Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1916 — EXTRA LINEN SUPPLY [ARTICLE]

EXTRA LINEN SUPPLY

MATTER +HAT IS THE DESIRE Of* EVfRY HOUSEWIFE., Monograms Should Be Embroidered on Every Piece—Fancy Work That Can Be Done in Mo- _ ments of Leisure. No housekeeper can ever have enough attractive linen for her table and her bedrooms. She may have enough sos actual service, but it is wise to keep just a little ahead of the actual need in extra towels for guestroom and bathroom. It is also advisable' to keep just a little ahead in the supply of linen for the table. * Every set of napkins and each tablecloth should have the housewife’s surname initial or her monogram embroidered upon it. There is a question as to the proper place to put the initial or monogram, but the majority prefer the letter on tablecloths to be in the corner, where they will come just off the rounded edge of the table. Napkins should have the initials in the corner or in the middle on one side, where they will be on top when the napkins are folded. Tea napkins are the only ones on which a wreath can appropriately be placed. It is quite permissible to place an initial within the wreath or other decorative motif. Tea napkins can also be finished with hemstitched or scalloped edges.

Some women may argue that they haven’t time to put fancy work on household linen. This is a poor argument, for almost every woman has a few moments during the day when she sits down to chat with a neighbor or when she is waiting for the homecoming of her husband to his evening meal. It is during these odd moments that a great deal can be accomplished, especially in the way of fancy work. Pick-up work is good for the nerves.