The sun., 1910-12-04
FANCY WORK FOR CHRISTMAS
CROCHETED TO0tES FOR MO-
TOR WEAR LEAD.
sweaters and Waistceats Also Popular
GIFTS for Nacu-knsttru silk scarfS
Gsstiy to Make simple Designs Tor
Sentrrpierss Materials ana Work &.

Centreplrrss Materials ana Work.
This il the time Of year when women
line up three deep az the counters OF art
departments in the large stores pnrchi.s-
ing worsteds. embroidery silks ana cot
tons. fancy braids and stamped fabrics
ready TO be braided and embroidered
Az the last hour. said saleswoman.
about half the women In New York ap-
parently decide to make something 10
give to Jennie OF Johnny at the HOLIDAYS.
one being spurred on by seeing another
working at n novel article which looks
easy TO do.
None know this better than tho retailers
OF art needlework materials. who take
pains every autumn TO put on the market
tempting novelties appropriate for gifts.
One Of the hits Of the year are motor
caps or toques crocheted out Of certain
brands OF worsted. the most popular
called -eiderdown. A producer slid
that it was not the toques 80 much as the
fact that one enterprising store offered
to give lessons in how to make them TO
purchasers Of the materials that started
q boom in motor tooues.
Other art departments followed tho
example mentioned, with the result that
q regular knitting bee has taken place
every day for n month past in certain
stores and women have waited patiently
for an hour or more for chance to squee2.
into the space reserved for learners
Even high class stores dealing solely in
art necdlswork and fancy goods show
sample motor toquss of various styles.
and materials used for them are con-
Il -l.L
struction 10 given.
BY choosing prettily contrasting colors
and paying careful attention to sizc nf
crown and formation OF turned up hrim
these toques. an instructor sald. NAV hs
made very becoming. To illu-trat" she
pointed 20 one OF white with shaded
violet brim and another of cream color
with cinnamon brown brim outlined
with scarlet.
Four balls Of worsted she said mad"
a good sized toqIe and the only additional
expense was a crochet needle.
Free lessons are also given N some ~
departments in making knitted worsrnd
sweaters " rh and without kimono sle.v.s
A. a consequence next 10 IN. toqua ,h"r"
s probably no one piece OF wor>t-d work
more popular just now. In some varlet .c-
shaded worsted il used for border. cui
and collar with unique effect.
Knitted and croch.tsd silk motor
scarfs. considered very swaggrr for men.
furnish fancy work 10 young women
who have the price of two spool- Of TX.
Or about s.. and the tin" 20 kuil II ir'n -
scarf ten inches wIde and one and oua-
half yards long. Shaded or plain gray j. =
favorise color and deep red "A good second
Wouldn Z 4 lido almost as well TO max"
motor scarf OF very FIN" worSt.d7- q
pretty girl asked saleswonan when
she found that the spool silk would cost
more than she had bargained on Spending
The salsswoman shrugged her shoulders
Not TO gave TO a New Yorker she said
We sell only those made Of silk and motor
scarfs knitted by hand 90 give away are
always made OF silk 30 far as 7 know
shorter and narrower knitted silk
scnrfs shalei a. IN" neck and preferably
white and pal" blue ar" included among
the popular fancy work for women
4 variation Of fancy vaI.'"y afs which
ID easy Io work and which a man ~ ,rII..'
: a-tes might wear with - N. CaEr",. Il
lat isfactiun. has IL foundation Il cDl--.
"cru linen worked -"lidiy III - long sti.ch
with embroidery silk III quarter mon
alternating brown AMI .crW -trII'~ In"
materials cost abou, S. Th"-. ar" Other
new designs N pulc' tones covering =
cloth founGat ION
Ther. is "A run on velvet and linen hand
baga Of good size, say twelve by ten luCh,'s
or larger. perfectly plain and which cost
little and lODk ma; fr.ID-
tive enough at first These ar. bought
rO decorate With floral or convent ir'Ial
designs embroidered in silk o- IN linen.
'h. decoration including the Monogram
~ the -ecIDiens
For the time being N" Cos-lier linen
and cotton circular centre pieces heavily
embroidered aIe put in the shade by
variety in whire and in colors alu1o-'
az effective, although decorated Irvinc.-
paliy with n narrow undulat:nE hra'r-
rice braid. 10 give the technical name.
The latter may be done quickly and N
low cost ana wtho'I' 'h..
worker having a very profound knowl-
edge Of fancy work.
These centre pieces are stamped in
various patterns, including large French
double bow knots with long ands. small
ana convent ional HpN"r-
which are formed with the rice braid and
varied in places with Il CltIster ~ iiu"
French knots made of embroidery cotton.
on white cotton or linen -h.. decoration
must ba white. This applies ~ the hand
embroidered pieces too. a sa!"s-
woman told an inquirer after she most
mp 30 date style. The border Of III" pieces