Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-08
WOMAN AND HOME.
AN ELABORATE CRAZY QUILT ANC
ITS CONTRIBUTIONS OF NOTE.
Il Ihou:htless. Cruel rractice-Keepiny
MISREPRESENTATION OF Hysterics-i
Great Chemist on Bonnets-Soup
Notes and Paragraphs

scrap brings 10 view some surprise IN tins
embroidered name or initials OF celebrities
Of the day, l. being made by Mr. Rob.r;
II. Yo.t, of St Louis, No The pieces for
this elaborate fabric have bsen gathered
from far and near, and in nearly all cases
were accompanied By autograph letters
from the contributors
Mis- Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, Oh behalf
OF her brct.eT, sent white satin crava:
embroidered with purple pansiss in chenille,
the letters -G. c. in Old English text
W rked in PINK and embo ,sed in little pan
sizes IN purple and yellow. Mis-; Cleveland
sent for her own contribution a piece oil
hunters green velvet, the fragment OF a re-
ception dress, on which Mrs. Yost ha:
worked the initials ar E. C." in pink, with
a spray of Wild roses ami leaves of at On.
side.
Speaker CarIisle's Initials appear on a
white cravat, worked with convolvuIus and
leaves, the Lessons blus and pink, the
lar-e c worke: in blue and pink Mrs.
Carlisle is reqresentsd By scrap OF black
striped moire, on which butterfly poses
near the big pink c in the cent.r.
Mrs Grant sent number of magnificent
pieces among them a scrapof Mrs. Sartori,'
wedding dress on which the letter S in old
English text is embroidered in blue with
lilies-of-the-valley scroliei about 1t. Mrs.
Grants own initials are worked in gold in a
piece OF winecolorei velvet, one OF the
dresses she wore al the White House. and a
fragment Of one of tine hero's cravats is
worked with his Initials in red, blue ami
white.
In close contiguity will come a scrap of
one OF JEFF Davis neckties, on which the
letters j. ID. arc wrought IN blue with little
field flowers worked in yellow in their
center. Mrs. Davis is represented by a scrap
Of purple and black brocaiei silk embroid-
cred simply with d.
One piece that makes handsome show
ing is of pale amber silk, elegantly bro
caded with roses an. leaves Of brighte
shade of yellow. a scrap from dress worn
by Mrs. James X. Polk at the White House.
whose initial letter. a large 7, is wrought
in orange on a piece OF black velvet from
another of her gowns during her stay at tho
executive mansion.
Gen. j. Y. b. Stuart'S daughter, Virginia
Pelham Stuart. wEo was asked for n me-
mento OF her father, sent some scraps of
black and yellow silk, the colcr of her
father cavalry, which sde wore when she
presented flag 10 tie Stuars horse guards
in Richmond. and received in acknowle1g-
ment a medal with crossed swords AMI me-
dellion ATTACHED.
Mr. john 4. Logan's initials appear in
pink a rich green velvet scrap
@Beauregard' wrought in bright blu, let
ters along the length OF black gros-grair
necktie speak; for itself
4 very interesting relic is band Of pink
ottoman ribbon embroidered with the let
tiers n. Ii. z, in gold col r, little blue forget
ne-nots caressing the csnters. The ribbon
was the last one eve: worn by tho famous
st. LOUIS telle, Nellie Hazsltine Paramore,
once reported to be tIr. Tlden's betro;hed,
who tied it about her throat to wear at tbs
lunch party the day tefore she sank on her
bed in the Illness which proved fatal
A unique souvenir IS piece Of stoae-gray
ribbon on which the letters A j. are worked
beautifully in pink and tie end scrolei
with lilies Of the valley TIE letter accom-.
pGnyins this, signed Annie James, relate
that the writer wore tie ribbon at tho trial
Of her husband, Frank James, at Gallatin
Tex
Two tiny pieces of modest brown and
black six, bearing tho initials "P. {. & \
C., in small blue an crimson characters,
studded with field daisies and lorget-ine-
nots, have all tie sweet simplicity Of tho.e
gifted sisters Phoebe Cary and Alice Cary.
Ella Wheeler sent a sorgeou, piece o: yell
low satin from one OF her wedding gowns.
and asked that it might be embroidered
with "a red carnation-tbs flower / love
best" On 1t glows u carnation, finely
wrought in rel chenille and set in green
leaves. The letters f. W. are embiazoned
in cardinal silk on the yellow satin
One of the mot interesting pieces is a
straight broad strip formed of creamy bro
caie and pale blue satin across which
~Ouida" glows in large scarlet letters AMI
set between In stiff MEDIEVAL way, as on
stained glass, Is row of white marguerites
with golden hearts wrought in chenille
Augusta Evans sent piece of BLACK vel
vet on which A L. is marked in cardinal
with pale pansies decorating tho letters.
"a piece of Miss Alcot.'s best gown was
the written Endorsement that came with Il
scrap of black velvet which is embrJ idered
with carnation pinks.
A souvenir OF Mrs. N. J. Holmes shows
hsr initials marked in floral letters on
scrap of green gros-grain.
Mrs. Margaret J Preston, the poet of
Virginia, sent L scrap Of her lavender silk
gown
lecstie, which is wrought with scarlet w
with little yellow field flowers.
Patti took from the boom of her dress,
just after one of her performances of
-Traviata," the pink ribbon on which her
name is inscribed in white amid trail OF
Aimee" embroidered in scarlet letters,
nterlacei with starry white jassamnes.
flashes across a bit OF blue ribbon that she
snatched from her black locks
On square OF superb black velvet that
once formed part of Histori's train is en-
"Ristori.'
A finsh of gold roses ON n creamy satin
ground forms the field for tho brilliant scar
ct ID. that designates the contribution sent
" Fanny Davenport.
Emma Abbott sends a piece OF royal pur-
lie velvet. on which Z A is worked in pink
md blue.
Ellen Terry's gowns have n representa-
i've in a rich cream satin scrap from one
# her Poriia robe, wrought vita hslio-
ropes TO form her initials.
Susan g. Anthony sends not only piece
" her best black silk gown-on which Mrs
Yost has worked large purple A-but
bit of blue ribbon which, she writes. rs
rom round the lovely white coil Of Mrs
-aiy Stanton hair.