Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-30
GROWING POPU L A R
CROSS STITCH EMBROIDERY rs
MUCH FAVORED.
New Ideas That Are Catching the
Fancy of Woman
kind

Written for The Evening Star
Cross-stitch embroidery as popular fad
seems to increase rather than to abate as
the spring months draw near. Nor is scrim
cloth, which has been considered close
rival to linen the only material which is
being drawn upon for the foundation of this
embroidery.
The newest idea is to fasten a band of
openwork canvas on the article to be en-
broidered. AS this canvas is especially pre-
pared for such work. it does away with the
difficulty of doing the cross stitch upon a
fine weave of goods. I he canvas can be
procured in several sized meshes, which
makes 1t possible to vary the design to suit
the garment to be decorated After the
vas are carefully removed, leaving nothing
except the design on the goods.
With this simple method any kind of ma
terial can be used, including the softest
muslins, silks and organdies, as we'll as
scrims and ginghams.
Pretty collar and cuff sets are still to be
seen made out of scrim and embroidered
in Persian or plain colors. These are neat
When worn over colored stock. Collars,
stocks and shirt waist pleats are also made
or scrim and canvas and elabora tely en-
broldered. Blue, red and yellow are ia
Vorlte combinations, as are also green, blue
and red
Another pretty idea which is carried out
In cross stitch is to make napkin holders
OF linen, scrim or canvas. The edges are
cross stitched as simply or deliberately as
the worker chooses. and the color scheme
IS also left to the discretion of the worker.
A set seen recently was entirely in yellow
cross stitch, which represented a daisy de.
sign.
A Red House Gown.
1t is quite the fashion to have at least
one guimpe gown in the wardrobe and
cross stitching is much in vogue for this
purpose. One seen recently was worn with
RED wolfe house gown. The guimpe itself
WAS or scrim, cross stitched elaborateIy
across the entire yoke in daisy design
Red and blue silk were used for the petals
ana yellow for the stems. The cuffs were
embroidered to the elbow in a zigzae daisy
deslsn. girdle of the scrim was COM
Pieteiy covered with cross-stitched daisies.
Inc newest opera bags are made of a
cloth which has loose mesh. The fo,,n-
aauon warp is gold or silver cord, and
TINS IS woven with silk thread The effect
- Gndrmihg' especially in the delicate pastel
colofs' handsome bag was made of dark
green, through which the gilt cord glisten-
ca. me monogram of the owner was en-
blue and yellow ~ ie"'
Some of the prettiest tea gowns. dressing
sacques, klmonas and shirt waists are deco
rated IN the Persian or Russian colors
ualnt! handkerchief kimona of white sill,
mad the navy blue border cross stitched j.,
red and white daisies, with a toucb Of vol
low. 'u'h vi 9ei-
Allother woman who wished to attend q
reception and was anxious for fresh ac-
cessores to brighten up a pretty hut Old
gown thought of bright scheme A fna
whlte turkish towel was demolished. and a
poA OF rope silk in brilliant colors was
Drought into requisition. After a half dav'S
VIZ w sue appeared in new vest collar and
Guns, which looked for all the world &c if
theg hao come from some Turkish embroid
cry shop. i oi"
New Collars and Cuffs
Turkish toweling also makes charming
turnover collars and cuffs. Strips about
TWO ihches deep are used for the collar
Ihree inches wide is a good depth for the
GUNS. Inc edges are buttonhole stitched
with wmte rope silk, and rope silk is run in
ana OUT under the rough surface For Turk
lsh effects strands of different colored sili-s
blue, black. yellow and green-are used in
soild color to match the gown The white
roughness of the towel receives such deco
fdIohs prettiy, and an elaborate effect ia
easily obtained. A bolero Jacket RECENTLY
seen was made out of a heavy TnrEisI
towel. bound with cloth of gold and en-
broldered deliberately with a mass of rod
fTench Knots and a border of cross stitch
This same idea is carried ont in T,,rI-i.,
toweling and colored silks for con,tina
negliges. wall pockets, splashers and travai'
ing rolls. 'e'-
cross sutch embroidery seems peculiarly
n'.eu lor tne decoration of childrens gar
HeHtS. tulnnpeS, aprons, adjuSta BILE collars
ana dresses are most effective when hand
sonely WORKED A smart little frock was
made of pale blue voile with the voI,a
skirt coiIar cuHs and belt decorated in
cross sutch. Pink, lemon and white silk
moss was used to carry out the apple-blos-
som design. '