Crochet
cro-sha', a variety of hand knitting. It is produced by drawing yarn into loops or meshes with a long, slender needle of steel, bone, or ivory, hooked at one end. Crochet work is known to have been in use as early as the fourteenth century. Crocheting may be done with fine cotton, linen, or silk thread, producing even and delicate laces. It may also be done with heavy cord, rope silk, or yarns of eight strands, such as double zephyr. A great variety of articles are produced from these different materials. From thread are made laces, trimmings, doilies, collars and cuffs, infants' caps, etc. From heavy silks and yarns are made mittens, gloves, shawls, vests, jackets, scarfs, undergarments, hoods, caps, leggings, etc. The work is easier on the hands and more rapid than knitting. After learning a variety of stitches, an article of almost any shape can be produced; or an article that is seen may be readily imitated. A machine has been made for crocheting the common shell stitch pattern. It produces an edging used for finishing knitted underwear and a great variety of small articles.
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Crockett
SAMUEL RUTHER- FORD, a Scotch novelist; born in Little Duchrae, Galloway, in 1860. He was a tutor and university pupil-teacher at an early age; but a volume of verse, "Dulce Cor," and "The Stickit Minister," volume of prose stories, showed literature to be his vocation. "The Raiders ," "Mad Sir Ughtred of the Hills ," "The Lilac Sun-Bonnet," "The Men of the Moss Hags," "Sweetheart Tra Travelers," "Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City," "The Grey Man," "The Moss Troopers" (1912), "Sandy's Love Affair" (1913), are among his books. He died April 18, 1918.
DAVID, an American pioneer hunter, politician and humorist, born in Limestone, Tenn., Aug. 17, 1786. DAVID CROCKETT He was member of Congress from Tennessee and served in the Texan War. He wrote his "Autobiography" (1834 ); "Tour to the North and Down East" (1835); "Sketches and Eccentricities" He was killed at Fort Alamo, San Antonio, Tex., March 16, (1847); etc. 1836.
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Crockett, David
David (1786-1836), an American pioneer and politician. He was born at Limestone, Tennessee, August 17, 1786. He was killed at the defense of the Alamo at San Antonio, Texas, March 6, 1836. He was a member of Congress from Tennessee from 1827-33, and held a command in the Texan War of 1835-6. He was famous among frontiersmen as an unfailing shot. Allusions to Crockett's coon have their origin in a story that found its way to the halls of Congress. Having treed a coon one day, Crockett was about to take aim, when the coon called out, "Don't shoot, Colonel, I'll come down; I'm a gone coon." See Alamo
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Crockett, Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford (1862-), a Scottish novelist. He was educated at Edinburgh and Oxford, and entered the ministry of the Free Church of Scotland. He was pastor of Penicuik for some years, but finally abandoned the ministry for literature. His first novel was The Stickit Minister. Other well known stories are The Lilac Sunbonnet, The Men of the Moss Hags, The Red Axe, The Black Douglas, The Firebrand, The Silver Skull, Kit Kennedy, and Joan of the Sword Hand.
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Crofters
petty farmers renting a few acres of land, with sometimes the right of grazing their cattle in common on a piece of rough pasture. Crofters are numerous in the Highlands, and in the western islands of Scotland, as well as in some other localities. From many districts they have been removed owing to their holdings being absorbed in sheep farms or deer forests, and they are now mainly congregated on the seashore, where they may partly maintain themselves by fishing. The Crofters' Act, passed in 1886, provides for security of tenure, the fixing of a reasonable rent, compensation for improvements, enlargement of buildings, etc. "
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Crofting
in the manufacture of linen textiles, the process of bleaching by spreading the fabric on the grass and leaving it exposed to the sun and air. It is practiced in France, Ireland, and Scotland for the bleaching of fine grades of linen. See Bleaching
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Croker
RICHARD, an American politician; born in Black Rock, Ireland, Nov. 24, 1843; came to the United States in early life. He was Alderman of New York three times, and in 1889-1890 was City Chamberlain. He became prominent in politics during the scandal of the Tweed ring, whose schemes he vigorously opposed; was from 1884 to 1903 at the head of Tammany Hall; and was long the Democratic dictator of New York State and City, and conspicuous in the National affairs of his party. In 1903 he retired to a country estate in Ireland. In 1908 he was made a freeman of Dublin.
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Croly
JANE (CUNNINGHAM), widely known by her pen-name of "Jennie June," an American writer, wife of D. G. Croly; born in Market Harborough, England, Dec. 19, 1831; settled treated him with great cruelty, and or- in New York City in 1841. From 1860 for many years she was editor of "Demorest's Magazine," and of other periodicals. She was one of the founders of "Sorosis" and its president for 14 years, and one of the most active promoters of the Federation of Women's Clubs. She has published: "Talks on Women's Topics" (1863); "For Better or Worse" (1875); "Three Manuals for Work" (1885-1889); "History of the Woman's Club Movement in America" (1900), etc. She died in New York City, Dec. 23, 1901.
HERBERT, an American author, born in New York in 1869. He studied at the College of the City of New York and at Harvard University. From 1900 to 1906 he was editor of the "Architectural Record," and from 1914 was editor of the "New Republic." He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He wrote "Promise of American Life" (1909); "Life of Marcus Alonzo Hanna" (1912); and "Progressive Democracy" (1914).
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Crome
JOHN, an English artist; born in Norwich, in 1769. During the greater part part of his life he was a teacher of drawing. In 1805 he founded the Norwich Society of Artists, of which he be- CROCODILE came president as well as chief contributor to its annual exhibitions. His high place among British landscape painters is now universally acknowledged. He died in 1821. He is sometimes called "Old Crome," to distinguish him from his son, Bernay Crome, als an artist.
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