Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-01-31
&Sashin9tou Standard
ABOUT HANOKERCHIEFS.

Said the linen man: There is no
limit to the amount of money which
can he spent in handkerchiefS. One
may pay 10 cents for a handkerchief
or 800 The latter will be a lace
trimmed handkerchief, in Euchesse or
Point de Venice, done in floral designs
or scrolls.
A lace handkerchief seems mex
p5ns,ve at the highes. price, when one
thinks of the immense amount OF
work in it. A woman may work from
six months to year on the lace on
one of these handkerchiefs. Not
working steadily, to be sure, for the
lace making is SO trying to the eyes
that it is not possible, after time, for
the workers to apply themselves to it
constantly.
"Then the linen, which is used for
the center of the handkerchief, is as
fine as cobweb, and has been made,
very likely in dark cellar TO keep the
fine threads moist and prevent their
breaking. Most of the finest linen
comes from Ireland, but many of the
fine handkerchiefs come from Switzer-
land.
every beautiful handkerchiefs in
hand embroidery come, showing ex-
quisitelv beautiful work they cost as
much as $50. Something which is
interesting in handkerchiefs is the
work of the Armenian women, which
is comparatively new here. They
make lace edge to fine linen hand.
kerchiefs. work it on the linen after
it has been hemstiched, pretty, neat
little design of lace, never elaborate,
but characteristic. The handker-
chiefs will cost 81, 50, So, 81 and S.,
according to the work in the lace.
Handkerchief which are absolute.
ly plain without hand work of any
kind except the hemstitching, will
range from 10 cents to $50 dozen.
The most expensive of the plain,
sheer linen hadkerchiefs are for men.
Women's handkerchief of the same
quality will cost $50 dozen. Hand
kerchiefs at this price cannot be said
to be popular, but there are a few
people who make a practice OF buying
them. These are not always the
people with the most money, for mill
lionaircs are not always willing to pay
large prices for simple things, even if
Of the finest quality.
"Colored handkerchiefs are not in
vogue now. The hens of all handker-
chiefs are somewhat wider than they
have been. On the finest mems
handkerchiefs the width of the hem
will average about half an inch. They
vary from an eighth to half an inch
on other handkerchiefs.
"Odd handkerchieis, which are a fad
with some men, are . yard square.
These are OF the finest linen, and will
cost $18 dozen. They are the favor
ties of large. stout men as rule, who
like the fun of drawing out handker-
chief which is nearly as large as q
dinner cloth. These handkerchiefs
are too fine to be bulky, and there is
enough material in one of them to
satisfy tho most particular of men.
Excellent handkerchieis of good
quality come At prices which range
from % cents to 81 apiece. They are
perfectly plain, with not even q small
initial. Initials are put on to order.
cit is considered better taste to
have ones handkerchief embroidered
to order than to buy them ready
marked. The finest of embroidery
can be done in this country-as fine
- that done in France-which is say
ing great deal.
"On all kinds of linen the embroid-
cry which q women who is particular
will have used in marking will aver.
age 20 per cent of the price OF the
goods. This is in simple work, too.
As rule the initials are put on the
handkerchief in simble block letters,
or they may be in old English or in
script Or there will be . monogram
and the initials may be entwined in
the script.
cit is fad with some persons to
have the facsimile of their monogYams
upon handkerchief. Men do this
more often than women. The de.
signs in embroideries are, as a rule,
exceedingly simple"
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