San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-10
NEW TABLE LINEN.
Large Floral Patterns Fashionsble-Lac
Trimmed CIoths-Satin Scarfs Are Out.

Large Floral Patterns Fashionsble-L Lace
Trimmed CIoths-Satin scarfs Are Out.
In table linen for next season the
preference appears to be for floral de-
signs, and the figures are larger and
more pronounced than ever. Instead Of
the single bud or medium sized blossom
with an occasional leaf or sprig of foil
age found ON table linen heretofore the
damasks for the coming season display
entire plants or huge branches laden
with both leaves and flowers. The new
est and most stylish cloths have plain
centers, not satin damask, but plain
linen, with deep floral borders extend
ing from the hem. In addition to the
foregoing the New York Sun furnishes
the following details:
On cloths especially designed for
round tables the cosmos and pansy ap-
pear to be the fashionable flowers.
Sometimes entire plants are used to
form double border, with plain linen
center and plain strip between. In
other patterns the blossoms are used
with their stems and leaves to form fes-
toons above the hem OF are scattered
loosely over the entire cloth. All table
linen, when not lace trimmed, must be
marked with embroidered initials. For
napkins the letters should be / d inches
long, while for cloths the accepted size
is 2 p inches. These initials should be
intertwined, but should not be in the
old fashioned monogram.
For lace trimmed table linen, which
will be even more fashionable than last
season. there are three new laces. One
is French lace, which is very like
elaborate patterns of heavy linen tor
chon, another is a Russian lace that has
close meshes and clumsy looking fig
ures, and third is fine, duchess lace.
The last is the finest lace ever used for
table decoration. 1t is combined with
linen so sheer as to almost resemble
muslin and is used principally for tea
and luncheon cloths and for center
pieces and tray covers. OF course there
are always plate and finger bowl doilies
to match. Battenburg and renaissance
laces will still be fashionable if COM
bined with linen.
Fayal drawn work is the latest for
bordering small cloths, napkins and
doilies. 1t is made Of the finest linen
and more than anything else resembles
beautiful Deedlework. Even under the
closest inspection there is not the slight
est resemblance to the old fashioned
drawn work. There are neither blocks
nor wheels. All the threads running
one way being drawn, elaborate and
graceful designs are worked with the
needle. The old fashioned drawn work
will be sold next season for less than
half its former price. The reason for
the reduction, according to the dealers,
is not so mnch because it has ceased to
be fashionable as because the work is
now done in Japan. After the cloths
and doilies are woven, and in many
instances hemmed, they are sent to
Japan with the desired patterns to have
the drawn work put in. The Japanese
labor costing so much less, the work
can be sold for half its former price.
Colored cloths and doilies are styles
of the past, as are centerpieoes en-
broidered in colors. Satin and silk
scarfs have also had their day, and in
their places have come crochet mats,
center pieces and plate and finger bowl
doilies. These may be solid pieces of
crochet or linen centers with crochet
borders. .s'h'ja