The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17
NOVEL NEEDLEwoRK.
Cross or Tapestry stitch, spangIIns
BOdIces and Decorating Screens
Employ Fair SeamStresses al
Present.


Just at present the fancy work most
in favor is ''crOss-stitch,' or tapestry
work, which has obtained a signal
triumph over the erratc creweIs. The
Decorative Art society. Of New York,
ruled out what has been called Berlin
work, as being inarti5tic, despite the
plea of it's advocates that 1t was the
patterns which we're at fault, not the
stitch, which was admirable.
Now, however, the Partisan patterns
are most exquisite in designs and coli
or, and whoever has worked a set Of
chairs for her drawing room, in the
lovely Louis NVI designs. which are
now imported, has accomplished =
truly great work that VIII undoubtedly
become d cherished heirloom for gem
erations.
To go with these tapestry chairs.
nothing could be more in keeping than
a low satin screen, worked with gar
lands of flowers in tiny shaded rib
bons This work, although most ar
tistic and eXquisitely lovely if we'll
done. is very little known in this eOun-
try. probably owing to the expensive
materials and the length Of time it
requires, but the results are so salts
factory and beautiful. that it well re-
pays for any outlay of tirRe SAnd
trouble. The materials for thu en-
broidery are an ivory stiletto for jab-
bling the holes to pass the ribbon
through, a needle which can be thread
! ed with the ribbon about an eighth OF
an inch in width. These ribbons are
I especially manufactured for the -pur-
pose and are very soft and thick, and
are shaded FROM light to dark. Each
stitch forms a petal Of very small
flowers which are not much over a
quarter of an inch in diameter, the
stems, and sometimes the leaves, be-
| ing worked with embroidery silk
! An imitation of this work, which is
effective for sofa pillows and table
| cloths. is done with the ordinary baby
| ribbon"
! The jeweled bands 50 much worn this
winter to trim the necks of low-cut
I bodfces are prettiest when done BY
( hand, and are quite fascinating to do,
producing so much effect for the
amount of labor required. This work
makes, also, lovely book covers and
/ photograph cases Sometimes entire
/ bOdices Of sumptuOuS gowns are pow
( dered" with jewels sewn on by hand
( At a very smart function the other
/ evening, one OF the hand5OmeSt gowns
there had a black satin which was
covered with a pattern Of diamonds
J thnl1e OlOLEOJ anu SO4u ILL NNA5 49,
done by hand
Quite q new kind of decoration is
seen in the transparent screens which
has quite the effect of stained glass
This is done by first stitching on a
panel white crinoline, perfectly
smooth Next sketch on a pattern
which can be taken from any good
catalogue of stained glass windows,
then haste on thin colored silk Rout
to initiate the glass and then dY' ttho
"Jeading" with steel braid or Silver,
which can be bought at any shop for
military trimmings.
Another effective method Of decor
attng a screen is to cover the panels
first with deliCateiy-tinted plush, and
then work a rose vine, commencing at
the left hand top corner of one panel,
and running across the two to the
right hand lower corner of the other,
throwing out its branches and leaves
as in nature, the stems are "couched'
on, the leaves worked in course satin
stitch with f1lo55elle. and the large
| pink, or yellow, or red roses are done
with the artificial flowers themselves
pressed down against the plush to
which the edges of the petals are at
taehed, and covered with flosselle- The
effect given is of embossed roses. and
is very good. An effective example OF
this style Of work is a screen four feet
) in height, covered with pale crushed
strawberry color, with an applique
Chinese blue and white bowl of cream
satin, painted with the blue willow
glOire de dion roses. j. II.