Part 12

24th: X 14 white, 9 steel, 3 white, 2 steel, 7 white, 1 gold, 3 scarlet, 6 gold, 5 white, X twice.

25th: X 10 white, 1 gold, 5 white, 7 steel, 2 white, 4 steel, 6 white, 1 gold, 3 scarlet, 1 gold, 5 scarlet, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 steel, 1 white, x twice.

26th: x 7 white, 2 gold, 2 scarlet, 4 gold, 5 white, 2 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 2 slate silk, 4 white, 1 gold, 2 scarlet, 1 gold, 6 scarlet, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 steel, 1 white, X twice.

27th: x 9 white, 1 gold, 2 scarlet, 1 gold, 2 scarlet, 1 gold, 4 white, 1 steel, 1 slate silk, 3 white, 4 steel, 4 slate, 2 white, 1 gold, 2 scarlet, 1 gold, 3 scarlet, 1 gold, 2 scarlet, 1 gold, 4 white, X twice.

28th: x 11 white, 3 gold, 1 scarlet, 1 gold, 4 white, 1 steel, 1 slate, 3 white, 3 steel, 5 slate, 2 white, 1 gold, 2 scarlet, 1 gold, 3 scarlet, 1 gold, 2 scarlet, 3 gold, 2 white, X twice.

29th: x 8 white, 3 gold, 2 scarlet, 1 gold, 1 scarlet, 1 gold, 4 white, 1 steel, 1 slate, 3 white, 3 steel, 5 slate, 2 white, 1 gold, 1 scarlet, 2 gold, 1 scarlet, 2 gold, 3 scarlet, 1 gold, 2 scarlet, 1 gold, 1 white, X twice.

30th: x 8 white, 1 gold, 1 scarlet, 1 gold, 3 scarlet, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 steel, 1 slate, 3 white, 3 steel, 5 slate, 3 white, 3 gold, 3 scarlet, 1 gold, 4 scarlet, 1 gold, 2 white, x twice.

31st: X 8 white, 1 gold, 1 scarlet, 1 gold, 3 scarlet, 2 gold, 3 white, 1 steel, 2 slate, 4 white, 2 steel, 5 slate, 4 white, 7 gold, 3 scarlet, 1 gold, 2 white, X twice.

32nd: X 8 white, 1 gold, 2 scarlet, 4 gold, 3 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 1 steel, 4 white, 2 steel, 5 slate, 5 white, 4 gold, 5 scarlet, 1 gold, 2 white, X twice.

33rd: X 9 white, 5 gold, 1 white, 3 steel, 3 white, 1 slate, 1 steel, 3 white, 1 steel, 5 slate, 5 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 1 gold, 5 scarlet, 1 gold, 3 white, X twice.

34th: x 20 white, 1 slate, 1 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 2 steel, 5 slate, 4 white, 1 steel, 4 white, 5 gold, 4 white, x twice.

35th: x 19 white, 3 slate, 2 white, 2 steel, 4 slate, 5 white, 1 steel, 14 white, X twice.

36th: X 14 white, 1 slate, 3 white, 3 slate, 1 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 7 slate, 2 steel, 12 white, X twice.

37th: X 14 white, 7 slate, 1 steel, 3 white, 2 steel, 2 white, 9 slate, 2 steel, 10 white, X twice.

38th: X 14 white, 6 slate, 2 steel, 3 white, 2 steel, 1 slate, 1 steel, 5 white, 5 slate, 2 steel, 9 white, X twice.

39th: X 10 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 4 slate, 2 steel, 4 white, 6 steel, 5 white, 4 slate, 3 steel, 8 white, x twice.

40th: x 10 white, 2 steel, 2 white, 6 steel, 5 white, 1 steel, 3 slate, 2 steel, 5 white, 4 slate, 3 steel, 6 white, 1 steel, X twice.

41st: x 1 steel, 6 white, 2 steel, 16 white, 1 steel, 3 slate, 3 steel, 4 white, 5 slate, 3 steel, 4 white, 1 steel, 1 slate, X twice.

42nd: X 1 steel, 7 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 5 gold, 7 white, 1 steel, 4 slate, 2 steel, 5 white, 3 slate, 1 white, 3 steel. 3 white, 2 steel, 1 white, X twice.

43rd: 10 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 1 gold, 4 scarlet, 1 gold, 6 white, 1 steel, 4 slate, 3 steel, 5 white, 2 slate, 2 white, 2 steel, 5 white, 1 steel, X twice.

44th: X 12 white, 3 gold, 3 scarlet, 2 gold, 4 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 4 slate, 3 steel, 5 white, 2 slate, 3 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 2 white, 1 steel, X twice.

45th: X 7 white, 2 steel, 2 white, 1 gold, 3 scarlet, 2 gold, 2 scarlet, 1 gold, 4 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 5 slate, 2 steel, 5 white, 2 slate, 4 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, X twice.

46th: X 7 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 1 gold, 6 scarlet, 1 gold, 1 scarlet, 1 gold, 3 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 5 slate, 2 steel, 4 white, 2 slate, 3 white, 1 slate, 1 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, X twice.

47th: X 10 white, 1 gold, 7 scarlet, 2 gold, 3 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 5 slate, 2 steel, 1 slate, 8 white, 2 slate, * 2 slate, 1 white, * twice, X twice.

48th: X 10 white, 1 gold, 3 scarlet, 2 gold, 2 scarlet, 2 gold, 2 white, 1 steel, 3 white, 5 slate, 2 steel, 2 slate, 7 white, 2 slate, 1 white, 3 slate, 2 white, X twice.

49th: X 9 white, 3 gold, 4 scarlet, 6 gold, 4 white, 4 slate, 3 steel, 3 slate, 5 white, 3 slate, 3 white, 1 steel, 2 white, X twice.

50th: X 9 white, 1 gold, 2 scarlet, 1 gold, 4 scarlet, 2 gold, 6 white, 4 slate, 1 white, 4 steel, 3 slate, 3 white, 4 slate, 3 white, 1 steel, 2 white, X twice.

51st: X 9 white, 1 gold, 3 scarlet, 5 gold, 6 white, 4 slate, 1 steel, * 1 white, 2 steel, * twice, 9 slate, 2 white, 1 steel, 3 white, X twice.

52nd: X 10 white, 1 gold, 5 scarlet, 2 gold, 5 white, 4 slate, 1 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 3 steel, 7 slate, 3 steel, 4 white, X twice.

53rd: X 11 white, 6 gold, 5 white, 3 steel, 3 white, 1 steel, 5 white, 6 steel, 10 white, X twice.

54th: X 22 white, 1 steel, 2 white, * 1 steel, 1 white, * twice, 1 steel, 5 white, 9 steel, 6 white, X twice.

55th: X 23 white, 4 steel, 2 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 2 steel, 2 white, 7 steel, 7 white, X twice.

56th: X 19 white, 2 steel, 4 white, 1 steel, 4 white, 2 steel, 2 white, 1 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 8 white, X twice.

57th: X 18 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 4 steel, 25 white, X twice.

58th: X All white, work round to the centre of one side; also

59th: (Begin again with the plain scarlet), X 1 scarlet, 4 white, X 20 times.

60th: X 2 scarlet, 2 white, 1 scarlet, X 20 times.

61st: All scarlet; fasten off scarlet.

62nd: With the white silk, 3 chain, dropping a bead on every chain, miss 3, s.c. on both sides of the fourth; repeat all round.

Now, instead of working round, work backward and forward, dropping a bead on every chain stitch, so that they may all come on the right side of the purse.

1st row: 5 ch., turn, s.c. in same stitch, X 5 ch., miss 3, s.c. on s.c., X all along the row.

2nd: 6 ch., turn, s.c. on centre of 5 ch., X 5 ch., s.c. on centre of next loop of 5, X to the end.

Repeat this row backwards and forwards until 24 are done; then work the same pattern all round for 6 rounds. Thread the rest of the gold beads on the scarlet silk, and do 2 rounds in the same way with it; then 3 rounds of white; then 2 more scarlet, 3 white, then 2 scarlet.

To diminish at the end, do 2 rounds of white, like the previous; then 1 with only 4 chain; then 1 with 3 chain; and finally, a round with 2 chain between the s.c.

Draw it up with a needle and white silk; sew on the tassel, and slip on the rings.

At the other end, do a row to close the round, with the plain scarlet in s.c.; on which work X 6 ch., miss 4, s.c. under 5th, X 10 times. Turn, and in each loop work 2 s.c., 4 d.c., 2 s.c.

Fasten off, and sew on the deep fringe garniture.

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LADY'S SHORT PURSE.

MATERIALS.--Purse silk, of any two colours that contrast well, gold beads, and glass ones of one of the colours. Of the silk that matches the beads, two skeins will be required, and of the other, four. For the garniture, a clasp and handsome fringe.

Begin by threading a hank of gold beads on two of the four skeins, leaving two without any.

With regard to the colours to be selected for this purse, we may be allowed to suggest a few good contrasts, leaving the choice to the taste of the worker. A brilliant scarlet looks well with white; brown with blue; lilac with green, or _vice versa_; and pink with some of the warmer tints of stone or fawn colour. In all these, the first-named colour is to be the predominant one, except in the case of green and lilac, in which either colour may be the principal one. The immense variety of tints in German beads (nearly three hundred), gives such a power of choice, that the most artistic taste may be gratified.

For the sake of accuracy in the description, we will select scarlet and white for this purse. The white beads are to be threaded on the white silk, and dropped on every stitch where white is named.

With a fine crochet-hook make a chain of 120 stitches with the scarlet silk, close it into a round, and do one round of single crochet.

2nd row: X 1 gold bead, 18 silk, 1 gold, 18 silk, 2 gold, X 3 times.

3rd: X 1 silk, 1 gold, 16 silk, 3 gold, 16 silk, 1 gold, 2 silk, X 3 times.

4th: X 1 silk, 4 gold, 11 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 11 silk, 4 gold, 2 silk, X 3 times.

5th: X 1 silk, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 10 silk, 7 gold, 10 silk, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, X. This, and every future pattern must, like the preceding ones, be repeated three times. Now join on the white silk, and whenever white occurs, drop on a white bead.

6th: X 1 gold, 4 silk, 1 gold, 8 silk, 2 gold, 2 silk, 1 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 8 silk, 1 gold, 4 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, X repeat.

7th: X 1 gold, 4 silk, 1 gold, 5 silk, * 2 gold, 1 silk, * 5 times, 2 gold, 5 silk, 1 gold, 4 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, X repeat.

8th: X 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 5 silk, 2 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 1 white, x repeat.

9th: X 1 white, 2 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 2 silk, 3 gold, 9 silk, 3 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 2 white, X repeat.

10th: X 2 white, 2 gold, 3 silk, 5 gold, 15 silk, 5 gold, 3 silk, 2 gold, 3 white, X repeat.

11th: X 3 white, 3 gold, 27 silk, 3 gold, 4 white, X repeat.

12th: X 5 white, 4 gold, 21 silk, 4 gold, 6 white, X repeat.

13th: X 4 white, 1 gold, 3 white, 5 gold, 13 silk, 5 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 5 white, X repeat.

14th: X 3 white, 4 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 9 silk, 2 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 4 gold, 4 white, X repeat.

15th: X 2 gold, 2 white, 4 gold, 3 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 7 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 3 white, 4 gold, 2 white, 3 gold, X repeat.

16th: X 1 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 5 white, 4 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 5 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 4 gold, 5 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, X repeat.

17th: X 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 5 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 3 gold, X repeat.

18th: X 2 gold, 10 white, 4 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 4 gold, 10 white, 3 gold, X repeat.

19th: X 1 gold, 11 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 11 white, 2 gold, X repeat.

20th: X 6 white, 3 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 3 gold, 7 white, X repeat.

21st: X 1 gold, 4 white, 3 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 3 gold, 4 white, 2 gold, X repeat.

22nd: X 5 white, 3 gold, 6 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 6 white, 3 gold, 6 white, X repeat.

23rd: X 3 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 4 gold, 4 white, 2 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 2 white, 2 gold, 4 white, 4 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 4 white, X repeat.

24th: X 2 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 9 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 5 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 9 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 3 white, X repeat.

25th: X 3 white, 1 gold, 2 white, 3 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 5 silk, 1 gold, 2 white, 8 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 4 white, X repeat.

26th: X 1 gold, 7 white, 4 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 7 silk, 1 gold, 3 white, 4 gold, 7 white, 2 gold, X repeat.

27th: X 1 white, 2 gold, 12 white, 2 gold, 9 silk, 2 gold, 12 white, 2 gold, 2 white, X repeat.

28th: X 3 gold, 6 white, 4 gold, 2 white, 2 gold, 5 silk, 2 gold, 2 white, 4 gold, 6 white, 4 gold, X repeat.

29th: X 1 gold, 6 white, 2 gold, 7 white, 2 gold, 3 silk; 2 gold, 7 white, 2 gold, 6 white, 1 gold, 1 silk, X repeat.

30th: X 3 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 2 white, 4 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 white, 4 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 3 white, 3 gold, 1 silk, X repeat.

31st: X 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 7 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 7 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 2 silk, 1 gold, X repeat.

32nd: X 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 7 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 white, 7 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, X repeat.

33rd: X 1 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 4 gold, 2 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 2 white, 4 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, X repeat.

34th: X 2 gold, 2 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, X repeat.

35th: X 1 silk, 1 gold, 2 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 7 white, 2 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 2 white, 2 gold, 7 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 2 silk, 1 gold, 2 silk, X repeat.

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HANDSOME PURSE.

MATERIALS.--1 reel of _ombré_ crimson silk, in short shades; 1 of grey ditto; 3 skeins of rich brown purse twist, 1 skein of white ditto, 2 hanks of steel beads, No. 5; 12 rows of transparent white seed beads, 2 handsome steel slides, and a few steel bugles. The silk must all be of the finest size, and the work is to be done very tightly.

Begin the purse by threading the steel beads on the brown silk, and the white on the _ombré_ crimson.

This crimson is used for the rose, and for the three small flowers; the coloured silk seen through the transparent bead has an extremely pretty effect; the leaves are entirely in steel beads, as is also the scroll which ornaments the lower part of the purse. The large flower close to the rose is done in the grey silk.

With the white silk, make a chain of 120 stitches, and do one round in s.c. Join on the brown silk.

1st pattern round: X 1 white, 5 steel, 4 white, 4 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 4 white, 5 steel, X 4 times.

2nd: X 8 steel, 3 white, 3 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 3 steel, 3 white, 7 steel, X 4 times.

3rd: X 3 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 3 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, X 4 times.

4th: X 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 3 white, 5 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, X 4 times.

5th: X 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 2 white, 5 steel, 2 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

6th: X 1 steel, 3 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 1 white, 7 steel, 1 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 3 brown, X 4 times.

7th: X 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 6 steel, 2 white, 3 steel, 2 white, 6 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

8th: x 1 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 3 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 3 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

9th: X 1 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 4 brown, 3 steel, 2 white, 3 steel, 2 white, 3 steel, 4 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, X 4 times.

10th: 1 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 4 steel, 2 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 4 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, X 4 times.

11th: X 2 brown, 2 steel, 3 brown, 5 steel, X 1 white, 1 steel, X 3 times, 1 white, 5 steel, 3 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

12th: X 2 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, X 1 white, 1 steel, X 3 times, 1 white, 2 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

13th: X 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 3 brown, 2 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 3 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 3 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, X 4 times.

14th: X 2 steel, 4 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, X 3 steel, 1 white, X 3 times, 3 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 4 brown, 1 steel, X 4 times.

15th: X 1 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 2 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 2 white, 3 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

16th: X 1 steel, 3 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 9 white, 3 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 3 brown, X 4 times.

17th: X 2 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 2 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, X 4 times.

18th: X 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 3 brown, 5 steel, 1 white, 5 steel, 3 brown, 3 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, X 4 times.

19th: X 1 steel, 4 brown, 3 steel, 3 brown, 3 steel, 3 brown, 3 steel, 3 brown, 3 steel, 4 brown, X 4 times.

Fasten off the white silk, and do three plain rounds with the brown. Then join on the crimson silk, at a light part of the shade, if possible. In the future part of the pattern crimson means the shaded silk, white one of the white beads threaded on it.

23rd: X 4 brown, 2 white, 10 brown, 1 steel, 16 brown, 4 steel, 23 brown, X twice.

24th: X 3 brown, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 10 brown, 5 steel, 11 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 18 brown. X twice.

25th: X 3 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 3 white, 7 brown, 6 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 8 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 4 steel, 8 brown, 4 steel, 5 brown, X twice.

26th: X 2 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 2 steel, 2 crimson, 1 white, 7 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 5 steel, 8 brown, 6 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 8 brown, 6 steel, 4 brown, X twice.

27th: X 1 brown, 1 white, 3 crimson, 2 steel, 1 crimson, 2 white, 8 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 11 brown, 3 steel, 10 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 4 brown, X twice. Join on the gray.

28th: X 1 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 9 brown, 3 steel, 4 brown, 1 gray, 5 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 3 white, 5 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 4 steel, 5 brown, X twice.

29th: X 2 brown, 2 white, 1 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 1 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 2 gray, 4 brown, 3 gray, 2 brown, 5 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 5 white, 4 brown, 5 steel, 6 brown, X twice.

30th: X 5 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 9 steel, 2 brown, 5 gray, 2 brown, 3 gray, 1 brown, 7 steel, 1 brown, 6 white, 1 brown, 3 white, 11 brown, X twice.

31st: x 6 brown, 2 white, 1 brown, 9 steel, 2 brown, 5 gray, 2 brown, 3 gray, 2 brown, 5 steel, 2 brown, 11 white, 10 brown, X twice.

32nd: x 2 brown, 2 white, 6 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 6 steel, 2 brown, 5 gray, 1 brown, 3 gray, 3 brown, 4 steel, 2 brown, 4 white, 6 crimson, 2 white, 3 brown, 5 steel, 1 brown, X twice.

33rd: X 1 brown, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 3 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 3 brown, 4 gray, 1 brown, 2 gray, 5 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 3 white, 1 crimson, 4 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 2 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, X twice.

34th: X 1 brown, X 1 white, 2 crimson, X twice; 1 white, 2 brown, 5 steel, 3 brown, 1 steel, 3 brown, 2 gray, 1 steel, 4 gray, 2 brown, 2 gray, 7 brown, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 3 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 4 steel, 1 brown, X twice.

35th: X 2 brown, 1 white, 2 steel, 3 crimson, 1 white, 2 brown, 7 steel, 3 brown, 2 gray, 4 steel, 8 gray, 3 brown, 2 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 2 crimson, 2 white, 2 brown, 5 steel, 2 brown, X twice.

36th: X 2 white, 1 crimson, 2 steel, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 3 brown, 5 steel, 2 brown, 4 gray, 2 steel, 2 gray, 1 steel, 8 gray, 1 brown, 3 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 8 brown, X twice.

37th: X 3 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 1 brown, 2 white, 6 brown, 10 gray, 1 steel, 7 gray, 1 brown, 3 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 3 brown, 2 steel, 3 brown, 1 white, X twice.

38th: X 2 crimson, 1 white, 3 crimson, 1 white, 2 brown, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 6 brown, 9 gray, 1 steel, 8 gray, 2 brown, 2 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 3 crimson, 3 white, 1 brown, 5 steel, 1 brown, 1 white, X twice.

39th: X 2 white, 1 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 1 brown, 2 white, 2 crimson, 3 white, 4 brown, 8 gray, 1 steel, 7 gray, 2 brown, 3 white, X 1 crimson, 2 white, X 3 times, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 brown, 1 steel, 3 brown, 4 steel, X twice.

40th: X 4 brown, 2 white, 1 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 2 steel, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 brown, 2 steel, 3 brown, 3 gray, 1 brown, 1 gray, 2 steel, 3 gray, 1 brown, 2 gray, 3 brown, 3 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 2 crimson, 2 white, 1 brown, 7 steel, 1 brown, X twice.

41st: X 6 brown, 1 white, 4 crimson, 2 steel, 2 white, 2 brown, 2 steel, 6 brown, 1 gray, 2 steel, 4 gray, 5 brown, 4 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 brown, 5 steel, 2 brown, X twice.

42nd: X 6 brown, 1 white, X 2 crimson, 1 white, X twice, 2 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 8 gray, 5 brown, 2 white, 1 brown, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 10 brown, X twice.

43rd: X 7 brown, 2 white, 1 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 4 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 4 gray, 1 brown, 4 gray, 7 brown, 2 white, 5 crimson, 1 white, 11 brown, X twice.

44th: X 10 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 3 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 5 gray, 2 brown, 3 gray, 5 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 6 white, 12 brown, X twice.

45th: X 10 brown, 1 steel, 2 white, 3 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 5 gray, 6 brown, 6 steel, 2 brown, 4 white, 13 brown, X twice.

46th: X 6 brown, 4 steel, 6 brown, 7 steel, 2 brown, 4 gray, 5 brown, 4 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 5 brown, 5 steel, 8 brown, X twice.

47th: X 5 brown, 4 steel, 7 brown, 5 steel, 5 brown, 2 gray, 5 brown, 3 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 4 brown, 7 steel, 7 brown, X twice.

48th: x 4 brown, 1 steel, 13 brown, 3 steel, 11 brown, 7 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 4 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 6 brown, X twice.

49th: X 19 brown, 1 steel, 13 brown, 5 steel, 9 brown, 6 steel, 7 brown, X twice.

Do two plain rounds with the brown; then make the other end, and with the crimson silk do about 20 rows of open square crochet; join it to the second end, with the opening at the centre of one side, having, previously slipped on the rings.

TO CLOSE UP THE ENDS OF THE PURSE.--S.c. the two edges together with white silk, on which do X 4 d.c., 4 ch., miss 4 X, end with 4 d.c.

2nd row: 7 d.c. under every chain, and one s.c. between the second and third d.c. of last row.

Turn with a fringe made of steel beads and bugles.

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MOUSQUETAIRE CROCHET COLLAR.

MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton, No. 40. Penelope Hook, No. 5.

Make a round loop, work 8 double in the loop.

2nd round: Work 2 double at the top of each of the one double of last round, repeat round.

3rd: The same as last, and after you have worked round, plain one to form the round. (You should have 32 loops in the round).

4th: Ch. 3, miss 1, work 1 treble; ch. 5, work 1 treble in the same loop as before; ch. 3 miss 1, work 1 double in the next loop, repeat round, fasten off.

5th: Work 3 treble in the centre of five ch. of last round; ch. 3, work 3 treble in the same loop as before; ch. 2, and repeat round, plain 1 and fasten off with it, complete the round.

Work 4 rounds more, the same for each scollop, or 32 for the collar, then work 18 of the following pattern for the leaf:--

Make a chain of 40 loops, turn back and work them in double crochet, turn back.

2nd round: Work 2 plain and 2 double for the stalk part of the leaf; then ch. 2, miss 2, and work 1 treble, until you come to the end; then ch. 3 and work one treble at the end; work the other side the same, in order to make both sides to correspond; ch. 2, turn back.

3rd: Work 2 plain in the 2 ch. of last round, then ch. 3, miss the 2 ch. of last round, and work 1 treble at the top of the 1 treble of last round; repeat round, and work 2 plain at the end, ch. 2, turn back.