Evening star., 1937-04-29

of her family will present 1t to her
for wedding gift!
Many Of the small articles, such as
cocktail napkins, tray sets, boudoir
pillows, fingertip towels and other
items that do not match set, the
bride -to-be will receive at linel
shower, so only the practical things
need be on her must list.
Buying Of linen today Is far less
expensive than it was in mothers
time, when she was supposed to have
enough pieces to last her a lifetime.
Often she still has dozens of various
things to hand on to her daughter that
have never been taken out of their
original wrappings.
The bride of today makes her new
home in small apartment house,
where closet space is at premium, so
only necessities can be taken care Of.
Fortunately for the prospective bride
groom's pocket book, the tremen-
dously large bath and hand towels are
no longer in vogue, so the laundry bill
is reduced to minimum. Also styles
in linen are changing just as in every
thing else, and in few years we will
want to buy some of the new things
that will be tempting us from every
shop window.
E1RST OF all, one must select one
dozen good quality sheets for the
twin beds; this is the least number
that one can start with, for it means
that four are in use, four in the
laundry and there must be four in
reserve. 1t is wise to have the sheets
alike, and preferably with embroidery
or monogrammed without hemstitch-
Ing, for hemstitching is torn very
easily in the laundry. Here is another
little tip that will save lot of ex-
pense, buy your single beds the regu-
lation width, 3 feet inches wide, for
If you get an odd width then the sheets
will have to be made to order) Some
colored sheets are used, but white still
seems to be the most popular II the
new home is to have guest room
with twin beds, half again as many
SneetS are necessary.
One dozen pillow cases will be needed
to start with, or bolster cases" The
smart thing is to have your pillow the
same length as the bed is wide and the
case for it, open at either end OF
course these should match the sheets,
both in material and embroidery. If
possible have the mattress and pillows
covered in plain white or in one of the
lovely, soft pastel colors, instead Of
ticking. as 1t gives a daintier effect
through the linens. The bride should
remember that to make her linen last
longer she must rotate it, meaning
that the fresh laundry should be put
on the bottom Of the pile each time
it returns to the house
One pair Of Winter blankets for
each bed, may be had in white or any
Of the pastel shades depending on the
color scheme the bride chooses. Be
sure and pick light, fluffy ones as they
are warmer than the thin ones that
weigh lot. Also one Summer
blanket for each bed, which can be
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with the Winter blankets to take care
of any season of the year. For the
cold Winter nights one comforter for
each bed is necessary Lovely ones
may be bought in any color filed
with either wool or down.
BLANKET covers nowadays are so
pretty that it will be hard for the
bride to select what she wants, but
she will need four cotton ones any
way. They may be had in any of the
pastel shades either plain or with
monograms Of contrasting material
and color. These may often be used as
Summer bed spreads. If the bride
feels that she can afford one of the
silk, lace trimmed covers, she should
add it to her list for the time when
she wants to treat herself to a day
in bed. This should be of peach
or tea rose, as they are the most
becoming colors and very likely will
match the bed jacket.
To complete the bed room the
bride-to-be must decide on her color
scheme and then select her heavy
bedspreads accordingly. There are
smart ones of solid colors with a
tailored monogram; lovely dotted
swiss ones. also monogrammed: !:
chenille spreads and the new tufted
chintZ ones that have comforters and
curtains to match. making a lovely
and unusual set. A local linen spe-
cialty shop will have the windows OF
the bed room measured and order any
style curtains made of the same
material as the bedspreads.
Bath rooms today may be made as
simple or colorful as the bride wishes