ainment, we shall describe it. Having procured a piece
of sycamore of the desired size and shape, you draw upon it with a
pencil, first the centre piece, and afterwards the border; you then
trace over the pencil marks with Indian-ink and a fine crow-quill, and
next fill in the ground with Indian-ink and a camel's-hair brush. After
two or three days, varnish with the best picture-varnish. If sycamore
cannot be procured, deal will answer the purpose, covered with good
cream-coloured drawing-paper.

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[Illustration: No. 27. SMALL OTTOMAN]

[Illustration: No. 28. CARD BASKET.]

[Illustration: No. 29. COLLAR.]

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CROCHET.

31. GARNITURE FOR TOILET-BASKET.

_Materials--Raworth's crochet-thread No. 40; Penelope crochet No. 3_.

Make a chain of 60 stitches; work round this, at each side and the ends,
1 long, 2 chain, miss 2, increasing by missing but 1 stitch at the ends.
Work 10 rounds thus; then make a round of double crochet. For the sides,
work 13 rounds in the same manner, but increasing in every alternate
round by making 3 chain-stitches between the long; finish with the
following lace:

_Pattern for Lace_.--

_1st round_. 3 long, 3 chain, miss 2, 1 long, 3 chain, miss 2, 1 long, 3
chain, miss 2, 1 long, 3 chain, miss 2; repeat.--

_2d round_. 5 long, the first worked over the last stitch of chain; the
others in succeeding stitches, 4 chain, 1 long, 4 chain, 1 long, 4
chain; repeat.--

_3d round_. 3 long worked over the 3 centre long stitches, 5 chain, 1
long, 4 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--

_4th and 5th rounds_. 1 long, 5 chain, the long worked in the centre
stitch of chain; repeat.--

_6th round_. 5 long worked in the centre stitch of chain, 3 chain, miss
8; repeat.--

_7th round_. 3 long, the first in the last chain stitch, the
succeeding above the first, 2 long, 2 chain, miss 1, 3 long, 3 chain;
repeat.--

_8th, 9th, and 10th rounds_. 1 plain, worked in the centre stitch of 3
chain of last round, 3 chain, 1 long, miss 3, 1 long, 3 chain, miss 3, 1
long, 3 chain, miss 3, 3 chain; repeat.

Line the basket with rose-coloured satin before sewing in the crochet
lining; wrap the handle with ribbon of shade to correspond with the
satin, and place small rosettes at each side.

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EMBROIDERY

32. GREEK CAP.

_Materials required will be a quarter of a yard of co