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Show QUEEN MARY STARTS A CULT Owing to the incentive of Queen Mary, who is a devotee of the needle, the cult of stitchery prevails in society so-ciety to an amazing extent. Every other woman one meets is talking of needlework and the craft of the needle; it is a sort of obsession. The mysteries of satin stitch, padded and otherwise, of crewel work, braid work, couching, herringbone, buttonhole button-hole and French knots are discussed by everybody. When Queen Mary came back from India and the Durbar Dur-bar she found society as keen on needlework as it used to be on bridge One of the cleverest needleworkers Is Lady Glenconner (sister-in-law of Mrs. Asquith), who makes her own designs and has original ideas for decoration. She is fond of big, bold patterns in vivid colors and h;is worked many bedspreads and coverlets cover-lets In William Morris patterns. : i There is a splendid specimen of her I work at Wilsford Manor, Salisbury on i (( "ft ( - - v ' 7 Y . a slender mahogany bed of a very old type. She likes best to copy old designs de-signs and fays she considers if women of today plied the needle 'r.ore frequently fre-quently they would be less restless in this feverish, hurrying a;, e. |