Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19
Our Handkercniefs.

q month. There is no call for them
and most Of the goods are locked up il
the camphor cases. Occasionally some
body will come in for duche's CT rose
point for bridal or birthday present
but for general use they are out oi
style, and as rarely seen In society as a
vinaigrette You see, lace handker.
chief wants to he worn on a holder,
which is ont of the question nowadays,
because of the glove craze. You cant
understand those Things, but pretty
matron is never quite SO angelic as when
she comes down to the dining room in
one of those long, white wrappers, with
a lace cap trimmed with blue bow or
rosebuds. 1t serves double purpose
makes her look pretty and hides the un-
signify curl papers"
what do the ladies' wear now?" ask
ed the reporter.
"Here you are, if you want to see
something NICE" replied the clerk.
"These goods come from Paris, aud are
embroidered by the French nuns.
Here's beauty, Just look at it. Per-
haps you won't believe it, but it's go,
just the same; it took a nua eight
months to embroider these flowers, and
you see the work Is just as nice on the
wrong side as it Is on the right side.
Take it III your hand-It's not too deli
cate to bear examination. The goods
you see are what we call sheer linen, of
the finest loom, and the nand-work is
done with fine needle and a cotton
thread. They don't use linen, because
it fills up in the wash, just trihe, but
enough to spoil the flowers. Now, see
here, did you ever see such a natural
looking rose in your life, off stem?
Why, L tell you the thing Is worth a
cabinet. And see the filling of the
pattern. all of that 'frosting' is
hand work, and must have cost deal
of optic nerve. This is an heirloom,
and no mistake about it. 1 doubt If
there Is a piece of point lace in the
house with finer work on 1T.
And the handkerchief was deserving
of all the praise bestowed. The border
was some six inches deep and made of
lilies, roses and small field flowers, with
buds and fern leaves for filling, all done
in tiligree work, and so skilfuliy and ar
tlstlc that 1t was hard to believe that
they were not applI Iued. The edge was
raw and intended TO be trimmed with
lace,
''Its worth $50" said the salesman.
"Yes, We sell quite a number at the
holidays or wedding season. But they
are always bought by the gentlemen or
old aunis for brides. There is class or
goods similar in design. but little
coarser, that we sell at $40 each. They
go ike hot cakes. Everybody buys
them, especially ladies. for they are
quick to admire fine needlewerk."
The goods in question were imported,
made on fine Irish linen lawn, with
very deep embroidered borders of color
ed thread. The edge was cut in seal
lops of three petals each, and button
hole-stltched with three colors, red,
brown and blue. all hand work it must
be remembered. and piece of work,
too, by the way. that the most skiIlful
needlewoman could not do in a week
working ten hours a day. 1t would be
an utter impossibility to make these
goods in America and sell them for $40.
But, coming as they do from the Old
World, where labor meets with paltry
the case is different. In
side of the petal-lined edge was fence
border, the lines consisting of delicate
fern pattern made in colors, with the
bars overrun with climbing vines and
tendrils, as true to nature as paint could
make them. At times the pattern was
broken for the insertion of dice or me-
dallon. in which a unit of design was
taken, making a symmetrical compo-
sitlon of the most artistic accuracy. In
the corner the work became more intri-
cate, and formed a lovely relief for
some little blue birds with red wings
and yellow crests. In this, as in the
plain white, the work was OF the most
perfect kind, and not knot or a stray
end of thread was to be found.
"Yes," said the salesman in response
to an inquiry, ''the colors are fast, the
goods the best made, and, with such
care as a lady will give it will last a life
time. These are the goods that ladies
wear in the bosom of their dresses and
hanging over the edge of reticule.
They are not intended for actual use,
and you may be sure nobody ever sub
mits them to the vulgar duties of 25c.
Haven't you something new?' asked
the exaspera,ed interviewer.
Heres the latest novelty in stock,
and the 'takyest,' as we say in the trade.
When they are once hoated they'll go
like tongue sandwiches at the Board of
Trade on a rainy day. One dollar and
a quarter each; all linen, and warranted
fast colors."
The novelty was deep cardinal cam
brio with a checker border made by
hemstltchIng little blocks of white on
the red border with white cotton. A
black handkerchief had the applique in
red, blue or orange, delicate pink one
was blocked with maroon, another with
blue, and one of the solid true blue lawn
formed q most effective background for
blocks of crimson red.
1.-The reason why well sell so many
is because they are the very thing to
warm up a toilet. Take little lady of
petite but trim figure, rig her up in a
black or tailor made suit, put this cardi-
nal handkerchief In her corsage and pull
out the border in shell, so as to sbcw
the blue checker, and If the effect is
not stunning the girl has no style about
her, that's all The craze in Jewelry for
bugs, spiders, scorpions, beetles and
other blood-curdling, fesh-creep,ng ar
tlculates has been an incentive to print
designers, and here we have choice lawn
and cambria handkerchiefs, and you
have only to Dame your bug and here
it is.
~ choose butterflies"
"Here you are, in every stage of de
velopment, cat 'ch1s, and but. high
colors on white ground, S1S doz-
en-"
1t was not bad collection to begin
the study of insectology with. The but
teihy napkins had the corner reserved
for gorgeous specimens done In embroi-
dery, the fanciful borders were picked
out with field daisies, and tiny, golden
winge1 insects. some of which were
posed On clover heads, presumably sip
ping honey, The grasshoppers. legs,
wings, intenna, and the proverbial spit
tobacco were selected from the healthy,
hardy, well-fed Kansas class, and ar