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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1913)
THE OREGON SUNDAY' JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING NING, DECEMBER 21., 1913 1 o Centerpiece -..'o I I i - , J2Sifned .by Anna J.J-ooa :l:.-Jv I t TbeDesijn 1 Y) .V" jT ' I v U r the NDUSTRIOU S NEEDLEWOMAN By Adelaide Byrd 1 v " ''rS&r NE of the most effectl wild rose designe that I have. b4 the pleasure of offering la before you in a centerpiece oday. I know that you will like the three-motif arrangement and the email amount of . work, tor the great effect Is always dear to th needle woman's heart. The centerpiece Is here, and by tracing it on linen by any of tha f methods suggested you will find the -work soon ready-for yeqr needle.- 1 must give Just-on more method which one of your sister embroider ers sent In to . all members of the circle. ' . . ' She places the design print down on her linen. Over it she puts a damp cloth and with a hot iron presses over the pattern. The dampness and heat cause a Quick transference to the linen. The wild rose Is done . mainly In outline. Use soft mercerised cotton and pad the turned-over edges of the petals with darning cotton, . Outline the sides and. whip the over lapped stitches. Work over and over i at the turned edges, and use solid eUtcaea for the atrip in the center,. Surround It with French knots, v Outline the leaves that surround the rose. They should be filled In with punched work. This is done with a .apestry needle or , a - three-Sided . !lor's needle and regular thread Punch -through the dots, passing from, . one to that oppositeand then to the two below by a diagonal line on the under side, When, you have worked lines all in a horizontal direction, fin ish the squares by working in a ver- tlcal direction. Continual punching gives the open effect. - Do not pull the goods by drawing the thread tight. Work the round circles in solid stitch after padding with darning cotton in the opposite direction. , When paudtng the edge, use, several v strands of darning cotton and hold it as you would couching thread,- curving it around and buttonholing over It as - you work around the edge. - Soutache braid is also a good padding. ? ,I)inne It in water before using to pre- Went shrinking. The centerpiece can b further beautified- by adding lace to the ' ' exle-e. Buttonhole the lace to the linen. ' The separate roee motifs are lovely when used to decorate fanry bags, pin- J, .cushions or the front of blouses, Crape done In colors is very effective. If you .. ' do not wish to have punched work. flllv In the leaves with t Jtcnch knots. One rose in the center Of a yoke and a tittle stem and leaves on each aide curving up lowaf d the ShouMere would be a beau tiful decoration on a blouse front. Pillow cushions, runners for the li brary table and scattered motifs on hangings for. the library or Hvlhg hall would add to the decorations in a pleas ing degree. Coarse colored thread on monk's cloth, denim or linen art scrim !ves wonderful effect The clever women will make this one deilgh an swer many needs. I always feel that one of the euggeetlont will appeal In many wayi to my circle of workers. It needs only the aulok eye and hand to transform a centerpiece into a pillow top. ' Color is very effective on white or tan ' linen. If you are tired of white, try color 4a any shade or combination. Surely this attractive design will no.t go beg glng. .. - TjrOU'XA find it ever so much easier ;-' Y to get little nitssle to mend if you ' " " give her a pretty worlabasket for Christmas. Fit it up with all sorts or thread and needles and a little emery bag to . keep her needles bright and shiny. If you wish her to learn to em broider, put several small doilies into . the basket and .a plentiful supply of embroidery thread, not forgetting the white darning cotton with which she is to pad; i- ..' -.; . It la an excellent thing to have a lit tle girl keep her own stockings neatly darned, and so you must include white, -black and tan darning cotton. To brealc the monotony, however, the little girl should-occasionally be relieved of 'the tiuty of mending her own hose, or It will, become burdensome to her. All work should -be looked upon as a pleas ure.. For this reason It Is an ' unwise thing for a parent 40 complain before a child that work Is tiresome, t - But you cwn t imagine how a work basket with its complete outfit Will de light a little Rirl until you have tried presenting her with one, . ' EVEIs co many pnetty gifts can be made by the woman who ie fond of knitting. Those rtootsle warm ers or, in more dignified diction; bed Uppers, are among the most acceptable things you could give to an old person who Is troubled with cold feet. Then there are the knitted bedroom ailppers with the lamb's-wool " soles. The bed slippers, of course, have no soles. Woolly dogs that delight children can be made from whits or colored yarns. One of these in btack, with a red ribbon and a ell About its ok, u hailed, with de r light by the average youngster of ten-, dep years. These black dogs may be made to closely Imitate a French poodle. Such a dog was made by a fond grand mother for her 2-year-old grandson, end. .it was most appropriately, and aippary Thinking of the old people again, there are always pulse-warmers to make out of warm, bright wools. A new idea is s to give knee-warmers, made In much the same manner as the pulse-warmers, to) : I rheumatics. They are made to At over ,' the kneerans And do much to keen the ' oid from creeping; Into the Joint on aV" wintry day... - - - i v" '.- Kvcii.'for the up-to-date motorist knit- , vcu gtrts are not amiss. The motor hood that Is fashioned much like' a diver' e helmet, with only a round opening for the face in the front, keeps the head, neck and ears of the motorist warm. These are splendid for long rides in the open country when the car Is not inclosed. They can be made in any color desired, and most of the up-to- . date knitting magaslnes or Instruction books will give full directions for mak- -lng them. Another gift for the motorist is a long, wido knitted scarf with fringed ends. The scavwhouid be about a Quarter of a yard wide and two and a half yards long. Men can wear these under their coats and women can wear them either inside the coat or about the neck over the coat, as they wear scarves of fur. Ijiat a VltttlB elrL nroudlv dis played to her classmates In kindergarten . a knitted stole and knitted muff which had been lined with cotten wadding and silk, so that gives us an idea for a gift to the little ones. Warm caps of white op cream wool oan be knitted ,for baby and baby's dollle. Ultle girls of more advanced years mtsrht be taurht te knit doll caps for their own or their piay--mates' dnlls as Christmas gifts. The - babv sack.- the leaglngs.'-tbe knitted ' pointed skating caps with long tasHels. tne miieiw an inese are long lauiumr to th woman who is accustomed to the knitting needle. Those little Jackets made of flno wool so that they do not take up any noticeable amount of space under the coat, consequently not giving one that bumiled-up feeling, are splen did things for young and old alike. They are so thin that one can readily see through them, being knitted In a big loose atltch; but they are very warm. Ribbons are , usually threaded through the Jackets at the neck and waist line. Knitted balls for babies are nice things, and If the ball Is made by covering a rubber Toall. with a knitted coat, it can be readily washed when It becomes soiled, which Is likely to be soon. . Knit ted afghans are acceptable for both the perambulator and touch, and knitted tame are appreciated by girls who go skating.; $oto to transfer ? ' RIA.CB a sheet of Impression rar ' bon paper between your fabrto-' and the newspaper . design, the , latter on top. With a sharp penHY or a glassy pointed pen go over .the outline. The . delrt will be transferred to the ma-, terUl and wilt last until worked. O MANX girls took longingly at those pretty Italian silk bloomers in the shop windows that who can doubt that a fflrl would be more than delighted to receive a pair of them for Christmas. Italian silk can be bought by the yard. These underbloomers may be made in any pale shade that Is de siredblue, pink, lavender, cream, etc. Elastic is placed in the knees of the bloomers, but a simple tape or ribbon is used as a drawstring for the top. On the left bloomer at the side, three inches above the elastic, embroider a mono gram of Intertwined initials. At the elusive shops these bloomers can be bought with embroidery running up the sides from the knee to the waistband, if one does not wish to go to the trouble of making the bloomers.' why not buy them ready made and monogram or em broider them only? This latter plan is a time-saver for the girl who has little leisure at her disposal. JflOnOStammetl i&tOCfUnSd Another pretty aha "ifme! usln - nflln.vuflnw a!1W tt faun,! Hah n MONOGHAMAIED stockings are Just the nicest kind of a Christmas gift, for any one whose duty it ie to sort the stockings of the family laun-' drynowa how serious a task it Is, es : peclally when there are two Or more f;lrls in the house who have silk stock gs.' Whether these same girls- are . honest or otherwise, there seems to be K tendency on the part of these same ' . stockings to visit bureau drawers other I than those belonging to their owners, ; . The monogram solves the difficulty, for, . so labeled, the stockings become more . - inclined . to- stay - In their own apart- ments. If you give several pairs of stockings, monogram them In different , colors so that the reelplent will have ' no trouble, in matching . them, up la pairs. I i - . CanDle CAUDLES are being more generally used than they have been sine the thirties. The modern home 14 Incomplete without the dining-room candelabra or the boudoir .candlestick .. "When shaded with atuectiva ahades of. Pllk In soft, mellow tones there is noth lng more beautiful than candlelight Wire frames for .shades are furJ , chasable in Various forms afeny shop) where lamps and shades are sold. Odd ' lengths of silk can be "picked up", at the remnant counters, and tits' of . lace) and metal net, insertion and, lace, can) . also be utilised to fashion dainty; can dleshadea. , ;::v.-v. r,-- ' Thre are exquisite Importation, cost ' lng almost a small fortune, which, cart be easily duplicated, v :"'' '-V'l'w '',;'-. :v'". t Barryroe-colord sllk'ls afavoreJ ,; material for candleshades, and ome of the most attractive deslgas are,fash4 ionsdef.lt. ; . 'i ''!-', The wire fWttaaJl''ni7n4'''rltli narrow strips of the silk, and over this is shirred a strip of lllk wide and. Ion . enough to cover the shade rm. Oven this Is placed a covering of gold net. edged top and bottom wtth narrow) gold lace, in the Upholstering oepart ment ire sold tiny silk and metal tulle roses, which come by the yard. If these are sewn to the top and bottom of tm shade, they will contribute JuM the neo4 essary toucn or tnnwning requtrea. Anotner pretty shafts Is mane by using; Dale-yellow silk for the foundation, and over it arranging medallions of cluny or filet lace. Four medallions are required for each shade, and the aunall rlbtion : roses can. be used to advantage In this) instance also. Oandleshadss Of - pal green are tremely -pretty - when decorated with email roes In the rastel tones, To dti- - plicate attiade of this color suitable fop -the boudoir use silk ef a n't, suppl - quality, auch as crepe de chine, chin , or chiffon talfeta. Oathsr the strip, cut to cover the wire ratne at tap ana hot torn, end fit tt over the frame. Narro-w ftlk fringe Is then sewn to t1i rim ot the shade and threw wreaths of tin !lnk roees are arranged at Interval about the s4iale. -A visit to th shope will prove a frn'4 itable hour or. two, f"r yci can fmt enough Ideas about ndeena.l- to k- j you busy for months.
