Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-09
BEST TABLE LINEN
IRISH HAND EMBROIDERED is
POPULAR.
Table Cloths Have Deep Borders OF
Filet Work--sinele Initial Better
Than a Monosram-Diree-
tions for Washing.

For serviceable luncheon sets those
of Irish hand embroidered linen with
scalloped borders and simple designs
of fleur-de-lis or polka dots are very
popular. They are worked in pure
white and are more appropriate for
the table than the old-style sets EN-
broidered In colored silks. Mexican
drawn-work is still used for tray
cloths and scarfs, but the Chinese
embroidered grass linen is much
newer.
Filet work is now fashionable. A
great deal of this lace is made at the
Azores islands by hand. Table cloths
have deep borders of this work, and
doilies and center pieces are often
made entirely of the net. Bureau
scarfs and stand covers usually have
alternate squares of the lace and
linen. Table cloths are bordered with
real Cluny lace or Irish crochet 1t
would be almost impossible to esti-
mate the amount spent on linen at
large dinners.
Square table cloths are mostly
marked in the two opposite corners,
and round ones on one side of the
center. Napkins are usually marked
in one corner. The monogram or in
itial should be that of your maiden
name. On tie table cloth it should be
three inches in height, on the napkins
two, and on the doilies one inch.
While monogram is always orna-
mental, single initial is in good
taste. From 90 to q inches is the
favorite size for napkins, and as a
rule a dozen are expected to serve
with two cloths. It is not necessary
to have them match the cloths, except
on extra occasions.
The best laundresses give their
table linen little, if any, starch, but
iron it while it is quite damp, which
makes it just stiff enough. Hot water
should never be used in laundering
fine table linen or embroidered doilies.
Cold water and pure white soap con-
taing borax will preserve their white.
ness and beauty. Linen will not turn
yellow when packed away if it is
rough-dried in the beginning. 1t must
not be starched and should be folded.
If this method is followed 1t can be
kept for years in good condition.
Cotton may be distinguished from
linen by moistening the tip of the fin
ger and pressing the fabric. If 1t
vets through at once it is linen, but
&c I'm, tho mo 70 ri oil
it will take several seconds to wet
through the threads.
II an invalid is unable to rise in
bed, it is fortunate il her diet is en-.
tirely liquid, for then the nurse can
feed her through the glass tubes,
slightly bent, that are made for the
purpose. The nurse should be most
particular in overseeing the prepare
ton of her patients food, and in some
cases even making it herself. 1t is
most essential that it be daintily
served pure. and exactly according to
the patients taste. In this, as in
everything else, she should be hu.
mored as far as the law will allow.
Breakfast and the morning toilet
have consumed not little time, and
the patient very likely is tired. The
nurse should now smooth her face
and hands gently with pleasant
toilet water, tuck a delicately scented
clean handkerchief under her pillow
rearrange the flowers in the room
draw the curtains and command a
nap. Perhaps there will be nap, and
perhaps not If the latter, do not
keep her prison dark, but let in a
food of sunshine, carefully screening
any glare from her eyes. Amuse her
If she wants to be amused; in fact
watch her every mood, and please her
without seeming to try to. Indulge
her in all the little dainties your in.
genuity can gather and the doctor
will permit.
Change of position is very refresh
ing Even move from one side OF
the bed to another is an agreeable
novelty in this small world where the
little things are so big to this poor
prisoner. To pat and smooth the pill
low, to straighten the covers and to
shower little attentions on the patient
will do more toward keeping heI
cheerful and peaceful than anything
else. Prickly heat will often add to
her discomfort, particularly on her
back, where she lies most of the
time. A pleasant lotion to relieve this
condition is made of teaspoonful OF
bicarbonate of soda in basin Of wa
ter. After bathing with this, rub with
diluted witch hazel.
TO CLEAN IVORY HANDLES