Sofa Pillows.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXVII, Issue 1372, 13 August 1895, Page 7

Sofa Pillows.

These " over old, ever new" adjuncts of a lounge, and " wooers of sleep," are always in demand. . In addition to the regular pillow (of down, nowadays, not of featners), there should also be one of pine needles, or of rose leaves. The drowsy god Morpheus is supposed to be especially attraoted by the former. Make a bag of the desired size, about ten by fifteen inches, of soft unbleached muslin, and stuff it full of the pine needles. The oover should be like a pillow-Blip, slightly larger, and long enough to tie at one end with a satin ribbon. This end is then fringed for an inch. Soft India silk cither plain or flowered, in an appropriate covering. If plain, work some appropriate motto on it in etching stitoh, suoh as " Give me of thy balm, 0 fir." Rose leaf bags are made in the same manner. Square sofa pillows, covered with satin or silk, with a strip of white linen over them, are new and serviceable. Only tbo part exposed by the linen need be of tatin or silk, the rest may be of muslin of any color. Tne strip of linen should have a hem an inch wide, which may be hemstitched or not, according to tbe time you have to upend in fancy work. It must have eyelet holes worked in to admit of its being laced over the pillow, with a heavy silk cord, white, or of any contrasting color. Upon one end outline in wash embroidery silk, or in French red marking cotton, " Folded eyes see brightet colors than the open ever do." These covers oan be removed and laundried, which is a great advantage where a pillow is wanted for use. 1 ! ' =3 ;