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Show feffl WOMAN'S COll Pretty Decorative Work. MOUNTMELLICK AND HCDEBOW EMDROIDEHY. Dett for All Formt of Ordlnsry Home-hold Home-hold Use Care In Washing li Matter of Vital Importance. Impor-tance. Mount melllck work, strictly apeak-lnc apeak-lnc li white upon white A now kind recently seen li rnlor on whltey brown calico, or tullo Krone, which Is ecru In tint Tin- dead white used for old mount melllck work Is too hard for the color permissible and rbarar- tensile of tlio in w style The object for which this work fa united. nie nil those of ordinary household mo which lend themselves to ilerorutlons tea tray, and sideboard side-board ololhs cushion covers, sachets, taundr) bags, work bags, ten rosles. etc. Tho cottons wush perfect!) In hot soap and water If ordlnar) care la tisal. No aoa containing nlknll should ! over Iw otnplo)od In wanhlng tokirod embroider), nor should tlio work tin loft In H wet heap All the aoap should I h r I used out ami tho article quickly I dried and Ironed dnuip as It Ilea faco downward on linen placed oter n blanket, ao that tho relief. If there Is liny, alioukl not bo flattened Among the stitches used In I'lat. 1 are found tho following: Chain atltrli In two rows, worked closely together. fram-( V- Ing ban sewn down with a contrast- Inic shade; satin atltch worked evenly and cloudy ao aa completely to con tent the foundation, alein and rope (Itch, uaed for linen tendrils, out lining, elr . wind atltch dotted ovei spaces In Intermedl.ttn rows avoiding one dot routing Juat under another closed loops decorating open li-avet and coral atltch doing the name, but touhole ninth alinoat covering two 1ml ten of a leaf linn French knota ol I another ahnde plsied down the mid die doublet hnln aewn down with different ahnde: three rully-covorod leave are done In light blue bara nl tcrtiallnK with a row of dark blu Trench knola. the oval hud being worked In two rona of wheeling ont lu between the other The upiiermnat Mower la done In pale blue, the central wtln atltch petul having two worked In wenvlng alltch on etuli aide, nil being outlined b u tlnitle thread of Hie Ilghl blua couched down with it darker ahnde. Authorities on the aubj-ct aa Ileil ebow embroidery originated In Den mark, 1 1 ml ebow In'liiK the name of n locality In that counir where thla ape clal embroider) la much done by the pennant Curlnual) enough, It la ob million In Italy tcry much Indeed It can be brought to groat perfection and elabornteil to n lame extent, no that 1 Die poefHr of knowledge In the way of variety of lace tltchea can J utilize It. |