Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-24
sunusa CUSHIONS.

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The up-to-dats housewife would al
most 20 5000 think of furnishing her
rooms without chairs 20 without cush.
Ions and certainly no one article OF
furnishing affords greater possibilities
Of comfort IN the uscs, and scope Tor The
display Of The makers good taste, 10.
eenuity and akIll. Bat alas and alas !.
In her enthusiasm over its artistic posss-
bIllties utility u often sacrIncrsl 10 orns-
mentation, and Instead Of giving com
fort, 70 II q delusiou and q snare, BE-
cause too elaborate and fine tor use. In
q parlor where no one really expects to
BE- comfortable. tho latter sort OF cush-
Ion may BE- tolerated, but do not, bek
of you, bring mlsery Into your home by
Ia Wing thru In the family ilvlnR.rooms,
OF among the summer furnlshlngs OF
the plsffs.
such self-deniai by no means nccessl-
tates your having ugly cushions, or u.
boolng characterization, but that wash
able materials, and slmple, durable
methods Of embroldcry--as long aud
short outline. cross, chain or feather
stltch-be employed.
Colonial damasks and Liberty cottons
are charming novelties. The former
come In delightful shades Of old blue,
old pink, old rose aud yellow, With de
Sign In fainter tones ct the same color.
They are ffty incbe. Wide, aud cost
sJ.;O per yard.
Liberty cottons come In the most art.
lstic colorings aud floral patterns lmsG..
Unable, having . decided silky effect, aud
sell for fifty cents 10 one dollar = yard.
The better grades make beautiful por-
there's, aud a. they are reversible, are
really cheaper than those al lower cost,
a. they need no lining.
japanese ehljimi-cloth not only makes
beautiful cushIon-covers, but u endufes
the hardest usage and launders to look
90 well ~ new. Formerly u came In q
rich, warm blue aud white, but IL IL now
shown In soft grays, heliotrope and pink.
Il IL thirty inches Vide, and sells for
any cents yard.
Nadasascar.graa cloth IL another fab
ric that IL In every way desirable Tor
cushIons, especially for plaira use.
Java cottons are an exquisite novelty
the designs, coloring and combination oi
colors are of course oriental. They
come In squares one yard Wide, border
ed all around, aud make charming cush-
Ions, or covers for smAli tables. They
sell for OIL.
Persian prints and japanese Grape arr
each thirty inches Vide, aud sell Tor
any and sixty cents yard. respectively,
Both come In narrow range OF coll
colors, but tn my thinking none are al
dainty aud pretty s the blue aud white
combination.
Crrtonne., always desirable, we're never
before shown In such soft, tender tones
aud graceful deslsus.
For plsIra foor and hammock cush'
Ions no fabric IL more durable than
denim, aud when the designs aud ma
tsrizis are we'll chosep, few fabfics make
a more effective hack ground for embroid'
cry. Indeed, the hsndsomest summer
cushion seen In many = day wss OF blue
denim ornamente,l In follatel arabc.pus
design With white braid spplic,i With 9
variety Of fancy stitches Ia while. u
Vas finished with . four-inch shspc'
border (which u made by allowing th,
/ top tn extend out that distance all
around, edged with heavy blue aud
white linen fringe. The old pvjudics
against blue denim M longer obtains,
and " Il did would avail nothing, for u
now CONES In several colors aud comb.
nstIons Of colors-ss red aud white aud
rel snd black.
Linen fabrics, without exception, make
effective backgrounds for embroidery
whether u bc natural tinted Russian
crash ornsmented In cross stitch viii
bright-colorcd English cr~el., or arils'
ticslly.tinted art linen With dainty de
signs done With soft tints of elk and
Japsnese gold cord. Duck, sgra linen
and some Kinds of dress linen are vel
adapted "a this parpose.
Turkey rel IL not less favored than
formerly, aud IL utilized In various ways,
A gorgeous hammock cushion Ia oi
Turkey red, With flowers cut out oi
cretonne aud applied With different
colorcd SILKS In kcnsington stitch, aud
finished With frill of the Turkey red
| A sofa pillow made of black llenrictts
cotton aud ornamenic,l In the same way
VAS equally AZ effective. Yellow pre-
dominated Ia the cretonne aud silk dec
CITATIONS, and the frill Was finished with
q hem feather-stitched With yellow silk.
Turkish turbans aud bandanna kerchlef'
make very handsome, gay cushions, and
should De finished at the edge with q
friii Of plain goods Of whsie,er color
best harmoulses With the cover. Gre
tonne, Chester cotions, saieen and Other
figured fabrics may be effectively finish
ed " ith frill. or puffs Of Turkey rel.
Among cheaper fabrics Chester cot
tons are most desirable, because durAbls
A. we'll as pretty, which IL more than
can be claimed for craJ'e, silkollDe aud
the various fabrics that come under the
general name Of "art musllns." Some
what heavier aud much prettier are t~o
new fabrics which are called bombay
and Calcutta cloths, aud they make ex'
auislie cushions when finished With q
double frill % plain silkoline. That
this class Of goods IL not lifted for hard
usage detIacts little ar nothing from
their popularity, because they are so art
istlc aud inexpensive that one seasons
wear IL ample rccompepse for the out
lay.
rongee, china and other washable
silks make beautiful summer cushions
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