St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-09

look full and soft. This plan would
not answer for sacks, but it is admir-
able for round-bottomed bags.
Narrow gold gimp IS most useful to
the m0unter. Embroidered book covers
have rows of it across the back to repre-
sent the gold lines on leather bindings
Some are also edged with it. 1t is good.
too, for hiding the sewing which Is
necessary when covering Baskets ana
boxes with embroidered satin or velvet.
Table covers Of Oriental fabrics, serge,
or embroidered materials often need
but the simplest edglng. A reversed
vandyked finish is made of crewelS or
silks-just an outlined vandyke. say of
blue. with one line of gold up the center.
Another method or finishing off the
edge of the material is to work FIVE or
seven deep buttonhole stitches, not very
close together, then TO leave space of
half an inch OF SO; then repeat the
stitches.
Now to describe fashionable article
for the home decorated with embroid-
deries. There is novel style of deco
rating the indispensable pho to frames.
is taken from small portion on an In
dian shawl, and adapted to the shape of
the frame. The design is outlined with
colored silks, thrown up with gold
thread. This method of Ornamenting
frames gives the worker very little to
do, and the effect is admirable. There
is, too, a charming novelty in pincuSh-
ions, but as it consists In the shape of
the Article it is rather difficult to de-
scribe in words. Imagine q square
plush-covered stand, such rs one sees
sometimes placed under vase or small
marble bust. The edges Of the stand
are rounded. Well, this stand is cut
away so as only to leave a frame. and
pincushion, which is much raised in
the center. 1t is of white satin, en-
brOidered with blue forget-me nots, and
the stand is Of dark blue plush. 1t can
be made OF any size, but the cushion
should not be pOrportionately raised or
it would look like small mountain.
For bed looms, covers and quilts, etc.,
are sometimes made to correspond. Say
the material chosen is pale blue linen.
The bedSpread, small table cover, toilet
and Washstand slips, mats and SplaSher
are all OF the same, end the decoration
consists Of pale yellow marguerites
shaded with darker tints, but ali soft
and subdued. The edges may be fin
ished off in this manner. Set five or
seven rows of silk along the edge at
regular intervals, like the printed lines
of sheet of muslin. This is done by
taking long stitch in front of the ma
terial, catching up two threads, then
then another long stitch. The stitch
may measure about quarter of an
inch, and always the two same threads
are to be taken up in every row. When
this is all done make buttonhole stitch
over the whole of the five or seven rows
just where the two threads are taken
up. Now you have the rows of gold
thread all buttonholed over with blue
thread at regular distances.
Shot silks, Satins and surahs, make
up into the most delightful small table
covers, sachets, wall pockets. portfolios
and SO on. The satins decidedly look the
handsOmest. Fancy a gray satin table
cover, shot with pink, embroidered with
aprlcot-tinted flowers ana golden-brown
stems, and green leaves shading to
brown. The lining of apricot corah.
For toilet pincushions shot satin Is
lovely. We lately saw one of pale blue
shot with red. embroidered with pink,
terra Gotta flowers. There was no lace
or ribbons about it, and it was of the
old-fashioned square shape filled with
brar; plat of the terra Gotta silks of
different shades may be added to hide
the Joints if liked