, 1869-03-16

dent1al straw O. wool OF horse hair, tha.
hall nuke our homcs at once, With little
heart. moulding, the exponent Of all our na-
.ures.
In Pa1is, the fashion hss tctn lately 1crired
# Ranging tac dsauitg.room wills With
uorel inltation Of be (;obeli"s, ia paintings
nrou Wooleu texture, rendered aS some
process so darubat tnat they viii bear soak
[Eg in water FOR hours without loss nt tint. |
These pictures arr executed "hy band, - and |
have the rofi AID dreamlike eitc. Of the |
Gubelsn, unlike the vivid outlining and |
heightened coloHng OF the Obesson), aud |
they a1e qul.e costly, t,einG imported at the |
1at4 oE eigh dollars In gold tot the square !
metre. 1ne designs emhrace finely -h1isucd !
lat dscapes, Hover grouping and bis, ,ostcal /
scenes.
Hardly, indeed, do these modern tap-
cstries, ID all their graceful peEectiup, suggest
thCee patiently sketched bu. crude and |
hictogly pbic outlines, tnxs were 80 'arly
valued in oidea ilmes--as tho tap.atries Of |
Ba, enx, whtr,in Queen Masiida aud her |
maideus wrought With Cue wool, up,n
the Conquest OF Enelauh. Sill less ar va |
reminded OF those Illustrations Of Sacred |
Scripture, seEed upon silk, aud beaded with |
jewels, that, about the al:-ars Of churches, !
and alorg thc highways in religious process |
sions, tnl!ehteued TIE middle ages wiin- such !
ss:onls hing glin'pses Of the plst aad future
-as in the portrayal OF the prophet Jonah, |
Nhrrein it IL PROVEN hy the relative s,za u |
the principal characters that the modern in-
terpTetattoR Was anssciEated that Jon al sHal- |
lowed The whale; Ct Elisha. Who, in his best
clo:hef, going up to Heaven on velocipede,
only gives o his friend who Is whiting fot his
garment, silk 70" ket handkerchief, which
Is Of lo iuFther use to bla.; or IF DAutei ia
the liens den, who, haylrE Lost his green
cotton umbiels, can merely b. distinguished
t{.,y@1
that te is the curless headed OF til: fur
beasts that nra prfpiuC through ihets cose
oa1s At the htrE; or Sn2atach, Meshach aud
Ahrdtero dancing tho cau-can Ia a Hcrrne's
sn[s, With q few flaues branching cut Of their
ears, like Jack Fslstff's head.drc.s; or tbs
Last Iudamspt, wherein the rGh' eous az,
pushing each other uncomfortahlT up stairs,
bnd Luciicr. dressed like circus clown, has
Just pulled III awakened tIuner out uf his
grave by the hair Of his head, in o1dcr 10
plunge him Immediately to,o still narrower
Hre1tute. that seeras to hare been originally
hortug TOT oil.
Ftrreoplc who cannot afford TO have their
Rucsk-' oons trcacoea, or adorned witt EN-.
htoidettea that pcrpetuatc the yissnu& OF
! i.aphael, and The dc-ie nioga Of julio Il amA-
90. LeBran ard Horace Vernef, and VII ara
tired ol the wood. d.hsnr!nas aod = !acd lea h
ers, this leaton offers The most charming o..-
resaIss- I Ee fayorite Crs'11od fof thrse deli.
cate harg' ms Is pAlc seAgEee0; AID les
tooned and Wie-thed upon ehaGo*5 trel,is
| are brilliant and fnre flowers, such IS arc
| brl uRht hy the plant.hunters from China
and the aimataya. Upon orc {also nf eeh-
we're ttrswn The faualisr bsoa.oms ot
| tic hsrrucriics md purple clover.
| and sprays Of goldan grasses, with
toapy:colorrd birds tistlre amongst th. m
.nc cofroee-coIored background has carna' Ions
and poppfes Nish richly .adenteA and blue
/ 3t.Ar n fhA.k1 rho ~ ~. F.tYk
and ceiliuss must te Carefully tinted. rherv
art pait.fr too, uf Arabes9ne, Moorish And
ptrflan; and carpets arc chosca to CORE
| spurd, In A1i forts oi texture. tfnm the b arY
tbscknc:sci as or7 alcieus mtinlccrs ia: lay
ces Of uouer>-so the SNOWY selr.t strewn
with fosge,-me:nots, wnrthy o. the pressure
cf that iairy.hke slipper, 1sccd with sl.ytr
and embroidered Tisn turquoise aud pelrs.
In The fcrn Of furniture there Is li1tlo
tic similar bur ruos4 oi3uiisd Luui -Qulszc.
the Egyptian, aud cuD posite Of Grs clan
and Egyptian, ret lirlEg the :ccu nbeut out
III e, oil the one With The Ionic 20 n7,n and
classic ps d!ment OF the other. arr the leading
st,ies & the draai inE room :; aud for caver,
tlu,fd sat}ns. u,l ethyst, slpohlre, tupaz aad
ruhy, OF pearl-cusos tulte1 with bright
| cord. Iu osnsmensius this {uzn'tise
the mos: neaaalal Iurda u Us are Used,
Of pcrceaiD, brunzr, 7e.de-aut,que, aud
! o! i new usaDufac1uIe- dark as ebony.
made OF powd.red wood fu t4uct tue sine
manner q stetuet&es ase moulded Of the
| powdered 8lAba.ter.
For nelroons, The quits arc more than
| erer elaborated With various woods, con-
spicu..u: atDous these for sgs. Hike rel: il IL
aid rrh color is :he "iuya." precious
wood lately imported ttum africa. For cav
er1tEe anG dr.i ieii,s ,or b.dro.>Es, there Il
Anew nster1a4-1o take The place Of chiatx
and p'que woven Of raw silk {liks The 1h,ck
etilpr ii the "rrsu" that has been used fol
opc' = .soaEs), sometimes richly Mcdlilioned
and oftc, tally :aitegned, and g, ine.tm=s re-
semb'inc oisch-bark lucIan work. set II. .. lin
b4spee UPON \ scarlet Ers und. Eurtalus o
tbls material aTv nnde With r1.1u.s or deel
Eouter; and ~ stecptto oa-c. alt snitable ic
such sarroUndin2s Is ao eb1ly hain., csy.
cred With lrdiat qu.l wok-
!: Eta2ttes, bs 2uictr, DO leases and cAb.ne:.
have An-id A!t !hsiE Carvings, oman .nt. o
porcelain and bro; re, clocks, aud VASES. aud
painted Or tsptstst-d pansl:. 4 mas.lys
chimney piece. designed for lhrary In ths
mill nair. 1e>1ces>ce ri. 1e Gr4nd Lock
. | wood, Is rearly c. mpcted. At Asrcot:e'., ant
! | reaches the to1ty ceiling wi;h Its carved pin
| hacles trciosi1g clock aad brorze cent c
: | plctr, ind CD either side painted panels
J cissticailS fo~ssoi IL hlue 4: d *hl:e.
> Then there sre s.tc.mens o! verita5le "au
tIque," Tor which there Is amoak couuoIs
! teura quite rage, Ii VAS exeznpli6-d las
< Kt<k In tha py1cts realized at the sA1c 0
+ Lep.xe't ttucic eEeess, aud sAxEe Is hen to{
2 furniture IN llatd eboaT acd ta= most deli
: cate m4zquetetic; besides all The hroaze
# may be added I'd l.6ist, I'D tbs dove
: | staDEs, that must net be iorro:ten, auloE,
E | which the p1etticst wAs tripod e1cfosrug ~
u Urn IN the rrat slucent blue and white, an
: ~nh The psychological figures Of tne esas
r brastd Barha-eu1 Of Pp1.laLd VASE, tror
2 1 63en N<NF4wHn6 FHnHE *kGudfR&T ftf hi
), | we'll EcowA warr, aud upan whose ptopoI
{ ttoIt aloce volume Of psototud d:d1:slon
Il has been xri:ttu.
r, All the rena,aeznce turuitures, IS veil >
le runors ol which re:ca Us through cur Len
c. en- ht'ots Of tacfclo.h. OF rlfleS and r-chc
le innGc>, rpsettes auG ribbon, bees and ba
teidt.s-contrsk1s In color II Decided - II
J: Penp,doar pink sna blue, Or the Italia
r In one. of-. her Jases COSTUME
1t by Miss Netleksr; head-drrs.es 40
= bannets Ct pluues, grass borders aud g2l
!. 1arde upon Eaxands of all rich flowers 10
'e ft:too1lpt SILK tuaics AID robesof ga1ze. AZ
y Cefnese ard Mrdsrral and Otahcttan Use
Id | ry-sl1 these lavish adozrmeuts 1estozc 10 I
IT | the impression cf those yol1qluous days
m Ii. French Cour:s preceding the Eupif
# Ehall We ta7t again the espE7t- the Ahand,l
,p the bon Enots, the fiiriation*, and the po!is
( cal intri9ues oi thtse Partisan .a1onse !
= We have already F'cnch noress aad Ftene
ID maEu.rs P-eucn conpltiosn,s AID Ffe:t
Cosmetics Fferch operas aud French pain
Il 1ka; Fsctea paifo.ophy ind science All
c. happily, French ap2rzciattoa-as We III
be tufer from the attempt now
- prscrcss Of founding IN imitation Of t!
a Paa,!as med.l-sirnr fusatuse-aa AMER
can Institute IT Letters and 1Ar:., cnbrAclu
10 amid lis orgs-ikinE members such di.li
10 rulshed r4nes that the signatures We
+, ac.ualIy slolel for autographs. a1d have y
G. get ben recovered from the daritr and t,
u eeeu hand.
= Ard ir tue mention OF Fse1ch pl.tures =
rr srr 1cmioced OF the pleasure hat aE&i:s
fo in Gouulta new eallt7y, = &c opened win
n. banquet on ealuEd.y, and Ct 70:
ID ~: trraauE-s that te:naic to b. described
rs 5ou, a, present u1u'ain,eE E the walls of A.
y ry's t1qaist'ely- -asrarged AID nTac1a:
a | Ecented .. udons.
lac H.e Ct xadan1e de Slae}, historic
tn p7rtl, translated ,rosa the German Of Ana
I'LL Bol,c, has just b-tn publishes b. Fu;z4
r. The rATa:tve ope1a with DESCRIPTION
re the day vheu the news VII s7read q
oe 4 uis The Ftneeu'h va. n last dead, Ane !
oe Ps1i.tArk laughed, when outvardly. Al Il !
- tsthey should hare raau7ncd." wail. upoa !
hc entrance Of the Halles WAS pos:ed.
he | -1he Kscca: 'srscz.1 Il :cr Rsu:,
p- At that time Setke1 wAs busy With
Il. cs1eu'a.ioue ot fe;rnncauen. aud te'ots
rs- h1s cold uADt cred, beautiful 4Ed h'ca.too