The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29

en- or eight kinds in the piece, and then
the Standardization small cushion COW
ers and table mats, through tray cloths.
covers for stands, tables and bureaus, and
drapery for pictures, UP to bedspreads and
portieres. The prices of many were high
up in the pounds, but not too high for the
work upon them, and, the main thing,
they found ready sale at these prices
among the summer visitors.
There were oriental borders copied on
larger scale from the little oriental squares
that we import, Persian patterns, Kensing-
ton patterns and stitches, Greek lace, etc.
all kinds of stitches, all patterns in
white and in colors, in all threads, silk,
linen, woIsted and gold l remember some
large paLsies outlined with gold, purple
and yellow alternately on a checker board
ground. Another exquisite thing had the
linen checked off with drawn work, and
the squares in the border embroidered with
pinks in Kensington stitch-white flowers
and green leaves. This was finished with
a silk fringe. and the price was g.
Much of the work was done in the Lon
don schools of embroidery under the pa
tronage of the Princess Louise, but the
linen was the product of the cottage wheels
and looms, and was Of different shades
of gray or ecru, from the natural color
of the fax through various degrees of
bleaching down to almost white.
Ruskin's beautiful Work.
Mrs. Pepper, with quiet rapidity, emp
tied for us the drawers of a beautifully
carved old oak bureau-all the things diff
ferent, and each drawing from us admir-
ing exclamationS, but while my young
companions were entirely absorbed in the
sight 1 kept darling away to the other
things in that delightful little room. In
the fireplace was a Jar of wild flowers,
oak leaves and red cornell berries, and on
the walls photograph of Mr.. Ruskin and
a certificate from his own hand of the
purity and honesty of the linen and his
willingness to have it called the Ruskin
linen. A framed autograph also of Mr..
Ruskin over the mantelpiece-a large sheet
of paper closely covered with writing, but
| in hand so rapid and contracted that il
would have taken long to puzzle IL out;
| 1t was about the dignity and happiness
| coming from the venerable arts of spin
| ming and weaving.
| The very photograph of Giotto's "Weav-
| ing" which had been the only guide for
| repairing and putting together the old
loom brought out of its fifty years de-
| cay and oblivion in a Viendal cellar, was
| on the wall, and four pictures in a row OF
| Penelope and other spinners and weavers
| OF history and poetry-Lon gfellow's Prls-
| ella, one of them. There was carved oak
| furniture, black with age and very prec-
| ious, and samples of the work of the
| present time, for wood carving is another
| revived cottage art; and for a finishina
| enchantment, Mr.. Ruskin had often beer
| In that very room.
I didn't forget the sheeting; could look
and admire, though I couldt have any
| l asked for it-another drawer opened an6
piece taken out-about a dozen yards
1t was very coarse, very. but after the in
it was single width, and had had nothns
but wide linen in mind, though, as l re-
Elected afterwards no hand loom was ever
made that would weave wide sheetng
But put the next question: Was 1t fol
sale?
Oh. yes. Why didn't say instantly
II will take SO many yards and brins
off my prize exultingly7 Well, couldn't
collect my thoughts, my good fortune was
so unexpected; the price for two breadth.
was the same as II shillings a yard, 81 rs
so far could reckon, but couldn't think
how many yards I should need, nor how
much 1t would oost-as for using the Eng.
fish currency quick, I cannot do it. Be-
| sides, i had been flying about that room
watch In hand, TIL now it was nearly time
TO go out over an unknown road and rneel
| the coach, which we must not keep walt
ing. had boiled up with delight at find
ing that / could have the linen, still its
| undeniable coarseness had cooled me off a
little, and then what time was there to
have It measured off. and how could we
get the great heavy bundle to the coach
Common sense said: Don't do in haste
| what you may regret at leisure.
| When my companion had lone chance
| with me, she spoke of the fabric with ir-
reverent ecorn, wouldn't have bed of hers
seen with such sheets. and couldn't sleep
| between them for their roughness but
| Doesn't FOR. girf,,
sheets yet.
In Keswick the linen industry is an Off
| shoot from Mr.. Ruskn's, but has grown
TO greater proportions. They display in
| their salesrooms more variety than we see
| at st. Martins thirty-seven kinds OF CLOTH
differing in width, hneness, degree of
bleaching and price, and then, as some are
dyed blue, orange, purple and red II brings
the whole number of kinds up to fifty.
The sheeting there was 50 dents higher
than at ST. Martins. making two widths
come to 1913 yard. but they would not
sell me any, for that and six other kinds
are made specially for their own Kosw wick
embroiderers; there are seven other kinds
which can be obtained only by entering
an order which will be filled in Its regula,
turn; and there is one kind OF which the
Princess Louise takes all they make for
her schools of embroidery
They have but one spinner who car
draw out a thread fine and even enough
for this, so the supply is OF necessity, lin.
tied. This work is all well paid when
done, and. In addition, at the end of the
year profits from sales are divided among
the workers. The cottagers all over the
country side have been able from these
earnings TO repair their dwellings and theu
they beautify them with their own handl.
work; high and low have been brought
into earnest helpfuness and warm friend
ship, and life Is frightened up for all
A beautiful and impressive incident con-
nected with the recent funeral Of Mr. Rus.
kin Is the fact that the casket was COW
cred with a chaste. simple linen pail WOW.
en- by the women OF the Ruskln linen
school OF kss~ick. Maria l.. Owen.
Behind the Scenes--iism Lett-"Are
there any long waits IN che piece you ara