Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-06
NEW IDEAS IN NnEDLEwoRIS.
Linen Very Convenient, Fashionable
and Pretty.

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and Pretty.
II Is owing IN a great measure to our ever
Increasing res,lessness and the inaatIahlc
craving fer novelty consequent thereon. that
the creative faculty Is called into ceaseless
action in order to supply us with that va
rie,y which We now consider essential to our
happiness. From force OF habit we have
learned to seek change In everything that
goes to make up the sum OF our existence.
and thus It comes about that even In needle
work there are fashions as distinct and as
clearly defined as those apportainiug to cos
tune.
Every succeeding year finds us drifting
further and further away from the primitive
articles OF ornnmentaton. with which cur
fingers were kept busy in tho days Of our
childhood. No longer do wo admit that
woodwork samplers and crocheted anilna-
CAESARS arc entitled TO recognition In the
exalted sphere of art. Crochet, Indeed.
has been rehabllla;ed of late. but in a more
advanced and elaborate form, to which tho
embryonic efforts OF It's first youth arc as
the young Seeding TO the tree OF sturdy
! growth Tattlng. too. Is one OF the revived
| flds OF tho day. but neither is this as II once
was. So has everything evolved and 10 still
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and only that which Is new can lay claim
to our nekle interest
Embroiderlos In lax are at present abb
sorblng the attention OF European needle
womon, and with good reason. for they are
really very beautiful Some lovely long
curtains for drawing room wlndows are e1-
/ poclally worthy Of note. These are worked
/ upon lyory-tntnd linon--thla being now the
| favorlte foundation for embroldery-ln de-
sign OF half-blown carnations. The fiowcru
are worked In ilax nloselle in pale shades of
| coral and golden yellow. the long. slender
leaves belng wrought In tender shades Of
green. A tufted fringe. combining tho Sow
| eral coiorA used. and made Of puro Ha1
| thread, finishes the curtains, which arc quite
as effective as anything made Of coatlier
materials, A good feature OF those linen
emhFodorles is that they wash exeeedlngly
woll--whlch cannot be always said OF silk
while when max thread 10 used It's appear
| ance IN fully equal TO that OF silk.
The same idea OF decoration is carried out
| In various other ways Sofa plllowa. for ex-
| annie, are often extremely effective when
worked In this manner. favorlte design Is
the aunnower, tho rich shades OF red aud
gold, with the dark tlnts OF tho foliage, COM
| Ing out remarkably well In max thread. TITO
pllows are finished with double frill, which
is usually made N Eirah or soft silk In some
shade. harmonlglng with tho general color
scheme
Dainty and inexpensive presents for al
most any occasion may he made with no
| other outlay that tho trihing cost OF ma
| torials and the time spent 10 the work.
| which, TO woman Of leisure 10 Of little or
no Importance. Tea cloths sacbeta for eyory
conceivable purpose, dollies. bureau and tray
covers. with all the numborless articles now
| conaldered Indispensable for even ordinary
use, are acceptable gifts 10 every house
keeper. and will be the moro highly appre-
| olated for being the work OF the donors own
fingers
Generally speaking. tho deslEnH most In
favor at the present moment are Of the con-
venuonil order and arc emlncntly adapted
to the capabilities Of the average embrolder-
ess. sun, elaborate Woodwork Ia always
| worthy OF admiration, and Is generally pre-
ferred by those who have the time to devote
to 1t and the talent to execute 1t. Fol-
lowing the lines Of fashion In costume there
| is marked tendency to use brilliant tinted
| materials with rather lavish hand, and tho
| careful shading thus rendered necessary can
be accomplished only by an experienced
WORKER. Sometimes, Indeed. the surface OF
tho article Is almost covered with Stitches
which Il is tho aim OF tho expert to apply an
| smoothly as II woven In the fabric.
Linen bedspreada are quite the rage among
fashionable people, Some OF the prettleat
| specimens have tiny bouquets scattered hap
/ hazard over tho entire surface, intermingled
! with single blooms and broken petals, and
are finished with narrow frill OF llnon or
| sateen, or border Of drawn work; while In
\ others the embroidery Is confined 10 the
/ edges and center OF the spread. or some
| tnns to tho corners alone Ecru and corn
lower hlue arc the favorite shades for the
| foundation OF spread, while the embrol-
derry is carried out in the natural tints OF
| the flowers and leaves comprising the design.