Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30

the border plain, and less ornamental va
rieties have borders oonsisting OF oblongs.
stripes or ovals OF varying sizes, COM
bined in seven or eight or ten-inch wide
designs In blue, and occasionally in red.
Red is not seen at all in the more elab-
crate borders or all over colored designs
In which a peculiarly vivid pink and a
deep blue have the lead.
1t is noticed that some of the newer de-
signs in centerpieces of fine white linen
which combine embroidery and filet and
cluny lace are distinguished by a small
leaf or flower In oolors embroidered here
and there iTregularly In pale pink and also
in the vivid shade Of pink previously men,
toned and in a pale shade Of delft blue.
Blue seems to lead. The effect Is as though
a flower or two had been dropped on the
linen.
Bulgarian teatable covers are worked in
elaborate sampler stitch done in red, rose,
blue, green. only the center OF the cloth
being plain. One variety of Bulgarian tea
cloth although heavy and substantial 10
considered among the most stylish Of the
newer importations. In this tho linen,
which is not pure white, Is embroidered
with white silk In small floral designs al
ternating with small squares of openwork
eyelets.
A complete contrast to these heavier sx-
amples are centerpieces. dolhes and lunch
napkins OF Chinest linen deliberately hand
embroidered. These are gaining a wide
vogue among women who like TO have
several varieties OF linens to exhibit ON
their lunch and tea tables.
Fine sheer, almost silky in effect the
Chinese linen seems all the dalDtler in con-
trast with the dragons and convention
allied foliage designs wrought in the
close raised stitch peculiar to oriental en-
broide.y which are used for Ornamental
ton. On these lace Is not used at all, the
edges being finished with a scallop. Ex-
ceptions have small bits Of drawn work in
serted here and there fine as the finest
net because Of the fineness OF the linen.
and describing minute latticework patterns.
Japanese embroideries, of which many
new designs are now seen, are different.
These products are similar in some re-
spects to Chinese embroidery, but the
newest designs show a good deal Of drawn
work in very open elaborate patterns COM
bined with the embroidered design, and
the linen used is more substantial than the
Chinese linens.
Buyers with critical eyes notice new de-
signs in the Austrian embroidered center
pieces, doihes, sheets. pillow cases and
other things. These combine embroidery
and egments of openwork irregular in de-
sign which are a duplicate Of fiIet lace
minus a pattern. In other words, the OPEN
work Is a heavy square mesh net such as
Is used for the foundation OF filet lace and
firm enough to be used on bed linen, in
| conjunction with hand aunhrOGga.y a. g.
a three or four inch wide band placed In
side the hem OF the sheet or pillow case.
The effect OF this net is very beautiful
giving a touch OF daintlness to teaeloths
and doylies not to be had from patterned
lace, and its use on bed linen Indicates that
the latter Is more ornate than formerly in
all grades. Several linen houses now carry
a full line Of embroidered cotton sheets and
pillow cases to meet the demands OF Gus
toners who don't like linens In winter. A
few years ago embroidered cottons Of this
order were hard to find anywhere, 4 re-
taller says.
Baby Irish lace OF fine quality is a fea-
ture Just now Of some OF the higher priced
table pieces. Doylies and centerpleces OF
the best Irish linen have a border from
three to six inches wide on the former.
from six to ten inches wide on the latter.
OF a quality of Irish lace at one time used
only for costly lingerie and gowns. In
these pieces a narrow vine Of fine embroi-
derry is placed above the lace.
Madeira embroidery counterpanes ara
among the bed fixtures which come under
the head of novelties and which are GUST
Ing lace counterpanes from first place with
housekeepers who can afford to have more
than one set at a time, From $50 to SO
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from end 10 end and from side to side.
In both bed and table linen Madeira EN-
oroidery Is now better liked than 1t has
ever been' and often II is combined with
Cluny and Russian laces, the latter some
what the heavier. and also with filet lace.
frequently It Is not combined with lace Of
any sort an insertion OF fine drawn work
separating thS scalloped edge from the en-
oroidered pattern. With a Madeira ooun-
ierpane a bolster cover Of the same en-
b%roidery is used,