Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-04-06
EASY NEEDLEWORK.
Effective Trifies Which Demand
Small Expenditure OF Time
or Money.

This is the time of the year when
women wise in their generation are
looking about for new ideas in fancy
work. There are several novelties that
are worth considering. Among them
all, however, the work in ribbon is
claiming the most attention. 1t is
quickly done, very effective and beau
tiful. Primaril.t, the idea is one that
has come from Paris, and is to embroi-
der or fill in soms floral design with tiny
ribbons instead Of using the well-known
floss. These ribbons come in almost
every variety of color and are about the
size of baby ribbons, only thinner, are
more supple in texture. The most ex-
quisite example that has been seen in
New York recently was upon a sofa
cushion OF pale yellow silk.
The design was of Louis XIV. period,
large basket filled with dainty flowers,
hanging vines and broken off bits that
appeared as though falling in shower
from the basket. Among them were
forget-me-nots, and wild roses and tiny
sprigs. The basket itself was very
quaint in shape. 1t and the high
handle were outlined with a gilt cord,
while the mass of flowers was worked
in with gayly colored ribbons. The
process is not difficult To draw the rib
bons through the material, an old-fash-
ioned pointed worsted needle is used.
1t is done in the same way as up-to-date
embroidery, and the ribbon is so large
that one stitch will entirely fill in the
petal ofa small flower or complete leaf.
Thus the embroidery Of the sofa cush-
ion, to which reference has been made,
was done by an amateur in two days
A fac-simile of il which was exhibited
at an art shop in New York sold for $50
All of the materials and the stamping
cost only $50.
1t is, however, not ouly on sofa
cushions that this work is seen. Small
but very handsome fire screens are en-.
tirely covered with it. Often they are
worked upon background as delicate
as white satin. Among the smaller
pieces, frames and jewel boxes are most
popular. The picture frames are
charming, when worked upon white
moire silk, or even white panne velvet;
the latter however, is more difficult tC
accomplish. Still newer is the idea OF
doing the ribbon work on boiling cloth
and placing it over white satin before il
is mounted. A misty, soft effect is il
this way produced, and it is quite en-
chanting.
For pictures, the colonial frames are
new, pretty and rather simple TO make
They are usually large, fully IS inches
long, and oval in shape. The founda
ton is very heavy pasteboard, and car
be ordered at trainers or made a
home if one is accurate enough. TC
soften the edges it should first be GOV
cred with sheet wadding. The frame il
then in its primary state. Next ii il
smoothly covered with a fine piece o
brocade; the older the design the bet
ter, although a solid color should al
ways be chosen. When il has pro
| gressed so far and the gum with whicl
it has been struck is thoroughly dry,
number of brass ornaments, each one il
the shape of a section of wreath, ar,
nailed upon it at an equal distance from
the central opening and the margin. A
the top Of the wreath thus formed i
placed large brass bo~-knot, sheatl
Of wheat or other ornament. Consid
cradle Difficulty has been experienced il
finding the right places to purchas
the brass ornaments. They are tn
same as those used in ornamenting ma
hogany tables and furniture of the colo
NAL and empire periods; and shoul
therefore be sought for at a shop wher
brass furnishings are kept. Thes
frames are very effective when hung o.
the wall and filled with prints of ia
nous beauties.-St. Louis Globe-Dem
ocrat.