The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-08-26
A MUCH-NEEDED LAUNDRY.
TABLECLOTHS FINER THAN EVER.
But HARD II WASH.
One woman's Plan TO Meet the Diniculty -Mys-
terious Vanishing OF the summer Girl After
She Leaves the Summer Hotel-The Un-
pardonabIe Defect OF the shawl.

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their linen closets than their jewel cases In
those days II was the pride OF the young ma
irons heart 10 possess a goodly store Of line
sheets. towels and tablecloths, hemmed and
h,m-stitched. by hand always. and Numbered
with the same care as her laces.
The old time table linens offered no such
beauty Of design a. those presented by modern
looms; in fact, In those days a pattern was al
most considered earish, "a Is evidenced 10y tie
popularity Of the old-fashioned snowdrop,
still invested with a quaint daintincss. almost
a sentiment. Of It's own. and still In demand At
the fashionable linen shops. The table linens
OF to-day are gorgeous In the richness of their
patterns, the floral designs running riot in a
maze OF vines aud blossoms. wonderfully per
feet ia their weave. There ia a tendency to
the large. s~prawllng blossoms. so popular
on tho floral Wallpaper Of the day and every
bloom In the category Is represented. The
modest clover. the rosebud. the tiny ivy and the
one-leaf tablecloths have had their day. Now
we have diversified chrysanthemums. mar
Rlerites. huge carnations, beauty roses and
orchids for the autumn and wiuter. Conven-
tional designs, such "a the feur-de-lis. the bow
knot and other familiar designs, seem TO be
superseded by the flower patterns, The old
set border lined of from the rest Of the cloth
has disappeared entirely. the new borderings
bnOWluk HuSuC uTThnkeIntuS OF le chosen
flower blending with sprays and foliage to tho
centre.
Unfortunately for the beautiful new linens
the proper laundering Of table linen is almost
a lost art In this country. In the private laun-
dries Of the well-to-do. the services Of French
lauudreSses ara sought for and In the work tho
women Of that nation excel. But the American
who depends on public laundries and the work
OF servants and washerwomen knows nothing
of the aesthetic delight to be derived from break
fasting at n table spread with n perfectly ironed
cloth that has been exactly folded, and provided
with q napkin equally nice. The lack Of good
laundries Ia lamentable, aud in these days, when
women are invading all sorts Of queer trades
aud vacations, II l. odd that they do not see tho
field for success there Is In the well-conducted
laundry. At almost every summer resort
this year, as every year. hotel guests and cot
tageTs are forced to, pay eHtorionate prices
for their washing. and their clothes are wretcl-
eddy washed. poorly ironed and hopelessly
torn and mangled by the various machines
and devices now 10 use o. time savers. The
only alternative Is the establishment of the
Cinnamon. who seem TO be the only persons
with sufficient business acumen TO perceive
the money making Possibilities OF the summer
some months ago a woman forced to earn a
livelihood planned a laundry. which. had the
mint 20 its managers. II was not TO b. adyer:
tised except by the excellence Of the work and
the week was to be devoted exclusively TO the
washing and ironing Of table linen. another to
bed linen. another TO fine gowns. laces and
mixed wash were done away with. Each day
a wagon waste call al the house Of the customer.
i ias one % " fSSu e dd4i@Re cIO ii 7 eaw9 TSe t 2P6 Tei %rTs
kept strictly apart, by an admirable system
Of marked tubs and baskets, and none Of the
linen were TO be used. Subscribers to this IDEAL
plan were TO have all the benefits Of a private
laundry at a fraction Of the expense, But tho
i idea Xaa TOO beautiful "A dream In these diva
of giving the least for the most money. and
while considerable capital had been invested
in the project twas abandoned.
The next week or two will mark the mysteri-
ous passing OF the summer girl. She is with
us to-day along the coast resorts and on the
her hair out Of cur, her conversation a bewilder-
which she acquires through mimicklng the
natives. with freckles on her nose and a sun
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f hSppinsess' She has i%%i1 n the sO aand and
has swung her hammock between the grass
and the trees, and the stars have shone upon her
at night and the mosquitoes have sung her
to sleep. and she has made natures heart her
Her going Is always one Of the saddest notes
OF autumn II happens somewhere between
the hotel and the town. She leaves the place
that she has made glad with her presence in
and various bopSes s"P are disposed abe abou, her,
together with all the weird pnraphernalis
that the summer woman must carry homo
with her. She ooks like a travelling circus.
Her bicycle, her coat case, her golf clubs, her
tennis bat. with. umbrellas and parasols ara
will not pack and must be strapped on some
how. Thus equipped, the summer girl throws
back kisses to the other girls. II She is one
OF the popular girls one or two of the youths
accompany her 10 the train. While the foxy
summer woman always knows enough 10 pre-
serve one trig and trim travelling gown IN
which to rntlln rsSnNptaDIE 10 tOup. the SUM
mer girl never docs this. She has too much on
her mind during tho season TO give heed to de-
tails Of this sort and the result Is that she goes
home viii n somewhat battered hat and glove
less. That is how she, ,yanishes in the tram
you meet her IN town a demurcly gowncd
young woman with a dotted veil Drawn over
her nose and carefully arranged hair She
tailor skirt switches sedately about the limbs,
which, silk stockinged 20 the knee. cavortrt
Of Father Noptu Te.' To talk 10 her - ab o"g fIs
English overland stroke or the best way 10
make a double somersanlt dive would seem
topics but a few brief weeks before. II would
seem indecorous 10 ask her II she were stu
upon the piazza with evening" until shc was
talked about. for she has tho dreamy far-ufr
look that comes from fnc" massage. Turkish
baths, manicure parlors and other method.
with which the girl Of autumn kills the last
summer girl germ that remains In her system.
IL IL q great clenning-out tint IN VI" big shors,
whore they are anxious 10 get rid Of the df-
ferrnt summer stocks In order 10 make room
for the new fall things. II must he that there
nre some people who purchase thcsn loft-
overs. for they gradually disappear, possibly
TO see a few brief weeks wear AZ the various
places where loiterers spend the autumn
before coming back TO town, Al many Of the
stores there are certain things not ~ be- had at
all, for the reason that the summer stock IL
gone and the autumn supply not vet in. such
was the experience of a woman who set OUT
last week 20 buy n black straw hat. She could
much more easily have found a black pearl
or even a pink diamond, There were a few
white straw hats Of shapes that no one would
possibly want except for a costume party;
there were sailor hats in plenty, also fell hats
Of various sorts. white duck hats. chiffon hats
and sun bonnets. but throughout the length
and breadth Of the great city there was not "A
black straw hat, although the hunter. becoming
Interested in the. chase after trying about eight
Of the better shops. finally descended 10 the
Fast Side and the pnrlieus Of Grand street.
There are no black straw hats in market.
All sorts Of old fashions are revived, but the
shawl seems doomed TO perpetual burial. IL
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