Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1917 — USEFUL AND DAINTY CUSHION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

USEFUL AND DAINTY CUSHION

Can Be Made From Holland or Linen, and Netos Only a Rose for Decoration. Very effective'and useful cushions can be made from holland or linen,, and all that Is needed in the way of * decoration is simply a single rose with one or two leaves attached. Grey linen looks Very beantifnl with a rose worked In delicate pink shades; the heart of the rose should be deeper 2; than .the outside petals. The rose Is simply worked with satin stitch In Peri Lusta, so that it can be easily washed as well as being deco*

. rative; or a rose ent from good eretonne and appllqued on will have an excellent effect First make a bag for the cushion in calico the size yon wish it to be, then fill with vegetable down, real down or feathers. The linen for the case should be embroidered before it la made np; when made, put it over the cushion, sew up the end and edge all round with cord, and either put a tassel at each corner or else arrange the cord in loops. Though sO|Very simple, the cushion Is in exquisite taste, yet is not too fine , to use for the wear and tear of everyday life.

A Useful Cushion.