Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1913 — NEW IDEA'FOR -DINING TABLE [ARTICLE]

NEW IDEA'FOR -DINING TABLE

Runners Are Largely Taking th* Place of the Round Centerpiece and the Luncheon Cloth. Many houaewfyea are discarding round centerpieces or luncheon cloth when dreaming the dining table, and are substituting two table runners. These harmonize with the straight lines of the furniture, so popular at. present. For summer dining rooms and verandas there Is nothing so artistic aa the long, graceful table runners. Tan and white linen are used for the runners and the ends are hemstitched, and above this is embroidered a design In satin or cross-stitch. ’• Measure the width of your table and allow from 12 to 14 inches more to hang down, at each side when cut-ting-the linen. After stitching the hem transfer the design above it. Cross-stitch is effective on coarse linen, and a pretty border shows baskets of forget-me-nots. Three basket motifs are arranged on each end. and the basket portion is done with green and yellow mercerized cotton. The flowers are worked with pale pink in' the padded satin stitch, and the leaves are green. Connecting each basket is a festoon of ribbon, which should be worked in the padded satin stitch. Pale (link is the color used for the ribbon, and a yellow French knot forms the center of each floweret. When working the cross-stitch great care should -be observed to keep the upper threads running in the same direction. Table runners of dark brown ramie linen or pongee are a favorite covering for the living room or librarytable, with embroidered ends done in rich, vivid colors.