Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-07-09
Denims For Divan
Pillows Are Favorites


Denim plays more important part
in the making of artistic divan pillows
this season than any of the more ex-
pensive materials, and it has the spe-
cial advantage of being within the
reach OF every housekeeper. One rea-
son for its popularity is that it comes
I IN such artistic coloring that it lends
itself to artistic designing and a WON
an with the least particle Of talent
for conjuring up odd designs and pos
sesses a knowledge Of needlecraft
can originate some really stunning
pillow covers
Applique work is brought into pillow
construction by cut designs of one col
or of denim laid over another of con-
trasting shade, the former couched
down with embroidery silk to harmon
lie. Disks of tan denim overlaid on
olive green and couched down with
a golden brown silk makes an unus-
ually effective pillow and one that
would be appropriate for use in most
| any apartment of the house.
Naturally it is in the young mans
own room, his den, or the girls room
that the greatest latitude is allowed
! in the matter Of odd pillows, and for
use in such apartments there is a
specially attractive design just out
this spring in the shape of a. yachting
girl which comes stamped all ready
to be outlined with silk or bright col
ors. Stamped on denim ready for
working the girl with curly golden
hair stands at the wheel guiding the
yacht The sails, which are apparent
ly full Of wind and straining the ropes,
are to be worked with white silk, as
is also the blue jacket and white skirt
of the wheelswoman. Around the edge
it can be finished with two or three
graduated ruf1es made of silk in
shades to harmonic
A new design that will be effective
for mans den is stamped on brown
canvas, the surface being strewn with
pipes, cigars, cigarettes, in one cor
ner of which is corncob pipe and be-
meath a verse worked in black. The
sentiment is:
Until the weddings DER
And thenTl go on smoking thee
Just as I did before"
all of which goes to show mans
devotion to his beloved weed.
Also on canvas is a stamped design
ing to be done in water colors, show
ing bright wood fire burning in a
CRATE. the room having a high wains-
coating and on plate rail are hang
ing stems, pipes, ETC., while beneath
the cosy scene are the lines:
"Old wood to burn,
Old wine to drink
Old books to read
Old friends to trust"
Silk and satin covers in light tones
are of course suitable for use in the
guest room. Some of the new ones
in a champagne shade have conven-
tionalized tulips, fruit trees in bright
shades of pink, and red with green
foliage cut out and tremendously
worked on to the cover with silk that
corresponds. Flowers outlined with
silver and gold thread are always cor
rect
For halls, leather pillows covers are
considered the best form now. They
may be plain, hand fooled and illumi-
mated, stained, painted with Indian
heads or bits of forest scenes, made
with or without fringe, but they must
be of the skin of some animal to be
smart.
In the living room denim, silk or
leather pillow covers can be used
with equal propriety. Some of the
newest patterns are Of canvas with in
tricate scroll designs wrought out in
embroidered silks with imitation jew
els in red, green and white glass care
fuzzy cut to look like precious stones.
On some of these spangles are used
with telling effect, though they are
more for decoration than actual serv-
ice.