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Show The Art of Curtain Making. GIItLS who are starting dower chests should buy 'uapery of both Dresden mid Irish linen, w hich urr said to wear indefinitely. They come in sets, including -Moths of two yards wide by two, two and t half nnd three yards lung, and napkins of breakfust nnd ilium r size. The-best plan is to purchase these scLs In the natural condition, have thetu spread on the-grass the-grass near the summer home and bleached by the rain, wind und sun in the old fashioned iiianner. instead of whitened by chemicals, which destroy the texture Koiind and sijuare ci nl repieces and buffet scarfs of lineu, matching any of the breakfast, luuclu-on or dinner sets, have scalloped edg"s, and those ure of all while or hand worked lu floral designs. finest room towels in two sizes nre of finest damask, bird's-eye linen and huckaback. hucka-back. At each end they are bordered with hand embroidery in while or a color and finished with knotted tringe, or the ends are hemstitched and at one corner is a woveu wreath medallion for a monogram. of the lineu. Luncheon sets are of both Dresden and Irish woven nipery iu all white, but the newest are made from Austrian linen and consist of a round cloth and twelve napkins. Each piece Is round and carries a damnsk thistle design iu pale green, maize, blue or rose on its white ground. Also in colors are tho lunrheou sets of llolbeiu pattern in Genua n linen. The thirteen pieces include nu onl spreud and I round napkins with scalloped edges and a iesigu in blue or red on a white grouud. Face and hand towels of small siy.c, to be used but once between lunuderings, arc-end arc-end bordered with hemstitching nud deli-c.ntely deli-c.ntely embroidered with dc initial Linen sheets, made in single and double sizes, are hand hemmed at one end and hemstitched ut the other, while the pillow cases are French seamed and hemstitch bordered Coltou sheets need not be hemstitched, but should be finished by hand in the daintiest way possible, as inv machine work lends a commonplace Ui Lhe .plenishings of a dower chest. |