Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1910 — PRETTY TEA CUP PIN-CUSHION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PRETTY TEA CUP PIN-CUSHION

Charming Little Japanese China Ornaments That Specially Lend Themselves to Making of Pin Cushions. Among those charming little Japanese china ornaments—tea cups, sugar basins, vases, etc., there are many that specially lend themselves to the making of pretty little pincushions, and they may be easily transformed into an article of this kind by merely filling them with cot-ton-wool and covering them in the upper part with velvet. In our sketch may be seen a quaint little Japanese double-handled cup treated in this manner. The color of

the velvet used for the cushion should be carefully chosen to harmonize with the color of the china, and it may be fastened in its place just inside the edge of the cup with a little seccotine. Apart from the ordinary usefulness of a little pincushion of this nature, these little Japanese cups and saucers always make dainty ornaments, and look wonderfully pretty upon a dressing table. Smart little bows of ribbon tied round the handles would go still further to make this article decorative, and the saucer forms a useful receptacle for hair-pins, buttons