Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05
Honashcld.

lights the heart Of q woman, whose pride
is in home, than handsome assort-
me2t OF household linen. Never in the
history Of needIework has there been
more interest manifested and more taste
displayed than st present in the manu-
fscture and adornment of this household
necessity. The old fashioned drawn work
has been revised and Kersi1gton art
schools have introduced stitching that
rivals the pencil in accurate outlining
| Manufacturers have caught the spirit aud
the looms Of nations are q; work exc
cutting designs that have engagef the
! talents OF true artists, sud great al
vance in tasteful design has marked the
last few years. This has beer, render, d
sttainable by the increased capacity OF
the power loom for manufacturing file
dsmseE thSt has put these art creations
within reach Of many to whom the cruder
was st one time unattalnable. In eXImin
| ing the intricate patterns wrought SO
marvellous do they seem that one can
! scarcely belive it is notg the work of skill
dead mechanism.
Fashion enters this department dear to
women, and they are willing to obey the
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dress. All the new dGmask5 are N artis-
tic designs of the South Kensington,
school, out while they have the charm of
novelty, other linens quite IS pretty may
be bought by the thrifty housewife at
much lower rates.
For dinner and breakfast pure white Of
q sainy fnish is preferred, in lunch cloths
more color is admissible, and to these are
Cftap ccarfo ~ 10 70 hroidaru
dolies and other bits of fancy-worked
linen. A favoriie pattern for these is the
spider web, others show q center OF
raised dots bordered by holly leaves and
berries, the edge finished in holly leAf
design.
The province of needle work extends to
bed linen, and hemstitchiDg and drawn
work Is used upon them, plain heavy
linen eheets are finished with this stitch
to fssten wide hem, and is duplicated in
bolster and pillow cases. FIncy gets of
fne pillow cases and single sheets for day
use are elsborately wrought in drawn
work snd ornnmented with Aae hem
stitched blocks as daiRtily as hsndker-
chiefs OF linen lawn.
Linen towels are also hamstitched. and
there is return to pure white huckaback
Of fine quality. These are usually plainly
hemmed. ExtraVegapt color borders
have had their day, and the only bit of
color seen is limited to q few lines of
blue or REQ, snd the fringirg is much
shorter than formerly. Bands of loose
embroidery and drawn work from Tn
inch to al inch and a quarter are fire.
quently seen, and the initial Of the house
wife may be embroidered or deliberately
wrought in come rustic design. Mono
grams, those indeCiphersble hieroglyphics,
are no longer used.
The attempt to introduce color in bed
covering has signal ) fsiled; the prefel-
ence for white cannot be uprooted, and
white msrseilles is still popular, the sp-
proved patterns being no longer the old
stripes and medallions, but those Of vines,
maiden hair ferns and such as cover the
entire spread. The passion h0wer and
morning glory are much approved.
The maiden anticipating 8 matron's
place for herself, or having young friends
TO whom she would make acceptable
gifts, can find plenty of work in fashioning
these adornments for the house, much
better and more appreciated will such
gifts be than the stereotyped ones OF
plated butter dishes, csstorS and other
things that multiply care ard give little
pleasure to the recipient.
The art schools furnish many corcep-
tons, but much Is left to individual both |
in material, color and taste. a cloth |
much used in fancy work and still very |
popular is kerm4r linen. 1t is eighty |
inches wide, and not high In price. AL |
though many specimens show tendency |
to bold effects produced by compare
lively small amount Of labor, others eX- |
hiblt the most careful elaboration,
French knots covering the entire surface |
OF the material. Some Ct the white linen |
covers are very q 5ciiVe on which quaint |
med 7al figures are wrought. Feather |
stitch is made to lock very pretty by usir g |
two threads of q contrasting color at the |
same time B1ttlement stifch, stem
stitch, rope, chain, hrlar aud So Stitch,
all these and many others that are to Re |
seen ID early EDglish ard eastern tspes-
tries, are in requisitioD, and it would |
seem by results of sll kinds in fancy work |
that never before hiss fine reedlework a.
tsIned such pitch Ct excellence or been |
more worthy to be ranked as fac art, |
hardly second to the achievements Of the |
pencil or the brush.
RECIPES
Geneva gIiddle cskes-TKo pints OF
,ur, five tablespoons of sugar, half O |
teaspoon Of salt, two OF baking powder,
two Is lespoons OF butter, four eggs and |
half pint of milk. Bake on hot grid
die, and sift over with powdered sugar.
Nee for dessert.
Chocolate blanc mange-Stir four table
spoonfuis of corn starch in halfa pint OF
milk, add s cup Of sugar and quart OF
boiling milk in which a tablespoonful OF
grated chocolate hiss been dissolved. Put |
on the stove and stir constantly until it
thIckens. Pour into custard cups.
Spice Caka-Qae and one-hatf cupfuls |
OF buttermilk, one and one-half cupfuls
of brown sugar, one fourth cupful Of but
ter or shortening, one tesspoonful Of
soda, one tesspooniul each o. cinnamon,
cloves, allspicP, and two and one-haf to
three cupfuls Of -four, according to the
richness of the bu.termilk.
Lemon Ccesm-Boil the thin yellow
peel Of two lemons In one pint Of cream,
strain and thicken with the Well-beaten
yolss of three eggs srd the whites CT
four, into which q hsn tsscupful Of whtte
sugar hiss oeen stirred. Add half q salt
spoonful OF salt, stir rapidly with the egesA
beater till cold snd pou: into half de- AT
custsrd cups. FL
Potato pie-0nS pouni OF mashed No
taio rubbed through colandeI; hslf :
pound OF butter creamed with Two cups |
of sugar; SIX eggs; beat whites and yolks
Juice Of one lemon squeezed |
into potato while hot; one tesspoonfui of /
nutmeg; one feaspoonful of mace. 0pe |