Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-23

never goes wrong IN choosing heavy
dafuask But in the last rev gesrs
there has been an increasing faahios
for the use of heavy linen. hand en-
br0idered or lace trimmed. for ne
table. There is an erceiient weave
of heavy italian fiet iluon used for
this purpose. edged with cat rork
or with lace. that gives good wear
and that looks particularly waii
Sometime the cut work embroidery
design is carried over the entire sur
face Of the cloth. and s0mstlme.
there are inseis 81 nlet lace
Fiiet lace has taken a nfm bold
on table linen ~ is used. made ~
the finest thread and On the dainfiosf
patterns, as the edKing to tea nap
kins and luncheon napkins. ~ H.
used made IN heavy linen threads as
runners for luncheon table In mis-
case il Is edged AZ tho ends ~ the
runners with heavy linen fringe.
knotted simple or in an elaborate De-
sign. Sometimes the monogram.
worked IN the alei lace. is inset In
the corner of dinner napkins with
good effect
individuality Permitted
There Is much moro chance AZ g.
diyiduality in table linens than there
has been. Perhaps the rather hide
bound feeling that has prevailed FOR
the last couple 81 decades In favor
~ plain white table linen came -
reaction against the over 0rnafnneaa
that for some tima before that had
been in vogue N ygu pick no n book
on household management ~ thirty
years ago you will 1nd fn the char
ter devoted 10 the dining room dirrr
tions for setting dinner party table
with red ribbons iooped from the
chandelier 70 the edges 0f ne table
cloth. which might be ~ iare over
red satin, n one desired No won
der We went IN for conwentuai sffa-
plicity as a rebound from fhstf
4 But now more ornateuess n allow
able in the we'll appointed table
even al dinner For years after
rather bizarre effects IN the way ~
+ linen were allowed Tor luncheon tho
dinner table remained invioiate
4 All this means that if you have any
heirlooms in the way Or really hns
old lace and embroidery YOu can take
I IL TO specialist on the subject and
have Il made up for table use Some
+ a the lOveIieEt Of the new lunch
cloths have three or four kinds ~
lace and embroidery IN them. and the
smallest pieces may % hernsfiiehed
into a big cloth as medsIiions and
insets
There Is 4 novel fancy Tor having
the napkins shaped like the cloth.
when the cloth Is oblobg. SO IN you
have a refectory table. you can fob
low this fancy and have your lunch
con napkins made IN exact replica of
your luncheon cloths,
Upstairs Linens.
Perhaps The table linens are nc
most fascinating. but they are no
more important than the supply %
sheets and pillow cases. towels and
wash cloths
The fad ~ having an the towels
for each bathroom worked out n a
different pattern In a pretty one. Ths
bathroom with blue-ttnted vail has
a blue bath mat. bath towels vita
blue borders, and wash cloths 20
match. and hand towels sometimes
with a blue border. sometines WITH
blue embroidery The bathroom
tinted cream perhaps O. Outntted Win
yellow set. The white-walled bath
room goes in. perhaps. for pink fur
uishings.
OF coufse there are some women
who will never have anything sut
/ pure white towels n their houses.
/ Perhaps they are right The pure
white stands laundering better. But
the colors used in towels are of good
fadeless quality. usually and there
4 IS a certain attractiveness 90 many
about them.