The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-15
WOMEN DO TAPESTRY WORK.
THE FASHION THIS SEASON At
THE UINTER RESORTS.
An Impetus Given TO rnis Kind OF Fame,
work by the Popularity Of Tapestry
In Drawing Room Furnishings Most
of the Designs Import ed From France

With the opening Of winter resort hotelS
the thoughts OF women Of fashion turn 10
art needlowork In fact. that * about the
only time of year when they do think serI-
ously about il
Il never touch a needle In summer when
at Newport said pretty young matron
the other day. i cant bear to sew IA not
weather. and besides at Newport one
doesn't live in a hotel
but al the winter resorts 1t is very an
ferent There hotel life j. quite tho proper
thing. indeed 1t is the only thing IA some
places, and hotel life always means long
hours spent on the pia2zas, when are rea''y
built. | imagine 90 serve "a reception
rooms as well "a promenade- Inc one
thing they are not meant for is reading
rooms.
$40 one. no woman mean ever thinks
OF settling herself to read on a piazza oil
one Of the up to date southern resort
hotels There is to- much going on for
that
-But We do receive our friends and drlk
tea and eoasip there for several hours every
day. and incidentally we do fancy work Of
some sort or nj least have a piece OF work
in sight, whether we put in many stitches
or not. As aid to gossip. You Know
there is nothing like fancy work SINK
or satin work bag with some work IN II u
lust a. much part Of my hotel equipment
rs a picture hat and para-ol.
Last year knitting had O big vogue
among young girls and old ladies' as well
as with tie reat OF US who come in between.
But that fad died a natural death very soon,
except with the graudmOthcr7. THIS year,
Just by way of swinging to extremes l
suppose, We are all gong to make tapestry
yes. the work Il really quite tedious.
but it Is very beautiful. and now when al
the most artistic drawing rooms IN New
York are including lot OF tapestries among
the upholstenngs it Is quito worth while
to turn oGt some on ones own account.
A every one knows, a medium sized chair
with back and seat Of hand made tapestry
costs anywhere from $3.50 to $500, and even
then the work Is not always of the finest
Now. intend between Feb. /. when !
20 South and Faster to work Il chair seat
and A back. the materials for which will
cost not more than $50 and dozens Of my
friends are at work. or will be at work as
room IA they leave town. on squares Of
tapestry for sofa pillows, fire screens, &c.
The fire screen is one Of the newest
ideas for going away fancy work When
finished it Is mounted on white and gold
or mahogany and gold stand, according
to the character Of the room, and IL looks
delightfully."- quaint. occupying the poet OF
honor in front of the drawing room gas
log 1t matches a parlor better than
dining room or library.
Il am afraid none OF US = attempting
an original design in doing the tapestry
stitches For one reason, there Is no need,
the designs furnished by the ART needle
work stores being charminEly artistic and
for another, the work would lie aborious,
The tapestry squares which my friends
ara taking away with them and also those
| have. are already designed and started.
80 that all we need to do Is to be careful
about using the right shade OF silk or
worsted to match the design Yes all the
materials are furnished with the design
Here is one OF my squares.
The square she held mp WA about p
inches across, and TO Il novice looked al
most completed. IL turned out that a
very beautiful. Vatican style young woman
in the centre was quite complete IN the
most exquisite Of shades and the daintiest
of stitches The surrounding lake, foliage
and sky were only outlined, and the back
ground not even begun
Every stitch ! take, the owner eX-
planned, must ne a. lll1t ar N4if'N AZ VIC
oentrepiece. and there il a lot Of work TO
be done before the thing is complete, can
tell YOU.
Al one II the art stores much pa'ronized
by fashion the woman IN chfrEr showed
a pile Of tapestry SQUARES Of all sorts Of
designs. and said
Tapestry work is perhaps the most
popular of all just now with women Of
means for the reason that u is not Nearly
70 difficult TO do as fine embroderies, and
vet it is fabric which j. in fashion and
probably always will be, because the rea
hing II never cheap
An these SQUARES ara imported and
the designs which include female figure
and a garden scene, cost more lh0n the
conventional patterns. Some purchasers.
though prefer the conventional styles
This. picking up a square which sug
gested a scene IA the Forest Of Arden, with
a charming Ro,alind In the foreground
costs SI2 and this conventional design II
onlySs OF course II We did the work here
THAT is. if ono Of my girls should finish any
of them the price would lie about three
times NJ much. But We arc never asked
TO do the work,
so far / have not had customer who
even attempted TO take plain open work
canvas and try to design pattern on her
own account II can be done. OF course
In a crude way our great -grancmother-
used to work samplers which sometimes
showed very creditable ideas Of drawing
and design. but the task would be alto
gethcr too laborous for the average New
York woman. because 10 means an endless
and steady counting OF stitches and the
stnctest attention 10 tie canvas until the
work il at an end
These squares are not designed on this
side of the water. AZ AL. They arc mostly
Trench. All the materials except those for
the filing in come with them, which IL one
reason why the finished result Is So good
Left 20 their own choice ! ind that some
women make an awful mess Of color.
only the other day lady who bought
tapestry square 10 take with her 20 Palm
Beach suggested bright pink for the back
ground or filing iu
Oh. madam ! exclaimed an old
tapestry never ha- pink background
What you want Is duh green or soft
brown, to throw into relief the sky and
foliage. and the female figure which a.
You sec. is CARRIED in Dresden TINS Of blue
and pink.
-She looked quite Unconvinced but
finally agreed TO take what / advised
There are lot OF young girls among
my customers who don't care 90 pay SO
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