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Show FOR A LINEN SHOWER. Since it is nearly time for the Easter East-er bride, the question of "showers" is agitating the minds of various maidens. maid-ens. A very nice, thoughtful gift for a clique of girl friends to elect to make 1r a luncheon set for a linen shower. This neeel not be expensive, as the linen lin-en may be bought by the yard and stamped by the girls themselves, or snuare doilies may be selected hemstitched hem-stitched round the edg0 to avoid the necessity of scalloping. There should be three sizes of dollies dol-lies finger bowl or tumbler size, plate size and a size between the two. However, How-ever, the two larger sizes can be made to do If there is not time for the whole set. Most brides nrefer to hav a. iln. set. Most brides prefer to have a dozen doz-en each of two sizes and wait until Christmas or some other annlversarv for the third, because six dollies o"f any size Is scarely c-nouch except for a very small luncheon. If you select the hemstitched doylies doy-lies place a pretty Initial or monogram In one corner. The centerpiece should lie pretty large, the corners reaching almost to the sides ol the table when placed diagonally. Allow for an inch-wide hem on tho doilies and a two-inch hem on the 'centerpiece. That it,, when you draw ;he threads for the hemstitching, count in from the edfe two inches and a quarter This doubled anJ a little lit-tle allowed for turning In would give a one-inch hem for the doilies. For the centerpiece begin to draw the threads four inches and a quarter from the edge. An eight-inch doily is a good plate size. Allow the doubling for the hem, I this should be cut ten and one-half inches square. Calculating in the same way a five-inch five-inch dolly would be cut for seven and a half inches and a twenty-seven-inch I centerpiece would be thirty-one iind I one half Inches, allowing for the two- I inch hem. Since several girls are joining together, to-gether, a good fine linen can be purchased, pur-chased, as this would be the only cost except for tho initial cotton and a book of transfer Initials which costs 1 25 cents. A set of .small napkins or j doilies suitable for use in serving afternoon af-ternoon tea makes another welcome joint gift for a linen shower and prac-i Ileal maid's apron and collar and cuff j sets are another suggestion. I |