The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-12-24
Lad Department.
Holiday Gifts.


spicuous part, and are shown in
great variety, from those with rich
artiatic embroidery that makes them
objects de- laE5 to other simple vet
tasteful tribes for people of small
means. Scarfs of soft silks Of Ben
gal satins and gauzes are embrod-
cred or decorated with lustre paint
ing 20 ne used as easel draperies. or
doubled in a soft mass on one corner
OF a cabinet, or on picture fratAe.
or on the high back of chair or q
soia--not spread out smooth like n
tidy. Long narrow scarfS Of plush
or Of twiI'ed silk or light India silks
irresularly embroidered are for man.
tel scarfs where they lie aat on top
hanging low at each enl, or else
they'ar festooned near one end, or
they droop straight in front as val
ance. A square of richly embroid
cred cloth in couched work is to be
be placed in the centre OF y drawing
room tahIe-not to cover it entirely
while scarts for smaller tables are
placed across to hang down in front
and back, making rest for small
pieces Of hric.a.brac, vet are not
large enough to hide all the pretty
wood of the table. Sofa cushions
have one side entirely covered with
darned work in some lovely colors
in design by William Morris, or
else they are all white and golj.
with yellow silk arabesques wrought
on thick white satin, or they are
covered with Bulgarian squares, with
much tinsel IN the embroidery or
are covered more plainly with the
brocsded India silks or plush.
For the dining-room are lunch
cloths of white linen, bordered with
drawn work and tringed Dnilies of
boiling cloth or Of sheer linen are
wrought with lustrons silks in gold
or copper colors, in vines or in solid
Orleutal block patterns, or else they
have tiny butterflies in natural col
o,s, Or q pray of sea.weed. or flow
err here and there, hluets, carnations
or daisies. For the centre of the
dinper-tahle are white linen squares
richly embroidered in colors. Buff
fe6 2olOrs are Of white linen, with
thu Gods in Mexican drawn. work or
wun the Limoges alone, with cords
he1d - coIored silks in button hole
STITCHES. Tray covers buffet covers
AZ ararls for the middle of the table
are d nc SNOWY cut.work in white
li4en with the pattern button hole.
stTG1ed n white silk, and the spaces
bet'y4en cut out.
i'HEs iacreae in variety and beauty
aus arc N4ai for touch Of color in
an corner or on many pieces Of fur
nitWrc. There are saddle-haes-or
donu!e bags of Bengal satin--to
hang rs catch.aIls on the gas jets,
and there are bags of quaint old
stuff, and rich brocades for wall
pockets long knitting bags OF plush
painted or embroidered, ret,cu.e for
fans aud purse, brocaded bags for
an oprra-!lass, plush bags for photo
graphs, and large party bags of In
da silk for holding extra things Tor
evening toilettes. Double bags of
gay silk filled with orris powder are
hnoa III room to give fragrance.
SacAe5 bags Of white linen with
flowers, hold lavender, violet, rose,
or hcliot,ope to perfume a drawer or
Chest OF linen. Melon,shaped bags
ofcietonne or of India silk are pref
~ oItch-alls. Wall-pcckets for let.
tera Or newspapers are OF gilded ia
paae straw or of mating. decorated
with painted flowers and notices.
poke books are long and slender
and are chosen to match card cases
Nrat are still larger, and are made of
ii%At, durable. and now fashionable
pig skin. with silver corners and
cuin-lke clasps; or else they are of
Kangaroo skin, or the prettily shaded
lizard kin, or that of the sea lion,
OF "a" st II popular crocodile.s
CT el,e OF English morocco in bright
pIpk. which is scarlet, or else seal
brown, dark blue, or heliotrope.
F9r men are double pocket books
without clasp, one side for money
ard Tapped side tucked in for
cards.
Che newest lamps are in tall slend
Ell cylinier.shaped vases that do not