The herald., 1896-01-05
nugly punches of pale pink roses with

snugly punches of pale pink roses with
foliage.
The muff was a bewilderment OF lace
chiffon, ermine and posiee, but all so artis-
tically arranged as to call forth small
shrieks and eXclamations of highest ap-
proval from feminine friends.
The groundwork of white silk has soft
fots of white chiffon, seemingly thrown on
and held in place at the ends by bands OF
ermine and tufts of roses.
A frill of lace bordered each side, and a
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 go 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 and
refined looking than Marseilles.
When the house mistress has time and
taste for needework, she is apt to make
one or two spreads herself. A linen sheet,
neither too fine nor too heavy, is taken as
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 many
others. If she desires finer work, she uses
Asiatic rope silk, of color to suit the bed
chamber. A servceable silk. handsome
when finished and harmonizing with all
colors, is the black Roman floss or the
Asiatic rope silk.
\ less dainty effect may be had by work.
ing each square or oblong with heavy red
or blue cotton. The black silk on the
white, however, will never wear out, and
Will look well anywhere. A novel plan will
be to embroider each section with de-
sign different from the others. Each one must
be quaint and all must be of nearly the
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 briar or
feather stitching. If the center is left to
be marked with a larger and more snowy
design than the bordering, the effect will
be handsomer than it will be to have the
entire spread evenly divided.
Another and less tedious way is to mark
a vine about the edge, by means of plate,
laid down this way and that, so that the
marking turns on either side of it. From
this, with a soft lead pencil, mark a con-
ventional vine, with tendris leaflets,
partly stiff and partly curved. This wreath
encircles the edge of the coverlet, and it
should be marked in stem or outline
stitch, with the black Roman floss or Asiatic
rope silk.
Bolton sheeting or dull-colored denim
may be wrought in Asiatic silk or coarse
cotton or linen. The design must be large
and snowy, either in the faint likeness of
flowers, in scrolls, or in geometric designs.
The work is rapidly done, effective, and
will launder WELL while it lasts a long
time. The spread should be long enough
to cover the bolster that takes the place
of pillows. Sometimes, when used on brass
or iron beds, it is wide enough to hang
over the sides, and then is trimmed about
the entire edge with lace or fringe.