Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-28

DAfcSiN0 TABLE, hANA~ OF IA
SOL AND UMBRELLA HASDLIs-NKIrE riD-
srEADs AND BEDsPREADs-UNIoUE FASHIONS.
n owADAYS popular favor seems divided
SSk between silver and china for toilet use.
ANN when We hear OF lady ordering dress
A ing table outfit Of forty-siK pieces cur
Slancy has to soar somewhat 90 even
imagine the various articles or the uses 20
which they may lie applied or course several
different materials will probably enter into the
construction OF such a bewilderinc array. Tor
cut glass will be wanted for bottles. silver Cor
manicure set and china Tor small boxes aud
trays As Tor combs and backs OF brlshcs, tor
toise shoii is the last preferred novelty. An
other new decoration for these. as well as hand
mirrors. and leaving ;he toilet for wias do
canters also, is deposited silver. For the d.
canters this is upon glass. for other articles
upon ivory. The very latest thing IN sachets
is a hoart-shape OF silver in Genoesc fretwork
with pcrfumed cotton inclosed.
PARASoL aND UMBRELLA HANDLES.
great deal is made OF umbrella and pArasDl
handles nowadays, some OF them being really
works OF art Laps lazu,i. crystal and por-
celain are all used. and sonle have knob or
ball OF Dresden china ana mock Jewels are set
IN others All of these are more an accord with
oasnt SOlOIs anu pauLN materials IMAM tho use
fui silver which We associate with more prosaic
RAIN umbrellas. One of the whims OF the mo-
ment are the parasols covered with waving
grasses or leaves or petals OF flowers. bat. as
some one suggests these are too much remind
ers OF pedestal lamp shades TO become yerv
popular. The porcelain crook handles and bail
handles are sometimes hand decorated and dis
played IN the china collections OF decorative
art societies. They can be mounted 20 suit our
fancy. Sometimes they are brought unmoun;ed
from Dresden and made up hero for spec,nl
costumes. To so with airy summer gowns they
are pretty finish TO the parasOl accompanying.
WHITE BEDsTEAps.
Among the pretty things at reasonable price
are the iron bedsteads, painted white with brass
knobs and top rails. They are lifted with
woven-wIre mattresses and can be furnished TO
look almost as pretty the entire brass ones.
In trimming bed of this kind some persons
prefer round Bolster covered with the same
material as the ornamental spread. but pillows
OF any chosen shape with lace or ruffle-edg, 4
cases are the choice of most people after all
These suit any kind of coverlot, which may he
dark or light. A very simple and pretty way
to dress bed OF this kind will recommend IT,
self to especially neat and particular house,
keepers. Around the bedstead a deep valance
OF white is put on quite full The pillows are
white and the spread Is the universal favorite,
the white striped dlmity. This Is edged ON
the sides and foot with linen lace OF good
width which falls the valance in grace
full way. To those who like the white beds
this is good arrangement. for the spread vii
wash as well with the lace as without 1t, willis
the effect Is much prettier.
A MOUNT VERNON SPREAD.
In a visit to Mount Vernon the other dAy I
noticed a white spread on one of the tall four
post bedsteads which might be adapted to
modern use. The spread WAS OF white cotton,
/ should say. and embroidered in a curving,
graceful pattern, with many knots and lace
and fancy stitches filling in spaces here and
there. This was finished with full rufla,
some 10 inches deep, of plain white cotton,
which fell almost to the floor 1t gave some
what the effect OF a valance, and yet had q
pretty unique look, ali its own. IL might suit
some tastes to make cover of this kind. and
originality could find much scope in designing
the pattern to be put on A. A pretty finish for
| a cretonne spread, where valance il on the
bedstead. is 10 have a dee p tasscl fringe hang
over II. the tassels OF different lengths and
made of colored cOttons. harmOnizng with toe
colors in the cretonne. In this case the valance
should be plain color OF the ground shade in
the cretonne.
PRETTY EMBROIDERY.
Many people enjoy doing pretty piece OF
embroidery if it is all prepared for them, but
TO choose material, design and coloring is more
than they care to undertake. Sometimes. too,
a neat and really exquisite neediewoman caR-
not trust her own taste i'm selecting or ordering
a piece of work. For such are prepared tie
articles already begun and they will do well 20
avail themselves of the well-started work.
German provero says. ',All beginning is diff
cult" and my old professor used TO recite il 10
us with every fresh essay AT the intrcacies Of
the German language. Ii is equally appll-
cable to all undertakings and i advise
novice at embroidery to avoid ''begin-
nings' accordingly. Among the novelties in
which the way has been smoothed 50 that
the work is easily done are the table covers of
blue and brown denim. These are in different
| sizes. made with the lighter shade for the right
side. with a deep hem OF the darker tone turned
up into It, pattern Is then stamped partly
on the cover and partly on the mem. Tor M
| stance. a vine will have p few leaves and ten
drills straying over On the hem, while the main
design Is on the cover proper. IL may be put
on either as a border or as corner pieces, which
spread out each way. nearly or quite meeting
on the sides. These patterns are worked in
heavy white linen floss and is not fine at all.
that neither great care nor skill is needed TO DO
them. The designs suggesting cherries. with
the fruit in solid disks OF white and the leaves
heavily outlined in long and short stitch, are
among the prettiest shown. These covers viii
a once recommend themselves for suitability
for bed rooms, summer cottages or seaside
homes.
Portieres made in the same way OF the de-
MIN with a border all around OF the reverse
eide and the embroidery overrunning the hens
in the same way would be very effective tor
summer furnishings Of cottages.
PILLOW COVERS AND MATS.
There is another pretty style shown for work
with all the part done that requires any
thought or trouble. One large square and two
small ones come stamped on the same piece OF
cloth--a cream-colored monte. design OF
rather small figures covers these squares. con-
sisting of flowers and leaves conyentionalized
both in form and color. The large square
makes pretty sofa pillow cover ana the small
ones can be used for mats or tides, or all may
be used together On large bureau. The only
work left Tor the embroioerer 90 do is 20 take
the same colors of linen floss as are already in
the pattern and work a heavy edge m long
and-short stitch to flowers and leaves and out
line each side of all the stems The effect ID
very pretty and a pillow, for instance, looks
like much more elaborate piece of work tnan
it really is. The pinks, blues and greens are
rather crude and glnring they are stamped,
but by toning down with duh and darker
shades of floss. using olives for the green tones,
very soft, subdued coloring is the result,
which is quite artistic. All the leaves should
be veined with the floss also as much more ex-
preston is secured by doing 30.
NEW FANCY FOR A PENwrPER
is a large flower, which is easily made by any
one who uses water colors at all A flower
shape, as of a hollyhock, is drawn on water
color paper. as il for painting and then cut
out and folded together across the middle, and
the outside is colored like the outside of flower
petals-a pink. for instance, with enough snad-
ing to define the petals. The inside is lightly
touched with the paint and at the fold in the