The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
PROMISES TO BE A VERY COLORFUL YEAR

By MARY MARGARET MCBRIDE (NEA Service Stan Correspondent
 New York.-White sales this year will be punctuated by such dashes, dots and checkers of color as have seldom been seen--a vari- hued salute to the better times that jubilant manufacturers at last find in their midst.
 White, as far as bed linen goes, remains the favored background. but on the percale, linen and mus lin sheet and pillow case hems are printed polka dot and waffle pat terms in bright reds, blues and green: embroidered square, block monograms in every color of the rainbow as well as scallops, hem stitching, feather r-stitching, and appliqued initials, all as gay as possible.
 Percale has been tried and found one hundred per cent serviceable in the bed linen realm. Linen Is still used, in pastel colors, by the novelty seekers and in snowy white by the old-fahioned conservative.
 Silk is definitely finished. It never had much of a following and that little now is gone.
 Experts declare that the mo- ment is suspicious to go through your linen closets and check your needs for the next-five-years, since not soon again. they predict, will prices be so gracious to your pocketbook as now.
 Initialed Towels
 Towels, meantime, have followed the lead of the bed linen in as far as monograms go. Tall, slim ini- tials, square stocky ones, all have one thing in common. simplicity.
 Both towels, which last year were mainly white, have suddenly caught the color urge, and it is the conservative houeholder indeed who sticks to white after she gets a look at the dark blues with light blue monogram; the dark browns with tan or two-tone tan and brown initiating, and the green in riotous and ravishing profusion of shades.
 Bath towels are larger than ever, due, the salesmen tell me, to the demands of the man of the house. He has asked for and at last obtained the towel that will wrap him completely after the bath and now the whole family in- sists upon sharing the luxury.
 Ivory Damask Still Popular
 Table linen has gone gayer than ever in the luncheon sector, but for dining, the finest ivory damask still holds first place, with lace kfor the more formal oc- casions. Luncheon sets, from the geometric concentric circles of the ingenious Marguerite Mergentime to the beaded and fringed cello phane colored runners and doilies that will wash, all stress bright ness. Seventeen-piece sets are the most popular, and rust, blue, brown and green are the favorite colors. Some so-called silk da- mask sets (cotton and silk mixed) sell well, too.
 Almost the most spectacular dis plays in the household goods de- partments this year are the com forts, bedspreads and blankets of the season. The wool and down filled comforts and throws arc thinner than they have ever been, weighing practically nothing in the hand, though they bestow as much warmth as ever. Many of them come hand embroidered in lotus flowers, chrysanthemums, missiles. Others are elaborately quilted in squares, circles and rose buds, or even more intricate pat terms. Some have scallops and floral edges.
 Cut Pile Effects in Blankets
 R n T1l l. nf u-fhn ont ni1a nfp fe new-bound in satin-silk ribbon tear of even the most destructive household for five years, come in many colors, but one who has sold them for years declares that the most particular housekeepers still prefer white--which isn't as extravagant as it sounds, since all the new blankets tubs as easily as sheets-and come out of the laundry looking even handsomer than when they went in. Incident ally, blankets are chiefly sold in singles, not pairs, these days.
 Candle wick bedspreads are more popular than ever and have added several new wrinkles. Some are done in beautiful colonial de- signs by means of a combination of candle wick and chenille turft- ing. Some have wonderful hand- tied string fringes. One that is creating a small furore has a brown background and tan che .nille tufting to form a monogram. This comes, too, in all-white in two shades of yellow, green or practically any combination your own imagination can work out.