T 1 88 COPY RIGH , 7 B Y X M S . FO . 1 887 . W W TTS PRINTER C . A , , Y REGON . ALBAI , O E P R EF A C . n of the a hor n he re aration ofthis W ork has b een The desig u t , i t , to . p p fu rnish a b ookin whichinformation for the ladies u pon almost anysu b j ect nd su all thi su b ect of ladies work or fancy workhas an b e fou . s c U y, j b eentreated in su ch away as to form the contents ofa - doz en or m ore se arate vo u mes THE P P ER FLO WER S H IR FLOW ERS FEATHER FLO W ER S p l ; A , A , , om b ined in this vo u me t are c l . e c. , Attention is especial ly' called to the m anner i n which the MISCELLA N EO US F NC Y W OR K DEP A RTMENT is condu cted as al l the atest novel ties in A , l the decoratin ine are introdu ced alon with the most ex icit directions g l , g pl f r formin them so to the P AINTING all the different b ranches of o g . Al ; aintin b ein ex ained the co ors to b e used the b ru shes howto mix p g g pl , l , , an how o l hem The reader wi l a reciate the attern paints d t app y t . l pp p s herein describ ed i n the C ROCH ET EP RTMENT b u t still m ore a reciate D A , pp those in the KN ITTIN G EP ARTMENT whereb instru ctions for skirts dresses D y , ca s l eg ins m ittens ackets shawls ace and insertions of the atest p , g , . j , , l l desi ns are iven that a child who knows howto take the rst sim e g g , fi pl stich in knitting and crocheting cannot fail to b ring ab ou t the desired t e v t v su l t b y close ob ser ance ofthe direc ions gi en. en o the la e W o ex actl ak to fanc work we have Th t di s ho d not y t e y , en deavored to pu t forth a few val u ab le receipts i n the C O OKING and RAK ING ine and we can tru thfu sa that the recei ts are all enu ine and l , lly y p g ood havin tried m ost of them ou rse ves b efore lacin them b efore the g , g l p g b lic Then a i o no hin will o to waste we have add m u . a n s t ed so e p g , g g , C L R IN hav b en i wi tm os O O G R ECEIPTS which e e tr ed th the u t su ccess. reat ains have a so b een taken to m ake this work su erior to all G p l , p others in its t o ra hical arran em ent and finish and in the eneral yp g p g , g tastefu l ness ofits m echanical execu tion. The au thor takes great pleasu re in acknowledging her indeb tedness for many valu ab le su ggestions received from teachers ofex perience and others ’ i n e st i w w t re ed n omans ork. Hownearly the au thor has accom pll shed her pu rpose to give to the u b ic in one OLU M E a c ear scientific and C O MP LETE treatise on this p l , V . l , su b ect com b inin and s stem atiz in man R E IM PR O EM ENTS of racti j , g y g y AL V p cal valfie and im ortance to women and ou n irls the inte li ent and p y g g , l g skilled wo ke m ust decide r r . M FOX . S . o Ma ‘ l b an Ore n 20 1 887 . A yz g , y , TA B LE O F GO N TEN TS . E PA P ER FLO W R s . W OO L FLO W ER S 1 0 - 1 2 HA IR FLO W ER S 1 3 1 4 FEATH ER FLO W ERS TIN SEL FLOW ER S C HRISTMAs TR EE O R N A MENTS 1 5 - 1 6 FEATH ER W OR K W O R K BEAD . KNITTIN G DEP A R TMENT 24- 62 C R OCHET DEPA R TM EN T 33 - 86 T MP IN G S A . PA IN TING 89 - 61 MISCELLA N EOU S DEP A RTM EN T 92 - 1 01 HO ME D EP ARTM EN T 1 02 - 1 45 ’ C OO KIN G A N D KER S EP R TMENT - . 1 46 204 BA D A . O LOR ING EP RTMENT - C . 205 2 1 D A . 3 MIS CELL N EOUS C O OKIN G A N D KIN G RECIP ES 2 1 4 - 232 A BA . A NYTHIN G AN D - 279 PAPER FLO W ER S . There can b e nothing more beau tifu l to the eye that loves w own a u e anare th n e ts ese a e e s. n t r , th ( i i th ir limi ) th p p r flow r Howm any np thers and dau ghters wo u ld gl adly like to fix u e a s ands n s e s e e en s p th ir p rlor itti g room , lik om of th ir fri d t e n newhow a e an t i n . do , if h y o ly k to m k y h g T ese a e e s are so eas and u a e and h p p r flow r ily q ickly m d , a e a so ea a no u se s u b e u e m t ri l ch p, th t ho ho ld witho t th m . The directions givenwithin this book are so explicit and sim pl e that a child canmake the flowers by clo se observance of the e ns a e all n s e s can b e m a e dir ctio . By pr ctic ki d of flow r d b u t e a en e an u e An no a e d t . with littl p ti c ro bl y room , m tt r the u n u e b e not the nest u a can b e a e if f r it r of fi q lity , m d to f n - s a es taste u ll a d ni m b le n e s. a look cozy b y fi g r L mp h d , e se s ea s b o u ets ans andnu e ess e n s toil t t , wr th , q , f mb rl oth r thi g , n en u s n s n can b e a e and e which i g io mi d will thi k of , m d d co a e a e e s are one the s es n r t d with p p r flow r . which of impl t ki d an and u n u e one the s as na n of f cy work , do bt dly of mo t f ci ti g, he e u a faci e t p c li r nation abo u t it being u nlimited vari ty . We have endeavored to represent in th ese pages aconsid eratc nu mber of the most pop u l ar and ornamental flowers e nowu sed by ladies who have excelled in this direction. W will commence by giving the littl e field daisy which is per a h s es and u e I e u es no ru b h ps t e impl t q ick st made. t r q ir r r e a s e s b e tu bing o xtr t m . 6 P APER FLOW ERS . Material s: D ead white might now b e said that ‘ a is not the mm n ssu e a e b u t ea and. the p per co o ti p p r , h vy u t ssu e a e m e u m e w a e a e e w e to gh i p p r) di y llo p p r , pi c of ir n nd a ai s ss s H ve l three ihches lo g, a p r of ci or . a a fie d daisy an ta e a a a e u a an e a offofthe at h d , k it p rt c r f lly , dr w x ct copy e a the s out the wh te a e ou t two e es’ low r p rt of dai y , of i p p r pi c e the a e n t em in the n e andwth the s ss s lik p tt r , hold h fi g r i ci or u ea n takn a e not u too m u as the c rl ch pro g, i g c r to c rl ch n w u n ea u n e a e a in and u n h two es pro g ill t r cl r d r ; t k p p p hol , one on each sid e of the c enter of these two piec es; next cu t a a e n the u e a the daisv and cu t the el p tt r from pp r p rt of , of y l owpap er 20 or 3 0 pieces the sam e siz e; pu nch two holes in ese e es the sa e as in the e a e u n wn one th pi c m whit p p r , t r do ' an n the w e u t b t en s the e u half i ch of ir , p o h d of wir thro gh ‘ he hol es m a e in the e a e ake the s ss s and t d y llow p p r , t ci or clip all a u n the e e as nea the en e as ss e m u ss ro d dg r c tr po ibl , it with the fingers to m ake it rou nd on the top so the wire will not showin the c entre; nowpu t the ends of the wire throu gh the es in the w e a e aw he e e tl and hol hit p p r , dr t m tog th r tigh y st the es and the e a s is n s e .