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the idea of being made useful; but Mrs. Frcsts “Michael Hurst, has there been a private ~,1",./ /’,_¢n understanding between you and Mary Nicholson tore her satisfaction up at the roots. “No, Mr. Hurst, you must allow me to judge about your coming here? Answer me that." of what is proper in my own house. Mary “A private understanding! No, upon my Nicholson is too young.” honor. What an idea!"

“You, my dear grandmother, indeed you shall (10 no such thing."

"Then you can come, Michael.” Michael cast a side glance at Mrs. Nicholson.

Mrs. Frost arose in her seat, looked steadily Was it possible that there really was some under

ﬁrst at Hurst, then at the drooping face of her i standing hetweeiythem? companion. " (To an coxrwunn.)

CHINTZ

APPLIQUE

COLLAR. MATEnlALs.-—Suﬁieient ﬁne Jacouet muslin for a collar. Embroidery cotton, No.20, white and also scar let; a blue hall, such as is used for clothes, or alittlo cake-color rubbed up; n.

little gum-water and “ﬁne camel’s-hair brush; and nine detached sprigs of chintz muslin, of the size that will go in the circle. First trace oi? the pat tern—three of these divi sions will be sufﬁcient for a. collar; these may ﬁrst be cut out in paper and then tucked together,which will determine the exact shape; then the outline of this paper may be run on the muslin, then the pattern traced on the muslin, by placing the muslin over the engraving, and trac ing it with a little blue, rubbed up with gum-wa ter; then tuck each little piece of chintz under each of the circles in the pat tern, the inside part of each circle being worked in plain hutton-holestitch,

and the outer part, as well as outer edge, in shell but ton-hole stitch. The small seed-shaped dots in the outer edge of circle, are worked in scarlet. The round dots in white. After the chintz is worked in, the upper muslin in each circle is cut away.