Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-02
THE FLEETING SHOW.

n 4 r AN" SH1O W.
Some of Its Facts and Fancies.
Written for the JOURNAL AND CouRIKR.1
THE SHEPHERDS SABBATH SONG.
1t is the Sabbath day!
On the wide field I stand alone,
And hear the morning bells faint tone
That sweetly dies away!
Here, Lord, worship thee,
o solemn awe! mysterious feeliugl
AS unseen hosts, around me kneeltng,
Were worshipping with me.
The skies beam clear and broad
l. gazing upward, seem to see
Heavens glories opening unto me
This Is thy day, 0 Lord!
From the German of INLAND.
MIDSUMMER NEEDLE WORK.
Perhaps the newest decoration for table
centers and doyleys is the butterfly, or q
whole flight of them, so worked as to ap-
pear as If just lighted and with wings still
a-futter. A pattern is cut from
stiff paper from which the outline
may be traced upon the linen and
two sizes are used for each butterfly. The
larger form is drawn first and inside this
another, a quarter of an inch smaller all
the way around. The embroidery may be
done entirely in white, but for the butter
fly itself the prettiest of colors is yellow,
in two or three shades. The outer first
form is first worked in close button
hole stitch, or in solid over and over stitch,
the edge being strengthened by two or
three rows of running. Let this embroid-
cry and the bars which connect it to
the body of the butterfly be
done in white. The wings should be
round rather than pointed, and do not
overlap, being entirely separate from each
other. The outer edge of the wings are
run with the yellow wash floss, then en-
broidered in solid over and over stitch, as
are the markings of the wings. The body
is worked last, and is in solid satin stitch.
The body is then joined to the edge of the
first form by needle-worked bars, and the
linen between the two forms is
cut away, leaving the wings free
while the body is attached by
the bars. By cutting away the linen from
one wing at time the bars are easily car
ried from the edge back to the body. The
butterflies vary in size from four inches
es, the smallest being used for doyleys.
For these there should not be difference
of more than ne-eighth of an inch between
the inner and outer forms. From three to
seven butterflies ornament tea cloth,
while one solitary specimen Is considered
sufficient adornment for doyley.
Another style for making these is to cut
them from white linen, ,afterward applying
them to the article which they are to orna-
ment. The wings are embroidered, then
the butterfly is basted to the linen square
and the body worked in solid satin stitch,
the stitches being taken through the linen
beneath, so that the body is firmly fixed,
while the wings, being lifted and pinched
together, stand away from the groundwork.
This is pretty fancy for white linen
pincushion cover, the yellow butterfly
seeming to have just poised itself upon it.
This idea may also be applied to floral
designs. A few of the larger blossoms
may be cut separately, embroidered, and
| attached only by the centers, 80 that while
| the greater part of the work is fat, these,
| tiveness, are slightly raised. The full
blown flowers of wild rose design might
be artistically treated in this way, and if a
tiny white or pale yellow butterfly rests
upon half opened flower, SO much the
| prettier. 1t is also pretty addition to
the fsvorite leaf or fower-shaped doyley.
These delicate bits of needlework ore
particularly suited to midsummer days,
| when work is but a pretty pretense, the
| busy idleness of leisure hour. Such
work must be small and light in the hand
| Hll IudJ6TlhlS U6lUR uOb LOO UulhJ W Uo GU
ely tucked into little silken bag, or, bet
ter yet, folded in dainty handkerchief,
! which, spread upon the workers lap, is @
most convenient receptacle for the softly
| lustrous silks and a rather fascinating ad.
dition TO even the prettiest of summer tot
lets.
| WOMAN AS A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.
What shall we cali her2 Drummeressi-
l Ia Iv 4 oor4 pariot
the thought Woman drummer is better
and travelling saleswoman better yet
though rather lengthy for common use. A
witty drummer used to speak of himsel
as "a commercial evangelist" This also il
too polysyllabic for every day wear, bu
highly expressive of the dignity he olaimet
for himself and his position. Perhaps tn
travelling saleswoman will prefer to adop
this term since she may be said, in tn
United States at least, to be spreading tn
gospel of woman's right to take up an
line of business for which she has tn
. physical strength, the mental ability
knowledge of business methods, tact an
, | "push."
This field Of effort is not yet crowde,
| with women workers; 1t Is said, however
that tho number of women who took u
the business last year was four time
4 greater than In the previous year. The
travel for tea and coffee houses, dr.
goods, canned goods, and silk frms, the
sell maps, stationery, hardware, jewelr,
8 cloaks, perfumes, baking powders, furn
Y ture and spices, and also travel as agent
a for insurance firms. Quite q number {
married women take the route with the
o husbands, each selling different lines q
| Of fhapn \
Chicago firms, though few repr
v sent houses in New York an
t | Boston. One commercial travells
whose wife took up the businel
= when the death of her three little childrs
left her alone and lonely, testified that t,
o gether they had worked up new route
?. doubled their income, and that, by h,
companionship. she had reformed him el
, tirely from the drinking habit, tempt
n | tinually exposed.
!. Miss Flower of New Orleans is a brigl
:. girl who follows the road in the interest
~ a large dry goods house. She has bee
n particularly successful in her work, and
l. much liked by those with whom she h
Ia dealings. In regions where the railroi
;. has not yet penetrated, Miss Flower loa,
10 her pie box into buggy and drives
a- the country towns in pursuit of orders.
% Mre. AQol0 M 0TheI, VINO Qealb IN pD
IA sicians' and druggists supplies, and h
met with remarkable success, says that "
81 be successful travelling saleswoman o.
must have a strong constitution, be cap
BILE of quick thought, be practical, ,econol
p ical and attractive in person and manne
II A woman cannot be successful unless q
20 | is thoroughly equipped with knowled
- of business methods in general and b
g. own business in particular. She is ute,
Id foolish to depend upon her personality,
de though that is a strong aid to success
a. To be bright, good tempered and sc
possessed while brought into contact vi
'e all phases of life and all sorts of char
'er ters, to be persistent and yet agreeable,
th be womanly, yet fearless, is not in
n. power of every one. yet just such char
teristics are essential to the ssleswoma
al prosperity.
nd The money that can be made in trsv
70, ing depends partly upon the person I