No. 187 is one of these circles seen in full size.  There are 4 white and 4 red ones, and they are pinked out round the edge.  In the centre of each red circle place a white, and in the centre of each white circle a red star, and work a cross over it with small round black beads.  The border, in herring-bone stitch, is worked with gold-coloured purse silk on the red, and with black on the white cloth.  The centre of the pen-wiper is covered with a circle of white cloth larger than the side ones, worked in point Russe and point Mexico in black silk.  When all the circles are prepared, sew them neatly on to a round piece of red cloth, placing alternately 1 white and 1 red, so as to overlap one another, and between each a circle of black cloth, also pinked out round the edge.  The work is then fastened upon a round of cardboard lined with black glazed calico, and a

[Illustration:  186.—­Pen-wiper in Embroidery.]

small handle of carved ivory, or an ivory figure, is fixed in the centre.  The circles of black cloth are used to wipe the pens.

[Illustration:  187.—­Full-sized Circle for Pen-wiper.]

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188.—­Insertion.

Materials:  Fine muslin; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s embroidery cotton
No. 30.

[Illustration:  188.—­Insertion.]

The flowers of this insertion are embroidered in raised satin stitch round an open eyelet hole, worked in overcast stitch the stars are worked in point Russe stitch; the four eyelet holes which surround each flower, in overcast stitch; and the edge is finished with a row of hem-stitching on each side.

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189.—­Insertion.

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

This insertion is entirely embroidered in raised satin stitch; the dots and stems should be worked first, and the leaves afterwards.  It is edged on both sides with a row of hem-stitching.

[Illustration:  189.—­Insertion.]

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190.—­Cigar Case.

Materials:  Russia leather; fine silk cord; black purse silk; gold thread.

The material of this cigar case should be finely-embossed light brown Russia leather; the centre pattern to be embroidered in well-raised satin stitch with black purse silk.  All the lighter outlines shown in the illustration are worked in gold thread.  The border to be worked in fine silk cord of the same colour as the leather, with a network of black purse silk, stitched with gold at all the crossings.  On the opposite side of the cigar case

[Illustration:  190—­Cigar Case.]

initials may be worked.  The lining of light brown watered silk, or fine leather, and the mountings gilt or steel.

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