Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-25

Special Correspondence n Gazette and Journal
New York, Nov. N. Lust winter. il
you belonged to class of any kind.
you discovered that 1t was fashionable
10 he industrious. Whom the richest
girl in town came in she took off her
coat and gloves, produced small bag
and from it took half knitted golf
stocking, and all during the lecture or
reading those needles worked as indus.
triously as If they had been managed
by German fraulein, while the stuck
Ing grew under your very eyes. This
seemed queer, hut toward tho last OF
the season the climax was reached |
when one afternoon at tho opera we'll
known girl sat listening to the delight
full music and working away at niece
Of tapestry. done in old fashioned |
cross stitch. Now 1t is predicted that |
the locker on and the listener will be
equally industrious, and the prediction
ia reached by the oldest way. Not
that some ono says 30, not that any
fashionable girl predicts or advises IT,
hut iu the most expensive shops there
are displayed wonderful cases and
baskets for holding the necessary uten-
sis. Knitting bags, with ivory noodles
having sem ipreciouH gem set in each
knob; tiny baskets. holding all the
utensils for embroidery in silver gilt,
while thiphles of the most wonderful
designs and invariably of gold are
offered 10 protect the busy fingers.
Tho little scissors have their tiny silver
handles, and many OF the sewing uten-
eils are suspended from chatelaine.
When this is the case, there 10 a silver
needle book, a silver egg that upsns
- oolI thi nj inai1n if.
IA nair Of silver. mounted scissors kept
frnm doing damage by being in silver
sheath, the silver stietto and the long
Hilver hook intended to hold embroidery
silks Honestly. one must confess that
the opera is hardly the place to EXHIBIT
ones ability with the needle, but 1t
looks rather we'll at morning lecture
to see our young women busy 40 pos
siblu on a1iuething intended either to
decorate the home or be used in some
athletic game. She who does not en-
broitier or knit stockings. uses coarse
bright woods and forms either slum-
her rug or Tam hat for the man OF
her choice. How very seldom one sees
woman utilizing her time and her
wit in making something for another
woman! This does happen though in
these daya OF knowing how, for 1T is
Inc VIII bpt ouiy Va"
niept but the artist, as far as needle
work is concerned. When very young,
other her German or English governess
tuuebt her to sew, and as the years
have progressed she grows proud OF her
ability not only of welding the needle
in the ordinary way. but in producing
wonderful effects in silks and tinsels,
effects that nre really to outlast herH
md many another life. She embroiu srs
rs did her great-grandmother, in quaint
cross stitch, covering for chair
She works out on gorgeous velvets,
with gold and silver thread and gay
spanges, tho haugings for room, and
she always undertakes to do one piece
of work that is to be very line, ana
which is to be either in her mothers
or her own home for future generations
10 admire.
Another fad which has overtaken the
fashionable girl ia the selling OF her
aid gold, and by this l mean all the oic
gold mountings, heavy bracelets, big,
crude brooches and inartistic nieces o.
iewulry, that have accumulated within
The last &c years OF course the hos
ieweler gives her absolute value for tht
cold, and then for it she may TAXI
sitber a modern piece or select SOM
hit of silver or gold in the way OF |
toilet utensil that will Last her for
long time and stand as representative
of her economy. The only daughter II
nm enormous family, who managed 4
lolect macy bits Of the precious metal
ia more than delighted because IN eX
change for it she got six beautiful goli
thimbles, and these she will offer q
rrizes for tho dRintiest work done u
her sewing class. This work VIII be
not embroidery, not cross stitch q
knitting, hut exquisite lima SEWN
done on linen cambria, and with sue
noodle as only fairy can manipu
late. Ii ia fine to know that our girl
are appreciating the delights of needle
work, and 1t is good to know thu
among our very wealthy peopls sue
industry ia encouraged, since there
M woman in the world who can atfor
10 be ignorant of this strictly feminin
art. Who does not know how many
sorrow has been lessened while one "
rpoular stitches, and now many Jc
has been increased ma the hopes gre
with each flying visit that the need
made the cloth?
One naturally connects needles an
nius, for, according to Mother Zoos
through needles and pins the averat
trouble in the world is sure to negii
But. aprppos of pins, IL would seem
il the husband OF to-day would
forced to give his wife absol lutte pl
money, as he did in the days OF Que!
Elizabeth, when pins were sold not
the dozen papers, NOT by sihg
paper, but by tine half dozen, anu 81
thought herself fortunate who possess
a round dozen of good pins, but I
day to hold up tho fancy neck dressin
to catch the veil in place, to arran
the lace cravat, there are very smi
gold pins, each with tiny gem ju
at the top. OF course these are me
chips, but they are sufficiently go
10 make pin cost from n cents to
apiece. For her who wearH mu
purple there are pins set with enl'
sfnethysts. for her who is devoted
oreep there are pins topped oil WI
emeralds, while for her who loves :
male blue shades there are pins u
have TURQUOISE at the top. The IL
nearl headed pins have been on sale
long time, aud the imitation ones
- nearly resemble the real that =
women are willing to pay 81 apt
for the real when the imitation m
be got for 10 cents dozen. In additl
TO The pin two inches long, with
single stone at the top, there is 500
a pil little longer, with cluster
stones, and this is mails after
fashion of a sufety pin. lis use!