Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
SIMPLICITY RULE IN LINENS
Suality, with Slight Decoration, is
Seasons Decree.
TOWELS FIRST, SAYS SALESMAN
1npery and Bedsprends in New and
Unique DesiRns-Toucb Of color
L. Allowed Here aud
There.

Knee deep in June" may mean visions
Of sylvan dels and all the vernal joys OF
nature to the poet, but to the prospective
bride her mater, and a rather sarcastic
Mater, June means knee deep In snowy
rpasses Of linen.
Towels and spreads. shectng and cas-
ibEs. tablecloths and napkins dressing
table covers. back room window curtains
and what not have to he considered 1t is
barely possible that our maiden. who soon
will become a matron. has been working
for months on just such things. But she
will find that with the best Of forethought
many incidentals have been forgotten. and
that the new household will bring up a
multitude Of cares from this line alone
which she never knew existed when it was
her mother who was worrying about the
white things Of the house in which the
bride-to-be had lived.
The editor said, These brides may have
forgotten something. GO out and find out
all about linens"
All of which was interesting Really, It
was.
Ever 20 through this marrying bust
nessT' the man in charge OF the linen
counter at one of the big stores was
~Ssked.
Yes. Going to take a CHANGER" he said
when the object OF the quest was ex-
planned. i've worried about it twice now,
and never again for me-"
So the man who had doubled on the
matrimonial game cast a critical eye over
y the snowy pillows Of his department and
added this:
He Advises Towels.
Were 1 going to try it again 1 would
start In on the towels or rather, would
have my future wife do so. There is moth
ing that will add a tone to the home Ike
this kind Of linen. The selections that are
shown this year are more attractive than
they ever have been before" he observed
with the eye for craftsmanship.
And would you believe it, the man ex-
plained that even the fashions in towels
ARnge from year to year. For instance,
he recited, there is nothing like a guest
towel, which, although 1t may look like a
little show just tor the sake of company, is
In fact, quite necessary II miladys house
is TO be in order. These are made In in
dividual hand size, with various embToid-
cred designs. They also may be plain, and
at the same time be very stylish. a tribute
to the taste for simplicity that is shown
even in the linen closet.
Here the department head paused to ex-
ISJn one OF the subtleties Of the well
read Of the house must be embroidered on
every piece Of linen, spread, cloth, towel
or cover.
Continuing along the towel aisle he
Lowed kind Of large embroidered hand
cloth with scalloped edges that added tC
the attractiveness Of the piece well "a
to possibilities of larger laundry mortality
list.
Variety I'm Bedspreads.
Eliminating the varieties that naturally
result from the use OF varying materials
Nthe makers OF bed spreads have shown
remarkable versatility in the designs thai
are offered, in the embroldering work OF
these articles While the flrst-class lineni
are more or less popular. the bride of 1871
shows a preference for the satin spreads
The result is the stores are having wha
the department head called run" oil
their offerings in satins.
Lace trimmed and hand embroidere,
=. .scarfs and centerpieces seem to have take
NSe place of the old style drawn work an,
Battenberg pieces" observed the guide
as he turned toward table linen counters
Here was shown such a wealth of prett
things that no one could blame the bride
for leaving a certain unimportant mer,
man at the church at the time Of the cere
mony, II she happened TO be caught finger
ing the pieces.
Among the most popular things for tn
dining table are the new "Broche' cloth
for breakfast use A touch Of color run
through them and they can be obtaine
to match the coloring on any kind of break
fast china that the new housekeeper ma
have.
Scalloped edges with simple needlewor
designs take prominent place in the OF
~ oil nd 10
a'ress is laid upon the necessity for tn
new familys monogram here.
With all the demand for needle work il
other articles Of the linen vault. simplict
is the necessary feature of the dinner clotl
And miady must let no creation of tn
needle worker creep in here.
Propriety here consists OF quality e1
clusively. The linen must shine to vi
with the newly polished silverware, an
must be white as snow.