Evening star., 1922-10-20
NEW IDEAS IN TABLE RUNNERS,
CUSHIONS AND BEDSPREADS
Odd, Shapes and Effective Combinations of
Materials Used for Cushion Covers.
Instructions for Stencil Work.

gin to cut directly along the outline
of the design, but insert the point OF
the scissors in the center of each
leaf or open part of the design and
and cut out small piece. The scis-
sors may then be worked out to and
along the edge of the design.
Marking Handkerchiefs.
The mother who has several small
children often finds it difficult to keep
their handkerchiefs separate, espe-
cially If they are all alike. The
mother may not have time to en-
broider an initial on each one, and
even if she has. that may not solve
the problem, for small children pay
little attention to a letter or monogram
on their clothing. Stencil figures,
however, will attract their attention.
Even very small children Will rec
ognize their own articles by a figure.
Another advantage in having stencil
figures is that it takes little time to
make them. Let each child select
a bird or animal for his or her mark.
A search through picture books and
magazines will result in finding ami
mails or bird forms of convenient
size to use. With the help of trac-
ing paper make a simple, small out
line of the animal chosen, and trans
fer 1t to piece of stencil paper. cut
the stencil with a sharp penknifc.
For marking the figure on handker-
chiefs or other articles, use lne cray
ons as described above.
Children's light colored stockings
can be stenciled. You can use the
same design in different colorS. II,
for instance. your little daughter Sc,
lects squirrel for her mark. stencil
her stockings with the squirrel at the
top, where it will not show while the
stockings are on. If You use the
same figure. You can color one PAIR
yellow, another blue. and so on. then
you can tell at a glance which are
pairs and to whom they belong.
A girl with several sisters with IN
itials much alike originated pretty
way of marking her belongings. In
stead of the familiar monogram or IN
itial she chose for her mark HoWrr'
the wild rose. For the design she
drew wild rose about one ana one
half inches across, and. using 1t as
pattern, she cut 4 number of the roses
out of pink handkerchief linen. THESE
she basted on the articles needing
marking and embroidered them with
linen or merceriZed thread of the
same color in satin stitch round the
outline of the flower in such a way as
to conceal the edges. She made TINS
outline of embroidery very narrow,
not over sixteenth of an men VIDE
and she placed the stitches very close
together After the outline was mn,
ishcti she made a small oVershape'l
green center in satin stitch and round
it worked a cluster OF very small French
knots.
Marking of this kind requires no
more time than to embroider mono
grams or initials, and there are Sen
eral flowers that can be used enec-
lively. The rose design may be used
in mink or yellow or in white with
coiored edges. The violet and the
four-Ieaved clover would appeal TO
! some girls. Simple leaves. or conVen-
n-t ~ .
If preferred, wash silk or a materla'
of silk and linen. may be used t@r tne
flowers instead of plain coiored linen.
In this case the edges shouid ne EN-
hroidered with silk instead OF win
linen. Handkerchicfs marhtu III inns
way make beautiful gifts.
Table Linens and Bedspreads.
There are many novelties IN tapie
linens. Cotton and linen damask table
nIaths aud napkins are still used tor
dinner service. but colored danla shS'
which disappeared during the war, nave
returned in all their pretty coiorS Oh
hIue. gold rose. brown and green htSt
colored sets are often useo ioi
occasions. even for dinner. Win siass-
ware and flowers to match. Ihere are
,Iso white dana slls with colored bor-
ders. Among doiles the large oploiS
dolly is preferred 10 number OF SINAI,
do;Iies. This holds the plate, glass ana
silver all IN one Ii'Si' NO
nese and Porto Rican enlbroideries anu
filet and Irish lace are used for trim
ming. A round set has color so ar,
ranged as to give the effect OF wneei
smokes widening out toward a seal
loped edge Pongee is also used Ior
iUpoJaon Sats Grass cloth Chinese sets.
hand embroidered in color, are very et-
fectiye. They wash well and beautify
a table. White embroidery Is also used
on natural colored linen
To show what there are in noEeity
bedsnreads one of ecru foundation is
nIaided in blue. rose or gold, edged
with an ecru fringe with heading OF
the same shade as that used in the
plaid. This gives a checkerhoard pat
ha iriina of color, a large colored plaid
taking in every four checks. A one
piece sham is made to match. Spreads
of white muslin are sometimes tufted
in white or color.