Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-03-16
AFFAIRS OF THE HOUSEHOLD

Those who do not use the round
bolster in the daytime on their beds,
but still cling to pillows, now often
use the English bed. scarf to cover
them. This cover is made both long
and wide enough to completely hide
the pillows and fall few inches over
droOps nearly to the floor. The stuff
used for the scarf is either linen or
silk, and it may match the bed-spread,
or be OF the same material and decora-
ton as the dresser cover. When a
white Msrseilles quilt is used, linen
bOrdered with lace three or four
inches wide set on in gathered ruffle
is used. Large hemstitched handker-
chiefs of a nice quality of linen are
sometimes set together with insertions
of lace. and the whole edged with a
irill White silk handkerchiefs may be
used in the same way, or the scarf may
be made of lengthwise strips of lace
and silk.
Some such simple coverings for pill
lows is more sensible than the very
elaborate pillow-shams shown in the
shops, which still have considerable
sale, notwithstanding all predictions
and paragraphs to the contrary.
Among the new shams seen are those
having a square of sll-over embroidery
in the centre, bordered by very WIDE
hem, and finished with a frill of en-
broidery a finger wide. Others have
half the square In the centre made OF
all-over embroidery and half OF inser-
ton, the square being divided diagon.
ally. A pretty pair of square shams,
has a centre of hemstitched tucks, and
the square is bordered by a wide band
of Torchon insertion, a wide band OF
plain linen, and a frill of lace. A
square of drawn work is used for the
centre of other shams. Sometimes the
small linen doilies, with hemstitched
or drawnwork borders, are used for
the middle of the sham; oftener hand
kerchiefs, which make larger struc-
ture to build about.
Serviceable and pretty doilies of fine
heavy linen have the edges button
holed with silk IN fine, pointed seal
lops. In one corner of each dolly is q
raised butterfly with skeleton wings
produced by cut work. The sets
worked with white silk have the butter.
flies powdered with tiny gold beads,
also those worked in gold color.
Though the decoration on three sets is
machine work, the process is not sug-
gested by the pleasing result. Singly
they are much used for covers over
pin-cushions of silk, for flower mats,
and to protect the highly polished
buffet when no scarf is used.
OF these small serviettes there really
seems to be no end in shapes, nor in
fancies for their enrichment. For the
Iuncheon-table set entire consists of
a dozen good sized doilies, |
ample enough to protect the table from |
the smallest plate, and oftentimes of a
set of butter-plate doilies in the shape |
small flowers The centrepiece is |
round, oval, or square, or consists of |
scarf of linen about half yard wide, |
the length of the table. A |
set for the tea-table has a centrepiece |
aud smaller doilies to be placed under |
the cup. The napkins used with these |
tea-sets are half yard |
square and embroidered in one corner. |
When laundried they are folded in |
A triangle, so that the embellished cor !
ner comes on the top. Sometimes
tea cloth is used as well as a centre |
piece, but both pieces are not neces- !
.ary to a prettiIy and properly fur
1ished tea-tsbIe. The picturesque
'ables, laid in this fashion, if of highly
polished and vanished oak or mahog-
my, have, however, one drawback, and
hat is the great care that must be |
lsed in protecting the surface of the,
able from the circles, blisters, and
1lotches produced by hot dishes. The
loilies themselves do not protect, and
,ither hot dishes must be served from
side table or buffet, or the dish must
,s set in a rack, or chafing-dish must
,e used. In a household with few
maids, if such a service is used every
lay, pieces of canton flannel should be
aid under the linen.