Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1914 — Of Interest to Women [ARTICLE]

Of Interest to Women

In Marking Linen Buie* for Monograms that Appeal to Housekeepers of Good TastoTwo Monograms now Used for Tablecloths.

| Ab with most other things, fashion* In the marking of linen change from year to year, so that ft is impossible to lay down hard and fast rules. Here, however, are some of the styles most constantly used by the housekeepers who do not love extremes: For everyday tablecloths initials are from three and a half to four Inches in height When a monogram is used, it is often much higher. Serviettes are marked with letters matching in style, but smaller, not more than an inch or so in height The marking on the tablecloth-should lie well in from the edge of the table, yet hot so near the centre thatdt will be covered by the centrepiece. For the best tablecloths it is now theefashion to use two monograms, one on each side of the centre, about twelve inches from the edge of the table. For round tables they are often placed on the diagonal line. Serviettes have the letters on a diagonal Hue across one comer, so that when the serviette is folded they will come in the centre of the comer square. In marking sheets care must be taken that the monogram /or initials show right side up when the top of the sheet is turned over aad one looks at it from the foot of the‘bed. That is, the letters should be embroidered in the centre of the sheet, two Inches below, the hem and facing toward It The letters are from four to four and a half inches high. For the pillow cases and bolsters the letters are* similar, but half the, size. Om the pillow case the letters should be about an inch above the hem, in the » centre of the case on the right side. Towels are lettered from k an Inch and a half to- two inches above the hem. Sizes of’letters vary greatly for towels, being • anywhere from an inch and a half to five Inches in height. In marking bath towels the letters are put on the plain ribbed banding that runs across the end. While ornate embroidery is-permis-sible, housekeepers of the best taste stick to plain, simple embroidery for their house linen, though it.goes without saying that it must be 'exquisitely done. ■*