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Rh This strip is therefore exactly equal in area to the piece forming the foot in the other design.

though when thus distributed along the side of the body the increased dimension is not easily apparent to the eye.

170.—THE CUSHION COVERS.

The two pieces of brocade marked A will fit together and form one perfect square cushion top, and the two pieces marked B will form the other.

171.—THE BANNER PUZZLE. illustration explains itself. Divide the bunting into 25 squares (because this number is the sum of two other squares — 16 and 9), and then cut along the thick lines. The two pieces

marked A form one square, and the two pieces marked B form the other.

172.—MRS. SMILEY'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT.