Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-19


 CT Isaac then the firm became Fish & Clark,
 but in 1854 it was Fish $ Morton. Being located at Oenterville in 1855 the firm built
 the sloop Ripple, of 20 tons, for MT. A. c. Kingsland, which proved very fast. In 1857
 Captain Fish modelled the sloop Victoria. S4
 Henry M. Robinson, of Newburg, N. Y.
 The sloop yacht Annie was modelled and
 built by Captain Fish in 1861, at Centerville,
 for MT. Anson Livingston, of Staten Island,
 one of the oldest members of the New York
 club. She was remarkably fast and won
 prize after prize in the regattas of that day.
 The sleop Eva was modelled by the deceased
 in 1866 for MT. George L. Lorillard About
 this year Captain Fish also modelled and su- perintended the construction of the keel schooner Challenge for Mir. George l.. Tor
 illard. Mir. Lorillard. soon after she was
 finished, invited Captain Fish to make trip
 to the Caribbean Sea in search of large
 quantity of gold lost from an old Spanish
 galloon. The Challenge was sold by MT. Lorillard and wrecked at the mouth of the Amazon, South America. During the winter of 186S- -69 Captain Fish made extensive al- terations to the world famed keel schooner Sappho. She had been built by the Messrs. Poillon, but after repeated trials 1n home and foreign waters was found unsatisfactory. She was purchased by Mir. William P. Doug las, of the New York Yacht club. and was 'hipped' by Captain Fish; her masts were changed and various alterations made. She again visited England, and sailed three suc- cessful matches in May, 1870, against the schooner Cambria. Captain Fish sailed her during the contests, and MT. Douglas always gave him the credit of the victories. In 1869 the keel schooner Meteor was built by the Messrs. Poillon, of Brooklyn for MT. George l.. Lorillard after model by Cap tain Fish. When finished MT. Lorillard left New York in her, taking Captain Fish along for cruise in the Mediterranean. On De- cember 12, 1869, the Meteor was lost off Cape Bow, coast of Africa, and Captain Fish on his return told many interesting stories of the inhospitable natives that the crew fell in with. The Enchantress, keel schooner, IA feet inches long, was also modelled by the deceased. She was built for MT. George l.. Lorillard in 1871, but purchased by MT. J. F. Loubat a year or so later.
 In the race around the Hghtship off Cape May and return, from Owls Head, l.. l., for the Bennett prize of a $1,000 cup, the En- chantress, sailed by Captain Fish, was the winner. In 1871 he modelled the schooner yacht Wandarer for MT. Louis l.. Lorillard. Many other fast boats were modelled by Cap tain Fish, notably the sloop Vixen, in 1871. Her double victory over the English cutter Maggie, off Marblehead, Mass, last August, will not be easily forgotten by those who wit messed the. contests. In 1872 Captain Fish modelled the sloop Vision for Mir. J. J. Alex andre, and in 1878 the schooner Cornelia, now Social The sloop White Cap was also mod elled by him in 1869 Captain Fishs last cruise was in the schooner Social last August during the annual eastern trip of the New York club. He was cool and courageous at all times and equal to any emergency in a race. Indeed, few sailing masters had the nel ve and daring which he displayed.
 Gossip on Embroidertes.
 From the New York Times.l
 A beautiful screen recently arrived in New York is embroidered in Kensington and Queen Anne alarming stitch. The framework is of carved mahogany, and the material upon which the embroidery is worked is of canvas, the surface of which is entirely covered with a design of deur-de-lis in three colors. The design of the carving on the frame harmoni- zes with that of the embroidered center. Being designed for 4 o'clock tea, it has shelf below the embroidery, under which hang from brass rings draperies of olive plush
 Trellis-work is an embroidery of recent date, resembling Strssbourg embroidery or Roman work, by being cut away from it's but made with colored instead of plain materials It is intended to represent 8 climbing plant trailing over trellis-work, and for this reason only plants that climb can be used, such as honeysuckles, passion flow CTS and roses. The materials required are AH1aaE1Gan Q0ld clQfn. SALe611S or RT66n 60AQGSl and whole col@ nd colored cretonnes of flower patteE & Eloselles. The trellis is made with gold cs5tn, the leaves and sprays of the design with green sateen, and the flowers and buds with the cretonnes, while the whole is finished with embroidery worsted with the filoselles. This work is very effec- tive for screens, mantel boards, or cushions. Subjoined are directions for an embroidery design in trellis-work:
 Frame two pieces of strong linen one over the other in an embroidery frame. Trace the design 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 in diagonal lines, so as to form an open diamond pattern trelIis- work Baste the cloth to the linen to keep it in position, but take the basting stitch es right over the cloth from side to side, so as not to prick it with the needle. Cut out the leaves and the stems from the sateen cloth, varying their shades of color as much as the material will allow. Place the leaves &c, upon the linen, and keep them in their right positions by pasting them down. Cut the flowers and buds from the chintz and paste them on to the linen. Bring the leaves and flowers over the trellis-work and give them the appearance of twin1ng about 1t. 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 heighten the coloring of the flowers by adding in satin stitch some lines of light filoselle. Button hole around the edges of the trellis-work in two shades of old gold, so that one side of the line is darker than the other. When the embroidery is finished cut away the linen from the back where it has not been connected to the en- broidery by the button-holes.
 A beautiful Bassinette cover is made of cream white satin covered with boquets of tiny buds, worked in the finest ribbon ever done in this country. The border is a rose vine, tied here and there with knots ia Louis XVI. design. The whole is edged with two rows of lace.
 Persian Druao7 Work.-This is carried to m extent and beauty in Persia that has rarely been attained by any European needlewoman. Not only are the borders to pieces of fine lin ,n or muslin drawn out in the familiar squares of European work, but complicated designs Ire attempted, and the various parts of the material drawn away so as to form regular On piece of muslin in the South Kensington Museum 8 Vandyke border is formed by alternately drawing away sec- ion and forming it into minute squares, each Jquare being button holed over with colored 'ilks, and leaving section perfect, and GOV ,ring that with silk embroidery, while the center of the muslin is filled with round of lrawn work, edged with pots containing flow ,rs made with many colored silks
 Easteras Iaszaid Applique or Patch e0ork-Is 1 most remarkable production. It is chiefly l made at Resht, and is used for covers, carpets, md housings. It is patchwork combined with embroidery. The colors used are ex remely brilliant, and the patches, (which are 1 of cloth ) are cut so small and into such in ricate patterns that it is marvellous how they l ,an be joined together. Flowers, birds and l animals are freely used, besides geometrc l md conventional patterns. The pieces are l stitched together and every seam afterward | concealed with lines of chain stitch workeked l ,ver them with colored silks. Not content | with single line of chain stitch, two or three l ines upon each petal of a flower or feather | ,f bird are embroidered, and each line is | worked in different colored silk, while in | many places the entire patch is concealed l with embroidery, either of gold thread or | ,iik, worked so as to make shaded design. instead of chain stitches, lines 1 I, |