Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-05-18


probably exist To more ur less extent
in other New England towns. lut rhr
hitlc village of Drcrlivld serves rs au
admirable Illustration, says the Boston
Giuhr.
IGr Pocumtuck Valley Memorial a~
Suc.aI.uu occupies the uld brrrii.Ii
acad, lny, which was built about I1l
years ago, and for many years las
made Il collection of relics and ,uriu~t
ties of the early settlers uf New lu--
land. Its treasures are as familiar lu
Deertield folk as are their grand old
uukS and rlmS.
Now. when it was noticed that some
of the rare specimens of nnrdlrvork
kept under glass with most jealous
care were growing faded aul moth
eaten. despite the honesty of the ID. ll-o
dyes and the StoutncSS of the huur-
spun linen. it was natural that Deer.
field women should have the idea of
attempting their prcSrrNatiuu To Mis-
Margaret Whiting and Miss Ellen Vii.
Ter must he given the credit Of the
initial step in the enterprise. The ~ur.
cess of their efforts drew others tn +hr
work, and Il plan was drNvluprd
Al first there was lltlI" group OF
four women Interested lnrludu- I..
sides the two mentioned Miss Mary l..
Allen and Miss MargHrrt Miller. To
this nucleus others were grddalIy add
ed. and the organization h"raiu" known
as the l'eeri"ld Society OF l'lur and
W hlte NeedlrWurk. 1t Is Only about
two years since the society WAS organ
lZed. but 1t has already lAa.i" roll~ld.
erhhl" OF reputation and im~ c>'ah
liShtd Il viIlag" industry "nh"dyjn@ II
true RuSkin idea.
The members Of the society say that
ii has been very interesting to discover
the traces OF their environment witch
these Puritan women NAY" hil .u 'a1r
needleWork. The palm leaf pattern Is
often found to h" taken FROM some
treasured Indian shawl or other piece
of eastern stuff, and suggestions ut
Chinese designs.
Old French chintZcS and wall papers,
too, are freely borrowed from. hut
more frequently perhaps the designer
with her bit of charcoal as brush, urr
piece of homespun As canvas, looks
out upon the natural beauty about her.
the lavish verdure of the wilderness in
which she lives aud strives to rpyo-
duce bit of the abundant grace Of
tree, bush or flower that surrounds her.
In the bcdSprcadS. WindoW curtains
u M nth hnp HnntlS NA-l al
under the fingers of the young maiden
preparing her wedding supply are
found the most elaboral" designs car
rled out with exquisite perfection.
AS blue III four simply graded shades
was the color generally employed 10y
the colonial women, the prrIIi'Id st.
clety does most OF lis work III llt
same tlntS, though some old patterns
wrought III shades OF green ANA brown
ana PINK have been reproduced III tIr!r
original coiorS.
At the request OF Washington
chatelalhe some heau'ilul H'n'" IiIoi'
mas beeh designed To Ala'tH ah "'H
emma dinner service, ANA lHiS VIII h'
executed III shades ol yellow green
ana Drown lhere Is every impetus u
feVefed ASSOCIATION III the work "l tI'r
society whose llleillp'FS are 'I'>'t"'''"
from 'he SpiehoIh pioneers "i mat I'-
Sloh' ana Wh"h TO alltrN'raI d'N"'I'h
Is auaeu 'iIe cfi'ical SIKH "i '''' 'F'''.
NC cul'INa'eu women "i '"''a\ II i Il"
wonder 'lllt f'proulcllohN ut lII'F
haluS retain All 'ile "'a.'H "l 'I,r "r'-