The Washington times., 1905-09-28
OLD LACE USEFUL
Lace Collars and Cuffs Made of Gro
cheted Tidies-Coats of Table Covers.


Happy are those who are in possess
sion of any pieces of the old. old-fash-
ioued white cotton crochet work. that
some will still remember in the shape OF
sntimacassars. tides. doilies. collars.
and cuffs, etc, for when brought to
light (and there must be quite a good
deal of this handiwork packed away
somewhere. for L never heard of any
really wearing ouO, they may be de-
yeloped into all kinds OF charming
practical. and useful trifIes, and now
that crochet lace Is so much in demand
will be really a valuable addition to the
wardrobe.
A wide spreading collar of this de-
scription, meeting under the chin and
the front edges fiarinE toward the shoul-
ders. was recently dipped into weak tea
TIL 1t reached charming ecru and then
had the front edges connected with
straps of narrow black velvet, each one
pointed in the middle. Stimulating VS..
This was worn over a house gown OF
old rose cashmere. and was certainly
charming addition. The cuffs were
fashioned from a dolly cut into halves,
the widest part sewn to the upper part
of the arm. The collar was of the deep
variety, a round-shaped piece, and the
border. which was the same width.
slightly hared. Certainly SUCH Sc.
at the stores. and smother excellent con-
trivance was smart little bolero from
| long. wide strip that had once done
duty as an antimacassar. The border
came on front and lower edges, the por-
tions that were cut away to insure MT
on the shoulders being Joined by strap
pings Of white cloth to form the sleeves:
| The collar was OF the cloth, covered
with rows Of stitching, and the whole
effect was charming, the cost. too. al
rf<,<. turn Ic 80
square doilies developing into one of
lthese coates, borders coming at center
| back and front. and one need not de-
pend upon those of crochet. either. for
some OF the handsome Renaissance dol
1 lies suggest all kinds of possibilities
| for personal adornment.
| crochet would cut up into a very hand
| some lace coat, or to some persons they
! might appeal as skirt. Personally l
| think that In this form they might
/ suggest their original use; in fact, even
the very handsome Irish crochet skirts
seem to SAVIOR of household use in my
opinion. though as coats this lace is
charming. Another use for the anti
| macassar is to fold 1t in long envelope
shape and fashion into a nightdress
case lined with a pretty delicate silk,
and pretty pincushion top Will be a
small dolly edged with n narrow lace
ruffie added, with beading through
| which pretty ribbons are run matching
| In shade the color of the cushion Two
doiiies so treated will come in for a
handkerchief case. lined and padded
with perfumed cotton. Again, a singI,
dolly of more than ordinary hneness Is
not to be despised as a crown for i
pretty theater hat, whether the dolly Is
round or square. II the latter, place
| diamondwise.
| A pretty French bread basket Is q
novelty. The foundation is an ordinary
oblong rather fat wicker basket. dec.
Grated on its four sides with a ruffie q
fine white linen embroidered in bunch
es of grapes as a border then button
holed on the edge in shallow scailops
This is done with white thread, ths
grapes in natural coloring. This ruf1it
is sewn to a linen band cut into set.
and buttonholed perhaps two inches
apart and then threaded with mauvt
ribbon, which is tied into jaunty bows
at the four corners. few stitches Sc:
cures this ruffie. which is, of course
, easily removable.