The courier., 1898-08-27
BEDsPREADS, TABLE-LINEN. AND

BEDSPREADS, TABLE-LINEN. AND
TOWELS.
A great many different kinds Of bed
spreads have lately como into favor. The
plain white Marseilles counterpaae 10
rarely aeon now. and its place 10 taken
by white linen Of heavy quality. with
most elaborate drawn work put in all
around, or else IN squares, always IN
enormous monogram, or . very hne
white orgaudie or lawn embr oidered BY
band in colored flowers, Or even painted
BY hand aud finished with lace rufi1e.
The cost OF these bed spreads 10 always
excessive. but they represent many hours
OF work that cannot be done by the ma
chine. The machine made drawn-work
10 never used in these bed spreads, and
It 10 remarkable that patience and hu.
man fiugers can accomplish such results.
Under al the thin spreads ID q silk
spread OF light weight. plain color.
This shows through the insertion or the
sheer muslin. and 10 also ueed for the
lace spreads that have not yet gone out
OF fashion, although the finer laces are
now more used than the heavy Ruipures
that were at ono time in style. The
Fayal-vork 10 greatly in demand for the
bedspread. and the pillow cases tc match
the bsdspread, but it 10 still too expen-
sive to be in the reach Of everybody.
There are some simple bedspreads Of
dotted Swiss put over the silk aod
trimmed with rufiies lace. but these
arc not worthy Of comparison With
those Of the plain linen embroidered BY
hand.
There 10 q great deal of extravsgance
in the present use Oh table linen. but
certainly il does make great deal. OF
difference to everybody that the dinner
table should always look fresh and invi.
ting. The German linen ID used -
much - the other kinds, and there are
q great many beautiful designs in il.
but the double faced dsmask ID still
coueidered the handsomest and the
most fashionable. In the ordinary
stvles of table cloths there arc no great
chanees ~ to pattern. The snowdrop.
the polka dot and the all over lowered
desieus are in constant use, :and arc to
be had in many wonderfully cheap
cloths. This quality u table cloth does
not require to be marked, except with
m initial in some place where it % not
90 evident. OF course the initial must
b done by hand, for indelible ink
marking 10 never used.
There arc . great many different
qualities Of towels shown, some OF which
are very cheap; others arc not worth
buying. The so-called bargains are. -
4 rule, too small to be Of any use, and
while they look very we'll before they
are washed, after they are washed arc
thin and poor.
The old-fashioued huckaback towels
arc the best for daily use; but it y .
good plan to supplement them With two
or three dozens OF fine damask ones. 1t
ID astonishing how much better IN or
diusry towel looks when it 10 embrold-
ered With the initial letters. These can
be done in red embroidery cotton; but
the best towels should b done in the
white. and should also Be all OF white
themselves; the others can have . red
or blue border. In buying this colored
border better quality Of toweiling can
b sscured. Ooe Of the new kinds Of
fsncy work this summer has been the
marking OF towels and bed-linen. The
cheapest and least trouble are those
marked with the fancy braid, which. il