The Jersey City news., 1906-06-04
INITIALS USED ON
NApERY
Fashions Prescribes That
Those for Household Lin
ems Shall Now Be Large
WHEN LAYING CLOTHES ASIDE
1T is ESSENTIAL TO CLEAN
THEM wELL-To Make FANCY
CAKES AT HoME-FoR ANA
TEUR BERRY GROWERS.
WHEN LAYING CLOTHES ASIDE


hold linens are more elaborate this sea-
son than ever before They are trife
larger. too, and for this reason they are
particularly effective on fine tablecloths
and napkins. Despite these changes, the
positions in which they are worked on
the various pieces remain the same, so
that women who decorate their own tow
els. sheets, etc, will only have to copy
new patterns to have them correct for
spring and summer use.
The number of letters used on the sew
eral pieces is practically the same as last
season-three for the napery, OF two If
there are not more in the name. These
are entwined by the pretty floral twists
used to ornament the initials. Plain
script, of course, is frequently desired,
and is always correct. Monograms, on
the contrary, are rarely seen now.
Smaller and less ornate letters are
worked on towels, and usually the plain
block or old English script are selected,
Theree initials can be used of course,
but two or one make the neatest finish.
Like towels, the initials used on sheets
and pillow cases are less howy, for the
rather sever block type design is now
thought to be most correct. With them,
too, one letter, OF two if preferred, is
usually chosen instead of three, which,
because of the plainness of the lettering
and the size, are not as graceful as les
ser number. Wreaths, circles or squares
surrounding the initials are no longer
considered necessary to their completion.
In working letters ON tablecloth the
size of them depends entirely upon the
dimensions of the linen, and "a woman
must be guided solely by that in marking
them with French embroidery.
For a cloth two~yards square the
initials should be about three inches
high. and for one that is two and a half
yards long and two wide the letters
should be at least three and half inch
es high" according to a prominent linen
dealer. 78s 81 -
SThese initials in twe-yardtsquare
cloth should be worked diagonally
across two opposite corners and about
fifteen inches from the centre, bringing
them on the top of the table and just
within the plate line. With smaller or
larger cloths the rule is the same-to
have the letttrs inside the line for the
plates.
"On napkins the initials are about half
the size of those put on the cloth, or an
inch and half high. They are worked
on in exactly the same way, diagonally
across corner, about an inch and halt
above the border or hemstitching. Only
one set is used, however, instead of two,
as on the cloth, and these should always
be folded out, so that they can be read
lily seen.
''Those placed on towels should be
about two inches high and worked direct
~ in the centre, that is, the middle from
either side, for the fashion now is to
have initials about an inch and a half
above the border, or hem-stitching, and
at one end only.
with bed linen. like those used for
the table, the initials on the sheets are
about twice the size of the ones worked
on pillow cases. While on the former
the letters should be from two and
half to three inches high. those on the
pillow covers are not more than an inch
and a half in height.
"On sheets the lettering is put on
about two and half inches above the
hem and directly in the centre, on the
right side, of course, so that when the
bed is dressed the embroidered initials
are plainly in evidence.
...On the pillow cases thty are about
one and quarter or one and half
inches high, and are worked on an inch
and half ahobe the hem, in the centre
of the slip"
If garments are not cleaned before
they are laid away, and there are moth
eggs in them. neither camphor nor any
other preventive win kepe them from de-
Yeloping and eventually destroying the
fur. e
Women who do not feel that they can
afford to send their furs to cold storage.
for the summer months should at least
send them to furrier, who will clean
them for a small sum.
If furs are well brushed and freed
from dust they need not be packed away
in any Of the much used moth prevent