d were basted two rows of scarlet worsted braid,
four inches apart, and between the two a row of bright yellow braid.
These were cat-stitched down on both edges with black worsted, and
between them were rows of feather-stitching in blue. Above, in each
corner, was a small wheel made of rows of feather-stitch--black, red,
yellow and blue. Nothing could be easier to make, but the effect was
extremely gay and bright, and we advise some of you who are lucky
enough to "belong to a baby" to try it.

ANOTHER BABY'S BLANKET.

For this you must buy a real blanket--one of the small ones which come
for use in a baby's crib. Those with blue stripes and a narrow binding
of blue silk are prettiest for the purpose. Baste a narrow strip of
canvas between the stripes and the binding, and with blue saddler's
silk doubled, work in cross-stitch a motto, so arranged that it can be
read when the top of the blanket is folded back. If the stripe is red
instead of blue, the motto must be in red silk, and it should, of
course, have reference to the baby. Here are some pretty ones in
various languages: "_Nun guten ruh, die augen zu_" (Now go to sleep,
and shut your eyes). "_Cap-a-pie_" (From head to foot). "_Ad ogni
ucello, suo nido e bello_" (To every bird its own nest is beautiful).
And here is one in English:

"Shut little eyes, and shut in the blue;
Sleep, little baby, God loves you."

The same idea can be beautifully applied to a pair of large blankets,
but this is rather a considerable gift for young people to undertake.

SUMMER BLANKETS.

A pair of thin summer blankets, of the kind which are scarcely heavier
than flannel, can be made very pretty by button-holing them all round
loosely with double zephyr wool in large scallops, and working three
large initials in the middle of the top end.

A WORK-BASKET FOR "SISTER."

For this, you must buy a straw basket, flat in shape, and without a
handle. It can be round, square, oval, or eight-sided, just as you
prefer. You must also buy a yard of silk or cashmere in some pretty
color. Line the whole basket, first of all cutting the shape of the
bottom exactly, and fastening the lining down with deft stitches,
which shall show neither inside nor out. Make four little pockets
of the stuff (six if the basket is large), draw their tops up with
elastic cord, and fasten them round the sides at equal distances.
These are to hold spools of silk, tapes, hooks-and-eyes, and such
small ware