New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-26

AMETHYST, and onyx ,. .o,ors In scarfs
Auburn boards must avoid all blues green's snu nsa
colors: however becoming 70 tne mearSs must be
toned down; pale oiive-skins can safely r macy
rich dark maroon broSnnsd nasfsrns Of palms and
warm sea brown The very ford must ee gratesi .nas
fashion orders for them rcn oaeE anu y, ese pan
scarfs with quaint little devices In whf' OF e'So p
placed recent addition made TO gentleman ~I na
robe OF two sealskn coats, costing sevefa oo IN
$500 and two Ulster d o eSaIs MASSIVE sa1 silver
Place auI damesl There are some Dean.iu, Iew
hraid yellow gold as flexible as ribbon Others are ~
nierIocked rings OF pierced gold, and otners III SUN
red sod S .%a rea soa Ball. sterns
facets There earrings and penahnt.s e a. " 49,
tSs1 Sa sapr IN wScn set pic
ture of renaissance beauty. New pendants ana ear
GY ngs with slender rays Of gold tipped with pearls and
squares pearls set IN Etruscan Tor ~ @
Spe Tnere are new Shapes Of finest gold imprisonnx
opas cleaning like sparks OF fire from gauLy S @
snnarecut chr sOprase, II caught from tno cTes'
oa wave TURQUOISE sofened by clusters OF oriants,
and sappres and large pearls sac ione so opera
chain with tassels has given place TO the snort aonoS
CHAM either fastened at neck Will ciasp VI phS
- somemes attached. Jeweed chateaines blaze
OF vivid almost living fire. in scintiatng SHAFTS Oh
amber and hyacinth, and crms0n-Rreen lRDts SET III
gold so ane as to be nearly imperceptble; slender
chains hold the vinagrete the FAM and ancfu Key 10
colored or tinted face from it's begemmed ram
ing The settings for jewels are very nearly invisible
iteiy due that one needs the agency OF the
most powerful magnifying glass to discover Their their
m cesce9ony the face deepyined and cruel in its
preston Of yellowish ivory hue the Drown straa
Wreath which assumes the translucent green OF the
stone, the foundation being quite DARK the pareu ps
the brow and cheek carved with the most mh9te
attention TO details Large pearls form the center ior
{or the fing FIashy settings diamonds are among
the dead pas the smallest possible amount OF gold Is
acknowledgements 10 the soft fluffy ruches at the throat
FROM diamonds AID large pearls canoes on agate ohy
and rnhies massive eol artistic designs we nave Dem
d1wn the grade OF cost TO beautifully carved jet
made reversbe to be worn either bracelets or nked
Sssos is fC the she eOsf Of
exactly fitting the throat; In front Jeweleu buckle VI
any elegant ornament. Wristets are made 10 naten
There ia a large number OF what may De termed
valuable rather than precious stones which belong 10
the quartz SYSTEM and fast becoming very 1ashioh
III 4 are caifngcrm ONYX, amethyst, carnean. chace
dony, Jasper bloodstone. sardonyx agate dhe cav g.
eye jewel is again fashionable, BENG considered 10
being imbued with this superstition. The pos
SCISSORS ses 1 diamonds. opals are also fashionable;
for IN addition the singular beauty OF TINS GEM 'hey
are the only precious stones which defy limitation.
ia hard TO believe the rdescent, w0ndrOustlntea
opal nothing but quartz and water Ihe Tidescence
is owing to the minute lines the surface OF the gen.
which dec0mpOse the light just III the same manner az
they do in mother pearl. Other valuable and fash
ionabe stones are not So to under the de-
nomination of precious. Thus laps-lazu Is made up
into sets OF pretty ewelry aud found III such masses
TO be used in the ad0rnment OF furniture. Maeulte
hangs from dainty pink ears and is also made up into
vases, sometimes doors and lnanteIshels JhIe, SOME
thing Ike an Opaque emerald Is useu w ana we, it rs
necklaces and bracelets. AmoeF Is WHOLLY gone
out.
Coral is again fashionable like diamonds, 1t Is always
bought at gold value. The most rare, consequently
valuable, is of pale rose TINT veined and NOTED Win
deeper shade. There are e&4uise sets WIZ goo nd
heads in ranging In price as ngh as toVV huu
other STYLES fruit leaves, ana roses sometimes
with diamond dew.drop trembling IN their hearts.
In no branch decorative art is there greater OPEN
ing originality and Improvement than IN thst con,
nected with the service OF our tables Absence OF oou
color has been the greatest defect IN modern polry
which is mostly dead white toned against dead white
linen; or If there isa pattern ~ Is Uniform witn tne
chill uniformity of silver. Happily change Is gradu
ally coming. Our merchants import decorated dlnner
and and sets, and at the same time introduce
tinted wedgewood and maJolca III Egyptian coiors' Teu
and black cOrallne, rich purple, ana viva green's TOT
,s 5 5ss DEAD fes nae OF otef
with dun red flowers aud butterflies for tea sets, and
AN aTV exan site unity OF blue with green Chi
uese ware. French china now comes IN enufe
maroon ceiadOn CELESTE and olive tints, beau
tfuy decorated and deicatey traced III goid or orna
mented TO order with initials or monogram ana crest
cold collation. lunch by sunlight is serious or
deal. Silver is undenaOly ugly by daylight, ana as
beauty is preferable to display, glass Is always pretty
and the first impres upon seeing taDe 50 decorated
is hat of faryand And so venetian ana frencn glass
becoming very 1dsnOndDIt Al
ternate dishes OF pink and wnte glass nave an eAceent
effect red and white with jugs for water at intervals
lovely tripod for flowers comes I'm, IN cut elass
will hold another bouquet. Upon "a mirror pase is
dropping heads for nowers graceful center piece Is
gipsy kettle for JeeS or bon DOns IN clear cut glass;
suspended by crystal cham from three glass stakes
held together at the top by glass wlp rope or stray"
group OF lily leaves in graceful curves nOld by slender
crystal chains cut crystal cups Tor c9niecdons, ees
lemon JUICE and lemon peel iced and turned into these
or other cups; in crimson aud amber Bohemian glass
antique jugs, pitchers jelly Plates ana niue sauceTs
and OVas glass small cut flowers, each saucer 10
contain different color. An antique set OF Venetian
glass has standards If monsters; the handles to
goDets and pitcher are cooled snakes An ornamental
piece for the table is standard OF cut glass dolphns
supporting on their taIs a 1anclIuly carved smell.
There are Egyptian water bottles and cdres, entWined
with lOtOS blossoms.
In maoica are sets Of oyster plates OF every tint
in pink yellow, aud black each run cODcaved in
shells to hold oysters either raw or on the
half shell the plates slightly concave 10 hold the
dressing Standards oysters supported by storks,
dolphns with curved tails for handles form jugs and
small yellow and dOlphlns stand upon their tails
with wide open red mouths holding horse radlsh, or
salad dressing. Large green grape leaves come for
cheese, and tripods OF larger dOphins with great pink
mouths for bouquets or are more useful Tor holding
SALT celery salt and pepper Dessert plates are in sa-
come in olouded brown and green, also egg
cups, buttsr-dsnes. aud odd-snsped pitchers
vases are in pale blue wedgewood, with NEUROLOGICAL
studies 80 low IN price are all these pretty
sem0lance of art aud beauty. A womans work is 10
guide the house and educate the aste so let there be
eternal farewell TO plaster paris little Sanuels,
aud yellOwnOsed lambs, snd hideous Mays in de and
the eternal sameness OF white ware on the table.
or grOs gram silks the most approved are OF Lyons
manufacture the POnce pere ct Hts, the PonsOn and
Bonnet but these fast being rvaled by TIE popular
American silks of such superb finish aud strength that
three years wear only Increases their beauty and
luster To great degree of perfection has this
ufacture arrived, that all of the and deli
cate ns seen for evening wear, and in the newest
dark cOlOrs encre or ink shade, deep brown,
soOt and cnder cOlors chambertin, superb, purple
wine tint; other wine colors, and every variation In
chocolate vanilla cOlOrs, warm seal brown and chest
fashionable tnis There all shades In
neutral cOlOrs with deep variations positive cOors,
and blue OF the last tnge before 1t Is lost in black
Tue black silks extremely rich aud heavy, making
most appropriate costumes for cold weather The
lar price of these silks ls " yard dead, lusterless
quality especially adapted for mourning.
There are but few changes TO be chroDiced In furs,
that prices have been reduced ia