The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-09

mated linen of blue scarlet. Cottage
suits enameled on white wood are in
handsome designs at $40, and next
price, at $36; these are the medium. but
prices take wide range, beginning al
$25 and reaching into the hundreds for
those delicate tints oftilluel, olive, and
cream.coler. Hair mattresses made IN
sections give most satisfaction; they have
large square piece at the top and mar
rover section for the foot OF the bed.
They are 1T more moderate prices than
formerly, the very best costing $50. PHI.
lows Tor day use are about 2o inches
square; holsters have pieces set III the
side, making them more square than
round. Among nice pieces for bed rooms
are chitfoniers with shallow drawers for
linens and laces, with desk. and q
dressing glass above. Gentlemen's shaw.
ing-stand have more shelves and drawers
than formerly, and cost $50. Semi
cribs TOR large children have
q bslustrsde only halt the
length of the sides; prices SIS.
The sideboard is the piece de resistance
in the dining reom These are now
made with upper shelves for china,
drawers for spoons, knives and the table
linen used during the day, with two
shelves below the drawers, the top ii Dish
ed with a balastrade, and the ring
knobs of polished brass; in small sizes
made of ponshed walnut or of ash, these
cost S25 to $35; in more distinctive Eng
lsh styles, and ornameRted with tiles,
they cost $50, ard these are quite
large enough tor most private
families. There are, instead OF side
tables for fruits and dessert, sets OF
shelves making piecs half the size OF
the side. board TIL "xtsnsion tab e OF
wood to match the side-o board. has sub
stantial braced legs, and costs, for those
eig BIT feet in length, S25. Chairs for the
dining room are In the straight square
shapes, upholstered with creased leather,
studded with brass nails. or else merely
with cane seats; the la ter are from 50 10
So; arm. chairs for the head and foot OF
the table are So each. Leather covered
chairs are about $40 each.
Libraries of plain houses are usually
combined with the sitting-room, and are
furnished with low, dwarted bookcases
in three compartments, and with n fiat
top for busts Single narrow book Case
are also shown, to place in parts of the
room cut up by doors ard windows.
People who object to having their books
locked behind glass doors have open
shelves of walnut, with grooves to move
the shelves any desired size for large or
small sbook:; Slightly decorated with
ties, or else with scarlet leather pinked
out and fasteEed on the shelves with
brass nails. They cost from S25 upward
l he library table is square cornered and
covered wi billiard cloth, or else left
plain and well polished. Pedestals for
busts are high, and have two shelves
below for use Corner brackets have
carved wood backs and the inevitable
Library lounges covered
with figured reps are from S25 TO $50.
For halls are square frames with brass
pegs Tor hat racks. Some of these are
made, and cost from ol2 TO $40
Standing hat racks are tall, with high
mirrors, brass pegs, and
drawer for brushes; price sis. Hall
tables have high back, and sometimes
extra shelves, and are ornamented with
tiles, or with msrquetry. Hall chairs are
OF wood with high Elizabethan backs
and box seats.