The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29

cloth most Of the best patterns are large
and are grouped from the outer edge tow
ard tho plain centre OF the napkin
Our customers expect to find now de-
signs in tea and lunch cloths and plate
doies evcrv year -aid the head of an
establishments popular with women of
wealth in search Of fine linens and the
manufacturers know n
I'VE are selling fewer lace tablecloths
20 the most fashionable of our patrons
han we did % few years ago, but there Is
q greater run on teaClOths
-Thc tea table i more of n feature than
ever it seems and by that ! mean that be-
cause the dinner hour has been moved on
tea tables are more substantial than for
rnerly-more ike the English tea tables
which include sandwiches and cakes "a
we'll as buttered toast For that reason.
instead Of getting along with quite a small
lace piece on "A stand Just big enough to hold
a tea kettle and a plate Of toast the tea
table now set Vp IN most drawing rooms
requires . c}0rh almost of lunch size to
cover IT,.
Very many Of these clothes are solidlv
Of lace lace of every variety suitable for
that sort Of thing and Of almost every price
Filet lace is-one Of the newest and most
popular and lately We had TO replenish our
stock OF centre pieces aud small cloths
made or partly made Of II.
No. | really can't explain the connection
between the month Of January and linens.
at it's height just about then and that ar,
many persons buy linens to take TO Southern
cottages which they will occupy Inter on.
Very few New York women make one linen
outfit do for two houses
But 10 60 back to the teacoths The
newest wrinkle i decidedly the scalloped
edge and an open or eyeet embroidery
style Of decoration. Now these plate
doilies are of English embroidery, which
means that the eyelet pattern il empha-
sized. There is not particle of solid en-
hroidery on any piece OF that set, including
the tcac tn
And here is n set Of covers for asbestos
mats done in the same way edged with
inch wide honiton lace. They will he used
probably nj luncheon where tho mahogany
* bare except for ccntrepiece and mats
Some people still serve luncheon that way
although lace cloth Is now considered the
smarter style and in such cases asbestos
mats. like the asbestos table cover which
has replaced the ordinary felt cover. pre-
vents any possibility of the table being in
juned by hot plates.
Austrian embroidery and Irish embroid-
cry, all in pure white, are also immensely
popular for the small teacloths which are
finished with scalloped edges.
Next to the scalloped edged tea cloth
the most popular with women who want
something palmer than a solid lace affair
rs fine Irish linen bordercd with a one and
2 half inch hem finished with a half inch
wide row OF open work above which are
two bands Of Austrian embroidery di-
videi with a row of open work, and one Of
the best selling patterns is called bramble
and spider.
All these cloths are imported from
the other side and nowadays form part
Of almost every linen importers stock,
whereas once upon time customers would
have to 60 TO the art needlework stores
TO get them This shows how immensely
popular fine linens have become with Ameri-
can women and how lavishly they spend
money 10 get them. -