The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22
Trifles Light as Air.

Trihes Light as Air.
up stairs, down stairs, and in my lady's
chamber"
The same kind of easy and very effective
work may be applied to many objects.
Table scarfs treated in like manner are eX-
tremely decorative, and may be covered
with the outlining, or have deep border
only. Sofa pillows are also mad in his
way, and the designs admit of infinite
variety.
A novelty in chair cushions is pillow
and receptacle for fancy work combined.
A very pretty one is made of linen and
plush. Cut two pieces of gray linen eight
inches wide and ten inches long Outline
in maple leaves, as described for the bed
spread, using button-hOle stitch for the
edges. Cut out the leaves on one edge of
each strip of lines and paste them on
golden brown plush. When quite dry
make it into cushion, stuffed with cotton.
Then make bag of gray linen the size of
the cushion and tie the two together with
ribbons over the back of the chair
There is a new summer fad in servant
girls, particularly INDUCED in such Snowy
resorts as Saratoga and Long Branch, and
il consists in the selection Of extremely
pretty girls only, and then in this embel-
lishment, says one, Nothing marks the
distinction between the aristocratic and the
parvenue more plainly than the manner in
which they treat their servants A lady
is known by her consideration of her in
feriOrs, and her manner becomes doubly
gentle when she IS addressing those
who are precluded by their posiuon from
ever making an irritating reply She feels
proper respect for the people on whom so
much of her comfort depends, and her de-
pendents treat her with respect in return.
And though gentle, she is firm, expecting,
and always securing, perfect obedience to
all her requests.
A novel and handsome bed spread can be
made for upstairs with but little expendi-
ture in time or money in this way: Get
some of the bolton sheeting. now so much
in use-lovely, and soft and creamy. Over
the entire surface draw maple leaves, not
arranged in any set pattern, but scattered
as by the wind These leaves are tinted
with yellow and brown dyes, giving a
shaded effect Each leaf is then outlined
with heavy linen floss in harmonious
shades of brown and yellow. The best re
suits will be obtained by using one shade
of floss for a leaf, and varying the differ
ent leaves, so as to get good effect of tone.
After outlining the leaves, they should be
veined with the same color of floss. The
edges of the spread may be finished with q
wide hemstitched hem, or into it may be
with all the shades used in the outlining.
1t may be no kindness to a maid servant
to excite vanity in her breast by making Il
beauty show Of her. but it wouldn't be a
particle of use to say so, for woman will
not be convinced of folly which delights
her. A rich young wife at Saratoga, who
is herself a beauty, out does all the rest by
having the prettiest creature attend her on
the lawn when she plays tennis or ''grace
hoop. 1.-THE latter game by the way, is q re
vival of the old exercise of tossing and
catching hoops with sticks, and is just now
''all the rage" The maid is a Swede, tall
and beautifully blonde, who looks more like
a duchess than a menial-and she dresses
almost as well, at any rate more pictur-
esquely. But this is a fad that will never
obtain among homely women-for who, not
lowered with the fatal gift of beauty
fatal when abrent) is going to enhance
defects and parade her misfortune by go
ing to the expense of hiring and dressing
up beauty to which she herself will act
as foil?
There is Mrs. Westinghouse, the wife of
the famous inventor, who is so absurdly
rich that it seems as if one might catch the
fever of wealth by getting close to her
Rather a remarkable looking lady, isn't
she? She used to come to her box at the
Grand opera house last winter, dressed all
IN White-whlte gown, white shoes, white
gloves, large hat of white felt trimmed
with white plumes, and liberal dash of
powder on her very blonde hair that is ma
turally almost white After she was
seated the maid would bring in the boy-a
perfect beauty of a child, with soft eyes
and long, light curls, who always looks just
like cherub. OF came his white fur coat
and there was the darling in little gown
of white satin, with a white felt hat ard a
general get up ia perfect harmony with his
mammals. At other times, when Mrs
Westinghouse appeared at matinees, she
was all in bright scarlet-the boy and all
and then the powder was left off her hair
Though perhaps not quite so aesthetic in
red, she certainly looked more chic for
every day real life in dirty New York in
winter time than in white.