Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11
WOMAN AND HOME.
TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT CT
HOUSEHOLD FANCY WORK.
A Biography of the Ua5y-Cars Of the
Finger Nafls-Slmple Iite for Children.
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It Is quite study to trace the development
q what is called woInen's fancy work Il
one takes UP an old book on the matter it Is
found 70 contain various chapters on leather
work, wax work, and paper flowers, picture
frames made of beans and rice, landscapes
composed of pebbles, moss end pieces Ok bark,
and decalcomanie pictures There use TO be
manuals Of knitting, tatting end crochet
work Every girl had TO have knitted
purse, tatting SGT Of lingerie and crocheted
edges for trimming underwear. She should
know how 10 knit suspenders and smoking
caps for her future spouse, tides and bed
spreads for Ler mamma, and sfghalls and
shirts for her baby friends La those days
the guest chamber had match boxes and
notices made from perforated card board
and worsted, fly catcher or air castle hang
ing from the chandelier; worsted lamp mats
and Jrva canvas toilet sets; all in as many
colors as the rainbow. The young laGy's
work basket held q square Of canvas being
transformed into a wors5ed landscape, por-
trait of a poodle, or gorgeous bunch OF flow
ers. On the walls hung a newspaper basket
manufactured from old hoopsklrt wires, a
stlif Shell picture frame, and a most excellent
uniiheness in crayon Of SOHO member Of the
family.
But there wore some things the girl OF the
period produced that will always remain
beautiful The pressed ses moses make Just
as interesting little portfolio today az when
they graced the soInber old parlor of yester-
day. The dainty embroidery ON muslin and
grass cloth, tho graceful vines and flowers
worked out on soft flannel, the fine hem
stitching, the drawn thread work, bonded
down to us from nimbIe fingers of bygone
days, are as beautiful needlework as any
thing we can do.
The herbariuns of flowers and leaves
pressed in some old book have developed into
work with flower press, and such Grt ar
rangefnenus the stationers get out to con-
tain pressed flowers as souvenirs of different
localities Leather work hes been supplanted
Dy wood carving fEll of life and beauty. The
conventional worsted work has given place
10 embroidery CD beautiful texture that takes
high rank in art work, and is essentially
feminine While it vies with the grand
mother accomplishments with the needle in
It's delicacy and finish, it has gained strength
in breadth and boldness of design of arrange
Hent Of color and warm tones and variety
Of fabrics The deathly wa flower art has
riser into way and clay modelling, and
whereas the caller used &c be entertained by
sketch books of old castles and ruined
bridges copied from unnatural landscapes,
today he looks Oh painted screen radiant
With groups of natural flowers. silken ban
aer with life!ike bird singing ON a swinging
zine, q canvas on the easel 6Ied with nod
ding pansies; bits Of life cleaning out here
and there and everywhere.
In the shop windows can he seen uostar-
tistic embrcidcries and paintings effectively
worked up into ell kinds of articles for home
a5ornmeut from toilet articles TO parlor
draperies and hanglngs, all the product of
feminine fingers and fancies. There are so
cieues OF decorative art where one viii find
yiles, wood carvings, designs in bronze and
plastic sketches, the results Of women's fancy
for ert work. The societies OF associated
artists design and manufacture rare textile
fabrics for embroideries and paintings
Every industrial association and charity
school for girls has its department where art
Is taught.--kew York Sun