Where there are easy-chairs, and sofas,
or lounges, a beautiful sofa pillow adds
much to the effect in the decoration of a
room. There should be a plentiful supply
of these useful articles, as they afford oppor-
tunities for ladies to exercise their ingenuity
in working out beautiful designs. These
vary, from the plain pillow made of denim,
with cord at the edges, both for finish and
for durability, to the more expensive plush
and silk pillows worked with the needle.
Ordinary butchers' linen may be taken, a
square design of drawn work made in the
centre, and a ruffle may be made around the
edges of red and white taffeta ribbon in
alternate rows. The back of the pillow
may also be of linen.
A sofa pillow may also be made of crim-
son denim, with dark blue fleur-de-lis em-
broidered upon it in dark red silk, which
may be finished with a crimson cord. The
back should be made of dark blue denim.
This cover describes one which would
answer for a Pennsylvania University . Other
colors may be used to represent any other
college. Inexpensive sofa pillows may also
be made of huck toweling embroidered in
wash silks in white, pink, light green, light
and dark yellow, and black. A ruffle may
be added of bright red silk, and the back of
the pillow made of toweling. A very inex-
pensive sofa pillow may be made of squares
of silk, ribbon and velvet, each square
slightly padded to give a raised efiect. The
edges of the pillow may be finished with
narrow ruffles or silk cord. This variety of
pillows offers great opportunity for ingenu-
ity in using remnants of silk and velvet, and
they are deservedly popular.
Quite an attractive pillow may be made
of white linen, on which autographs of
friends or of a class may be written in lead
pencil, and outlined in several shades of
green embroidery silk, or any other color
which suits the fancy of the designer. The
pillow may be square or octagonal in shape.
A dainty pillow of this kind may be filled
with dried rose leaves.
Ornamentation of Bedrooms.
Where there are several bedrooms, it is
not unusual to furnish each one in a color
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of its own. One room, for instance, may
be furnished in blue and white. The walls
may be hung with satin striped paper, the
draperies made of inexpensive materials,
worked with ruf0.es and such designs as the
occupant may desire, or which may please
the designer. Another room may be fur-
nished in red and another in green, and so
on. The proper arrangement of the dra-
peries of the windows adds much to the
effectiveness of the decorations. The bed-
room should not be overcrowded with fur-
niture, and each article should have a place
where it can always be found.
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Where there are easy-chairs, and sofas, or lounges, a beautiful sofa pillow adds much to the effect in the decoration of a room. There should be a plentiful supply of these useful articles, as they afford opportunities for ladies to exercise their ingenuity in working out beautiful designs. These vary, from the plain pillow made of denim, with cord at the edges, both for finish and for durability, to the more expensive plush and silk pillows worked with the needle. Ordinary butchers' linen may be taken, a square design of drawn work made in the centre, and a ruffle may be made around the edges of red and white taffeta ribbon in alternate rows. The back of the pillow may also be of linen.
A sofa pillow may also be made of crimson denim, with dark blue fleur-de-lis embroidered upon it in dark red silk, which may be finished with a crimson cord. The back should be made of dark blue denim. This cover describes one which would answer for a Pennsylvania University . Other colors may be used to represent any other college. Inexpensive sofa pillows may also be made of huck toweling embroidered in wash silks in white, pink, light green, light and dark yellow, and black. A ruffle may be added of bright red silk, and the back of the pillow made of toweling. A very inexpensive sofa pillow may be made of squares of silk, ribbon and velvet, each square slightly padded to give a raised efiect. The edges of the pillow may be finished with narrow ruffles or silk cord. This variety of pillows offers great opportunity for ingenuity in using remnants of silk and velvet, and they are deservedly popular.
Quite an attractive pillow may be made of white linen, on which autographs of friends or of a class may be written in lead pencil, and outlined in several shades of green embroidery silk, or any other color which suits the fancy of the designer. The pillow may be square or octagonal in shape. A dainty pillow of this kind may be filled with dried rose leaves.
Ornamentation of Bedrooms.
Where there are several bedrooms, it is not unusual to furnish each one in a color
of its own. One room, for instance, may be furnished in blue and white. The walls may be hung with satin striped paper, the draperies made of inexpensive materials, worked with ruffles and such designs as the occupant may desire, or which may please the designer. Another room may be furnished in red and another in green, and so on. The proper arrangement of the draperies of the windows adds much to the effectiveness of the decorations. The bedroom should not be overcrowded with furniture, and each article should have a place where it can always be found.
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