Fig. 48 is an illustration of a tidy made of the new style of embroidery on linen crash. Old ladies whose sight is failing will find this very agreeable work. The stars should be worked in two shades of bright zephyr, while the division lines between the figures should be made of narrow black velvet, crossed with "herring-bone" stitch in gold-colored silk. Almost all damask toweling is suitable for this work, but the unbleached gray and buff, covered with stars, diamonds, or butterflies, will be found most satisfactory. Shaker rocking-chairs and hassocks cushioned with this em-broidery are quite fashionable and are really very handsome.

Fig. 48.