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Show COVERS FOR THE BIRDCAGE Decorative as Well as Useful Articles That May Be Made in Moments of Idleness. Our sketch illusl rates two useful types of covers to make for a birdcage, that require Utile more than cutting out. They can ho carried out In linen, art serge, or, in fuel, almost any remnant rem-nant of material that may bo handy. They are bound nt the edges villi narrow ribbon. The space enclosed in the clotted line in the diagrams should correspond corre-spond in size wilh the top of the birdcage, bird-cage, and the four llaps hang downwards down-wards on each side. In the oenler of Covers for Birdcage. the cover a small ovul space is cut away, through which the handle of the cage may pass, so that the cover can be comfortably slipped over (lie eng. in a moment. If desired, some pretty little floral design can be embroidered on three of the Haps, and possibly the name of the bird worked upon the fourth. Diagram A gives the shape of the cover that is shown upon the cage in the sketch, and diagram B gives the shape of a similar cover, but with square flaps to hang downwards. |