Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-26
THE BRIDES
OWN STORY

Buying Table Linen for the New Home
l looked enviously at Aunt JUL
/ cites great cedar hope chest" which
| she's had ever since her gtrlhood
why didn't I get a hope chest and
save up linens and things against the
! time when I'd need them for my own
homer" l pouted regretfuily.
II wouldn't be sorry about it, II !
were you" consoled Aunt Juliette
There are two definitions of the
hope in hope chest One is that
girls worked industriously at their
! linens with the hope that the we'll
| filled Golfer would attract a husband
But yer ly believe that various ma
irons, with twenty years worth of
odd linens on their hands, ended with
the hope that they had not shaved
at them IN vain. You're really at an
advantage in not having various and
sundry pieces Of queer linen gathered
together during a decade or 80 that
you feel you must use, whether you
like it or not. ! think 1t much bet
ter to save in bank the money you'd
expend on hope chest linens each
year. Then, when you really need
the linens you can go out and buy
lust what you need and have it mod
err In every way"
But doesn't it cost more to buy II
all at once instead of slowly &C.
cunulating IT." l argued.
"On the contrary" denied aunt, at
really costs less. Because you'll find
these hope chests filed with fine
and costly bits-lots of them. As a
matter of fact, while I love beautiful.
dainty linen as much as any one, the
majority OF the linen you need is
strong durable fabrics for daily use,
minus the exquisite initiating and en-
broidery that makes you afraid to
touch towel without gloves ON
l held my peace at that, because
Cousin Laura has just presented me
with half a dozen exquisitely en-
broidered guest towels" that are too
lovely for anything except to look at
But what shall | do about my
linens. after all?" I asked aunt. 81
really haven't thing"
That's the hest Of it," said aunt,
cheerfully. Wen start in with a LIST
of what you want. and buy every
thing that you need and ought to
have, according to your present
housekeeping plans. You won't have
things you've on hand. Here's the
inventory suggest:
ALLOW two dozen napkins for eacf
tablecloth. And when you select
damasl1 remember that you fudge
damask not by its flneness alone. but
by its weight. Damask with some
what elastic or leathery appearance
is the most durable, and have the
| patterns small and unobtrusive TO bt
| in good taste. We can get good
| quality Irish linen at about 81 pei
| yard. and II is very durable and
beautiful. Your tablecloths should b,
! 2is yards wide, and then you'll wan
| three sizes OF napkins-brealSfas
size, % by % inches, and the dinner
| size q by q. Three sets of lunch
! con doilies, which are about ffteer
| inches in diameter, will help you IL
| setting very attractive table.
las for towels, We'll buy huclta
| back and damask by the yard ant
have it hemstitched In just the size
] needed, p by 40 for face towels anC
/ q oy IS for the large face towels. N,
| fringes on any towels, not even TIL
| Turkish bath towels, of which yol
| might have half q dozen about "a b.
| AZ
| And now aunt wants to deprive m
| of the sweetly sentimental task o
| initiating all OF my linen now. Sh'
| says I can have them done mucl
| better by a professional than my un
| accustomed fingers can ever do IL
| Also that ! can put my time to bet
ter use. Ever practical Aunt JUL
| cite!