New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-29
Tinct. saponis Comp. Picis (Hebra).
FOR WOMANS NEEDLE.

EMBROIDERIES FOR LAZY SUMMER DAio.
The antique embroderes in greatest favor at presens
are "cut-works and drawn-work,' when ua.e' pANA
70 the sixteenth century. This species OF emorooery
was introduced into France by Catherine oe Medl.'
who was taught the skful use Of the needle ny III"
nuns OF Florence. She excelled In this emorodery
and employcd tho first artists OF France 10 design
patterns which fuITilsh vast array OF arusuc sco
metric designs to the workers OF modern days. ihis
embroidery she taught TO Mary Queen OF Scots, ana
there are still preserved In castles In England anu
Scotland specimens wrought by the Scottish queen
during her long years Of imprisonment, when she
sewed and plotted and prayed for the destruction Oh
her enemies. 49,
The pleces OF embroidery which employ the time
of women of leisure during the long summer days arc
tray cloths, carving cloths, table cloths plato doyhes
fngerbowl doyles, bureau and buffet scarfs, cen'ro
,ables- and the like. There fewer tides made
than formerly The favortc material for embroidery
Is a fne quality OF linen of medium weight Rutcner
linen is used By artistic workers. In cream and white
for table-covers, and for buffet or bureau covers
good firm quality of linen, suitable for taolecioths
tray or carving cloths, napkins, or plate doyhes, -
sold at the shops in yard widths at about 80 cents
yard A finer sheerer linen IS used for the tiny
doylcs which scattered over the cloth TO receive
wine glasses or fngerbowls The quality OF linen
preferred for this purpose IS sold at ABOUT Sl
ward Societies which give instruction In artistic
design frequently import their own linen, and some
hcee) color, and in cream white or partly oleached
tints.
Embroderies are done with heavy twisted washable
silks linen floss and cotton. Crcwels are little used
for embrolderng anything except large pieces hKe
poreres or wall-hangings. thread of twisted SIX
In the natural color Of the web, as II Is wound from
the cocoon-hat is unbeached and undyed-is used to
embroIder white linen with excellent effect Tho
embroidery silks which are furnished at the rooms
where decorative embroidery is taught arc imported
specially for this purpose In spite OF the gfea'
advances made by manufacturers OF sewing silks in
this country they are not successful in securing tho
selection of coors necessary for artistic necdework-
range and oning OF color quite different from that
required by the dressmakcr Linrn Hoses are now
imported in old red old blue old plnE, gold color, and
a variety Of shades suitable for embroidery, and are
considered superior cotton for this purpose wash
ing and wearing well.
De,,gns Of cut-work arc outlined BY the needle IN
pure white linen floss, or in silk coored silks,
and the design afterward out, leaving tracery
in geometrc flower pattern. This work IS used for
the ends OF bureau covers for doyes, sometimes for
the eghinch border OF table cloths, which IS arranged
that It lies the table when spread and for other
pieces. A hemsttehed border, in plain hemstitchnS
or fancy drawn-work patterns, finishes the hem OF
nearly all pieces Of needlework however simply or
elaboraely the centre is worked Fringes are passe
except as a finish 10 the tiny pillow sachets OF mo
linen filled with lavender flowers and embroidered
with the flower and leaf Of the English herb In lavender
silk for the hnen-coscts of those who would repose
in blanched linen, smooth and lavendcred' Or tine
satchet is filed with orrsroot powder and decorated
with the long tremulous arrow-shaped leaves and
flowers OF the orris pant with heliotrope pow
der The nlled-in designs, popularity known as
South Kensington work. are little used today.
Cord work. is a embroidery in which cord, tho
size Of whip cord larger as the worker fances, Is
bound down in pattern the background by threads
terstces OF the design then filed in with various
kinds Of stitches. Outline stitches knot stitches
and variety Of what are known as old German
household stitches used.
Old French stitches, familiar TO all sklful needlc-
workers of generation ago, revived The French
stitches, known to embroiderers long and Short
are used to outline many patterns. Table linen is
not usually embroidered in coors but gold is used
on whito, and raw silk IS often used on white With
charming effect. The napkins that accompany the en-
broidered tablecloth OF linen squares simply hem-
stitched on the border and finished with the initials OF
the housewife occasionally cluster of embroidery to
match tho border of the cloth is wrought in single
corner In the corn and fish napkins a little color
Is often introduced. These napkins are plain, hens
stitched squares OF heavy linen wrought with some de-
sign. and often with motto suggestive OF the use
for which they designed They arc laid under tho
serving platter, absorbing the moisture from the nsh
or wrapped around the Of corn to retain the
OF Indian in old blue or in maize color, ard
with the sentence from CLaucer: Out of the fields
as men saithc, cometh all this fro yere
to yeres or with other suitable legend in early
English or In old Scotch. Linen squares called
are embroidered often in color, and
are shown in five sizes ranging from twcntyone inches
to yard These squares used for the centre Of
the table, over the plain white dinner luncheon
cloth, and are sometimes accompanied by plate
doylies Comfortable squares furnished at tho
shops with hemstched border In plain and elaborate
patterns stamped ready for the work Of the
brodcrer, and sold at from 81 25 to IS square,
according 10 the hemstching and drawn work in tho
border Plato doyles, hemstitched and stamped, arc
fifteen inches square and range from so TO so1 q
dozen At the shops, tray cloths measure about
nineteen inches by twentyseven, and carving cloths
twenty-five by thirty-two. Those arc sold In linen
stores already hemstitched and stamped, at prices
ranging from 81 10 81 each. The tray cloth and
carving cloth and tho doyles are worried often IN
col0rs In some dainty way to harmonic with tho
china A few doyllos shown in China sllk, but
purposes.
Pongeo silk is used for pillows, especially for tho
hemock pillows, which are commonly emproiderol
with graceful spray from hcmlock bough Tiny
bags catch as WORK kcts, cushions shoe bags ana
the many useful boxes and bags which, In the hands
OF tho sklful embroidefer, become things OF beauty
ventional manner. Tho plush cases for photo
graphs covered In delicate Florcntine shades or
green and decorated with corner OF old metal and
dullcolored silk embroidery on background OF ecru
Thanks are due TO tho Society Of Decorative Art.
James McCutoheon & CO., Arnold, Constable & Co.
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