The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27
OLD NEEDLEW0RK COPIED:
4 VEN INDUSTRY sTARTED At DEEIs-
FIELD, MASS. .

Designs of Women OF Colonial Times Re-
produced by Their observation-disclosures
of mn Iden Evolved by Patriotic Women
The Society of blue and white Needlorork
At Flushing q few days AGO there was an ex-
hlbit Of the products OF tho Deerfeld Society
OF Blue and White Needlework. This is ne
near to New York as any display OF the work
| has yet come. and the fact that the exhibit at
Flushing was broken up by sending q large
consignment on a private order to Chicago de-
stroys tho possibility ot seeing II in this city
this winter. The exhibit was made at Flush
ing for the benefit OF the Free Library. In the
home of Miss Eliza Macdonald.
The story OF the society was told In n little
talk by Miss Margaret Whiting. aone OF the
founders. Any one who has ever been Mt Deer
field. Mass. knows the devotion OF the resi-
dents TO the collection OF relies and cnriosities
got together by the Pocomtuck Memorin Asso-
| citation and housed at Memorial Hall. Many
tokens OF those days In the early part Of the
last century which made the village historic
are TO be !ound there. Along. however. with
the tomahawked doors and POISON tipped ar
rows. the locks OF hair FROM heads scalped by
tho red men, the broken.down childrcn's shoes
telling patheticAlly OF the tramp into captivity
OF little feet-along with all these mementos
OF the Deerneld massacre. there are many
other relies OF more peaceful times. Among
these are samplers. knitting rockets. bed cur
needlework with. which the Puritan woman
iilled her leisure hours. II was the discovery
neediework specimens were s~uccumbing to
the tooth OF time that really developed tho 30
Hf es' Miss seYMd arsssr sne M Nj or u and slsIe Of y Miss siSt Alien len.
they undertooksto decipher and reproduce
these ancestral patterns i ,nst were fading ga away o.:
trlotism, but soon the effort became intensely
Interesting on It's own account. II was found
Of her Immediate family would be The, repro.
s SaI n sf fev9red The French fieur.de.iiis, Which
or plate that was a treasured piece OF bric.a.
brac IN her best room. This conventional De.
s SISe s dr t eIa a9t at hes sh2 si to ig !%hen apop w %rk
seemed. to offer an opportunity. Other work
ers took strongly to ninks or thistles; one
leaves in her work and revealing IN nrabesques
In the beginning only the Original omar
tet executed any OF the work, and Il was their
preservation one replica e4sh OF the pieces y
the memorial collection. Presently the idea
S saapt R K KEN t lmS. u to m Deera Sf r sffsT'. and ID
establish a village industry which should be at
sRSirG SniSas aG ID II be sn3lsS d'y tTsrs SaS Tiffe od its
mapqIf fes 9nesi H ONE r by %ne ]vi fhey DIED e I,y SJf.
seemed desirable. therefore, from several
Blu and White Needlework should spring into
existence; The workers are drawn from the
and are trained by the founders, who are also
the directors and managers OF the society, As
t Il Ss''g The f first Effort eron i Is TO preserve rs.sStSe the "s orIsi.
nal design. As this is often crude and mar.
tistic, tho directors have sought with nati e
without sacrificing in any way the distinctive
and truthful 5l rsprTdmc,i"n Of the original de-
s% saih,ifin 'n Th sSf.'s With Nt tho letter i" in % old
A considerable humber Of workers are now
in the employ Of tho society. 20 cents an honr
% Seihs IS lHe or aGsn@ad ' befor Ts' being e' made av wealths
women throughout the country deitghting In
a Tne soe sRsSim after 81 some ~ 20 e esgsr fnSsnt q, .'1 was
able to get q manufacturer to produce the eX-
act grade rad "a npS Ie snass Of 2 S1 linen solo nGsd saaS TS % aSsibl.
coIcrs for, the crewels;, Lately, however. an
s eHHrthea, and ! : good deal q the floss with
1 farit ane's w6m FsS' Worked SSdpS eSieays T Wifh 'H fsnr
shades Of blue. the variety in their standings
holder sIirlts yentured into Old green's and
pinks and browns. but 1t Is rare to tnT n piece
several were Shown, serving as an interesting
contrast to the rest Of the exhibit: ,
A superb SET OF beQ curtains Tor an Oh -laSn-
ioned canopied four-post bed was exhibited. a
perfect copy OF the original set. and Il was SUR
missed that the linen formed part of a wedding
outfit. as the sentiment Of the spread seemed to
indicate a, romance. Snringing from q large
heart at the bottom. the %nattern wapders IN
) counterpane until Il focuses at the. top, In a
huge rose. The side curtains and valance
' hearts. Many tea cloths, table centres, doilies,
|, bureau and table covers we're also sh2Tn
sigma MiXaU with the reDrOUuptiODS were n
number of original specimens and q study ,oi
l the two was, the best sort OF evidence of the
Astndy OF the n%atterns. also, after Miss Whit,
: ing,s talk. made 1t easy to foliow the irSGtra,
3 and simple gardens which could be c-eatcd, "a
: Signs sGIs not"hy the conventi9nal pain Leaf
: familiar In India shawls., and doubtless sng,
; s eSsst! II Th so% Fpe 55sG1 infu {gS% a t sea- f 6 sasIl,
, diseernible. and was nrobably brought in satir
\ and brocades that found their way across the
water even in those troublous times.
: The work accumulntes slowly. and, II is rare
. that enough is In band at at one Tim for an ex
0 year ago was for table linen To match an ole
china tea service. and this was wrought II
j, like Dresden effect. The design in this rar
: t%icular DEVELOPMENT will never be again repro
: 'pWGfi Miss v Whitins said that in the DEVELOPMENT o
I La9, II tns search 9 IA dGr add hs ns ! pieces 2
! valuable finds come, about, in an unexpected
Z Iay; wonderful hedspread executed by q Nfe,y
q s sn%Tn TsT h tSp% car"a little Ie"f Tor 9T i, AMI i hs'
= also seen at Flushing last week, and Ia one o
a the finest and most suggestive pieces OF tn
q collection.
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