The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-19
much finer workmanship, and is intended

much hner workmanship, and Ia intended
to outlast the mere vogue OF a season.
In looking over lunch cloth OF Persian
work 1t seems almost incredible that what
appears the weave OF the linen Ia
succession Of patterns In the finest OF drawn
needlework, interspersed with lace insert
ing and small embroidered figures in white
silk. All the Persian embroidery Ii done
in white silk in a fiat stitch.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Per-
patterns there Is no sameness about their
table sets, for they have shown a genius
for manipulating all manner OF geometrt-
cal figures into designs of wonderful rich
ness and beauty. Persian medallions are
also made and sold in any quantity, probably
with view to using them in borders for
large table cloths.
The Persian sets are made in table CEN
trepieces, both round and square, with
doilies OF two sizes to match and in the way
Of fine needlework. tremendously combin-
ing three different styles of it in one UNI
obtrusive yet elegant whole, 1t has no
superior. f,
Another coming fashion in table lace
Is that for Maltese designs. For the first
time In its history, Maltese lace is being
made Of linen. and this form OF 1t is particu-
larly desirable for certain purposes, while
the regular silk Malt csc, lace is used for dress
trimmings and the like.
Whole table sets come made in both the
linen and the silk Maltese lace, both with
deep borders and inserted pieces and in
solid lace. IT will undoubtedly be seen
upon fashionable tables In the coming
season. but II In not the sort OF lace which
Is likely to hold its own upon the table for
more than year.
Tho rare and beautiful patterns Of NAL
tese lace are too well known 10 need de-
scription, but ono thing is not commonly
known, that Its originality lies In the fact that
the families Of lacemakers who weave Its
intricate threads into designs OF rich beauty
never get quite the same pattern nor make
the lace in quite the same weight. Each
family will have its own thickness OF thread,
its own individuality of pattern.
Canary Island lace for the table has lost
nothing OF Its vogue, except that the open,
drawnwork disks which once distinguished
It are no longer in style. Among the new
patterns in this pretty form OF drawn work
are large butterflies in the corner of a cloth,
the wings Of drawn work and the same
open pattern forming part OF the body.
while the head and feelers are worked in
solid embroidery.
Drawn work has grown from the borders
OF tableolOths all the way TO their centres,
and even the most ordinary Of table damask
has hemstitched hems with, frequently,
two rows OF hemstitching In better classes
OF damask the cloth has little drawn work
border as we'll "a a hemstitched hem.
Fine cloths are, OF course, made OF Irish
linen, except in certain special and peculiar
weaves, O nd great deal OF Ia ce and needle
work are seen upon them. The old Italian
bedQuilts and altar cloths have also been
drawn upon 10 furnish patterns for modern
tahlecloths, and the ancient designs fur
nished by Michael Angelo and his pupils
especially Giovanni-for celebrated pieces
OF lace for royal lacemakers are mingled,
in the quaint way OF ancient Italy, in the
one cloth.
Even the souvenir bed quilts OF Italian
queens and other royal ladies' repose under
plates OF modern Sevrcs, and between
the courses at dinner one may study. out
the squares furnished by each titled lady.
wonder whether this coronet signifies the
tile: this pea cock the reigning house OF
Portugal and that border the individual
one Of Duchess Of Tuscany. Such a
cloth, with It's tediously worked squares
and individual borders, by which they
were joined together, might furnish con-
versa ton for the dullest board.
Every one cannot get souvenir bed
quilt for table cover, but many woma n
in the coming season will have cloths
made along the line OF squares Of lace and
embroidered linsn Joined together with
fine needlework.
A less exclusive, but not less novel, lace
table set 10 made In French CrSpon lace
which, 1t Is said, will be the most popular
table lace OF the coming season. 1t is more
durable than duohesse, much finer than
Cluny, and has charm entirely its own In
that 1t is a new pattern in lace, and there
fore TO be desired. 1t not only forms Dor
ders Of all widths for table sets. but is in
serted In them and set in medallion effects
as well