The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-30
Ladies Department.
Our New York Letter.
Nicieties of the Needle-New depart
ure in Decoration.

ure in Decoration.
Special Correspondence to MIDLAND JOURNAL.
The old homly, which is estimat-
inc the merits of the sword, awards
to the pen a palm Of precedence
might have extended the verdict to
the needles Of the 10Th Century.
The brush and pencil have each
their prowess; but in annals of de-
corative art how many triumphs are
indebted to this frail implement so
dexteriously flourished by feminine
fingers.
Not even in the days when the
hand wrought tapestries Of tradit
on attested the def designs OF roy.
atty were such departures possible
for all classes as now, or the line of
this class of ingenuity so complicat-
ed and yet so diversified.
There are divers schools whose
pupils are schooled in latter day de-
corations; yet few hints on general
principles may not seem ill-timed.
Green in all dark shades is the
fashionable color in drawing-room
embellishments.
Crewel embroidered cheese cloth
and scrim is q favorite for window
curtains at the seaside.
Painting on swiss muslin is very
fashionable for aprons and toilet sets.
The paint must be very thin so that
every fibre of the muslin can be seen.
In fancy work do not use blue
leaf. Make all stems and grasses
darker on one edge than on the 9th
er. This is the secret in shading to
make your work effective in embroid-
cry.
Bronze felt is used for piano and
table covers, scarfs and lambrequins.
It is a soft smooth surface covered
with a coating Of bronze and will
not rub off or crack with any amount
of rough usage.
Braidene is fine silk braid, beau
4ifully crimpled, and it is all silk. 1t
comes in all the bright shades and
is very popular for clematis, lilacs,
daisies and snow-balls.
A beautiful table scarf is made of
crimson plush, with a spray of dali
sizes embroidered in yellow braidene
and tutfed centres; the leaves and
stems being worked in arrasene.
The other end is a spray of forget
me-nots done in two shades of blue
braidene and French knot centres.
The leaves and stems are worked
with pilaselle in the olive shades.
The frinze is Of crimson chenille and
Old.oold balls. 1t is lined with old
gold two faced canton flannel.
TICKING WORK.
This work is used for carriage
rugs, garden chairs, parasol covers
and small articles such as mats, bags
and cushions. 1t is made with ordi-
nary blue and white ticking, good
quality is preferable, or French tick
ing. which is the handsomest. This
is woven with bright lines of red and
orange colors. Besides the ticking
which is used as foundation, bright
cOlored ribbons an inch IN Width
and narrow gold braid and saddlers
silk of many colors. The braids or
ribbons are sewed at intervals upon
the ticking allowing the foundation
to appear between them, and they
are edged with side lines of stitches
worked in saddler's silk and finished
off in the centre with any embroid
cry stitch you prefer. There is no
end to the variety of this work.
One of the most striking triumphs
among the three thousand trimmed
chapeaux shown at Ridley''s opening
was trimmed with Parnell green
feathers and Navy blue bands, dec
Grated in honor of the labor knights
with nails and hammer Of polished
steel. This knights hat is destined
to become unanimously popular.
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