This border may be made any width, and is suitable for trimming bed-furniture, dimity window curtains, &c. After making a foundation, net 2 plain rows. 2nd row: Net 4 plain, wind the cotton 3 times round the mesh, putting the needle each time into the stitch, but not netting it; then, to knot the stitch firmly, pass the needle round the 3 loops without putting the thread over the mesh, and secure it in the same manner as a buttonhole stitch would be made at the edge of embroidery. This, we think, will explain the mode of fastening the stitch. This makes a little feather, the arrangement of which, in triplets or diamonds, may be left to the worker,

and the pattern can be varied as taste dictates, making the diamonds larger, so decreasing the quantity of plain netting. When the top of the border is finished, the fringe is commenced with the largest mesh. 1st row: Net 4 stitches into every alternate loop, and secure in the same manner as the smaller feathers or fancy stitches. The 2nd row is netted plain with the smaller mesh. The 3rd row the same with the large mesh. 4th row: With the large mesh take 4 loops of preceding row, and make 1 stitch of them; repeat. 5th row same as 1st. 6th row same as 2nd.

The season has now arrived for making these useful articles; which are so comfortably worn over a pair of kid gloves, when the weather is intensely cold. The portion of the gauntlet that covers the glove is knitted, and the gauntlet is made of plush or velvet lined with silk and wadding, ornamented with a bow and ends of ribbon. Having only the glove to knit, a pair of these gauntlets would be quickly executed. The glove is knitted backwards and forwards (not round) in the following manner: Cast on 62 stitches. 1st row: Slip 1, make 1, purl 1, knit 1, repeat from *, knit 1. 2nd: Slip 1, make 1, purl 1, knit 1, repeat from *, knit 1. It will thus be seen that the stitch that was purled in the preceding row will be knitted in the next, and so on. After having knitted 30 rows in this manner, the thumb must be commenced. This is made by casting on 10 stitches at each end of the knitting, making altogether

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82 stitches. Fifty rows are required to make the thumb; and in knitting the extra 10 stitches at each end they must be diminished every now and then by knitting together the 4th and 5th stitch at the beginning and end. This diminishing must be done gradually, and at the end of the 50 rows there should be on the needle the same number of stitches as was commenced with; 20 more rows have now to be knitted, and the mitten is finished: the thumb is neatly sewed up, leaving a small opening at the top. It is further ornamented on the back of the hand with 3 stripes of embroidered silk. This is very easily accomplished by taking 2 ribs of the knitting, and working over them in coarse herring-bone stitch. The depth of the plush cuff is 4 inches, the length round 14 inches. This cuff should be shaped a little towards the glove portion, to suit the size of the bottom of the knitting.

With the wool cast on 130 stitches, and knit a row. Purl the next; and knit and purl alternately six rows. Join on the coloured wool. Purl the first row and knit the next. Repeat these alternately until six coloured rows are done. Do the two stripes alternately three times more, then cast off loosely, dropping every fourth stitch, and subsequently undoing it to the foundation. Sew the edges together, and draw up the ends.

THE TASSELS.-Take some white wool, and also coloured, and wind together round a strong cord about twenty-four times. Tie the strands tightly at even distances of three-quarters of an inch. Cut them between every two ties, and string the balls thus formed on wool, with a rug needle, to form the tassels. Chenille tassels also look very pretty.

FIRST FIGURE-Home Toilet-Dress of Havannah silk, trimmed at the bottom of the skirt with a flounce, mounted in wide plaits, headed by a torsade or lozenges of velvet of the same colour, or it may be of a deeper shade. Jacket body of velvet, bordered by the same trimming, accompanied by a narrow ball fringe. Sleeves half-tight. Linen collar, mounted on a chemisette body, having a frill down the front finely plaited by hand.

SECOND FIGURE.-Dinner toilet composed of black pou-de-soie, trimmed at the bottom with a broad band of blue pou-de-soie, set on in vandykes, with bands of ermine at each point. Body with a lappet prolonged about four inches deep on the hips, and edged with a trimming of ermine; this body is cut low on the shoulders, from which it is continued in blue pou-de-soie up to the neck. Sleeves almost tight, also of blue pou-de-soie, finished at the wrist with an ermine trimming, and a ruche of English lace, which completes the under-sleeve. Mechlin tulle collar trimmed with the same lace. Hair crnamented with blue ribbons.

Another pretty indoor toilet consists of a grey poplin dress. Body of the jacket style in front, with a shawl skirt behind. A frilled plaiting of violet silk surrounds the body, with which a violet silk waistcoat is worn; and a similar trimming (deeper, of course,) surrounds the skirt where it is set on in undulations. A linen collar trimmed with valenciennes is mounted on,

a chemisette, the front of which is trimmed with a frill of the same lace, which is seen through the opening of the waistcoat. Under-sleeves with a linen band to match the collar. The poplin sleeve of the body is trimmed top andbottom with a frilled plaiting.

A very pretty walking dress is composed of green pou-de-soie. Body round at the waist; sleeves half-tight. Velvet paletot fitting to the waist behind; it is ornamented, on the seams down the skirt with gimp. A fanchon shaped drawn bonnet, made of puffed crape, and ornamented outside and in with a branch of roses. Behind a puffing of crape, with cross pieces of black lace spanning it. Linen collar, with deep cuffs to match.

Of bonnets I have little to say but what you already know: the form fanchon without a curtain prevails, especially with young ladies who wear the hair low, and are happy in exhibiting its beauty. I am sorry to say that this charm is sometimes simulated, and that bonnets are here, and I dare say also in London, exhibited with artificial chevelure attached. Amongst models lately executed I am tempted to describe one formed of white satin, over which is placed a net-work of ponceau chenille: Behind the cache-peigne is formed of flowers of fuchsias, in velvet of the same shade, falling over a fond of white tulle, covered with a net-work of chenille. In the interior are fuchsias set in a ruche of tulle illusion with black velvet ribbon between.

POETRY

accepted, with thanks. "Wild Flowers;" "Two Evenings ;" ""The Seamstress and Street Musician;" "Rain-words;" "True to the Last;""The Devotee."

Declined with thanks.-"Let By-gones be Bygones ;" "St. Agnes;" "" A Christmas Carol ;" All for Glory" "Farewell;" "Look Up"

"Unto the End."

"Her First Appearance;" "Marion Leigh ;" "School Hours;" "Exoteric Poetry" (returned); "Summer Tours," by the same writer, has not been received. The above MSS. will be returned to the authors on receipt of stamps for the postage.

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Our notice of the Winter Exhibition of Painters in Water Colour is unavoidably postponed till next month.