| Notes: |
Printed on border: "Ladies' department." "Embroidery -- gentleman's slipper. Materials, 1 piece of gold braid, 2 balls of gold, 2 ditto of silver thread, and sufficient of crimson velvet to form the slippers. Draw the design upon the velvet, work the large flowers and the leaves with gold thread, the small flowers and the stamens of the large with silver thread, in embroidery sitch; work the stems with gold in chain stich, and form the scroll with the gold braid, or, if preferred, this may be worked in chain stich with gold thread." Includes additional text. Written on border: "Sept 31, 1853." |
