Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-14
- ga A PAGE F0p THE Women FOLKSB
CROSS STITCHING.
An Easy and Popular Embroidery In
Coiors.

An Easy and Popular Embroidery In
Coiors.
The popularity of cross stitching in
creases IL has extended from fancy
work to decorating dresses. waists and
other accessories of dress.
The latest cross stitching is Dresden
In effect. Even the lettering shows tiny
colored flowers mingled with outlines
In plain dark colorings, and there are
wreaths, baskets, trees and borders
graceful in outline and artistic In tint.
These designs come by the sheet
The coloring is stamped and is easy
to follow. AS the paper tears easily
each sheet should be pasted to a card.
board. This makes 1t more durab BILE,
and 1t can be propped before the work
er when being copied.
Mercerized cottons especially for
cross stitching are used. They can be
had In lovely soft colors and also in
very crude ones. so il behooves the
seeker after artistic results to choose
carefully. The prettiest effects are OBJ
tanned by using q very fine canvss and
a fine cotton. This quite does away
with the coarse look that many object
to in cross stitch embroidery.
The coiored cottons are generally fast
dyes and launder well. SC one need not
hesitate to use them on household lin
ems that require constant washing.
Guest towels are favorites for the
Dresden cross stitching. Sometimes
these have the initials only. Again
and green leaves. with initials to match,
or a wreath Of the roses and leaves
with a single letter inclosed. Occa-
sionally the letters are placed at one
end Of the towel. with a cross stitched
basket filed with flowers at the other.
This is arranged SO that when the
towel Is folded the basket hangs
above the initials. Another pretty ef-
feet has a stir cross stitched tree on
each side Of the towel about an inch
Ia from the edge with initials on the
inside.
A pair of the guests towels makes a
dainty engagement present or prize.
For the latter a medallion design is
suitable In which the initial can be in
serted when the winner is known.
Smart porch table covers OF heavy
crash are being made up wita large
baskets of cross stitch flowers In de-
tached designs. These are grouped a
be finished with a hemstitched Dor
der or with n compound scallop but
tonhOled In white mercerized cotton.
A heavy lace IL occasionally used to
edge the table and bureau covers. but
1t adds to the cost and is less stylish
than the palmer finish.
An unbleached crash In oyster white
Is a good choice for this Dresden cross
stitching. though 1t Is quite as often
| used on heavy linen or on coarse
scrtm. Stylish effects are obtainable
on crash kitchen toweling. which Is
loosely woven and costs from II to 20
cents a yard. The objection to 1t IL Its
narrow width. but It can be utilized
Tor hand bags, pi%ncushion tops. glove
md handkerchief cases and table run-
ners. 1t even makes good bureau cov-
ers If edged with heavy lace on one
side and both ends.
Belts, cuffs and collar sets, yokes for
blouses and the blouse itself are all eff
thetively treated with this Dresden
cross stitching. 1t Ia suitable for ging-
ham. linen and ever lingerie materials.
but the finest canvas obtainahle must
he used with a fine cotton and soft
-U~iorings.