Arizona republican., 1909-06-23
EMsRoIoERIEs FOR THE SUMMER
 VERAIDAS.
"CaIiph" Stitch on "ksma" Produces
 Artistic Results.


 favorite gifts for college boys or for older men who like handsome durable fittings that add to the comfort and appearance of the library or living room whether in simple or elaborate surroundings.
 The table tops are circular. 27 inches in diameter: the pillows 24 inches square, or if oblong about 1SxS6 inches.
 "Kama Cloth"
 A new weave of linen crash known as Kama" cloth is the preferred ma terial for these sets. It's texture and natural coloring blends harnOniously with the handsome heavy silks used for the embroidery. The designs are cOnventionalized patterns of natural subjects, usually fruits and their foli- age. or are mare up of simple geo. metric forms.
 Pale Tapestry CoIorings.
 Broadway shop which is head quarters for the most advanced ideas in embroidery is showing a number of these sets done in the effective and quick working "Caliph" stitch which produces most artistic results with the least possible work.
 A Pomegranate Design.
 One of the prettiest sets is the Pome- granite design, No. O52, worked in New Process rope silk. The fruit in three rose shades. 1440. TAI and 1442, and the leaves in pastel green tones. 1876 1447 and 1449. There is in addition a scroll of soft yellow silk. 1259h. The whole pattern is outlined in black and has a very little Jauanese gold thread which washes as perfectly as ihe silks and crash-inrtOduced in the design.
 A Special Trimming.
 The' pillows and other pieces are made up with a fancy wash broad that matches the crash in color and is known as Kama trimming. Another set is worked in the same silks. and stitch in design made up or circles grouped together. The tapestry cOlors are dull greens. old blues and terra cOttas. and at the center of each circle there is a raised button of glossy silk in latch ing tone, or occasionally in the same yellow described in the pOmegranate patterns.
 An Orange Lattice.
 A latticed trellis of orange stems. leaves and fruit, the stems brown. leaf dull green and fruit in tawny orange worked in a hOneycOmb stich, makes another delightful library set No won der these are veritable craze this summer They arc at once so hand some and practical that they appeal to everyone.
 Importance of Materials. t Tf i.s I,.f could make beautiful things are willing to spend time and skill on poor pat terms and inferior materials The diff ference in the first cost is very little while the best quality of cloth and silk produces articles that not only appear much more handsome but outwear many times the cheaper productions For instance, one of the pillows de- scribed here sells for s10 when finish ed. while if 1t were done in poorer pat terms and shadings with cotton or wood fiber theads it would take exactly as much time and effort and yet be dear at $5
 A French importation.
 The imitation silk made of wood pulp is a French product and it's first appearance was in the coarse. effective embroideries of the cheaber grade silk and satin dresses that have flooded the readym departments lately
 The thread initiates a heavy rope silk and is handsome until it is sub jected to dampness, when its supple ness and luster disappear and its harsh woody fiber is plainly evident Shown attractively at many embroidery de- partments. no doubt many women, not knowing it's nature, will use it to their sorrow for summer embroideries.
 Table Centers and Doilies.
 Some of the most attractive table centers and matching plate and finger bowl doilies are done in Lazy Daisy" work, which is very elaborate and handsome in effect. yet can be easily and quickly accomplished The daisies are made of rickrack braid and come ready to applique. or they can be made at home by sewing the point of the rickrack together The handsomest sets are done in
 Mt. MeIIick Silk which is especially smooth and glossy and gleams out effectively against the
 
 are worked in Lazy Daisy Stitch" which is simple and goes rapidly. Cluny lace usually edges such pieces bu handsome scallop of the silk can be used if preferred. All white is most fashionable. for decorative table lin ems and women prefer their best sets embroidered in silk if they know how to cleanse andskeep them so that they retain their purity of color
 How It Can Be Done.
 If white silk embroidered linens are invariably washed in a solution of al- cohol and water half and half, allowed to hang in the shade until nearly dry and pressed with a rather cool iron on a thickly padded board they come out like new. Soap of any sort turns white silk yellow It helps the color If linen, as of lace. if it is kept between layers of blue tissue paper. and ones white silk embroidered pieces are usually handsome enough to be worth a little pains in their keeping
 JEANETTE VAN REYPEN.