Decorative Notes.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2018, 13 June 1885, Page 6 (Supplement)

Decorative Notes.

HYXCINf! BASKET. A vun otiu and pretty hanging basket can be made of a clay pipe. Gild or paint tho outside. Fill with earth and plant in it a vine of creeping Charlie or Wsmdoring Jjw. Suspend it from a bracket by a gold or silver braid. niUCH UVUK C\NOKS Lined with tin and planted with ferns or filled with cut llowars and trailing vine") suspended from tho chandelier have & very pretty effect in conjunction with other decorations for evening entertainments. WASTE I'APER lUSKKTS Are now made of Chinese matting painted in floral designs with oils, lined about the top and finished with bows of ribbon on the side. A PBBTTV LITTLE NOVELTY May ba made from an ordinary hanging rack. Make a lambrequin for it in colors corresponding with your room. Underneath place little painted pockets, wkich make a neat hiding place for scissors, spools, cotton, and articles needed in every room. A " BANDY " For a gentleman's room, vhioh is intended for brrshos, combs, razors, etc., has the foundation of ecru or light kid, embroidered in outline with borne harmonious design. The straps and pocket 3 of contrasting color are ao arranged as to form special places for the arti- J clea to bo put in it. Perfumery bottles and medicine flasks may also find a place in this little •' handy."