Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-05-25

faforite among the coarse canyases
is camilla cloth. very similar 10 CON
sress cloth. except that il is much
coarser. When made into pilIows i
IS used over colored satin or sateen
which CLEANS through the open text
ure very prettily. One recently seen
was worked in ecru shaded TO brown
turkish floss being used: the pattern
was large all-oyer design: the pill
| low beneath was covered with yellow
satin. and heavy yellow and brown
SILK cord was used about the sides.
the design was worked in plain hori-
zontal stitch, using the cross-stitch
| pattern.
Pillow covers of this material. one
side stamped for working. are sold for
| seVenty-five cents each, and for elab
crate patterns two dozen skeins of
silk are needed They should be made
separately, like slip, for easy laun-
dering.
a table cover suggestive of colonial
| uines IS made OF camilla cloth worked
III HodefnlZed cross-stitch tfour-loop
sutches placed to form cross twice
as large as the old-tirl. stitcb) win
solt white cotton thread The border
design is quite deep. and a fringe of
the cotton is tied into the edge. the
result a cover that will wear satisfac-
torily for lifetime. The same idea
cpulo De carried out in colored silks
with fine effect.
small pillow, evidently for baby's
carriage, is made of plain fine white
| ilhen with one inch inserting of
\alehciennes placed about three inch
| ~, ~
ners like hemstitching; the entire
surface is spanged with wild roses
and scattered petals. and the frill
edged with Nalenciennes. and Japan
| floss in pink and green is used for the
embroidery and small pearl buttons
| are placed 1T one end. making the
| cover adjustable.
Gold thread spangles and even gold
lace are seen to great extent: one es-
| pecially rich-looldng pillow. worked
upon a close-woven goods of dark
| green having an indistinct thread Of
gold, was gay with a tracery of gold
thread. connected wavy lines. with
here and there a large conventional
! primrose the petals pink. worked SOL
| idly. the sepals outlined and barred
with gold thread.
Another worked on white silk sheet
| inc had cluster Of cornnowcrs near
the lower lefthand corner. white wavy
lines Of gold thread radiated from it
and Il few scattered flowers We're seen
among the lines
The Lawson Pink has, of course.
| been reproduced by needleworkers.
and a large centerpiece having sprays
| of this marvel of Horticulture wrought
| solidly upon il was the center of at
| tention in an art store in Boston th.s
| last week: the flowers are large and
| OF medium shade of pink. Nos. 1868.
| 1868 Japan floss being a very close
! match.
| The. newest sets for the toilet table
are in two pieces only, a generous siz-
| ed scarf ana the long, narrow cushion
which has been popular for several
seasons. Those who have no time for
| embroidery will be pleased with the
| sets made of net. over colored Japan
silk; the sides and front OF the scarf
are edged with a two-inch lace; the
cushion also has a frill Of lace over
deeper fril of the silk, folded. Two
sets recently seen. in blue and white
and yellow and white, were very
dainty.
Another two-piece set that attracted
considerable attention was made of
old blue art linen. the scarf having a
two and one-half inch hemstitchng of
white, and a handsome design of pal
metto leaves outlined with coronation
braid and barred with three shades of
old blue Turkish floss. The same eff
feet is carried out in the cushion. the
top having much modified design ot
III nj
hemstitching Uhreefourths of an inch
| widel of white: this set was marked
very high.
Among the novelties are exquisite
little jewel boxes. heart shaped of
finest white linen wrought with Dres-
den designs outside and padded and
perfumed inside. some of them being
further adorned with small drtilicIs;
flowers and fine frlled lace.
Small oval and rt-shaped cush-
ions with embroidered tops and frills
of finest net or chiffon. honiton bead
ing and medallions and punches q
baby ribbon are very dainty. A new
beading that has pleased needlework-
ers is one of point manufacture, over
| one half inch wide of sheer fine weave.
| having a thread in the center which
! gathers il very quickly: il is not only
used for fancy articles. but 10 gainiSh
yokes, fancy fronts, scarfs and chll-
| dren's frocks. IT sells for eight ccLti
! per yard. but less by the piece.
Stamped patterns for point and Bat
| tenburg work are much lower in pric"
| than formerly: some Of the new de-
signs for handkerchiefs and tea -cicthS
are especially artistic.
Many are manufacturing handsome
scarfs for the neck Of fine Brussels
net with bow knots and borders of
applied braitis. either point or honl-
ton: the work is pretty and simple
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