WORK COLUMN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue X, 7 September 1895, Page 310

WORK COLUMN.

PRETTY SATCHET. We laugh at luck, and yet we court it by every means in our power. The most popular forms of jewellery are those which for some reason or other are deemed ’lucky;’ in fact, we welcome the presence of anything from a horseshoe to a black cat that prophesies success in our doings. The newest expression of this feeling is a shamrock bandkerchief! satcbet, and the occult power of this trefoil leaf is purported to be exceedingly efficacious. Its outer covering is of leaf-green velvet, cut to the required shape, so that its extreme breadth is about fifteen inches, and the length in proportion. The edges must be finished off very neatly

with silk cord to match, and the word * Handkerchiefs ' embroidered across the centre in a lighter shade of green.

which must be reproduced in the soft silk lining, but before this is added of course it must be thoroughly well wadded, amongst which a plentiful supply of dry scent should be scattered. The interior of the shamrock may be divided into three compartments, as it is nice to have one’s coloured, lace, and plain hem stitehed handkerchiefs kept separate. The whole is joined firmly together just where the stalk wonld be, and a small green bow is fixed, also three other bows able to be tied or untied as need requires.