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COVERING FOR A DRAWING-ROOM CHAIR.

DESIGNED BY MRS. WARREN.

THE THIRD OF A SERIES OF EIGHT.

Evans's Drab Boars' Head Cotton, No. 6. 4 reels will be required, 5 shades of Scarlet Wool, 6 skeins of the 4 lightest shades, and 12 of the darkest, 16 skeins of light Emerald Green, No. 16, Crotchet Hook.

1st Row. With Cotton make a chain of 334 stitches, turn back, 4 long,* 2 chain, 4 long, the 1st into 3rd loop, repeat from.*

2nd Row-1 long,* 2 chain, 1 long, the 1st into 3rd loop, repeat from.*

3rd Row.-1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat.

4th Row.-1 long, 2 chain, 19 long successively, the 1st on the next long, 2 chain,* 1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat from,* 5 times more, then repeat from the 19 long.

5th Row. 16 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, 7 long, the 1st into the 3rd loop, 2 chain,* 1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat from,* 3 times more, then repeat from beginning.

6th Row.-12 long, 2 chain, 13 long, the 1st into 3rd loop, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

7th Row.-1 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops,* 16 long, the 1st into 3rd loop, 2 chain, 1 long into 3rd loop, 2 chain, 7 long, the 1st into 3rd loop, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 1 long into 3rd loop, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat from.*

8th Row.-1 long on long, 2 chain, 1 long into 3rd loop, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, 10 long, 2 chain, 1 long into 3rd loop, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, 2 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, 6 long, 2 chain,* 1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat from,* 3 times more, then repeat from the 10 long.

9th Row.-1 long on long,* 2 chain, 1 long on long, miss 2 loops, repeat from,* 5 times more, 1 chain, miss 1 loop, 3 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, 6 long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat from beginning.

10th Row.—*1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat from,* 6 times more, miss 2 loops, 8 long, 1 chain, miss 1 loop, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat from beginning.

11th Row.-1 long on long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat. 12th Row.-1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat.

13th Row.-4 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

Crotchet the ends of the stripe. Work 3 of these stripes in Cotton, then work a row of long stitches in Green Wool down each side of the stripes, working 1 long stitch into every loop.

For the Circles.

1st Row. With the lightest shade of Scarlet, work a chain of 11 stitches, unite the ends and work a row of D', making only 11 stitches, draw the Wool to the back, tie it securely and cut it off, this must be done at every row, then work 11 long stitches, one into every loop, making 2 chain between each.

2nd Row.-2nd shade, De under the 2 chain, 5 chain, repeat. 3rd Row.-3rd shade, De into the centre stitch of the 5 chain, 6 chain, repeat.

4th Row.-4th shade, D under the centre of the 6 chain, 7 chain, repeat.

5th Row.-5th shade, D° on D 3 chain, 3 long, under the 7 chain, 3 chain, repeat.

This forms one Circle.

There should be 24 circles, the diameter of each being about 2 inches, join 12 of these circles on one side of a stripe, and 12

on the other, then sew the other stripes on each side of the circles, work some chain stitches from one Green edge to the other of the stitches at each end of the covering, catching up the points of the circles, about 24 stitches will be found sufficient, fasten in the ends securely into the cotton stripes, then with the Green Wool work a row of long stitches, one stitch into every loop to correspond with the sides, then commence at one end and work up the side thus, 1 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat this 44 times more, then turn back, work long on long, 2 chain, repeat, work forwards and back till there are 4 rows, do this on both sides.

For the Border on both ends.

1st Row. Take the Green, make 7 chain, D into 6th loop, then with the darkest Scarlet commence on the 1st De stitch of the Green, 5 chain, 5 long under the 7 chain,* 5 chain, De under next 7, 5 chain, De under next 7, 5 chain, 5 long under next 7, repeat from.*

2nd Row. Next shade, De into 2nd loop, 5 chain,* D° on 1st long, 5 chain, D on last long, 5 chain, 5 long under the 5 chain, 5 chain, repeat from.*

3rd Row. Next shade, De into 2nd loop, 5 chain,* 5 long under the 5 chain, 5 chain, De under 5 chain, 5 chain, De under 5 chain, 5 chain, repeat from.*

4th Row.-Next shade, same as 2nd row.

5th Row.-Lightest shade, same as 3rd row.

Pull the work well, damp and lay it open between a cloth with a weight upon it for some hours, then sew it up at the sides, take an oz. of shaded Scarlet Wool, cut it twice, divide it once and tie each portion into the 5th bar at each side as in Engraving.

PIECE OF NETTED LACE,

Adapted for Collars, Cuffs, and Tuckers for Children's Dresses.

DESIGNED BY MRS. WARREN.

No. 20, Boar's Head for the above purposes, or No. 8 or 10, for Border for Curtains. Bone Mesh a 4 of an inch wide. Steel Mesh Guaging, No. 13.

1st and 2nd Rows.-2 plain rows with the Bone Mesh.

3rd Row.-Plain row, Steel Mesh.

4th Row. Steel Mesh, Cotton twice over the Mesh, net a stitch into the 1st loop, Cotton once over the Mesh, net a stitch into the same loop, repeat.

5th and 6th Rows.-The same as the 4th.

7th Row.-Steel Mesh, plain row.

8th Row.-Bone Mesh, net 7 times into the 1st loop, miss I loop of last row, repeat.

9th Row.-Steel Mesh, Cotton once over the Mesh, net into every loop of the 7 in last row, Cotton twice over the Mesh, miss the same loop as in last row, repeat.

10th Row. Same as last row.

11th Row. Same Mesh, Cotton once over the Mesh, net a stitch into the 1st loop, Cotton twice over the Mesh, net into the same loop, repeat this till the loop that was missed in last row, then with the Cotton twice over the Mesh, net into the next group of stitches and repeat.

12th and 13th the same as the 11th Row.

14th Row. Same Mesh, Cotton twice over the Mesh, net into the centre long loop of each group of stitches. It will be observed that the stitches decrease in every row till there will be only one stitch left at the termination of each group of stitches.

Essays on

SHAKESPERE'S FEMALE CHARACTERS.

No. IV.

IMOGEN.

Or all Shakespere's Female Portraits this is, perhaps, the fullest and most finished and, beautiful as the whole Drama undoubtedly is, the play of CYMBELINE owes its chief charm to this character. The earlier part of Imogen's story is very briefly told by the dramatist

The king's daughter, and the heir of his kingdom, whom

He purpos'd to his wife's sole son (a widow

That late he married) hath referred herself

Unto a poor, but worthy gentleman: she's wedded,
Her husband banish'd; she imprisoned.

The husband Leonatus Posthumous is

-in court

most prais'd, most lov'd,

A sample to the youngest, to the more mature
A glass that feated them.

Imogen appears in the second scene, and throughout the play occupies the first place with the reader: a life as adventurous as Viola's, a trial as grievous as Desdemona's, she possesses more sweetness than the one, more endurance than the other, while there is a courage in her actions-that, we hesitate not to say, would shame the daring of many a vaunted hero. So gentle and so trusting, yet so lofty and self-respecting: so patient and so suffering, yet passing through her sad and torturing ordeal with an impressive dignity, that makes us love her the better for every heart-wound, until we see a grace in every pang, a charm in every tear. The play too has a just close. How indeed could it be otherwise with Shakespere. He is immortal because he is true. His men and women are, with him, what they are in life -the interpreters by action, of the laws of the Eternal. Every character he drew is consistent with itself. The grief of the child-like Viola is sudden and transient as the summer cloud

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