Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-04-02

LINEN EMBRolDERIEs.
An exceptionally handsome linen CEN
trepiece Was circular In shape, with
garland Of buttercups, and their foliage
embroidered near the edge In long-and-
short and outline stitches. Three shades
Of buttercup yellow and three OF whit
ish-green flo floss were used. There
| were half and fully opened flowers, tiny
| and full-grown buds, and falling petals,
with a graceful arrangement OF stems
and leaves. The fringe had heading OF
fine cat-stitch done with white silk.
Another similar shaped centerpiece
was embroidered In design OF wild
roses with three shades Of yellowish-
pink silk. Some Of the rose petals were
eurled over at the edge and the turned
part embroidered In solid buttonhole-
stitch, and the others In solid kensing-
ton stitch. Other distinctive features OF
the design were blossoms turned to show
the back, with green sepals, aud two
roses and bud placed so closely to the
edge that part of the petals lay on the
fringe.
A carver s-cloth Of fine but rather
heavy linen, showed design OF butter
flies. In each corner large butterfly
Was outlined in white rope silk. The
body was formed Of piece OF medallion
Honiton lace braid, and a piece OF the
same braid reached from the body TO the
tip of each wing. Several kinds OF em-
broidery, all done In white silk. were
used on the wings, and the effect was
UNIQUE and pleasing. A number oil
different sizes of smaller butterflies,
some living, others resting or about to
light, ran from one corner To the other
across both the sides and ends. Lace
braid was used for the body, but not Tor
the wings Of the smaller ones. The
linen was cut from the back Of the wings
of the largest ones, and the cloth Was
| finished with two-iuch, hemstitched
hem.
Serpentiue. or rick-rack, braid has
again lent itself 10 another form OF work
that Is decidedly effective. A table
cover OF French blue crinkly cloth, With
an elaborate scroll and conventionslized
leaf design, was outlined with this kind
OF white linen braid. and fancy stitches
done with white linen thread. One
stitch reached from each scallop OF the
braid to the cloth, following the angles
of the curves; and while most OF them
| acre about one-fourth OF an inch long,
others were shorter, and = few placed
here and there AT effective points were
longer. A good imitation Honiton lace
a quarter Of a yard wide finished the
edges.
A pillow cover Of terra-cotts Gobelin-
cloth was ornamented In similar way,
and was finished at the edges with n
| - eide ruilie Of terra-cotta surah edged
with two rows Of the braid caught to
position In the same way.
| A pair OF window curtains made oil
whitish-gr,eu plantstion-cloth had a
| twelye-inch-w Idle border running from
the top along the front and across the
bottom. OF an arsbesque design outlined
in serpentine braid With white linen
thread. In places where the lines OF the
design admit, stitches At least an inch
long were used. The curtains were lined
With white silesia. Asqusre centrepsece
tad Dresden design OF several kinus OF
| fern fronds. Flo floss Ia several shades
Of Whitish and yellowish green were
used for the embroidery. Another OF
the same shape had fern leaves embroid-
cred In the same tints, and ribbon half
an inch in width ran all around the de-
| sign. twisting itself into curves and
| turns, ending In one corner IN bunchy
| bow aud fyiDg ends. The ribbon was
outlined In pale tint Of green silk, and
filled In with solid keDsington In white
silk. A scalloped edge worked In but
touhole-stitch, with a deeper tint OF
green silk, finished this exquisite piece.
A set Of attractive doilies we're em-
broidered In different designs. One had
circular wreath Of forget-me-nots em-
hroidered 10 solid kensington with
whitish-green and pale blue elk flo
noss. The fringe edge finish had two
| rows Of fine cat-stitching In two tints Of
blue silk. Another dolly design was
| taken from the weed known as "butter-
and-eggs," and the long, slender leaves
and quaint blossoms we're very effective.
A line of outline stitch In white SIX
formed the fringe heading. third de-
sign was clusters Of heliotrope carefully
| worked ia natural tints. \ row OF brier-
stitch in pale yellow silk headed the
fringe of this exceptionally dainty one.
\ circle OF maiden-hair ferns, the fronds
laid down. formed another attractive de
sign. and were done with three shades
Of whitish-green floss. Fcalher-stitch In
wLite silk headed the fringe. The other
two doilies showed beautiful effects In
ideal Honiton lace. a design OF white
roses had the petals made OF tape lace,
caught down with lace silk, and row
OF the same headed the fringe. The
other had four butterflies forming cir
Gle. Two were made Of medallion lace
| braid, and the others with tape lace.
Several kinds of fancy stitches, all done
in white silk, were used on the wings
| and body.