New-York tribune., 1876-12-06
HOUSEHOLD DECORATION.
NEW STYLES OF POTTERY.


HEMIAN GLAss-MoDERN WALL PAPER
People have been so long accustomed to
dead and monoonous surfaces and TO uniformity III
color to scarcely realize the artistic advantage oil
change Absence Of body color has been the greatest de-
fect in modern pottery. Eycrywhere the same dead
white compared with dead white table CLOTH chill
Ing with its uniformity. Now the simplest Object Tor
table may be had in hghtoncd colors and In All
manner Of shapes There and exquisite
toys the holding OF salt such little decorated En-
glish ana Dresdan-ware slippers with tiny shoyeis,
open sGtchels, q pink or blue crumpled DOW
of ribbon, eonch shells in old blue English
china, oreamytinted or lily, little green dragon
set on tiny outcurycd feet Menu stands come in the
shape of opened fans set base Of brilliant flowers
The fans are Dresden and French China decorated with
BIRDS Gowers aud bees Others take the shape Of seolop
shells; and again. as If tumbled little mass OF De
pink or green ribbon had been laid carelessiy on the
table Another style shows leaf OF the brilliant aocasia
OF rich lined with crimson; the cnrng stem forms
the handle, which is decorated with the large paetnted
blossom Pond lily leaves and blossoms come IN tie
same fashion. On white china rustic stands rest highly
decorated tablets partly unglazcd around the top
and side s procession ofchubby urehins ascen"
ing, each bearing diSb bowl or tray. other stjles
show the tablet supported 10y rOsetinted Baeehanai'
the decoration consisting eTands Of grapes and ves
There large pateaHr In majolica, bordered Win
pattern OF cherubs' heads eagles heads, ana rehiS III
brightest colors, upon Roi beu ground large Hn
plate has representation Of the Gathering of Tile iuha
ana Others whereon are depicted interlaced seI1ets
musical trophies. dragons, sphinxes and leaves. TIC
brlIancy and durability of the eoors on mI"ica ware
are esteemed mere highly than tile drawing OF the da-
signs but the graceful shape OF tie ware Is s'"e'
quality, and this season with even more tliI
usual grace and taste. There no two objects made
nlko The ;Jlaca,sT cwers lipPcd jugs bowls. sance-
boats, satcears, cups, yases tozzas, are each "oy
of u study. A lofty center-picce If maze 0i biick
Wedewood with jewelcd relies raised on stand oi
pcarlwhite; hs wGndcrs the purple grapcah'lduo
where the richest puTpcs fash upon hnfhidden leaves
OF green This is one of Wcdcwood's choicest designs
and Oh tno table Is surrounded by paters Of the same
shape forming circle idadc OF the new Marilgny ware
in cream-coorcd ground. beautifully decorated III
Oriental fashion The novelty ot the season Is IN" Glen
ware in thrcc-coincrcd dishes. II comes ir all eools
such delicate pink, gray, crca gray black ana me
maize, and Il highly glazed
Rcatrll large square cases for holiday qfs filed
with aftcrdlnncr co.tc cups coming this season In tho
shape Of lt;lc handled mugs Of S'yres English aud
French porcelain Some are plain gilt banded, each one
of different color from the Ocr others arc cXquSteF
decorated with small mcdaillOns, flowers, and BIRDS
These range in price from - To $50 INC h"Hu
soonest frnit services are old Dresden china The
plates show the finest cDamccd or painted decoration
each study in Itself; axe painted rare anh
heagtful flowers graceful passion flower drifting across
the snrfacr or the honeysucklc nuG convovn!ue, With
inerlaccd chaus and countless bnauuiul afiahv"mcht
~ lines and curves. Dainty little toapots Of c'd 'hei"ea
china are not expensive Qusnt te'pot7 Of maioel
are held in the OF monkey; h.s tail forms tlc
curved handle, aud his mead suruounis the l Ch..4n
inc leA tee sets are seen in al Gluls a. p1"g fr'n
the siinpest English decorated china 10 'e LnnHs'S
Cisnoe ard roYhued Sevrcs; tie snaps no longer i1h'
the STYLE We have been accustomed a.. but fnc tho
low form with square hand,es Others b. bi' AMI rh-
roncd ware OF oval shape are le i,c. aud dceo-
rated IN colorod rert The iuuo. pa-t- oi dinner "f
dsscr; service may hc alike bu; not thc major Tho les
ser dishes ere ~ black Of tho dark color OF the hner
isp.cmcus Of Wedgw0ods iasper-Sarc ar OF Cope
hands and Minturns beautiful cina Tho greek
border has become very hackneyed, o'It c"lH
since the iorJ decoration qrcscns 30 wiic hrh Io'
ornamental design. There beautiful cmil"-rcks
and caudcabra in 0irsc. and In Dr, den china In
the shape OF mertnad In PINK and turGuoa" bue; ths
novelty this is very long. Dat haide- O'INl"
tho famous and white Nancy ware ar r. Tho shape
Of lions rampant bearing aioft cIste1trd tuFr@ 70 L"
the candlcs. In maiocp great green frogs ere n"nue
on the back Of b.lanhuod dolphin, and The ourVinR
tail Is formed into csndcstok Thcre are other shares
both antique hnd noderu ~ Ji1hI' ~ ~ ~, & NJ" NJ
den china sbeuhcTdesses and shephridH sE'l n""t
nymphs a'l coquctshy bear ih' candle Pi,A3i' lIS
no onger pitchers. bat lnca, twO-lppcd ahd Hple|
sqIane fiai, uurshaped copies uf The hilqu" ~ hs
animal ana al, MANNER oi G,G,,e7il, H.. fnud IN
after the Egyptian siylc, o., thu,c ioui'u III
Ionpei'n E,igaGns u ~, s'~fi fIispai, oiseo Gs
tered ware OF the fifteenth century, and tLe
Flemish There arc " ltLc brown l1Es 90
brown clay. uneiazed magnificent Dresden chna ana
wc,'H H%ooa Intiis ~ i,c -, In fSrce and
porcelain from the Royal Porcelain Work others hrr
In the style OF Limoges Itence large Ho hAniea lhiN
with decoration IN relief Ale MACS ana p,.sr p JuSI
chocolate potE, Dc, made Of the beaGtnul icI
war. made az Her near ia" Rhine Flietrs ~ clo.t
Engish glass classic shapes are used for water aud
Wine claret jngs tcen IN the zane ware. la!
epcrgncs OF the hinncs giass arc sc' on nfI3r tits
lbs SHAPED vases croop from cUrying branches foi
l6werS other Gowcr lasce are hung by iransplrent
links ~ purest gass in The SHAPE o. prEs or tn~ WIN
trolgs and bowls for flowers and FROM broad raiscl