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dip it in the sand and rub it over the gold until it looks nice 
and clear. Wash the sand off the glass and dry. You will 
find that this method of burnishing will give you a more solid 
and not so streaky effect. 
Resuming on glass gold work I advise you to remember 
the following points: 
1. Have the proper gold, this being the very important 
thing. 
2. Mix your paste gold with pure turpentine only. 
3. Apply gold as smoothly as possible. 
4. Pure Roman gold is more reliable than the gold 
mixed with the Liquid Bright Gold. 
5. Fire your gold at a fair degree of heat. 
6. Burnish with Burnishing Sand rather than ' any- 
thing else. 
Next number: general suggestions for glass decorations. 
THE LINEN PAGE. 
JETTA EHLERS 
Editor 
18 East Kinney Street, Newark, N. J. 
AT first glance the table cover illustrated may seem much 
like work previously shown on this page, but it has one 
very novel feature, which I feel sure will appeal to many work- 
ers. Instead of the usual hem, the piece is finished with a 
binding. This is a very practical manner in which to finish 
things, especially where one wishes to introduce another color. 
This makes a most interesting variation of applique of which 
so much mention has been made in these articles. 
The cover which measures twenty-six and a half by fifty- 
three and a half inches, is made of ecru linen, really a warm 
sand color. Upon this is appliqued a band of blue, and the 
piece is bound with a beautiful dull orange-red. A crocheted edge 
finishes this. The sand colored center measures forty-seven 
and a half by twenty and a half. The band of blue is two inches 
in width, and is sewn to the center section by hand, the raw 
edges on the under side being neatly overcast to prevent any 
ravelling. As can be seen by the illustration the corners are 
not mitred. The binding of dull orange-red is cut straight and 
also sewn on by hand, turning and felling it on wrong side. It 
shows a half inch on both sides, and in cutting it, enough should 
be allowed for a good turn in. A bias binding would of course 
pull and get out of shape when washed. 
The crocheted border is about three quarters of an inch 
wide and is done with a heavy mercerized thread. The first 
row is in double crochet in sand color. Next are three rows in 
single crochet of blue, the first a rather light, then a medium, 
and the last of dark. This has the appearance of a picot at 
intervals. The thread is too heavy for that, but the same 
effect is obtained by making a loop of several chain stitches, 
then skipping a couple of stitches in the previous row and going 
on again. The whole thing is very rich and unusual, in fact, 
it is one of the most interesting pieces which has come to my 
attention in some time. The illustration gives but a faint idea 
of its charm. It so completely meets our requirements that a 
thing should have beauty, distinction and simplicity. It is part 
of a set made by Miss Foley from design by Marshal Fry. Mr. 
Fry is doing much to educate our ceramic workers away from 
old and narrow viewpoints, towards those that are broader and 
more free. There are still those of course who are much like 
the old lady of the story, who, disapproving of modern peda- 
gogies, insisted that her grandchild be taught the alphabet as 
she herself had been, "picked out with a big brass pin." In 
these troublous days when our supply of china is so limited and 
the prices ever soaring, it would seem an opportune time in 
which to plan some table linens. What an interesting and 
profitable study there might be in designing linens to go with 
some of the china we have already decorated. If you have a 
set of Sedji for instance, work out something on the order of 
the piece illustrated. Use grey linen for a foundation perhaps, 
and then study your decoration and see what would be best 
for the applique and for the touch of color on the edge. Try 
several combinations until you feel sure you have one that will 
be right. Applique also suggests itself for sets for the bedroom. 
Perhaps you have a dresser set which you could plan linens for. 
Window curtains for the bed room would be interesting treated 
with a binding of color. It is curious how far one is carried 
along when once started in planning things to go with china. 
And yet it is not so remarkable after all, for the whole field of 
interior decoration is opened to us. 
Many workers are turning to the decoration of glass during 
these days of china shortage. Linen things are quite as suc- 
cessful with glass and many charming things may be worked 
out in this direction. 
A set of glasses for grape juice might have a tray cloth and 
tiny napkins. There is something very attractive about the 
very small napkins, and it is really all one needs with light 
refreshments. A square for the table and the same sort of 
wee napkins could be used with a set of tumblers and capacious 
pitcher for lemonade or iced tea for the porch. There are very 
good shapes to be found in the department stores, some of the 
rather heavy and inexpensive glass firing in a very satisfactory 
way. It is quite fascinating when one gets into it. At any 
rate we must all keep working let it be china, linen or glass, or 
interior decorating. It is most important to keep things going 
so that we may all tide over these trying clays. We at home 
must go on with the usual business of living, so let us put some 
beauty into it as we pass along. 
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