The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-15
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SUMMER WORK


A pretty form of fancy work for the sum
mer days. when wool and similar material;
seem warm in the handling, is a short cur
tain, or set of curtains, for bookcase, cabi
net, or the lower sash of window. The ma
terial may be the palest green plain India
silk, with delicate decoration worked in
dark green or salmon pink embroidery silk
| line of starfiowers with short stems follow
the edges, or the same flowers without stems
| is powdered over the whole Width, and a
| hem-stitching forms the edge decoration
| The flowers are done in what is called daisy
| stitch, one chain stitch half an inch LONG
| forming the petal, which is held down at the
| point by another short stitch. There are
seven petals, all radiating from a central
point where the needle goes in. The short
line for q stem is worked in ordinary stem
stitch. The silk should be trifle coarse.
and the long stitch spread open a little, to
| widen the petal. Instead OF the daisy or
| star flower, the decoration may be drawn
| from the circumference of silver twenty
fve-cent piece, the circles being in groups of
| two or three, arranged according to fancy.
| ard worked in outline stitch
The latest novelty in linens is the use of
color-deep blue, dull red and yellow The
| dyes are fast, and the effect of articles made
| found useful for rooms whose furnishings
are expected to stand hard wear. A hand
some covering for sofa pillow in bedroom
was recently made of red, embroidered in
scroll pattern with white linen floss. It was
cut large enough to extend an inch beyond
the pillow, and furnished at each corner
with narrow bit of linen tape fastened dag
onaly across. These tapes were slipped
over the corners OF the pillow, and held the
A set of doyleys which, though not abso-
lptely novel in design, attracted much atten-
tion on the fancy-work table Of fair, recent
ly consisted of moderately coarse white
linen, cut in the shape of an oak leaf and
finished around the edge with a buttonhole
stitch Both the outline and the veining of
each leaf were in two shades of color. the
buttonhole stitch in the darker tint Each
of the half dozen was different-brown, blue.
red, green, orange and pink.
MENDING NOT PATCHING.
The conscientious member will do no hap
hazard patching; she will be sure the patch
is the right way of the cloth. and if figured
or plaided will match the figures carefully.
The holes in the stockings will not be drawn
up in bunch, but will be neatly darned or
patched. Right here let me say that il is
well to buy stockings of the same kind and
color each time, in order that the old ones
may be used in repairing. 1t is well in the
rapidly on knees and heels, to line those
places while new, with pieces of the same.
In this way they will wear much longer, and
when hole Is finally worn through there is
the patch already applied, and it is necessary
only to cut it out a little, perhaps, and hem
down the edges.
Perhaps should defend myself for advo-
eating the patching of stockings, for the old
time method of mending stockings admits
only OF darning. This is the best way for
the old-time hand-knit stocking, but for the
fine, boughten hose it is seldom that yarn of
the right size and color can be procured.
1t is well also, to have uniform material
for aprons and other garments, or at least
have two or. three alike. The better parts of
the one that wear out first may be used for
repairing the others. and will be better for
that purpose than new cloth, which not be-
ing faded shows its newness and makes
conspicuous patch. Thread which is suit
able In color and size should be selected for
mending as for making. Housekeep-
ing
-"s.--Eulr A NNEr GOWNS.
White flannel for summer wear Is the most
popular of materials. 1t can be cleaned at
small expense, and white flannel gown will
easily last two seasons. A white twilled fam
mel, made with plain round skirt, the full
ness we'll drawn to the back and a broad
hem at the bottom; blouse waist turned
back from the throat with broad collar of
white silk, and tied with cravat Of dark
blue silk, makes an outing gown that is par
ticularly chic. The REFER jacket Of dark
blue cloth, and the sailor hat of white straw
with straight navy blue band, finishes up
the costume. The latest thing in yachting
or tennis shoes is of red Russia leather,
beautifully made and so temptingly pretty,
that one is inclined to purchase whole
yachting or tennis outfit, in order to wear
them. For of course these shoes would be
as much out Of place with an culinary street
costume as white kid slipper would be
with flannel gown.
There is delicate fragrance about Russia
leather that perfumes everything it comes in
contact with. A young woman, who is
quick to appreciate the value of trifles, has
had a band OF Russia leather put inside her
tennis hat, with the desirable result of hay-
ing her hair always just suggestive of sweet
odors.
cHILDREN's SHOES.
1t is great mistake to buy cheap shoes
for children. Such shoes are either made of
inferior leather and by workmen who do not
understand their business, or they are heavy
shoes sewed by machine. In one case they
will not wear one-third as long as good
shoes that cost twice as much; in the other
they will be so hard and unyielding to the
tender feet OF the. growing child that they
will certainly produces. corns and other Attic
lions of the feet that 1t may. be impossible to
cure. The shoes made by the village cobbler
may not be so handsome as the stock shoes in
the village store, but are unusally more COM
Portable and more durable. No child should
wear shoe with heels. The springfield
shoe gives all the elevation necessary till the
child is fully grown. Many English women
who are expert pedestrians always wear a
springfield shoe in long walks. The folly
and wrong of putting high-heeled, narrow
toed shoe On a schoolgirl need not be COM
mented upon, There are several diseases. of
the spine which are traced directly by ply
scians to such foly-New York Tribune.
DAINTY CoNTRIvANCEs.
A pretty bookcase and one that can be
| made with very little expense is as follows
| Take two pine boards forty-two inches long
and eight broad, two boards thirty-six inches
long and three others thirty-fve. Screw or
nail the two 36-inch boards to the top and
bottom OF the AZ inch boards. Place the
| other boards on wooden cleats fastened to
the inside of the frame on each side at a
| suitable distance apart to accommodate your
books. Use planed wood and stain it cherry
maple or oak. Fasten brass rod to the top
| from which suspend curtains OF China silk
| or other soft material.
A pretty corner piece can be made similar
| to this by having two boards much higher
and broader than those for the former
Fasten these together to form triangle and
| fit in shelves. The first shelf should be the
height of table from the lround, and the
| other shelves at certain regular distances
| above. Have rods and curtains attached tc
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the dining-room the bottom part may be
shelved and used for table linen and the
| upper part for china.-New York Herald.
THE GOOD INFLUENCE OF WOMAN,
The world is growing better, but it is moi
due so much to wealth or business enter
prise as to the influence of good mothers and
gentle women.
The man of the world has no time to train
his children in moral ethics. He NAV take
time to punish them for overt immortality
but it is the mother who plants the seeds ID
the youth hearts and nourishes the growths
with gentle care.
Next to the mother ranks the sweetheart
| by demanding gentleness, department
| moral rectitude end refinement in manner
she encourages the development of tina
which the mother had tenderly watched an(
| nourished. 1t is natural for men to en-
deavor to please those he loves, and for thu
sake of enjoy ing the smiles and favors of thu
woman upon whom his affections. are cen
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