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Show I wvm A tfMAN .AND 7 fSi'll rim tiii. uiiitimo Tii': , There Is a growing likinl among housekeepers for a writing tola In the j drawing room, and Ihero uiuiuli to ' be aald In Ita favor, allhou0 at flrat thought It seems somewhat unnecessary unneces-sary It certainly cannot txud for private correepondeneo, bills or other atrlctly personal mattera, b often It i It convenient for tho vltltorvho mny with to leave n meauige for in abaent j friend, to write nu addreet or tome such trifle I Only a writing table, be It understood, under-stood, not a writing desk, It to be tabllthed In tho drawing rooii and It ahould alwaya bo made na (rcoratlve aa poaalble, harmonising with the general gen-eral character ot the room, in extremely extre-mely atmplo writing table would be out of place In an apartment brilliant In color and furnlahlnga, and a highly ornato one would not bo stTted to a room rather aevero In style. In any cue. It U In better tatte to ute only dark colon, when a cover ll needed, leaving to the fltmenta ot brau, silver or gtaaa, tho task of provldlnl the do-tlrable do-tlrable brightness, A carved table ot ulack oak looka well with a tctrf of deep crlmion or dark bluo aatln with embroidered enda that hang well over. Huch an arrangement would harmonlie with n somewhat stately room A frlr-olous frlr-olous room with much color and glean of gold might have a gilt table, but never a black oak, aaya the New York Tribune. Dl'll r.MIIIKIIIIKIIV 1.1.-KCIN. For the new mountmelllck ork comes numerous designs In graceful patterna Conventional dealgnt In scrolls and delicate truccrlee In leave! and flvo conventionalized fruits and flowcra nro tho most populai, tho wreaths and corncra aro ahowu In largo sprays of fmlt and leaves where th stems aro stiff nnd heavy. Tho fine snd heavy aro ailko dovcloped In whlto cotton and ovory ttltch knon to embroiderers em-broiderers la uted In working thete pieces. The material for tablo pieces In thla work ahould be a heavy soft linen wbllo for other uaes such at bed aprrads, scarfs, nnd stand corers a goods resembling a fine drilling comet especially for It. This material Is called Mountmolllck cloth and Is aioft thick damaak of different widths ,and prlcca. Having choten your design. It thero Is a border fill It firu with a ehort oven outline ttltch, miking the first row Jutt Inside ot the outer atamped lino, l'laeo the next row dote to the first and so on until tht station la filled, taking care that the ttltch e on tho under aide are ahort thus .caving tho cotton where It Is nocdt -. to properly rulte thu border Sterna and scrolls In slnglo lines may be worked In outline or couched, wider wid-er stems arc outlined on either edge and filled with Fre.ich knota or worked aolldly In atcm or aatln atltch while numerous fancy knot and couching atltchea are employed upon others. Fancy runs riot In working tho leaves and fruits, Somo outllnca aro couched and tho velna featheratltchcd. At other tlmea tho leaven aro partly solid and tho balance tilled with French knots. No housekeeper wishing a dainty and aorvlccabto tablo piece or stand or drcaaer cocr need hcsltato for lack ot opportunity for lcaaons for any good needlo woman with a little Imagination Imagina-tion may supply herself with beautiful articles In this Justly popular atylo of work. Tho Illustration shows a corner which may be used tor lunch cloth or table center. Anna C. Guernsey, Suggestions, Sug-gestions, Dcs Molnca. 'iiNCraa nowN. Of changeable striped silk In red and gray combined with yellow lace over red ellk. Tho lower alcoves aro ot whlto tucked moussollne, closing over tbo shoulder and under tho arm. UTINIXIVr IIEtUKATfO.NS. "How perfectly beautiful," exclaimed a visitor as she entered the favorlto sitting room ot tho cbatclalno ot a charming . count rir houaa.eaiUavwaaanaJ uniir-BtiaiitorttivtrBnanxca 'with admiration, ad-miration, llcforo her, nearly tilling one end of tho room, waa a deep ro-ccttcd ro-ccttcd window and window seat, tho former with largo plate glaas Bathes that mado tbo room teem part of a fruit orchard beyond, which was Just bursting Into pink and whlto silken cushions to match n great scmtclrclo of hyacinths and tulips Just outside that blazed with tolor within tholr setting ot emcrn.d green turf. Their aoft tlnta ot pink, yellow, blue, whlto, purple, lllao and dark red wero all ox-actly ox-actly reproduced In tho piled up cushions cush-ions of tho window scat. |
