The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-24

shades Of gold floss Another spread, on
which no less a person than the Russian
1 princess who has graced New YORK with
her presence was working some days ago, IS
OF soft sage green finished texture with
border of glowing chry santhemums in deep
yellow reds, aiding into yellow.
Cushions are made Of pongee embroidered
IN wash silks Of low tones. the frlng9d
| gentlan gives beautiful contrast OF color
on tne natural gray pongee background
u Id braids and gold laces are lavished on
the sa In and plush cushsons meaut for win
ter Injury, and one might spend many
words on exquisite daffodil patterns
wrought in pale yellow silk on ivory white
sateen, bat more 70 the point at this season
are the hammock and piazza and boat cush-
Ions for rough wear. Gay stout cretonne IS
good material for these and clever women
make two or three slips for every cushion so
as TO change them when soiled.
A brown-eyed girl up among the Cats
Kills list summer spent good share OF her
leisure embrOidering hammock cloths. The
prettiest product of her needle exhibited
was st -ip of fine grass linen three yards
10 and showing branches of the olercatis
vine with the flowers outlined in white and
blue. Another pretty coverlet was of the
same material worked with a conventional
lied rose design. Equally useful for wraps
and much less trouble are strips of bright
Japaneze cotton stuffs, gaily figured and
needing no decoration.
Half the women of ones acquaintance are
embr idering bedspreads. These are al
ways planned TO harmonic in color with
the chamber furnishings. Bolton sheeting
IS the best material. It is not easy to EN-
broider, being close and liable to draw, but
when carefully done the sheen of the silk
makes a beautiful background. A spread
just completed shows apple blossoms out
lined in natural colors of buds and leaves
The sides and ends are fringed and a cou-
plet from" Marmion" furnishes motto in
the middle:
ITO all, TO each a fair good night,
And pleasing dreams and slumoers light"
This goes into charming chintz bedroom.
The woodwork is al olive green, the walls
cream colored with gilt picture rail, the
friezs pale olive, cornice pale terra-cotta
ami ceiling cream. The hangings are of
soft finished chintZ in a Morris apple bios
som pattern.
The Russian craze has affected our table
linen fashions. Many women are embroid-
ering tea-cloths, carving trays and even
large dinner cloths with detached figures IN
the old fashioned cross-stitch, done in Two
or shades of red or blue. The effect is not
good unless the embroidery is kept near the
edges. No parts of it should be on the
table, The simplest fine linen table scarfs
are hemstltched on all four sides. Next
these come those which have borders of
drawnwork or cut-work on the ends, but
plain sides. The most elab rate are a cob
weo tracery of needlework. The cutwork
which Catherine de Medici learned in Ven
ice, the drawnwork which Mary Queen of
Scots used to delight in, the Gobelln work
for which the design is partially colored
and Is finished by embroidery, are equally
popular, the last named being the chief
summer novelty Cut work is very beauti-
full when applied to colored pongees. For
pink and white lunch, for example,
scarf of pink silk has design worked with
silk floss in buttonhole stitch, and then the
intervening spaces are cut out, producing
lace ike effect when laid over the white
tablecloth. Napkins sometimes admit bor-
ders of drawnwork, but are better simply
hemsttched and embroidered in white on
white, with the monogram, or better with
spray of the same flower which is dotted
over the center cloth. Doillies are of the
finest linen you can can compass, so sheer as
to be cobwebs. They match the center
cloth in color. Drawn work is the prettiest
decoration for them, embroidery in wash
silks coming next. Tea cloths admit very
intricate embroidery. A yellow cloth may
be wrought with detached flowers in white
well covering its surface. Blue linen with
simple cutwork pattern outlined in white
is effective. Carving cloths, corn napkins,
etc., are interesting subjects for the indus
try of the summer needle.
ELIZA PUTNAM HEAToN.