The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-18
How You May Save
Your Table Linen

Most women are at least thoroughly
aroused to the necessity of conserving
| their better table linen, and much in
genuity is being expended in the Gre
alton of pretty and appropriate SUBJ
stitutes.
Scarcity of good laundresses and
increased prices at the laundries only
accentuates the need of withdrawing
fine linen from daily use for the time.
The table squares with plate anG
glass doilies to match are now quite
as frequently seen on dinner tables
as well as on luncheon tables. These
sets are often corn yellow, delicate
pink or blue denim, and are very popu-
lar. The only decoration of these sets
| is fringed edge. The sets are easily
made though often expensive to buy
ready-made.
The knack in the making consists in
the preparation for fringing. After
| cutting the various circles a trifle
larger than the desired size when fin
ished, a perfect circle must be drawn
an inch and quarter from the edge,
then row of machine stitching must
be run over it, after which the firing
ing may be done. If the stitching were
not done then the process of fringing
would square the circles.
A woman having table of golden
oak and set of white china dishes
with yellow and black borders in con-
ventional design made her table set
of black oil cloth, finishing the edges
with tiny cut scallops. She used yell
low candles with black shades having
yellow decorations, which gave her
table a very unusual and smart ap-
pearance. Following this same idea
other colored combinations may be
worked out with the same predomina-
ing black note.
A bohemian table set, designed for
long, narrow refractory table, has a
long center running with four or SIX
cross runners of white oil cloth with
stenciled border in Bohemian color
| ing. The china is painted to match,
but white and gold dishes may be
used.
| Unbleached muslin sets are COM
paratively new. These are finished
with deliberately crocheted borders.
some being wide and lace-like in ap-
pearance They are often embroi-
dered in colors as red, quaint patterns
done in cross-stitch being most popu-
lar.
An attractive table set is made of
heavy, white, plain damask. The cen
terpiece and doilies have design of
large grape leaves around the edge.
These leaves are outlined with but
ton-hole stitching, then the outer
edges are cut out so that the leaves
appear to lie on the table beyond the
protecting asbestos pad underneath.
The center circle has an inner ring
of vine leaves as an added ornament.
Another odd fancy is to make a
plain white linen set fringed at the
edge and appliqued in design OF
| flowers, birds or animals, cut out CT
colored linen. Details are worked m
different shades of the same color
This shading gives the needed con-
trast and makes the work very eff
fective.
Tan art crash lends itself well to
stenciling, and heavy linen lace may
be coffee dipped to trim the edges of
centerpiece and doilies if one is tired
of the fringe.
White wash satin has been used for
a special occasion, the circles lined
with thin flannel, then linen and lace
trimmed. But these sets are hardly
practical for ordinary dinner use.
Japanese linens are already popular
because of their durability and excel
lent laundering qualities.