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Show HOW TO BE" 1 1 ; BEAUTIFUL : By SutMy. , L I -: i 1 ' j .Madame Ise'bell Discourses on the Soothing Effect of Fine Needle Work ! and Its Subtle Charm to Mankind, j 'She Advises American Women to Em-1 ulate Their European Sisters in tins Respect. Satan and idle hands have loug been intimately associated, but it is as an ' exponent'of beautv culture that would like to dilate on the advantages of fine sewing. During the earlv summer before be-fore the war broke out 1 was iu several sev-eral of the French and Gorman watering water-ing places and 1 was impressed anew with the dainty industry of the women. Whether sitting on the" beach watching the children at play, ou the house porches, or in the saloD after dinner, every woman was occupied wit h some form of sewing. Conversation seemed the' brighter and more activo with the fingers employed. Frenchmen enjoy their after-dinner cigar or cigarette, as a rule, with their families, and during this hour the women of all ages take up the needle as a matter of course. There seems to be a great revival of i interest iu the old-time' tapestry work, j this is tho filling in of the background i of old-time desig'us in silk and crewels. I This work js done to the best advantage on a high stand, what is called a tambour, tam-bour, and you can imagine what a graceful grace-ful picture a woman makes bending over this. Iu the old days these were made of handsome carved wood and iu some cases the old stands have been brought into nse again. Id the modern dwellings ou our side of the water the work basket is rarely seen in the drawing room; a great mistake, for there is something most attractive I in a dainty workbox even if a basket does not harmonize with the surrouud-ings. surrouud-ings. ; The Frcuch have alwavs made luiud-some luiud-some work tables and several of these are generally included in the wedding gifts of a modem bride. These are a trifle higher than an ordinary table, with drawers, ur the top lifts up tu show compartments, and on the other side a mirror. They am made to con- form to a bedroom set or in handsome 1 carved woods to suit the drawing room. v Some of the American furniture mak- j' ers are showing these now in colonial style, and they' are, certainly attractive i enough to tempt any woman to tako up needlework as an evening pastime. There is no better way to display a pretty hand than sewi ng, aud there is ' no man who does not love his beloved j to the utmost under such conditions. ; The needle would put to rout anv exponent ex-ponent of the growing cigarette hah;.t, aud the average man would enjov with- ) out criticism the most advanced political E or socialistic argument so entrenched. ' Embroidery is wonderfully soothing to the nerves. On this score it is tu be recommended to women who find " ' that their nerves demand a physical expression. ex-pression. ; While this idea is not generally no---cepted in America, it has its advocates. A few winters ago received an invitation in-vitation from a Chicago woman, prominent promi-nent in social and philaut hronie circles, to spend the afternoon with her from t to 6 o'clock and tn "bring some sew- iug with me." Trie afternoon was charming and the women invited all cultivated, intelligent women who discussed dis-cussed the topics of the day with in-telligence. in-telligence. aud knowledge The average aftoruoon tea rarelv promotes intelligent intelli-gent conversation, la rhis not a better form of afternoon hospitality? j |