| Show fc abu tys r u ct e ro ho f 9 y by bu lydia ludia a le baron walker Is a color which can be used B BLUE in decoration with reservations it Is true since it Is so cold a color but it Is not alone la in decoration that it Is valuable the quality of the color makes it particularly suited to certain practical purposes it has a tendency 7 to preserve the whiteness of articles kept next it or surrounded by it this Is a fact that v was as by old time homemakers but which seems to have been somewhat overlooked by women of today just now there to la a return to this color tor for practical uses use blue tissue paper to wrap around laces to prevent them turning creamy white hite instead of their original pure white or dead white its as the color Is called what Is known as sky blue or baby blue Is the preferred hue of blue for this purpose linens that are laid away ak either cither as heir looms or awaiting the return of 0 the style of the particular pieces such lich as large white dato darn a a k tablecloths will not be nearly dearly so apt to get the creamy tint if wrapped around in blue paper ulue blue boxes white ribbons and silk pieces are also benefited by being kept in blue paper lined pasteboard bozes boxes when white shawls nacre in fashion the women of that day were punctilious to keep them folded in light blue paper and placed in pasteboard boxes where there would be no pressure on the folded beauty of the choice shawls today the fashion for blue to keep white silks and laces linens and fine ene white textiles from changing color has taken a new turn or we may say has reverted to a very old time method then inside surfaces of bureau drawers are being palmed painted blue whatever the white contents its whiteness will be helped to keep its right tint by the action of the blue on the goods about tablecloths the history of tablecloths Is a subject to interest every homemaker homer who delights in knowing about her household furnishings as well as in using them today there Is a pronounced trend toward the return of dinner tablecloths of pure white linen as well as those of lace and colored linens this makes the subject of tablecloths especially timely the cloth s with the napkins are termed napery while in bygone years rears this word was more comprehensive it has come to signify y table able t linen literally napery Is linen of any kind but long cars car s ago it was used chiefly I 1 to 0 indicate table linen and this Is the use s e of the th e word wo rd today 0 d n y the e word ord co comes m es ofero from m the F french ranc 1 i n a e wv which h tell comes com es from rom the latin naps a cloth it Is very easy to see that napkin Is but another form of these thee words literally napkin means a R little cloth the largest dinner napkin of today deserves to be called a little cloth because of its size it equals that of some of the smaller luncheon or breakfast claths cloths the napkins to match these small tablecloths certainly are diminutive and well warrant the term little cl 9 bell syndicate service |
