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THE

PRINCESS

CAPOTE .

BY EMILY H. MAY. THIS entirely new and beautiful hood, of and from A to B. From C to the point C , and which a drawing is given in the front of the from the point to the end C, run a small casing number, is so simple that any lady can readily of ribbon on the under side, this is to be drawn make it. Below we give the diagram for this to fit the head. The point which falls over, as seen in the design, is to be finished with a purpose. Cut out of silk flannel or merino, a square tassel. Now cut off the face evenly with the cape, 31 inches by 31 inches : turn over one corner 12 inches in depth at the point from A to A. and trim all round with a quilling of black lace ; Cut it off diagonally from B to B. Then sew also braid the hood with narrow silk braid after the point A (of the three-cornered piece just the design. A bow at the back and strings will comcut off) to the A on the bias from which you cut the point. plete the hood. Rose- colored silk , braided with After this , join B B on the one side and black and trimmed with black lace, is very effecB B on the other, making a seam from B to Ative for this purpose.

A

3 IN SQUARE

B B 12

IN

B

C

DIAGRAM FOR THE PRINCESS CAPOTE.

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