The Washington times., 1906-05-16
BED ROOM LINEN TINT Is
BOTH USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL
How the Woman Who IS Handy With Her Needle
May Ornament Her Linen to Best Advantage

The household linens for the bedrooms
can be made most attractive and a
woman who takes a great interest and
pleasure in her table accessories Will feel
a like pride and pleasure in the furnish
ing of her bedrooms
AS in the markings of table linens it
is always the best taste to avoid the
extreme of fashion. A simple letter or
monogram can be used, and if this style
of marking appears on all pieces the
effect. is very pleasing.
For tho guest room this is especially
good. The bed linen, bureau and table
covers, hand and bath towels can all
match in the embroidery. This is GER
tainly more effective than if each piece
be marked differently.
Bed linen can be made attractive by a
little of the Irish fiat work embroidery
combined with a single letter or mono
gram. The pillow shams may match
with a continued spray Of the embroid-
cry just above the hem. a very pretty
design and a change would be to enclose
the monogram or initial in a medallion.
These can be purchased ready 10 sew on
and although they are machine worked,
the time or the knowledge TO give To the
handwork- They may be applied by
working the edge over and over in very
small close stitches.
For Marking Sheets.
For the sheets a large letter may be
used or a monogram; this should be
placed just in the middle from one TO
two inches from the hem. which should,
of course. be hemstitched. These letters
or monogram should be worked so that
the lower part is next TO the hem and
person standing AT the foot of the bed
can read IT correctly.
Pillow cases should match the sheets
and are marked at the lower corner, an
inch beyond the hem. In the pillow cases
which have plain hemstitching on the
hem the initials should be placed just
above the hem. and they should always
be rather small, as large letters are like
ly 10 be annoying by coming in
contact with a persons face.
Bolster cases are finished around the
hem just as the pillow cases, with hem
stitching, embroidered initials, or the
embroidered spray, If this is also used
The initials are placed in the center OF
the case.
Scallops Prettier Than a Hem.
In the working of the sheets and pill
low cases. one may use a scallop in
stead Of a hem. This is very effective.
and is done first by padding with white
darning cotton. then with the hutton
hole stitch, using dull or mercerized
marking cotton.
a very attractive set for bedroom
is made Of heavy linen scallOped. the
towels also being finished in this way.
The bureau scarf and table cover. also
the spIasher are included in the set. All
these pieces are worked either with the
initials or monogram.
Towels are marked in the center OF
one end. very near the border This
border may be hemstitched or scauoped
or fringed while the fringe IS very
pretty. II is not as good for hard serv-
ice as the other borders.
The damask towels are best adapted
for fine embroidery and drawn work.
as they are so closely woven, they ad-
nit OF small stitches. and many fancy
stitches can be introduced on these.
When a large letter is used a pretty
effect is produced by making a double