Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
HINTS FOR NEEDLEWORk
Artistic Possibilities in Everyday Necessi-
ties.
Point de Arab New Find - OutIin-
ing Net Glass
Novelties.
Written for The Evening Star.


| Do you know what to make for your
| friend who pours tea, and who has to use
| her own dainty handkerchief often to pro-
| tect her fingers from the hot teapot or ket-
| tie handle? It's one of the new little hold
ers so pretty to look at and no end useful
| If you ask for them ready made you will
| find the price quite high, seemingly, but
| besides the embroidered cover, there must
| be the lining thick enough and yet not
clumsy, SO it is quite bit of work to fin
| ish one neatly. The cover is good made of
| linen, and pink, gray, blue or green are all
pretty. The usual shape is followed, and
the embroidery is simple; pretty design
on blue is of white carnations. the stems
| turning toward the center and the petals
buttonholed and cut out to form the edge.
For pink the same design may be used, a
deeper pink in the silks than the linen Civ
| ing enough of a contrast; and the stems OF
green. On green, pink or white either Will
| look we'll The linen cover should extend
somewhat beyonu the holder proper, and be
| tackled to it. Such little gifts as these will
| be used and enjoyed for months. Some
one last Christmas gave friend coZy, to
be put over the coffee pot at breakfast, so
| that the second cup of coffee might be hot
instead of cooled by standing, and not ne
cesitate the large urn and alcohol lamp in
the very small family.
Every morning through the year. except
when the people We're out of town in the
summer, the coy had been used and added
comfort to the breakfast. for while before
that the coffee always cooled unpleasantly.
now for pouring a second cup the handle of
the silver pot keeps 50 hot under the cozy
that a holder is necessary in touching it,
which is not at all needed when the cups
are filled the first time
Outlining on Net.
Some new work for embroiderers is out
lining the centerpieces which come made of
net with the pattern delicately painted on;
the shading carefully done. Silks to match
perfectly are sold with the piece. and only
outlining is necessary to finish it; ready to
do, with the silks, the price is $50, and
quite completed ST is asked. The linen tray
and carving cloths, mats and doilies of all
sizes, with edges scaloped only, or with
tiny sprig in each scallop. are very at
tractve. The work is done with white cot
ton floss, and, of course, they wash perfect
ly, and are very durable In some places a
design OF cross-Stitching in colored Cottons
is added, of blue or blue and red, in Rus
sian style. These in plate and linger-bowl
size make very good and serviceable arti-
Giles for every day use on the luncheon
table.
Pretty Pincushions.
Some charming little pincushions are
made with tops in blue cross-stitch on lin
en-, the shape very small square, the edge
finished with Il fTiIl of lace and the top
worked in silks instead of cottons l think
prettier idea would be to have a Swiss
muslin top worked in the same way with
frill of the same, edged with Il tiny blue
5callop. Another extremely pretty small
cushion is made of pink and green. \
round foundation, almost like large ball.
IS covered with a deep shade Of rose pink
India silk Near the top and ercircling
1t like Il wreath is row Of tiny rosettes of
pink silk. part shade lighter and part
darker than the cushion itself. These look
ike little roses, and among them is very
arrow Tu"hing Of green silk put on so thai
it Is above one rose and below the next
curVinE 50 as to suggest the green foliage OF
the rose wreath. This is the prettiest of
the many exquisite little toilet cushions
displayed which have come to my notice
In Arab Lace.
Point de Arab, d new lace, comes in set
pieces, for tables, bureaus and such things
II is 4 heavy lace and has Il cord outlining
much of the design, which is always eff
fective Something on the same order yet
different, are the table runners and CENTER
pieces of cloth of gold as it is called This
mas a geld colored foundation cloth, with
'ich designs, outlined with a heavy gold
thread or cord, and inlets of large meshed
net, also outlined with the cord, and make
a beautiful novelty for the dinner or lunch
con table On bare table or over white
his would be very effective especially if
the vase, bowl or pitcher for flowers in the |
center Is Of silver. gilt or of any of the |
many beautiful vases or Jars of glass with
gold decoration. There is considerable va |
tlety IN bohemian glass alone, besides the |
new cut glass with gold mountings Some
old shapes have been reproduced in Bo-
Hernian. which to a seeker after noveIty
Will be Il boon, the prettiest among them
pelnS jugs Tor wine or even whisky. with
Fascinating twisted shoppers and odd
shapes