Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-11-12

Fine white damask 1. always fashion
able and IN gOod taste for all meal. and
l. e,rryw here used for dinner. II may
b. handsomely embroidered, fringed or
edged With lace. II may fall quite tn the
iicor, or just halt yani over the e.ige of
the table. which Il often done Ca display
line mahogany; but Tor this meal u
should always be white. Napkins Tor
the dinner table should match the cloth
should b. large aud fine aud laundrici
wlthont starch. No needle work or eig-
Ing l. allowed upon them, but those Tor
the breakfast table aTv smaller aud the
fancy nov l. Ia make the hem half an
inch Wide with sometimes q bit of open
work ar hemstltCh flnish. White nap
Mo. should De used With white cloths.
Fruit napkin. are always colorcd aud
should H. AZ handsome a. will wash.
The colored napcry now used Il very
dainty. aud N carefully laundrled Will
Keen it, color aud look well through
more than one season. Even the old
fashioned Turkey rel cloths aud napkins
are used for lunch aud tea. and the pink,
yellow. Hight blue aud white or drab seis
arr lovely. Reside. these, there are sct.
IL beautiful open work, the table cloth
~ which l. usssl over color'd lining
eNauI.its Rus.ian embroidered sets, aud
others ~ the finest linen aud trim
med With lace. while some are of Hue
damask With the family monogram
wrought In colorcd threads, either Al
one corner or ou the middle ~ the cloth
iust six inche. from the center fold. VI
the same time there I. nothing handsom-
er than the knotic,l fringe aud lace 81
fleets II the south kcnsington school
embroidery. Under the head 81 table
Furnishings arr grouped lot IL usefal
anI ornamental napkins which arc worth
the house keepers attention, such as hn-
ger bowl iollics. table runners egg and
hot waffle napkins, curn aud hr'ad
cloths. among which u also classet the
tea tray and carving napkin.
Finger bowl doilies arr just siN Inches
squarr, including fringe or hem, aud
they NAV b. made ~ niCr cloth. linen.
lace or thu richest sllk. colorcd or white,
and decorated either With embroidery
sketching. painting or spanish work.
Napkin. for cggs, rolls, corn aud 81
ON. arr generally about half yarl long
a. the article. arr laid inshie, and room
must b. allowed 10 fold over. some arr
cnSrlopc shaped, while oihers have
ons end turned under, the other being
crnamenicd to lay over the article.
They can b. bought ready stamped In
appropriate designs either for outline
work or rtnhroliery for about rfty ccnt.
each. They should b. made ~ coarse
linen aud hsinmcl rather than fring~i'
The tray napkins and the carving nap
klns which cume loth for nsh aud meat,
suggest ~ themselves both dcsigns aud
Ire and can ~ purrhas~i frinsci ~
banded with quaint designs AMI mo,i"e'
90 .. worked Ia white or colorv,i wasl
III thread white u the most popular
Al prrsent. They cosi from seventy i've
cents o. two dollar api~cc.
Table runners 90 Ccutrv mats az. tfuW
one aud one half 90 two yaris long, bul
- course The length l. determined hy th'
length II the table used. Forty Inches
will D. long enough fuf Ordinary of ~
erv DAY nee. They should match Ia
rlrhne.s 10. finger boWl dollics, Ia fact,
they aftsn match them IN design anf
material. \ runner and doilirs made al
th. prsttt little Turkish squares that at
d. bought 40 any - the art ne-ilesufA
Embellishments. llnci with .ilk ani hin'
i.hrl With different colorrd silk iassels
arr yer, handsome and vill vosi iusid'
IL ten dollars. NJ sort. ~ oil cloth
lmav D. added to this lisi, bat the house
keeper should rsm~mhef one imlofisn
thing. that ten much ~ anything l. ou
~ taste. aud that sloSrnly decoration u
Vorsr than none az All.
4 - III ~ 4 a. a
hle dcpends largely upon fr-sh, sm""ii
linen, lfins u possible u Il very nec"s
.ary that there should D. a generous us'
- such. Nothing l. more disgusting
than a solled. cumpled table cloth, ans
u &. almost a. bad Ca use Que that Ia
lust come from the laundry, It'll damn
and smelling ~ soap.-Dood lIouseke'i'
lnc.