Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1913 — LATEST STYLE OF TEACLOTH [ARTICLE]

LATEST STYLE OF TEACLOTH

"Lovely Bits of Cluny and Insets of Filet Work Seen In Table ■ Linen. Quite the latest teacloth shows a plain rather than a lace border. Within the border is an Irish crochet insertion, the center of the cloth having a hand embroidered design. The linen is hand woven in the more expensive cloths. Another has a heraldic design of lions in a heavy stitch, contrasting with fine hand-drawn work. The 'usual size of these fine cloths is a yard and a quarter. The best workers are put on them, and the satiny effect of the embroidery on some, such as a shamrock, thistle and rose raised design, is produced by . the mercerizing of the embroidery. The simple designs are as perfectly worked add cost much less, according to the Indianapolis News. Lovely bits of cluny and insets of creamy filet work were seen on another kind of table linen. There were much more elaborate designs, applied to deep, ivory toned teacloths, round table covers and cushion covers. They are somewhat wanting in neatness and simplicity for good taste, but there is a demand for them.