. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . |IFT season and the fall replenishing ofhousehold linens are so closely timedthat one scarcely can think of onewithout thought of the other. Thetowels shown here are timely foreither purpose. The flower basket design is charming in itssimplicity and works up quickly. It is madeof linen huckaback, but now that everything genuine in the way of ilnen is so expensive, oneis pardoned for using a cotton and linen mix-ture. On the other hand, it is always a safeinvestment to buy good material, for it lastspractically a life time, with careful pat
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . |IFT season and the fall replenishing ofhousehold linens are so closely timedthat one scarcely can think of onewithout thought of the other. Thetowels shown here are timely foreither purpose. The flower basket design is charming in itssimplicity and works up quickly. It is madeof linen huckaback, but now that everything genuine in the way of ilnen is so expensive, oneis pardoned for using a cotton and linen mix-ture. On the other hand, it is always a safeinvestment to buy good material, for it lastspractically a life time, with careful pattern supplies sufficient design andscallops for two guest towels. Including scal-lops, the design measures 6| inches high by14 inches wide, and is developed in eyelet,. No 12540, Basket design for towel and oddly scalloped edge 52 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE stem and buttonhole stitches. White cottonis preferable, although if the room in which thetowel is to be used has a definite color scheme,it may be carried out in the embroidery. Thedesign would also be efTective on a scarf for thebureau or dressing table, if one wanted to makea set. Filet crochet and cut-work are featured inthe decoration of the second towel. In thiscase, also, the pattern supplies enough designwith scalloped edge for a pair of guest towels,also working diagram of the filet embroidery design measures 6| inches highby 15 inches wide, including scallops. Eyeletstitches are combined with the cut-work, alsooutline and solid satin stitch. Cut-work hasa charm all its own and people are beginningto realize that it is not so difficult to do as theelaborate effect accomplished had led them tobelieve. If the filet medallion and lace edge are notused, the space r
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