The Washington times., 1906-06-25
HOINE ITS PROBLEMS AND INTERESTS
DAINTY SACHETS FOR
USE IN SUMMERTIME

There is little more dainty or pleasing
to the eye than the small sachets which
fashionable women are using this sum-
mer- They are laid among handker-
chiefs, iaees and wells, and appear "a
plenty wherever lingerie and fancy bod
ices are kept The points of newness
| about these little saehets are that they
are seldom larger than four by six
inches. that they are made OF thu finest
linen cambria instead of silk or brocade,
and that each woman who uses them
chooses one particular design 10 herself
and bas them all made in conformity
Sometimes the shape OF these Ett
sachets Is varied from rectangular
heart shaped, or else il is an oval The
scented cushion which fiji the linen
covers should he Of either heavy silk
or satin. while their color then shows
attractively through the sheer linen.
The outside linen covers OF these little
sachets are often embroidered as elab-
orateiy as an Infants baptismaI robe
Drawn work appears in them IN pro-
fusion, and usually monogram or
initials find a place in one corner or
else in the center. Real lace IS let IN
the various designs, the favorites used
being Valenciennes and Ciuny. Some
times a heavy lace is combined with
one that is unusually fine The effect
produced Is then highly characteristic.
OF course these linen slip covers, rs
/ they may be called. can be laundrfed
as readily as a handkerchief. otherwise
IL would be a weste OF energy TO deco
rate them so much. Around their edges
they are finished with a wide hem
stitched border or else with a narrow
ruffie OF lace Those that follow the
Italian style Of decoration use an en-
tredeux OF drawn Italian lace 10 Join
the front and the back OF the scahet
together and through which the colored
lining shows attractfvely- Such sachets
also are often decorated with a heavy
square OF Italian lace IN one corner while
| the rest Of the front Is covered with
some pleasing design done In drawn
work.
Invariably these linen covers TO sach-
cts are finished at one end with buttons
and buttOnholes so that they can be
slipped on at pleasure for laundering
Perhaps the prettiest design for work
ing the heart shaped sachets Is 70 inlet
on them a real lace butterfly and en-
broider under IL a few flowers. The en-
broidery is done in the same way that
chiefs. AS with all other sachets II IS
I only the upper side that IS decorated
With few exceptions these dainty
saChets are made by the women who
prizes and special gifts
When these little sachets are made ar
home their cost IS not great The hand
Rerchief linen can be bought OF excel
lent quality from Sl-55 70 s. a yaDd. and
II carefully cut one yard viii make
from six 70 eight sachetc. Little bits OF
laces which have been left from other
things often work IN for their decora-
tion. and the linen thread with which
they are embroidered IS but a matter
OF two or three cents q skein- Small
remnants OF ivory silk or satin can then
be found for their lining. Usually good
g fTar f1ra~-
a very small quantity of Il goes a long
way, nothing being more offensive than
20 use IL at too full strength. The real
cost OF the popular little sachets is in
the labor OF making. but even this IS
minimized when they are done at odd
moments