Attention is always paid to the colouring of this work. The foundation material is heavy cream-coloured, or rather dark ivory moire, shot with gold, and on this all the outlines of the pattern are followed with gilt tinsel varying from a fine cord to the most delicate passing. The main portions of the pattern are further emphasised within this boundary, with fine silk chenille of several shades of dull olive green sewn down with invisible stitches of filoselle or horse-tail. French knots in tinsel (passing) and in shades of green embroidery silk are employed as fillings, the silks being carefully chosen to assort with the tints of the chenilles. All the scroll-work is worked with the passing, the leaves being outlined with the green silks. The subject chosen for illustration here is a cover for a blotter, which being raised displays the pad, while at the back of the embroidery, which is stiffened with stout cardboard, are pockets of pink and grey-green silk to hold letters, or paper and envelopes. The work is finally finished off with a border of dull gold cord. Similar designs appear on various other articles. Blotters and book-covers form an appropriate background, and so also do small caskets with slightly domed tops. The reticule at Fig. 4 is made on quite a different principle throughout. The front and back are formed of shield-shaped panels of wood or strong card, covered with chenille embroidery and with brocade respectively. The front section only concerns us here. The fabric chosen is dark blue velvet, and on this is worked in tones of brighter blue a very conventional flower. Long and short stitch is used for the shading, the stitches being made, of course, with a large-eyed needle threaded with chenille. The colouring is darkest in the centre, round a pink circle, from which start three “stamens” of brown chenille edged with fine tinsel. Some of the same Japanese tinsel is used for veining the flower, and a few gilt sequins are introduced to give a little additional brightness. The stem is of green chenille.