The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13
FOR FEMININE READERS
FANCY WORK TO BE UNDERTAKEN
DURING THE SUMMER VACATION.
A Development OF Local Industries by
Women's Clubs-What an Editor
Has Learned-Odds and Ends.

Needles will flash swiftly in and out
judge by the amount of material that is
being sold in the shops. Almost every
woman who is going away for a long sum-
mer near to nature is taking with her some
pretty trife to occupy her fingers when
sitting On a vine-wreathed piazza, discuss
ing the war news. presidential possibilities.
or bits of gossip, says writer In
Golfers Weekly. Very dainty, too, is the
fancy work upon which she has set the
seal of her approval this year. her first
choice. perhaps, being the centerpieces,
doylies. scarfs and kindred articles Of
MORE silk with edges of duchesse lace
braid. These pretty trifies are so useful
nowadays, with the highly polished tables
that are in vogue, that every home-maker
needs them, if not for luncheons, for
lamps, statuettes, vases and other articles
of bric-a-brac. The MORE silk center Is in
old rose, green, or any color harmonizing
with the furnishing, and on this is put a
wide edging of the lace, the braid and all
materials for which can be purchased in
the stores. Duchesse ecru braid is the f2-
vorite finishing, though of course renais-
sance has its following. In the same line
as this work are the pieces of ecru linen
edged with Arabian or Russian lace and
prettily embroidered. This ecru linen is
much newer than the pure white. and doy
lies and centerpieces of 1t are fast crowd
ing the white out of favor. One such was
prettily embroidered in holly leaves and ber-
ries and another showed old geometrical
designs done in buttonhole stitch, the space
within being delicately tinted. A floral de-
sign was gracefully scattered over the re-
mainder of the surface, the effect being
very rich and elegant. OF course, white
will always be in favor with some, and re-
naissance doylies and centerpieces still
continue to figure in the seasons fancy
work. White linen inlaid with net and en-
broidered also makes charming pieces for
use on highly polished tables.
Fancy workers who do not turn their at
tention to articles of this nature have
something distinctly new offered then. in
the matter of sofa pillows. To the making
of cushions there seems no end, and with
the revival of old English styles in every
thing else, there now comes the old Eng
Esh sofa pillow 1t is of colored linen, and
to be appliqued on 1T are flowers of con-
trasting colors, the stiff, severe, standing
UP effect being the end TO be attained.
These flowers come ready cut out and
placed on the linen, the remainder of the
design being stamped all ready for work.
ing. The effect is very stylish, and speci-
mems of this work are sure to be much
seen this summer in the fair hands of
maids and matrons. Scarfs and table COW
ers will also be made in this way, and it
is likely TO prove quite a fad.
The golf girl is another favorite design
in sofa pillows, and the Indian heads have
lost none of their popularity. On this
order also are the cushion covers show
ing a dashing cavalier of the romantic
periods now made so familiar by popular
novels. Following hard on the heels of
the cavalier pillow is the cushion showing
the head of a pretty girl. and her fancy
paints unlimited possibilities for charming
effects. Spangles are effectively worked
into many of the new cushions. In the
fashioning of sofa pillows alone one could
find variety enough to fill profitably and
peasurably all the summer days.