The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-07
OPEN WORK In
LEATHER NOW
CLAIMS ATTENTION
Ooze SheepsI<in Favorite Material
for Dainty Rugs, Desk .Accesso-
ries, Cushions, Frames and Cow
erS.

There were never such fascinating
things in leather as are to be seen just
now. After experimenting in burnt
work on this medium, the worker has
fnallys brought the art near to per-
lection, and open-work in leather is
the result. This is why women haunt
the shops of dealers in leather, hoping
to pick up a bargain.
Ooze sheepskin is the favorite mate
rial for the new work, and comes in
various colors. Cream Is exceedingly
popular for dainty drawing-room mats.
soft pillows and portieres; the tans,
browns, reds and green's are more de-
sirable for dens and library accesso-
ries.
The method OF procedure with this
work is to burn the outline of the de-
sign on the smooth side of the white
skins, and on the ooze or undressed
side of the colored ones. The reason
for this is that the undressed side is
capable of much more exquisite shad-
ings than the former.
One skin, If used to advantage, will
make several articles, especially II an
eight-foot skin is selected. The mid
die part is usually utilized for cush-
ion covers or mats, and the waste
pieces for smaller articles, like needle
DOCKS, pcnWlDeTS anu picture AAdAbrS.
To avoid wasting material, the worker
usually squares the center of the skin.
according to the design she expects to
execute. accurately spacing with ruler
and pencil.
A handsome cushion seen recently
was done on white leather The col
or scheme was violet, yellow and green.
which was carried out in faint washes
from the edge. The design was OF or
rsff a hInEEnfDE
stems and leaves, the open-work
square was placed on a piece of light
green leather, which reflected through
the openings The two were laced to-
gether through punched holes, alter
mating green and white lacings OF
leather The lining was about four
inches larger than the outside, ana
was slashed all round for fringe.
Another pillow was made on tan
sjxin In double red rose design. A
big rose was the central motive. with
a rose at each corner, and all Joined
bv rose leaves. This was entirely cut
out. and was appliqued to foundation
of green leather, which was little
lighter than the stems and leaves OF
the roses.
sheepskin, and had the poppy for its
motive. other designs seen In mats
are the daisy, wild rose, morning
glory, ivy leaf, horsechestnut leaf and
narcissus.
A woman's sanctum, the color
scheme of which was gray and pink,
had cushions, mats. picture frames
and portieres of pale gray kid in a
perforated design of pink peoples.
The portieres were lined with a heavy
gray louisine silk, edged with pink
guimpe.
The design for small objects is al
ways burned first and cut out after
ward otherwise the edges would curl.
Some OF the penwipers are little sym
phonies of color. showing a rose, a
poppy, an oak, maple or even
grape leaf The background for mats
and pillows Is cut away after the pat
tern is burned and painted.
A gorgeous plano sc9-f was made OF
a red skin which had the pdInsetta for
its design. When the SNOWY flower
and petals were burned and cut out.
the scarf was lined with red silk and
finished with slashed red leather
fringe sewed to the silk.
The secret OF the beauty OF this
scarf was the fact that after Il was
finished on the right side II was
burned underneath, 10 bring up the
design on the surface.