Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-04
..CRAZY QUILTS
4 Mania which Possesses Our Fair
Friends Just Now.

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Friends Just Now.
The fair sex of Eureka have well nigh
gone daft on the subject of ''crazy," or, as
they are sometimes called, Kaleidoscope"
quilts. 1t is the fashion Of an ancient day
revived. Our great grandmothers in the
Puritanic land, as we'll as where indigo
and cotton grew, used to have their ''quilt-
ings," q very proper blending of orna-
mental with useful work. The rage now.
however, is not just what it used to be. 1t
involves less labor. Instead of making
great comfortable bed spreads, as did the
ancient ladies in our families, our wives
and sisters nowadays are occupied upon
tides and such other pretty but vain orna-
ments. Blu it is a pretty and harmless
diversion that takes up their time. While
they sometimes say ''crazy" and sometimes
Kaleidoscope" the latter is the better
descriptive term. 1t would be difficult to
imagine the look of one of these fanciful,
hap-hazard productions. Every scrap OF
silk that can be gobbled up is utilized on
the spot, and you see on every hand a
quaint ornament for the back Of a chair,
or the neck rest of a lounge that cannot be
described, with reference to color, at least,
except by comparison with the pic
lures Of a kaleidoscope, always fascinat-
ing, but no one ever like any
other. The manufacture Of these pretty,
curious things has become q furore.
q mania among the ladies, and their greed
for material to turn into kaleidoscope
tides is immense. When a lady meets q
gentleman friend now she scans his neck
tie the first thing and admires the silk
and the pretty pattern. As soon as she can
get herself up to the sticking point she
begs sor that cravat-she speaks for it
when it ia worn out. The under part
shaded by the vest will come in handy as
a patch for the Kaleidoscope quilt in the
course of manufacture. The dry goods
stores are being scraped for every sample
put aside and for all the odds and ends Of
| silk cloth that can be brought to the SUR
face. A very pretty fancy and innocent
rage, which will die out within the next
three weeks And then something else.
How the craze is followed in the East is
prettily told by the "Delineator," q peri
odical that is the delight Of the feminine
mind. as follows:
"Some time ago masculinity enjoyed it.
self laughing at the immense amount Of
| energy that worked itself off on the end Of
a crochet needle. firing Of this, II now
| holds high carnival over the folly Of women
In cutting up silk to make quilts. In the
| first place, they seldom cut up the silk, for
| odds and ends are used; and In the second
| place, nobody seems to enjoy the light
| warmth OF . silk quilt more than does .
| specimen Of the scornful sex, where he
| wants to throw himself on . sofa and sleep
Q while, which means . cold on awaking,
unless somebody throws something over
| him.
|. 1.-THE quilts are pretty, they use up all
the small pieces OF ribbon and silk that
collect in a large family, and they afford
very pleasurable work. One OF the incest
methods of making them consists in put
ting all shapes, sizes and colors OF silk or
| satin on Q thin foundation Of muslin, and
then concealing their joining by feather.
stitching in gold or yellow floss. Small
designs In embroidery may be wrought
| upon the pieces. but this rather takes away
from the positively Oriental look that re-
suits from the blending Of many colors.
A cashmere lining, . border Of antique
lace, and the quilt 10 finished.
"a more elaborate quilt Ia made OF the
small Japanese squares sold In the shops;
| these are cut in diamonds and Joined to-
gether, the spaces between being Allied with
| satin or velvet In dark, rich colors. An
| embroidered border finishes this, and .
| heavy fringe ia used instead OF the lace.
sWhen square blocks Of contrasting
colors are simply joined together, embroi-
| derry In ribbon adds much to the rich look,
and the ornamentation need not be con-
fnsd TO that, for hand-painting, silk en-.