lar magazine. I don't
remember if the magazine was 'Godey's,' 'Peterson's' or 'Home Queen';
they have good, plain, mahogany frames which we can use."

"And, Aunt Sarah," said Mary, "we can cut out the partition in this
large, black-walnut frame, containing lithograph pictures of General
George Washington, 'the Father of his Country' (we are informed in
small letters at the bottom of the picture), and of General Andrew
Jackson, 'the hero of New Orleans.' Both men are pictured on
horseback, on gayly-caparisoned, prancing white steeds, with scarlet
saddle cloth, edged with gold bullion fringe. The Generals are
pictured clad in blue velvet coats with white facings of cloth or
satin vest and tight-fitting knee breeches, also white and long boots
reaching to the knee. Gold epaulettes are on their shoulders, and both
are in the act of lifting their old-fashioned Continental hats, the
advancing army showing faintly in the background. How gorgeously they
are arrayed! We will use this frame for the excellent, large copy you
have of 'The Doctor' and the pictured faces of the German
composers--Beethoven, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Schubert and Mozart,
which I have on a card with a shaded brown background, will exactly
fit into this plain frame of narrow molding, from which I have just
removed the old cardboard motto, 'No place like home,' done with
green-shaded zephyr in cross-stitch."

[Illustration:

A-29 An Old Sampler
A-30 Old Woven Basket
A-31 Wax Cross
A-32 Old Spinning Wheel]

"Now, Mary, with the couple of comfortable rockers which I intend
purchasing, I think we have about finished planning our room."

"If you are willing, Aunt Sarah, I should like to make some pretty
green and brown cretonne slips to cover those square sofa pillows in
place of the ones made of small pieces of puffed silk and the one of
colored pieces of cashmere in log cabin design, I do admire big, fat,
plain, comfortable pillows, for use instead of show. And we must have
a waste paper basket near the table beside Uncle John's chair. I shall
contribute green satin ribbon for an immense bow on the side of the
basket. Oh! Aunt Sarah! You've forgotten all about this odd, woven
basket, beside the what-not, filled with sea shells. I don't care for
the shells, but the basket would make a lovely sewing basket."

"You may have the basket, Mary, if you like it. It came from Panama,
or perhaps it was bought at Aspinwall by John's Uncle, many years ago,