Show THE LATEST Elf Time was as when only the expert could do embroidery The designs s were of such sucha a cobwebby nature and the thc shadings so delicate that a single piece often took months to finish and and was attempted only after much practice With the growing increase in the number of women's activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac a decided change has taken place Women have no time to do fine and fussy work therefore the new embroidery has become heavier and sand simpler and consists more in formal designs than in finely shaded flower effects Linen in all grades of coarseness coarseness some of it so 0 heavy that the needle can ean hardly he hc pulled through is the favorite just now particularly in the tIre crash weaves and it is worked with the heaviest rope cotton or silk Instead of the intricate stitches formerly formerly formerly for for- merly practiced nearly everything Just now hOW is S done in satin or outline stitch Where there is any variation It occurs-in occurs t the he use of long and short stitches A coarse outline stitch is replacing the fine rope outline of our mothers' mothers da day Tn In making this coarser outline stitch the thread is held down instead of up The stencil outfits now sold fold so cheaply permit a a. woman won to stamp her own pillow pa patterns t terns as most of the newest designs come orne stenciled on the linen and need more than outlining The newest pillows are long in shape and are aTe trimmed around the edges with heavy ecru lace put on plain Centerpieces of Russian embroidery arVEry are ar very smart and these are composed of many dull tints effectively harmonized A great deal of braid embroidery Is being used particularly in white and this is very effective for centerpieces a favorite design being a basket of daisies with the da daisies Isles falling out and scattered over the edges of the centerpiece The Irregular white raised braid lends itself beautifully to the petals and the centers centers centers cen cen- are made of French knots Colorado embroidery on white linen is once more the style for table use arid and arida anda a charming tea teas cloth shows blue and white cups and saucers embroidered In perfect Imitation th cloth itself being plain white linen with a wide hemstitcher hemstitched hem The latest way of finishing a sofa cushion consists consist in leaving a two-inch two edge standing beyond the tho scam The back of the cushion ion of course faces this |