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Show -r. -? F 7 f ' kins. Plain, heavy whlto damask, Jl. - yy- -v js VO' S -7 ?rS Q T hemstitched or scalloped and .beau tl- ?SSS(SCCLjy(f -!SJ fuy initialed Is always in excellent . a'u. -S K- - -c t taste and tho housekeeper who wishes sT-gCg S! 7 j? ") j? t0 be most distinguished uscd little &jz t n .Z-"") Jr yS jT 'y7$r OvO color in dining room linens. ,S I Jf C -.T Cj .X 'S XT Cc O Hand filet and cut work with linen eVEN more, fascinating than tho selection of tho trousseau is the supplying of beautiful linens for the bride's now home. Frocks, hats and exqulslto lingerie will havo I but a brief existence a year's graco at most may bo granted most of tho lovely new wearablcswhich aro choson with such care; but tho bride's houso linens will bo a Joy .to her for many years. The bed linens for everyday use may bo of flno quality muslin with hemstitched hems. Somo housekeepers housekeep-ers havo hemstitched undershoots and scalloped upper- sheets, but this entails moro or less extra attention and troublo when tho linens aro sorted after laundering. Pillow-slips may bo hemstitched or scalloped and should bo embroidered with tho brldo's initial or monogram. Thoro Is no deviation from tho rulo that tho brldo's Initials and not the groom's must mark all tho houso linens lin-ens for tho new homo. Seo to It that tho sheets aro plenty long three yards Is none too long. This allows tvolvo Inches to turn under at tho foot of tho bed, and twenty-four Inches to turn back over tho blanket at tho top. For tho guest room havo sevoral sets of linen sheets and pillow-slips, hand scalloped rathor than hemstitched hem-stitched and beautifully marked with Initials or- monograms. Thoro must bo a genorous supply of bedspreads and for the simply furnished homo tho washablo spreads with bordor design de-sign aro excellent. Somo housewives cling to tho old-fashioned heavy Marseilles Mar-seilles spreads and theso aro really very attractive, though modern, elaborately elab-orately dressed beds havo put thorn a llttlo out of style. If tho bed has a smart cretonne cover, lay It over a spotless whlto washablo bedspread so that when tho cover Is removed at night there may bo something ovor tho blankets. Uncovered blankets, no matter how handsomo they may be, always havo an "undressed" look on the bed. Tho brldc-lo-bo who Is clever at needlework may make for herself a vory handsomo bedspread of cream scrim Jnset with hand-crocheted filet border and medallions. A sot of this sort. Including bedspread, bolster spread, curtains for two windows win-dows and covers for dresser, table and chlffonlero, was mado during leisure hours last summor. Tho bedspread bed-spread and dresser covors havo boon laid over pink sateen matching a pink wallpaper. On tho lace-covered tablo stands a pink silk shaded boudoir lamp. The whole effect is rich and beautiful, yet tho curtains and spreads cost but a trlflo In actual money. For tho bathroom linen closet there should bo two dozen linen damask dam-ask towols, pure white, with hemstitched hem-stitched or scalloped ends and hand-cmbroldorcd hand-cmbroldorcd Initials. Havo all the towels alike and get them as large as posslblo. Guest towols to match tho largor ones should bo provided also. Bath towels and washcloths to match may show a touch of color and tho .embroidered 'Initials will match this, color. It Is In har dining room linens, quite naturally, that tho brldo takes most Interest. A great many of theso will doubtless come as woddlng-glfts, but tho bride, herself, must supply a goodly store for her new home. In addition to tablecloths of various lengths and weights for everyday and special uso and hand-hemmed and Initialed In-itialed napkins in. breakfast, lunoh and dinner sizes; there must bo luncheon lunch-eon cloths, tea cloths, tray cloths, sideboard runners, centerpieces, dollies doll-ies and small serviettes or tea nap- cloth. Another attractlvo afternoon tcacloth with small tea napkins to match shows llttlo filet medallions set i in with buttonholing, tho linen then being cut away back of tho medallion. medal-lion. There aro two lines of hem- J, stitching, ono holding the half-Inch horn tho other sot several Inches abovo to mako the border design. Point do Venlso tablo centers with dollies to match are vory handsomo for the formal for-mal luncheon. Point do Paris Is an effective laco for edging a iunch cloth of cream linen. H, 0i$ fWEr < A lunch cloth of hand-mado filet and cut-work, with lunch dolly and scrv- letto to match. |