The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17

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NEW STYLES IN HOUSEHOLD LINEN
Anything new in household linen
Well, yes, there are few novel
ties. Pure white damask is still th,
only thing tor dinner, but napkin
vary in size. The most popular size
is twenty-seven inches square for &;
dinner napkin, but sometimes the,
are preferred thirty one inches square
| The demand seems to be all the time
ior a larger napkin, and more anC
more the French napkin is being
used. This napkin is not quite
square, being seven-eights of yard
one way aud yard the other. The
damask has an artistic pattern which
is called crackle and daisy, and other
patterns are crackle and clover, and
crackle ard ok, showing the oak
leaf and the acorn. The designs are
made here and sent over to Europe,
and there worked into the linen. A
dinner set in this pattern OF very ex-
cellent quality Of damask, including
table cloth, two carving cloths, two
tray cloths and dozen napkins, may
be had for the moderate price ISIS.
The best dinner napkins are from
S7.5o to $40 dozen. For luncheon
and tea smaller napkins with frinnes
are used, and the price is only one
third. In luncheon cloths a broad
band of narrow stripes on a white
ground is popular the edge is
frin2ed and the napkins match. TINY
doylies are in silk, hemstiched or
tringed, the newest designs in en-
broidery on them being in geomet-
rical patterns.
For the bedroom, handsome dam
ask towels may be had for S. doz-
en-, the demand for the latter far ex-
ceeding that for the former. There
is decided preference shown for the
huckaback towel the dgmask being
bought more for a show towel than
for use, and the hemstitcn is taking
the place OF fringe. The fringed
towel is always cheaper than the hem
stitched one, and unless the fringe is
carefully washed and ironed and well
kept, it has a ragged, untidy look,
which people are beginning to find
out. There is also new towel call
ed the Russian towel, that is s.
dozen, which is quite heavy, and
will probably take the place of the
Turkish bath towel.
The newest thing in fancy bed
spreads is of linen, one large piece
is cut and embroidered to resemble
lace work and is very handsome.
This work is done Germany and is
all by hand. A bed spread and pill
low shams cost $50; smaller pieces
are for bureau covers, and there are
also tray cloths, with border of this
open work. Long scarfs of fine
white linen for bureaus, table, or
sideboards have similar border on
each end.
The hemstiched sheet is still the
most popular, with initial or mono
gram in the middle of the end, Just
below the hem. These embroidered
letters are used on all nice towels and
napkins. A novelty for the bedroom,
which is the revival of a old fashion,
is the night dress case. They are
imported, of course, and are of linen
embroidered, in the shape of large
envelope. Now that they have real
ly come they will probably be made
in various designs and colors, and
certainly they will look very pretty
laid on the foot OF a bed, or in the
center, according to their size and
ornamentation.
Ireland, Scotland and Germany
send their linen to the United States,
but it is not necessary to cross the
sea in order to buy good blankets,
for California produces as fine if not
finer than any country in the world.
If one is so inclined, one may pay
SIS for a pair of blankets, or $50;
but blankets at SIS pair are good
enough tor any one, and very nice
ones may be had for ST. so
The newest scarfs for decorative
purposes are imported and are of
linen scrim the ends adorned with
Turkish embroidery in colors, the
wrong side being almost the same as
the right. They are very handsome
and come as high as SS, though less
elaborate ones are much lower. Dow
lies also come in this style, gold
thread being used in the embroidery.
The New York law abolishing the
car stove goes into effect Nov. I, and
nearly all the important lines running
want to be released under the power
al.