Evening star., 1911-01-30
NOW ABLE TO
REPLENISH LINEN CLOSETS
This Is the Season When "White Sales''
Are Conducted ----New Dec
orative Ideas.

an abomination in the sight of the par
| t1cular hOusekeeper, SO when they wear
out in the center she feels justified in
cutting the edges up for home breakfast
! or serving napkins and joyfully filling its
! place with new one. If cloths are torn
beyond redemption they may be cut into
tray cloths for everyday use. One wom-
| an met the difficulty by investing in some
small Irish crochet ornaments and cover
| ing the holes in q special design that gave
| very effective also. Another cut away
the holes the size of fifty-cent pieces and
| filed them in with an embroidered cob
web design. A third bright woman cut
out the entire worn center and appliqued
a Japanese embroidered centerpiece in
the opening. made doilies to match. and
thus made most attractive luncheon set
of the erstwhile wreck.
If the year is started with six new
tablecloths and they are used n rotation
| 1t is astonishing how long a time they
will last IL fair care is taken in the
!; laundering. The round cloths, while very
pretty to use on the popular round tables,
are very difficult to launder and have
| them keep their shape unless they are
done by an expert
Perhaps the most popular cloth is the
one of plain damask, as there is no de-
| sign to distract the eye from the beauty
of the centerpiece. The broad and mar
row striped cloths are very widely used
especially on the square tables. Many
| of the striped cloths have large single
| flowers scattered over their surface.
others have running vine between each
satin stripe. The big conventionalized
poppy design is one of the seasons ia
| vorites. also the SNOWFALL pattern and the
sprawling bowknots holding wild roses in
| long sprays. The old-fashioned polka dot
| or ''raindrop" pattern that nourished in
| our grandmOther's day, when no bride $
linen chest was complete without at least
| one cloth Of that pattern, is almost as
| much of a standby TO the modern house
/ keeper.
| It's only change lies in the size of the
drops" They have grown to mammoth
proportions during the passage of years
| while in many cases the borders instead
| of being different sized dots. are now
| floral, and the pattern allows the flowers
| to run upward SO that they peep over
the edge of the table top. There is always
/ a showing of breakfast and luncheon
| cloths and napkins with colored borders
but they are a. fad that no particular
housekeeper ever takes very seriously
! Madeira work in the new table linens has
| become so popular that it has place.
nearly all the other lace effects tempora
rily in the shade Cloths with the centers
embroidered, or lace set. need no othel
centerpieces, and the cluny. filet ant
| Venetian trimmed cloths still hold thei
own for reception and other ceremoniou:
occasions. The hemstitched and the seal
loped edge cloths are equally liked ant
|
elaborate in design. and are used a
either end or at diagonal ends of tn,
cloth and in one corner of the big dimes
napkin. Luncheon napkins are small ans
are hemstitched with small initials. They
are designed to use but once
Decorative towels may be purchased :,
endless variety, with drawnwork borders
scalloped ends embroidered, lace medal
lion borders and other fancies, but the,
are rather too dear to be used as every
day conveniences. The small individual
towels are gaining favor for household
use, though the best of all are the towel
made at home from good quality hucka
back hemmed by hand and allowing fif
teen yards for one dozen towels. Initial
may be embroidered on the ends il oe
sired. Six dish towels. six glass towel
and three coarse towels for wiping gran
iteware and other kitchen utensils ar
enough to keep going at one time in TIN
ordinary sized family. But no kitchen i
complete without a few cheesecloth tow
els for the wiping Of fine pitchers, bottles
teapots or gravy boats with slender, deli
cate spouts or necks Odd lengths Of tow
cling in the heavy weaves may be pur
chased at the white sales that are use
full in many ways, as kitchen apron
! clothes bags, children's bibs and aprons
kitchen roller towels and bread cloths.
JEANETTE NORTON.