The morning call., 1894-09-30
Novelties in NeedIework,

A pretty table screen TO shield the eyes
from the lamp is made with semi-trans-
parent panels OF colored Madras muslin
set in fan-shaped flutngs.
Cutwork continues popular for edRing
dollies and toilet sets. 1t is closely filled
in with stitches of colored silks, and is
often outlined with washing gold thread.
Charming bon bonnieres can be made OF
cream-colored satin, worked with wee
spangles. gold passing, aud few stitches
OF floss silk. Fans are prepared for work
ing in the same way
Table centers are too effective to be read
lily discarded. The newest are of cream
colored net, upon which is applique, de-
sign 10 cambria. This is thickly covered
with stitches of colored silk and gold
| thread.
The flower dolies have given place to
leaf designs. These are worked in SIM
liar fashion to the flowers, but are more
carefully shaded. The edges are always
buttOnholed. so that they can be cut round.
Tussah silk in its natural browEish hue
is just now being turned to account for
| bedSpreads. 1t is embroidered with SIX
Of the same color, and looks particularly
we'll when bordered with irill OF soft
silk, blue, vlsux-rose or green.
| Handsome side board cloths can be made
! of coarse linen, with an insertion OF
crochet let in some three inches above each
| end. The ends are bordered with lace 10
match, and narrower edging to CORE
| spond is carried along the front
| Chiffon, either accordion plated or
plain. is often used for draping handker-
chief satchels. wall pockets and similar
articles. A pretty shot effect may be OBJ
| tanned by using the material double, each
layer being of different color.
The novel appliques for linen are be-
| coming extremely popular. giving won
derfully good effect at the expense OF
remarkably little time and trouble. The
| latest idea is TO use them upon silk or satin
and to cover them closely with stitches of
/ coored floselle.
! Some new linen embroidery has been
brought out, In VIII Ich the pattern takes the
form of open scalops or arches set one
| above the other. When these are button
! holed over and the linen cut away from
! beneath them an effective Open-wOrK bOr-
| der is the result.
Among the latest novelties for rnament-
| ing sachet5 of silk or satin are flowers,
| butte Iflies and "ther devices made in face.
| These are appliqued lightly to the satin,
| but are not entirely covered with en-
| brOidery stitches. They look pretty also
upon photograph frames covered with
| velvet or plush.
A novelty in the way of holder for
| flowers consists of a gourd-shaped glass
vase, red or blue. This ineased in net
work of fine gold lhread made in a crochet,
rough the meshes of which the colOred
glass CLEANS like jewels. Bands of rib
boDs run through crochet insertion, made
of gold thread, serve t0 suspend the holder.
These vases serve for the tiny wicks float
ing in oil, which are familiar TO all VINO
attend ritualistic or Roman Catholic ser
vices.
The freplace screens, made OF laths
of wood and fluted silk which have haen
so generally used this summer, are being
turned to account for phOtograph-holders.
Sometimes the photographs are merely
pushed into the laths, at other times in er-
woven ribbons are carried across the
screen over the silk, and the cards are fas-
tened under them. Another Photograph
holder is made out of mattress beater,
humble cane article familiar to house
seepers. This is gilded and ornamented
with cOlored ribbons. The phOiOgra phs
are slipped in under the interweavings of
the cane.-Chicago Times.