Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-29

Sheets psi0W-cases, towels. table.
ei0iDa and napkins wear out as vel A.
personal garments. aud mus be fe.
placed. All iiIsen sheets nov are hem
stitched, a. are the pillow-cases 10
match The most recent importation
5hoEs them NOT only having the sim
PIE hem, bat a fancy design in hem
stitching from tao to three inches IN
width. A single sheet OF this Kind
costs from " 70 SIS, an a pair 81 biz
l0W-casea TO match are valued at the
same price. In some Instances hand.
embroideFing Is mingled with the hefn-
stitcaed pattern. and he two kinds 81
work together produce a vfry prettv
eject. The handsonest damask toas-
els are all white. ftinged with three
rows 81 simple hemsiliching and cost
y apiece. A handsome t02el az monte
cloth has an open worked border Of
hand embroidery and long knotte
fringe. These towels cost 1878 each
and are quite A. handsome as the
latest novelty mpmie G 9th towels with
heavy lace insertion, that cost from S.
Il. $40.
in lunch on cloths those Of momie.
With inserted boFder ~ handmade
lace, cotne a. high as 500. They are
4 50 esabfOideFed Ia white or colors,
20 piacaoI the insertion. Oilers have
eoloEed BORDERS, matching the napkins.
for fruh napkins are used the square
White oiles, With coiored borders. OF
the ordinary cOlored napkins in dark
Per4ian cOlors, cheGkeE-b0ard pattern,
or other designs. The white NAPKINS
are the most popular, and, as they can
be used only few times n account OF
Oe ug easily stained, they come only
Of ordinary quality. DOylies. on
which the finger bowl rests, are Of
white p0ngee silk, hemeiitched and
embroidered With 4 conventional de-
SIGN - keHsinE1on Itch. Others are
81 hno linen cHmbrie, made up in the
saale style, OF covered entirely with
the drawn work which Is 81 beautiful
and fashionable, each one having a diff
ferent design. The latter are very ex-
pensive, costing sometimes s. or s.
apiece, and many ladies make a large
amount Of money Ia doing this work.
For dinner cloths the heavy white
dAmask Is used, and center lice 5 are
0l satin or plush, embroidered and
edged with gold lace, or of linen
drawn work sud Embroidery, with
lace trimmings. Sometimes embroid.
pieces are also used at each end OF the
liable for the candelabra.
For luncheon iavors q prominent
caterer has just imported small dainty
baskets OF delicate straw, twisted on
wire, in pale shades OF blue, pink and
yellow, the latter color being less pop
ulaF than the two t0rme ones. They
are OF different shapes, and are intend
cd 20 be filled with how r., while at
tachrd 10 the arched hand Is a broad
satin ribbon, on which thelady's name
Is 20 be painted. In bunhonnieFes are
variety OF fancy baskets in all shapes.
decorated with French flowers aud sat.
IN ribbon. But the latest novelty
which has Just btsen received from
Paris, IS imitation tambourine man
dolins, hanios, guitars, and pallets, on
which are painted copies Of the Salon
pictures. The musical instruments
have Guided strings and pegs. attn
bows, and on the back Of what might
be called these false fronts, are sal
IN bags for bonbons. For dinner or
german favOrs comes the fiat fan Of
delicate gauze in pale tints. set in ,
slender gilt frame, and having a giided
handle on which Is tied a bow Of satin
ribbon. These fans have also repro
duetioas Of the Salon pictures. Doy-
Is are m de OF tlntd, fine gauze, q
lining Of soft silk in the same color be-
ing q tached BY q border In herring
bone stitch tue edses OF both being
tringed. aud a painted conventional
design ON The gauze. These may b.
given TO guests as Souvenirs New
York Mad.