The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-15
TnDlc.LIncn, Towels, Etc.

For handsome table linen, the profor.
cncu Is lur French duuUsk Of tho liuCst
finish, as 10 isuot 40 hoayym the Irish
cloths The most expensive cloths arc
eo finely tw.llod nll over thai they uru
~ uslrous ng SATIN and the dNmu,k
figures iom doVgn In tho o'ntor
which isropcntod In tho lurgor slzos ~
u borders thus, thor0 ~ small vino
around thc oculor with cordons or rlb-
bons woven Into the dnmask and this IA
enlarged near Dho odgo small dots nro
woven Ia tho spnocs near the middle,
aud those incronsG Ia sllo until, near
tho odgc, thOy arc three inohOg In dINm'
otter, torn.luayoy, shamr0oks, sprlgs,
shaded moons, blocks, ring intorlnkcd,
dalslcs, and othor detached n1wors arc
atrOwn about ON tho cloths, with tho
oontor pattern aud border OF somo do
gign 20 correspond, SnOwy.whit0 dam
aal, without colorcd borders * now
used ia those lnc cloths, which como In
sets Of square cloths OF dlncrcnt sllol
Tor breakfast, luncheon, aud dinner
tables, aud aro accompanied by doyloys.
lrIngcd tray cloths, and napkins In
which the center doalgn Of the cloth Ia
woven, Square cloths are most pop
ular, those measuring ton quarters each
way nro most used, but for largo dinner
tO6loa they OrO five yards square, Ihcro
aro long slender strips OF colorcd dam-
nsk sold separate from cloths with u
canvas border ON onch edge that may
be- embroidered In colora, aud the eldoi
finished with druwn.w0rl and fringe,
those nrc placed down tho middle OF tho
table when color IL desired nd thoro
are also oatmeal cloth strips Of this
kind that ladlos cmbroldcr NJ their
loisure, aud uso Olthor ~ bullot ooyora
or m table strips, Tho cloths with om-
hr0idOrod c0lurud borders are mo.t
liked whom their work Is done by hand,
hence those with machine embroidery
aro not largely imported Tho cololCd
luncheon cloths aud those used ior
brcRkinsl tubloa may bo OF pink bun,
palo blue, on cardinal dnmu,S, or clsO
ihoy nro white dnmusk cloths with d
border OF blue orr0d dnmnsk.
The small tahos used NJ afternoon
tens aud ~ elaborate lunohoons usually
have ncodlc.worlS upon them, done In
outline designs In colors, llcuyy Irish
dumalka with shnmr0oks, ferns aud
Crock doslgua, Hro likod forg general usc
because oil their durability, aud tho
German damasks. with clear blue and
olonr scarlet borders, nr0 chosen for tho
same roas0nl the lHttnr have both doy.
leys aud napkins ~ match. DNmnska
sold by tho yard for tuble.olotha aro In
pure white with sprlg patterns or else
In the cream white tlnis, Just ns tho
cloth comes out OF tho looms, without
being blonchod Gray llnon damasls
ure not used now, Ns the unbleachod
damasks are quito aa inexpensive, aud
wear bollor, aud If well lHundricd they
gradually bocomo white Turkey red
cloths como In block pultcrns that have
q damusk figure alternating with plain
blocks, aud nre then hordorod and
frlnged, those ure liked for plain breOt.
fast tables, ns are also tho sulid.colorcd
rcd cloths TINT have red doyleys 10
serve os fruit napkins, The large nap.
klns, thoo.fourths OF sbyen.olghths Of a
yard In size, aro most largely Imported,
and tho only smaller ones shown NJ
many stores aro the hall.ymd square
lrlngod doyloys that are also mado usc
OF as napkins. Harper's Basdr
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