The daily gazette., 1875-06-16
HOUSE FURNISHING.

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! There are very few novelties 10 recor,
in furniture for the plain cozy parlor
or sitting-rooms of people who live IL
French flats and cottages, and cannot
afford the expense of large drawing
rooms. For people of wealth there is q
! revival OF the beautiful English Gothic
styles. SO light, graceful and strong that
ladies who have ample purses are some.
tines tempted to empty their saloons
send their elaborate Louis Quatorze
suites TO auction, and furnish their man.
sions anew In the present medieval ca
price, with designs after Eastlake." /"
But the new fashions are not brought
out yet in inexpensive furniture, and
novelties are not within the reach of
small purses. For the plain folk, who
formerly used dreary black hair-cloth in
their best rooms, there is now more
tasteful upholstery Of satines, wool reps
and cretonnes, in black-walnut frames,
made with some attention to the new
styles, inasmuch as the sofas all have
straight backs and square corners, and
the seats are deep and low. For orna-
ment the oiled walnut has panels of
lighter French walnut, and the uphol-
stery Is of some quiet color-gray, dove,
or maroon-with pulled border in con.
trast, such as blue, scarlet or black. The
set consists Of q long sofa, large arm
char for gentlemen, a low easy chair for
ladies', and four ordinary chairs. The
prices range from SIS to $i5O for tho sew
en pieces. t!Ore expensive than these
are suites OF India cashmere, with black
grounds strewu with gold, scarlet, or
blue hgures. costing from S275 to $3.50 /;
or else those of satin, worth from $3.50
to $3.50. Besides those of the regular
suites, there should be various other
chairs-no two alike-such as reception
chairs OF lacquered wood, ebonized or
scarlet, white or gilt, in bamboo style.
fancifelly upholstered, or else with cane
seats; there are also Spanish rockers
that swing on q curve without legs, or
the Spanish chair on rollers without the
rockers. upholstered with embroidered
stripes done by the ladies of tho house
or else there are Turkish sleepy hollow
chairs or straightforward Elizabethan
chairs OF oak, congruously mounted in
stiff brocade or velvet, or perhaps otto
mans with only half back. or it may be
with none at all. A cabinet Of some
kind-ebony, if attainable-is desirable
In such rooms, yet the lowest priced eb-
ony cabinets are S160, and these are very
small. Others of woods to match the
furniture, ornamented with marqueterie
and with bronze panels, or with the new
tiles, cost from 5000 upward. Marque-
terle tables are now far loss costly than
when first introduced, very small ones
beginning as low as S18. There are rus
TIC easels OF black walnut and gilt, suf-
ncientiy strong to support IA large pic
ture. marked SIG; newer ebony easels
have lerGe portfolio below for holding
engravlngs. For $50 is an easel with
double portfolio, ornamented with mar
queterie, and suitable for either prints
or music. PsdestaIs for busts or vases
cost from $50 to $50. Little ebonized
stands in bamboo style, holding a basket
for cards, are $40. The house should be
htted throughout with wooden mantels
to match the furniture of each room.
PIer-glasscs and mantel mirrors are in
vogue for large salons. Piano stools are
made with backs high enough for sup
port.
Chamber furniture shows more of noy-
city, and even the medium priced suits
are modernized i'll accordance with the
English Gothic styles introduced last
summer. The fashionable choice is for
light woods, such as ash, maple, and oak,
for chamber suits, ana the ornaments
are delicate traceries OF color, blue, scar.
let, black, or gold, and quaint inlaid tiles.
most to rest upon the carpet, and have
straight, low, square-cornered head and
foot boards. These require the bracket
casters with heavy rollers to move them
easily. Dressing cases, with long mir
ror and side drawers, are more used than
bureaus; when they have two draw ers
below the mirror they hold almost as
much as bureau, owing to their greater
breadth. Bureaus have very large mir
rors that are almost square. A chaffon-
nier with six or seven shallow drawers,
and an armoire-which is single ward
fote with mirror door-give an abund-
ance of room for putting clothes away.
Sets OF the Hungarian ash of fine grain
and beautiful figures, or of the silver
maple with mahogany or with cherry
trimmings are very handsome in the
new designs. The long fayorite
black-walnut is still preferred by people
who do not change their furniture often,
For new beginners at housekeeping there
are chamber suits OF ten pieces of solid
black wainut-not machine made--with
marble tops, sold for 500. This is quite
enough to furnish bedroom, as there
is bedstead, long dressing-case with
good mirror and stylish hanging knobs.
table and wash-stand with marble tops.
for chairs, cane-seated and of stylish
shape, a rccking-chair and towel.rlck.
For sos are walnut chamber suits of
nine pieces similar to that just described
but without marble tops, emitting the
towel.rack, and made by machinery.
Enaneled suits begin as low as S25 for
substantial woods without mable tops,
and with small mirrors. Handsome
enameled suits are of delicate French
gray, cream color, and white, with deep
blue or gilt bands, and decorated with
limitations o. marqueterie. Beautiful
salts of pale gray with black ia cries
cost only SOS. These have handsome
marble tops, and a tall mirror with the
dressing-case. White wood suits with
maple trimmings arc light and cheerful
for summer residences. Elaborate suits
cost from S165 to $3.50. Turkish chairs
for bedrooms are upholstered with chintz
or with reps, and cost from $50 upward.
For the library and dining-room are
square. covered sofas covered with
leather or with satines. These have
wooden backs and arms like "sette,"
or else they are tufted all over and the
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