Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-03

"on. away.
Spring in Coshocton.
Pierceval DeadwOOd is again seated at his
desk.
''You expect young Frellnghuysen to-day
he says to Ceeile.
Yes papa"
Even while they are speaking the door opens
and Harold enters.
Have you come to redeem your promise?"
asks the old man, scOrnfu!ly.
II have" is the reply. and Harold places
| $50, 600 in bonds OH the desk.
'How did you get this money, and where
have you been all winter?"
Drawing himself up proudly, Harold an
swered: II am a retired Washington detective"
Gossip On EMbroideries.
From the New York Times.
A beautiful screen recently arrived in New
York is embroidered in Kensington and Queen
Anne darning stitch. The framework is of
carved mahogany. and the material upon which
the embroidery is worked is of canvas. the sur
face of which is entirely covered with design
the carving on the frame harmonizes with that
OF the embroidered center. Being designed for
a O'Clock tea it has shelf below the embroid-
cry, under which hang from brass rings dra-
peries Of olive plush.
Trells-wOrk is an embroidery of recent date
resembling Strasbourg embroidery or Roman
work. by being cut away from its background
but made with cOlored instead of plain mater-
ais. 1t is intended to represent a climbing plant
trailing over trellis-wOrk. and for this reason
only plants that can climb can be used. such as
honeysuckies, passion-fowers. and roses. The
materials required are American gold cloth,
sateens of green shades. and whole colors. and
cOlOred cretonnes OF flower patterns, and flo
selles. The tre!lis is made with gold cloth, the
leaves and sprays of the design with green
Gatpon fOwprQ wifi no
tonnes, Willie the whole is finished with en-
brOidery worsted with the filOseles. This work
is very effective for screens. mantel- boards, or
cushions SubjOined are directions for an en-
brOidery design In treis-work:
Frame two pieces Of strong linen one over the
other in an embroidery frame Trace the de-
sign through upon this, and retain the design to
cut the leaves and flowers from. Cut out long
strips of gold cloth half an inch wide and lay
these over the linen i'm diagonal lines. so as to
form an open diamond pattern trellis-work.
Basic the cloth to the linen to keep it in posi-
ton. but take the bastng stitches right over the
cloth from side to side. SO as not to prick 1t
with the needle. Cut out the leaves and stems
from the sateen cloth, varying their shades of
color as much as the material will allow Place
the leaves etc. upon the linen, and keep them
IN their right positions by FASTING them down.
Cut the flowers and buds from the chintz and
paste them on the linen Bring the leaves and
flowers over the trellis-work and give them the
appearance of twining about it. Leave the work
stretched in the frame until the paste is dry.
then take 1t out and with filOselle silk matching
the tints OF the leaves and flowers. buttOn-hOle
round their edges so as to secure them to the
linen foundation. Mark out the veins of the
leaves with crewel stitch. and the centers of
the flowers with French knots, and heghten the
colOring of the flowers by adding in satin stitch
some lines Of light flOselle. ButtOn-hole around
the edges of the trellis-work in two shades of
old gold SO that one side OF the line is darker
am 10 An
ished cut away the linen from the back where
1t has not been connected to the embroidery by
the buttOn-hOles.
beautiful Bassnette cover is made of cream
white satin covered with bOquets of tiny rose
buds worked in the finest ribbon embroidery
ever done in this country. The border is rose
vine. tied here and there with knots in Louis
XVI. design. The whole is edged with two rows
of lace
Persian Draun Work-This is carried to an
extent and beauty in Persia that has rarely been
attained by any European needlcwoman. Not
only are the borders to pieces of fine linen or
muslin drawn out in the familiar squares of Eu-
rOpean work, but complicated designs are at
tempted, and the various parts of the material
drawn away SO as to form regular patterns On
piece of muslin in the South Kensington Mu-
scum VaIrdyke border is formed by alternately
drawing away section and forming 1t into mi
mute squares each square being buttOR-hOled
over with colOred silks. and leaving section
",
while the center of the muslin is filled with a
round of drawn work, edged with pets contain
Ing flowers made with many colored silks.
Eastern Itlaid applique or Patch-,cork-Is a
most remarkable production. 1t is chiefly made
at Resht, and is used for covers, carpets. and
housings. 1t is patchwork combined with en-
brOidery. The cOlOrs used are extremely bril-
liant. and the patches. (Which are of cloth, are
cut so small and into such intricate patterns that
1t is marvellous how they can be Joined together
1ny hfr,ln al,
sides geOmetric and conventional patterns The
pieces are stitched together and every seam af-
terward concealed with lines of chain stitch
worked over them with colored silks. Not con-
tent with a single line of chain STITCH two or
three lines upon each petal of flower or feather
of a bird are embroidered, and each line is
worked In different cOlOred silk, while in many
places the entire patch is concealed with en-
broidery. either of gold thread or silk, worked
so as to make shaded design. Sometimes. in
stead OF chain stitches, lines are made with fine
gold thread; these are not laid on fiat, but are
twisted into very small circles, laid so close to-
gether as to form broad compact line. Gold
and silver foil is used instead of gold or silk; it
Is cut very narrow and folded over itself so as to
form zig-zag lines, which are then sewed to the
foundation, either as lines or to I'LL up certain
spaces.
Asset of dnger-bowl doylies are exquisite speci-
mems of drawn-wOrk. The center of each square
Of linen is drawn away. In patterns that are
WOTkeu eutlToly Ill you, lOFnllug Ficn ana SOIIO
center to each d0yley. the edge of which has the
usual finish.
Splat Stitch-A stitch much used in ancient
church embroidery and In silk embroideries to
work the faces and hands of figures. It has the
appearance of chain stitch, but lies latter the
surface, and is more capable of forming the
small half curves, rounds, or lines that follow
the contour of the figure and give the appear
ance Of shading to embroidery only executed In
one color. 1t requires to be worked In frame,
and is made as follows: Bring the silk up from
the back of the frame and make short stitch
on the surface and return the needle to the
back; then bring 1t up again to the surface
through the middle of the first stitch; dividing
or splitting the strands of silk of which 1t is
formed by the passage Of the needle: put the
needle down again to the back of the work q
short distance above where 1t came out and
bring it out again to the front in the center OF
the second stitch splitting the strands as before
ATearless Grief.
From the Stockton Mail.
81 saw you at the funeral the other day." said
one lady to another yesterday. eyes. I saw
you, too" ''How natural the corpse looked"
"Just like MARBLE" 81 never heard more af.
fecting funeral sermon; did your" "Never.
And Just think Of 1t, when everybody was cry-
inR reached for my handkerchief and found