dging and insertion may be made of any width desired;
and the design will be found very pretty for fancy-edge or plain braids
without the cord. Buttons or rings may be used in place of the "spiders"
seen in the engravings if preferred.

[Illustration: No. 6.--Battenburg Insertion, with Cord.]

No. 7.

DESIGN FOR A HONITON LACE CAP.

The design illustrated is, of necessity, much smaller than the cap it is
intended for; but the clever student may easily enlarge it to, or design
one for herself of the size required. Lace-makers will duplicate designs
in any size desired for a moderate sum, thus saving the amateur much
work and at the same time putting her to little expense.

The design here illustrated might also be used for handkerchief corners,
scarf-ends, etc., etc.; and any of the stitches illustrated on preceding
pages may be selected for filling-in purposes.

[Illustration: No. 7.--Design for a Honiton Lace Cap.]

No. 8.

DESIGN FOR A CORNER IN BATTENBURG, POINT, OR HONITON LACE.

According to the article to be decorated, this design will be found
appropriate for either of the braids used for the laces above mentioned.

For table scarfs, tidies, heavy borders, etc., etc., the Battenburg
braids should be selected; but for handkerchiefs or doilies, the point
or Honiton braids are the proper ones to choose for this design.

Raleigh bars, Brussels point and any other stitches preferred, may be
used in filling in the spaces. When a design is procured from a
lace-maker a portion of it is always marked with the stitches to be
used; but this is not an arbitrary matter, since the one who is to make
the lace, may desire to and may insert other stitches in preference to
those indicated.

[Illustration: No. 8.--Design for a Corner in Battenburg, Point, or
Honiton Lace.]

No. 9.

DOILY IN "IDEAL HONITON" LACE-WORK AND LINEN LAWN.

One of the prettiest and the very newest of the modern laces is here
illustrated. It is made of two of the many varieties of Honiton braids,
wash-silk floss and linen lawn. The braid is basted smoothly upon a
square of lawn in the design illustrated (though individual taste will
no doubt suggest many other equally pretty designs), after which the
_inner_ edges of the braid are permanently secured by a "short and long
stitch." This is merely a short and long button-hole stitch _reversed_
so that the cross loops are on the edge of the braid, while the stitches
them selves extend b