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I 1Iung thing stra ght and even and the ther -i- i r . , - itone - tone 1une tune is well worth the extra efforte effortx effort theI I x ' ; ! ; Thnapery Th napery hem is used on ourJI ourJ our ! fTtry JIvery -J-I- J I J - f- f placet - + - Ttry very finest 1 I nens For sheer place placemats t , ; mats you may use a small andzti and zti a ' ' very even scam seam that gives the apit ap apI /I I it / . - * Pearanee pearance almost of a roUed rolled hem hemA hemf- hemf hemfA - A whipping whlppmg st tch or running runnmg hem hemE hema . a ( can SD be used on the sheer fabrics Of On informal cotton sets you youaught : ; . IlUght aught like to use a hem of contrast- contrast - . ing log contrasting colored thread made in even eveniii evendt iii dt hemsj hemsi attches alttches Remember that hems j i 11 g : gshow setce show up easJly easily once the 1m linen en is set toI toa ce on oo a table and It iii a Important to I a nave have makeit good careful sewmg sewing to make it JestOne bestOne look Its very veryJest \Jest Jest best \ One of the best gUIdes as to what whatshould whatshould should be used in decoration is to toak ak Jook loot toJook Jookat lootat at the Defl ne16 ' lmens linens being shown a 8a d 8d n 8n 8 8Of Of OfCaiiccal C'l1Ceal Cl1Ceal Caiiccal C'l1Ceala Caiiccala ' a parch patch parchwlrh patchwith wlrh with wlrhan withan an appl'que applque applique appliqueSaid ' Bnd Said what motifs are currently currentlypUlar - pUlar Pinar You Jnight night like to use ap t apt Iquea ! ques in the corners of briibt bright 110w flow 110wdesigns flowdesigns BorderInta designs or South of the Border Borderfit fithay Inta hay These add fit sparkle to break I S/im S im SIUll Slnn / Printi Printt PrintY Print I t Printtf Printa a Y ; : Printl /tf tf / vF vFII ' II g H Hrr rr aVl aVlk r rA t k ' r'a ra ( ! . vq rl A - Y Y7l 7l ' ' i l ' p Y ' r a4'd a4d a4'dp ' An afternoon dress drcss In Bianchi BianchinJ Bianchini Blanchiill nJ ni s melon print dcsifned designed BianchiI by Jo- Jo Joseph Joseph Jo Joseph - - I seph Balpert Halpert has a black crepe crepeblouse crepeblouse crepeblouse blouse with a low boat neckline necklinelong necklinelong necklinelong crepeI I long slimming- slimming sllmmmg slimmingsleeves - sleeves The softlydraped softly softlydraped softlydraped draped skirt slurt Is accented with a ablack ablack ablack black patent beltfast belt beltfast fast and luncheon clothsContrastmg clothsContrasting cloths clothsContrasting Contrasting Contrastmg colored hems are arevery arevery arevery very popular and are conservative conservativeI conservativeenough conservativeenough conservativeenough I enough even to please the most d s scrimmating scriminating : cnmmatlng crimmating hostess This may be bedone bedone bedone done with a fabric of a dJfferent different differentcolor differentcolor ! color added to the mat itself or orI orit orit orIt I it may be in the form of a bias biastape biastape biastape tape used tor for finishing fimshmg the edgesUse edges edgesUse i Use Your Ingenuity IngenuityIn i iIn In Decorat onsFeather onsFeather ons onsFeather Feather stit stlt hmg hing is very popular popularon I Ion on the very s mple do lies Les and gay gaycolored gaycolored gaycolored colored nc roc rac rae is al vays welcome welcomeA A simple crochet stitch often adds addsnewness addsnewness addsnewness ' newness to doil dOll es and this may be beworked beworked worked out in \ wh h te to or in other col colors colors colors ors that combine combme well ell ' . ; \ \ ell with your yourdishes yourdishes yourdishes dishes and accessor esFor esFor es esFor For formal doilles-such doilles such dollies-such dollies doilies - such as you youmight youmight youmight might want to use when entertamlngstay entertainingstay entertaining entertamlng entertainingstay , -stay stay - stay with the simple des gns like likebands likebands likebands bands panels or classic designs A Aba'1d Aband Aband ba'1d ba1d band ' might be run through the mid middie middie middie die but choose its width carefully carefullyso so that it does not look like patch patchwork patchwork patchwork work Al AI Alvays AInays vays nays miter the cornerscarefully corners cornerscarefully , carefully so that the placemat will willhe willhe willhe he flat l1at on the tableIf tableIf table tableIf If your machine has an edge edgestltcher edgestitcher edgestitcher stlt-cher stlt cher stitcher - it w 11 II be easy to insert insertlace insertlace insertlace lace bands to run around the dOIly dOIlyThis doilyThis doilyThis This gives particularly fine tine e/Tects e Tects effects eTectson effectson effectson / on the sheer materials like dimity dimityand dimityand dimityand and organdyFor organdyFor organdy organdyFor For decorat ve ye stitching sbtchmg on the themachine themachine themachine machine use the durable buttonhol buttonhold buttonholdtt7nst buttonholetwist h'lst hlst tt7nst ' or yarn Th s washes and Irons Ironsbeautifully ironsbeautifully ironsbeautifully beautifully and is just the nght right nghtweight rightweight rightweight weight to give an excellent lme line lmewhen linewhen linewhen when st tching tcrong tchang Mark and measure measurewhere measurewhere measurewhere where you want to stitch before beforestart beforestart beforestart start ng out on the machine macrone machineIt macroneIf machineIf It If you make good flat l1at fiat fell seams seamson seamson seamson on your doil doll es they can often be beused beused beused used on both sides They w II ll also alsolaunder alsolaunder alsolaunder launder and wear much better than thanif thanif thanif if you are haphazard in m doing domg the theseams theseams theseams seams |