The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29

groundwork. lines the garment throughout,
while the same shade of pink is seen in the
smart head-dress OF roses, topped on by IA
single black plume.
SO many fetching affairs are made for
theater wear. In which ermne Is combined.
One very pretty one. and one easily copied,
has for foundation an ermine collarette
with a small head and tail.
Full tabots of webby lace were arranged
softly at the front; in the folds were nestled
snugiy punches of pale pink roses with
foliage.
The muff was bewilderment Of lace.
chiffon ermlne and poeies. but all so arts
tcally arranged as to call forth small
shrieks and EXPLANATIONS of highest APP
proval from feminine friends.
The groundwork Of white silk has soft
| flots OF white chiffon, seemingly thrown on,
and held in place at the ends by bands oil
ermine and tufts of roses.
| frill of lace bordered each side, and
huge silver chain held the dainty thing
about the shoulders.
The old-fashioned Marseilles spread, cum
bersome to handle and heavy for the laun-
dress, will never quite so out of vogue 1t Is
rich looking and durable But to house
keepers. who like novelty and variety, there
are many other materials more delicate ana
refined looking than Marseilles.
When the house mistress has time and
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| me or two spreads herself linen sheet,
neither too fine nor too heavy. is taken aus
the basis. If she has leisure, she divides
the whole or merely the border, INTO
large squares or parallelograms, by draw
ing out threads in the manner so much in
vogue among Spanish danes These she
works over with linen thread by merely
twisting three or four threads over as many
others. II she desires finer work, she uses
Asiatic rope silk of color to suit the bed
chamber. A eerviceable silk, handsome
when finished and harmonizing with al
colors is the black Roman floss or the
Asiatic rope silk.
A less dainty effect may be had by work
ing each square or obong with heavy red
or blue cotton. The black silk on the
white, however. will never wear out, and
will look well anywhere. novel plan vii.
be 70 emhroider each section with a de
sign different from the others. Each one mus
be quaint and all must be of nearly tho
same size, thus giving play to the taste and
fancy of the needlewoman. The effect will
be much better than to have floral pattern
stmped in the usual hackneyed manner
Where the drawn work is too wearisome
the sections can be separated by brar OF
feather stitching. If The center is left tC
be marked with larger and more SNOWY
design than the bordering, the effect will
he handsomer than 1t will be to have the
entire spread evenly divided.
Another and less tedious way Is to mari
a vine about the edge, by means of Il plate
laid down this way and that so that tbs
marking turns on either side Of It, From
this, with soft lead pencil, mark a con
ventional vine, with tendrils or leaflets
partly stiff and partly curved. This wreatl
encrcles the edge of the coverlet. and I
should be marked in stem or outlin
stitch, with the black Roman floss or Asiat
rope silk.
Bolton sheetlng or dull-colored denim
may be wrought In Asiatic silk or coars
cotton or linen. The design must be larg
and SNOWY. either in the faint likeness o
flowers, in scrolls. or in geometric designs
The work is rapidly done, effective, an
will launder we'll. while 1t lasts lon
time. The spread should be long enoug
to cover the bolster that takes the plac
of pillows. Sometimes, when used on bras
or iron beds it is wide enough to han
over the Sides and then is trimmed abou
the entire edge with lace or fringe,