No. 629. PALETOT FOR CHILDREN OF EIGHT TO TEN YEARS OLD. Paletot of dark blue reversible cloth, with trimming of narrow black worsted braid, and black grelots. Below the back of the waist loops and ends of black grosgrain ribbon. No. 630. DRESS FOR CHILDREN OF THREE TO FIVE YEARS OLD. Dress of dark blue serge, piped with cashmere of a lighter shade. Echarpe of the latter material. At the neck the serge is turned down en revers, below which is a double row of buttons covered with blue cashmere. No. 631. CHILD'S CHEMISE OF FINE LAWN, Trimmed with embroidery and fastened on the shoulders by means of a button and buttonhole. No. 633. NEW PALETOT OF DARK BLUE BOUCLE CLOTH, WITH COAT SLEEVES. Collar, deep cuffs, and pocket flaps of black velvet. Large buttons covered with black velvet are arranged on the pockets and down the front of the mantle. No. 634 & 637. MANTELET OF DARK BROWN Vigogne, WITH WIDE Sleeves. Trimming of passementerie and crepe silk fringe. The mantelet opens rather low in front with a knot and long ends of grosgrain ribbon of the same shade. Similar bows and ends at the back and on the sleeves. No. 635. WATERPROOF MANTLE OF DARK GREY CLOTH Arranged at the back with close pleats, which are strapped across by broad black braid. Trimmed with horn buttons. Sleeves trimmed to correspond. The front view will be seen on the pattern sheet. Nos. 638, 639. SHORT, HALF-FITTING PALETOT OF BLACK BOUCLE CLOTH, WITH MODErately Wide Coat Sleeves. Trimming of beaver skin and figured worsted braid. Across the front, and at the back of the neck, loops and tassels of passementerie. Turned-down collar of beaver skin. Nos. 642 & 645. SMALL, TIGHT-FITTING PALETOT OF STEEL BLUE CLOTH Trimmed with black silk braid, shot with silver, and with large horn buttons, ornamented with mother of pearl. The braid is arranged to form a collar, finished off in front with bows and ends of black grosgrain ribbon. No. 644. BLACK VELVET Bonnet, With écru-coloured lace, and Damascus ribbon of the same shade. A cluster of roses, leaves, and berries rest on the hair, and one small rose is placed above bows and ends of black grosgrain ribbon at the back of the bonnet. No. 646. CHILD'S CONFECTION. This, like most vêtements intended for children, is made of white cloth. If preferred, it can be made in grey or maroon, but the white looks best. The back is drawn in in a pleat at the waist, and it is quite plain in front. The hussar sleeves are long and straight. The trimming consists of blue silk braid of two widths put on in brandebourgs. No. 647. CONFECTION FOR A CHILD. From a pattern of Madame Day-Fallette, 15, Boulevard de la Madeleine. This model is a very simple one, and is made in either grey or white cloth. The pattern upon it is embroidered in royal blue silk. The double pockets at the sides simulate aumonières. No. 648. MORNING CAP Of white mull muslin, with écharpe at the back. The trimming consists of pink grosgrain ribbon, with bow and ends at the top, and pleated frill of Valenciennes lace. Nos. 649, 650. PALETOT OF BLACK REVERSIBLE CLOTH, With wide collar and trimming of black fur. A broad black braid is introduced in bands and loops on the paletot and sleeves, and is trimmed at the back, and wrists, and down the front with large jet buttons. No. 651. SWINGING HAMMOCK. Netting. These hammocks are being introduced in rooms, verandahs, and arbours, and are made as follows: A special netting needle shaped out of a thin, smooth piece of wood (see Illustration 656), a mesh 8 inches broad and a quantity of sufficiently thick string are required for the netting. Every knot is ornamented with a tuft of scarlet wools; several ends of wool, each two inches long, are placed within the knot before it is drawn up, and then wool and string are drawn up together. A cylindrical piece of wood 1 inches in diameter, is threaded through the first row of netting the short way of the work, and at the long way, a thick cord or rope is threaded through every stitch. This rope is arranged in loops at each corner of the netting, and serves for hanging up the hammock. The netting may vary, of course, in size, but always retains its oblong form. No. 652. A PRETTY BORDER For a handkerchief, worked with point lace braid. No. 653. FRINGE OF FINE BLACK SILK CORD Worked in a knotted pattern, and finished off with tassels of black purse silk, each tassel having a centre of narrow black corded ribbon. No. 654. A PRETTY BORDER FOR USEFUL PURPOSES. No. 655. EDGING FOR WASHING MATERIALS. This design is embroidered on a ground of nansook, batiste, or mull muslin, in satin, overcast and buttonhole stitch. The Venetian bars are then put in, and the outer edge scalloped and buttonhole stitched. THE YOUNG ENGLISHWOMAN. No. 657. LACE CORNER FOR POCKET-HANDKERCHIEFS, Trace the design on tracing paper, over which place No. 658. JET INSERTION, For trimming mantles, etc. Nos. 659 & 661. STAND FOR GARDENING TOOLS. The As the winter draws on, much of our gardening will be reduced to tending the plants and flowers in our drawingrooms, and it is for such a purpose that the stand, of which we give an Illustration in No. 659, is intended to be used. The frame is of polished cane, with sides and foundation of cardboard, covered with strong grey sail-cloth or canvas. In front, the case stands about 8 inches high, and at the back 12 inches. The cardboard for the foundation is cut, of course, to fit the frame, and is joined to the side-pieces by narrow strips of dark red leather, as shown in the Illustration. The outside of the canvas is embroidered on the design given in Illustration No. 661. After tracing the outlines upon the canvas, work the berries in satin stitch with red wool, the tendrils and stems in satin and overcast stitch, with brown wool, and the leaves in interlacing satin stitch, with green wool of various shades. The handles are made of a strip of leather, through which are passed canes covered with canvas. The inner sides of the case are fitted with small straps to contain the necessary implements. No. 660. EAR-RING. This ear-ring is made of black cut bead, threaded on fine wire. Nos. 662, 664. CHEMISETTE and SLEEVES OF BATISTE, No. 663. SQUARE FOR ANTIMACASSARS, ETC. This square is begun in the centre with 6 stitches closed into a circle with a slipstitch. Ist round: 7 chain, the first 4 to form I long treble, then 7 times alternately I long treble, 3 chain in the circle. Every round is closed in the usual manner with a slipstitch. 2nd round: 7 times alternately 9 chain, I double in the next long treble, 4 chain, I long treble. 3rd round: 7 times alternately, 7 chain, I double in the centre stitch of the scallop of 9 chain, then take a piece of * 4th round: I mignardise braid and proceed as follows. * No. 665. LAMBREQUIN FOR WORK TABLE, ETC. This beautiful design is embroidered upon a ground of grey cloth, underlaid with white Brussels net. Trace the outlines of the design upon the cloth, leaving the space required for the embroidery on the net, and scallop the edge of the cloth as shown in the Illustration. Then on the upper flap of the lambrequin sew on the grey soutache and gold cord, the latter is sewn on with black silk. The rest of the embroidery is worked in interlacing buttonhole stitch, knotted stitch, and point russe, with blue silk. broidery on the net is worked with pink and blue filoselle in satin stitch; the tendrils and stems being worked with green silk in overcast and feather stitch. The stamens are embroidered with yellow silk in knotted stitch. The lower part of the net is kept in place by the scallops of grey soutache and point russe embroidery of blue silk. The em m |