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EMBROIDERY.

1. FRONT FOR LADY'S CABINET.

_Materials--Black satin; six shades of crimson, five shades of yellow,
three shades of puce, two shades of scarlet, three shades of
yellow-greens, three shades of blue-greens, and two shades of brown
embroidery silk, or of chenille_.


Draw the design upon the satin, frame the work, and work in
embroidery-stitch. The rose-leaves with the yellow-greens, the leaves of
thistles with the blue-greens, the stems with brown, the thistle and bud
of thistle with the shades of puce, working the centre of the former
with the shades of scarlet.

Work the rose on the right hand of thistle with the four darkest shades
of crimson, and that on the left and the buds with the four lightest
shades. Work the remaining rose with the yellow shades. Work the designs
for corners in a similar manner, shading according to the taste of the
worker.

The above design is adapted for the front or door of a small rosewood or
an inlaid ebony cabinet, suitable for a lady's boudoir or dressing-room.