THE MAKING OF LACE
Rare Patterns Which Represented
a Life of Tireless Effort.
The EesP^nn* Were the Firm Weav
cm of the Delicate Fabrics—
Church la the >lt<l<llc Age*
Consumed the Best.
The fair women who walk in our high
places clad in filmy splendors of rare old
lace have pressed into the service of their
beauty the products of lifelong work and
consummate skill. One wonders whose
was the first keen brain and restless hand
which conceived the idea of distorting
threads to the fine and delicate shapes
of a graceful pattern, who was it named
the same, who improved and amplified
the idea, what ancient beauty first found
it a fit frame for her grace, and what
people first elevated it to an art?
There is little doubt that the Egyptians,
FLAT NEEDLE POINT LACE—VENETIAN
ABOUT 1645.
of the civilized nations we can trace,
were lacemakers and weavers, in so far
that we know they pulled threads and
deeorated the borders of their linen;
from Jewish records we know that they,
as a people, both made and appreciated
fine needlework. Thence on to Home and
Italy via the Grecian archipelago was an
easy course, and in the middle ages we
find Venice the center and core of the
lace-making industry, which was then at
its height of glory.
It was the religions persecutions on the
continent which drove lace-workers
over to England in the sixteenth century.
The history of Colbert and the French
centers he established under a politic
king are too well known to need detail
ing; and the extravagant wear of lace,
the luxurious endeavor of each courtier
to outshine his fellows in rutile and col
lar of finest work are also matters of
well known and nnedifvlr.ghistory.
Very few' women are judges of lace,
though they may wear the delicate fabric
with infinite grace. It requires a con
noisseur’s instinctive bias and an ex
pert's skill and experience to decide the
original home of any given piece of lace,
more especially old lace, and the date of
its manufacture. Of course there are
rertain broad divergences in this, as in
every applied art. No one would mis
take Valenciennes, smooth and elusive,
for Spanish rose point, with its stiff pad
ded richness, or Maltese for point d’An
gleterre. of gossamer fineness. The dif
ficulty of unravelling hand-made lace
makes it easy to distinguish from the
machine-made variety.
It would be folish to try and drag in
modern lares as matter for discussion
or illustration in the narrow limits of
one short article; therefore I shall only
show comparatively old specimens in
the two accompanying illustrations. Ona
V
BRUSSELS LACE OF THE EIGHTEENTH
represents part 8t a veil of Brussels pil
low-made "reseau,” with ornaments of
flowers and sprigs giving a spotted effect;
the border is of needlepoint lace. In
“Brussels applique” the little sprigs are
worked separately from the net or
“reseau” to which they are applied. I
have seen one magnificent veil of Brus
sels pillow-made lace sprinkled profuse
ly throughout with pillow renderings of
various “modes,” partly applied, partly
worked into the ground.
The mher illustration shows an ex
tremely fine example of seventeenth cen
tury Venetian lace, “Punto in Aria.” The
lace—along the outer side of which are
floral Vandykes with an inner border of
intricate device, alternating stars, blos
som, leaves and pomegranates—edges a
panel of finest linen. The continuous
stem in the broader lace portion springs
from what looks to me very like the de
vice of a bunch of grapes, closely w-orked.
The whole design is held together by
plain bars or “brides.”
A piece like this Is probably the work
of some devoted recluse, and destined for
priestly use. Mother Church absorbed
much of the finest wc of brush, needle
and chisel in these wis dark middle ages.
Dark, for the unparalleled narrowness of
the spiritual outlook; and wise for the
t strenuous concentration and devotion of
f energy which handed down to posterity
these exquisite works of art.
CENTURY.
M DUDLEY DUNN
Farnlnlilnicn Which Will Lend Attrae
tlveaeu and Cbrrrfulueu to
the Apartment.
A day nursery should be finished and
furnished to please the children, and
for this purpose nothing can be more
suitable than a wall paper showing in
teresting pictures. These pictures
may be children at play, household pets
or even scenes from the famous
Mother Goose. This paper should only
be used for the lower part of the wall,
forming a dado above which is a plain
paper which makes a good background
for framed pictures, says the Home
Magazine.
a nursery rug 1s a source of enjoy
ment to the wee one who has not yet
learned to walk. This is made by sew
ing figures of animals, flowers, toys, etc.,
upon a foundation of thick cloth. The
cloth may be the best parts of men’s
worn clothing, neatly pieced together
and the seams pressed open. The fig
ures to be appliqued to the foundation
should be first stamped on cloth as near
as possible to the color of the animal or
other thing to be represented. Work the
edge of the figure in buttonhole stitch
with thread of the same color. Any
kind of thread, so that it is coarse and
of the right color, will answ'er the pur
pose. Cut out the figure just outside
the stitching and baste it in position on
the foundation, remembering that the
baby will sit in the center of the rug
and view the picture from that point.
A space may be left plain in the cen
ter and outlined by a row of coral or
cross stitch in red marking cotton.
Fasten the figures to the foundation
with overhand or butonhole stitches and
work a row of red stitching outside to
correspond with the one at the edge of
center, then line the rug and bind it
with red braid. This rug can be washed
in warm suds, well rinsed and dried so
as to be as good as new and it will last
a long time.
Don’t forget to put a low couch of
some kind in the nursery and dress it up
with pillows "like mamma’s room.” One
of the pillows could be of white duck
with figures of brownies outlined in red
marking cotton and another should
show two or three Kate Greenaway fig
ures. One pillow should have a bunch
of flowers to encourage a love for ar
tistic things, but be sure that they are
true to nature, for there are no more
exacting critics than children.
The pictures for the walls should be
chosen with an eye to their artistic
value rather than to their rich coloring.
It is hard to Instill an appreciation for
true art Into the mind of one who has
seen and admired only highly colored
daubs in his nursery days. Give the
nursery pretty, bright colors, but do not
choose combinations that will clash
with each other.
Plenty of low chairs and stools are
necessary, also a low table to corre
spond with the chairs.
A bare floor with plenty of rugs is
best for this room, as there are liable
to be accidental slops of all sorts where
so much play goes on. If the floor is
stained with one of the wood stains and
then oiled it will look nice and be easily
kept clean.
Parisian Tomato Snlnd.
A tomato salad served In Paris ■w as a
variation of stuffed tomato having lob
ster meat as a filling. The live lobster is
boiled in water to which are added a gill
of vinegar, one onion sliced, a little pars
ley. two or three cloves and a bay leaf.
The cooked meat, is cut into dice mixed
with two tablespoonfuls of sliced pickled
cucumbers and a few string beans cooked
and cut in small pieces. Firm, not too
ripe.tomatoesare selected,the tops sliced
off, and the center scooped out. Fill the
tomatoes with chopped ice while the
salad is being prepared. When ready to
put together, dress the lobster meat,
pickles and beans with mayonnaise, fill
the tomato shells, topping each with a
little mayonnaise in which is arranged
a lobster claw. Reserve a few string
beans whole, which may be dressed with
a French dressing and used as a garnish
around the tomatoes. Cold chicken or
ham may be used instead of lobster.—IT
Y. Post.
Encllah Compotr of Penchea.
Make a quart of strong ginger tea.
Add to it a pound and a haif of sugar and
the juice and thin yellow rind of three
lemons. Boil and skim then throw in. a
few at a time, ripe clingstone peaches,
peeled, but not pitted. Cook five or ten
minutes until tender, swim out and add
more peaches until all are cooked. Heap
in a pretty glass dish. Skim the lemon
peel from the syrup, measure and add
enough dissolved gelatine to the syrup
to make a firm jelly. Pour into a shallow
pan and set on ice. When stiff cut into
blocks and lay over the peaches, with a
few bits of lemon peel interspersed.
Serve very cold. This is deemed a great
addition to a high tea.
Ml»ht Have Nearer.
Wife (at three a. m.)—Oh, George!
Wake up! I’m sure there's a burglar
downstairs!
Husband—Gee! I’m glad ho wasn’t
a porch-climber!—Puck.
TOOK RISK IN COUGHING.
Barber l/aed to Sharing Colorado Com*
• umptlvea Al-vnya Gate
\V arnlng.
The man in the chair coughed suddenly
and unexpectedly, states the I’hiladelphia
Record. “Don’t do that again,’’ exclaimed
tne barber, with an unwarranted display of
irritation. The man in the chair resented
^1 somewhat lurid language this restriction
of his personal liberty and intimated that
lie would cough whenever he felt like it.
“All right, then, cough your head off, but
don’t blame me if 1 cut you,” returned the
barber. There was no more eougning, how
ever, and the man in the chair made his
escape without any injury. Rut, as he paid
his check at the desk, he remarked to the
boss barber:
“Say, vou want to give some nerve tonic
to the fellow who just shaved me.”
"Oh, don't mind him,” replied the boss.
“He’s from Colorado and lies used to shav
ing consumptives, lie was telling me the
other day that he's been in the business for
over 20 years and has shaved everything
from a 10-vear-old boy to an octogenarian
drunkard, tint his nerve went back on him
when he drifted into Colorado Springs and
started to shave the consumptives whohar.g
out there. Ever since then a man with a
cough gives him cold chills. Out there, he
tells me, not a day goes by that some 'lunger'
doesn’t get a gash in his throat while being
shaved.'
Elfvatinit the Stnntlnrd.
“So you are to have a high church wed
ding?’’ a-ks the friend of the beauteous
damsel who is to become a midsummer
bride.
“Yes, indeed,” she admits.
“It seems to be quite the fashion now,”
•ays the friend.
“Yes. But papa is determined that mine
•hall be a higher church wedding than any
of the others.”
“I thought that high church was high
church, and that ended it.”
“But papa has donated enough money to
the congiegation to allow them to build the
•pire 50 feet higher.”-—N. Y. Tribune.
Too Personal.
Moneybags—liow did your banquet gc
off, Banklurk?
Bankimk N'ot as well as it might, you
know. The toastmaster called on a gentle
man who had lost an arm and a leg to an
swer to the toast of "Our Absent Member*.''
—Stray Stories.
“I Pound It So.”
McCormick, 111., Sept. 28th.—Miss Etliei
Bradsnaw, oi uiis place, has written a let
ter which is remarkable tor the o.aractei
of the statements it contains. As her lettei
will be read with interest, and probably with
profit by many women, it, has been thought
advisable to publish it in part. Among other
things Miss Bradshaw says:—
“I had Kidney Trouble with the various
unpleasant symptoms which always come
with that disease, and I have found a cure.
1 would strongly advise all who may be suf
fering with anv form of Kidney Complaint
to use Dodd’s Kidney Pills, a remedy which
I have found to be entirely satisfactory.
“This remedy is within the reach of all
ind is all that it is recommended to be. ]
found it so, and I therefore feel it my duty
to tell others about, it.”
| Dr. Dunaway, of Benton, 111., uses Dodd’s
Kidney Pills in his regular practice, and
says they are the besi medicine for Kidney
Troubles. lie claims they will cure Diabetes
1 in the last stages.
Pleasant Time In Prospect.
i The Victim -Cracious, man! Are you go
ing to shave me with that razor?
Barber—That will do all right. 1 rely on
I my strength.—Stray Stories.
To Core a Colil in One l)ap
Take Laxative Broino Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it failsto cure. 25c.
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In the swell cafe there’s many a tip ’twist
the cup and the lip.—Chicago Daily News.
Piso’s Cure cannot be too highly spoken ol
as a cough cure.—J. W. O’Brien, 322 Third
Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan.G, 1900.
Obstinacy is ever most positive when it
i* most in the wrong.—Madam Necker.
No muss or failures made with Putnam
Fadeless Dyes.
Poverty brings many strange landlords.—
Chicago Daily News.
WORN OUT, DRAGGED OUT,
Are Most Women in Summer
—Pe-ru-na is a Tonic of
Efficiency.
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JOSEPHINE MORRIS, 2:$6 Carroll
St., Brooklyn, N. Y., writes:
‘'Peruna is a. fine medicine to take any
time of the year, but I have found it es
pecially helpful to withstand the wear
and tour of the hot weather. I have
taken it now for two summers and feel
that it lias kept my system free from
malaria, and also kept, me from having
that worn-out, dragged out look which
so many women have.
“ I therefore have no hesitancy in sav
ing that I think it is the finest tonic in
the world.”—Josephine Morris.
Peruna is frequently used as a mitiga
tion of the effeetsof hot weather. What
a bath is to the skin, Peruna is to the
mucous membranes. Bathing keeps the
skin healthy, Peruna makes the mu
cous membranes clean and healthy.
With the skin ami mucous membranes
in good workingorder, hot weather can
be withstood with very little suffering.
Frequent bathing with an occasional
use of Peruna is sure to mitigate tiie
horrors of hot weather. Many ladies
Mrs. Tressie Nelson, 432 Broad St., (
Nashville, Tenn., writes : (
••As Peruna has done me a world >
of good, I feel In duty bound to tell >
of It, In hopes that It may meet the l
eye of some woman who has suf- s
fered as I have. S
••For five years / really did not >
know what a perfectly well day \
was, and If I did not have headache, \
/ had backache or a pain some• )
where and really Hie w as not worth )
the effort / made to keep going. \
“A good friend advised me to use {
Peruna and I was glad to try any '
thing, and I am very pleased to say »
that six bottles made a new woman
of me and l have no more pains and )
life looks bright again.”—Mrs. ?
Tressie Nelson. (
have discovered that the depression of
hot weather and the rigors they have
been in the habit of attributing to
malaria, quickly disappear when they
use Peruna. This is why Peruna is so
popular with them. Peruna provides
clean mueous membranes, and the clean
mucous membranes do the rest.
I f you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your ease and he will
he pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. nnrtman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0.
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who suffer with sick headache frequently resort to the tieof headache
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never imiove the cause, and, to be candid, are really dangerous,
death having been known to occur directly from their use.
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organs of digestion in such a perfect condition as to forestall the
suffering which attends this common and distressing affection.
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