New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03
THE FASHIONS.

4 FRENCH DRESSES
| House furnishing and Ornamentation have
resolved into school Of art and the army OF agents
and dealers securing Europe for antiquities and then
faithful reproductions find ready market In American
homes Fashionable silk fabrics In designs OF tho
time Of Louis XIII. In draperfcs, tablecovers
porteres, and furniture coverings They arc woven IN
imitation Of tho hand wrought IN dull coOrs Turkish
style IN silk is In square formal designs In Persian
cloths red predominates The figures all purely ORR
entail Superb silk tapestries are made IN Gloss im+
taton OF Gobclin; warm brown ground In one pattern
is covered with clusters OF dull pink, dark shaded blue,
and awny orange flowers tho foiiage being OF dull
brown and yellow. An Eastlake design, I'm raw silk
tapestry closely covered with dark Persian colors In
blue red and awny browns and another OF the Easake
school Is after tho Egyptian III color and design.
new style In wOrsted goods Is I'm imitation OK
Goben in q strawberry pattern The rich dark ground
ia covered with graceful vines dark shaded leaves and
clusters Of fpe Strawberries This IL - yard mag
uncent aece of Aubusson tapestry has crimson ground
with stripes OF black edged with gold On the crimson
ground are medalons framed in lilies and PUSHES,
surrounding two cupids; one IL capturing large gor-
geous butterfly, the other cautiously looks on Tho
second medallion shows the cupids again one seated In
on anqueshaped golden SHELL drives pair Of butter
nics the other torch Of blush and leads
the trumphal procession through tiers OF gray clouds
Smaller medaons show snowy swans floating on green
blue water and between each tall bronzedhued urns
In the black stripes blue medaons OF heads 10 reel
ard over each figure of tho Sphinx, snrmounted by an
antique vase holding tropical plant THIS Is $40
yard.
Some superb pieces OF Gobeln tapestry, intended
FOR the windows Of studios, well portieres and
other raperes, have black and fswn grounds covered
with the most exquisite Autumn leaves, arranged as
careessy just dropped here and there, In all coors
from dull brown TO yellow hectic crimson, and scarlet
feced with the black of decay. They show different
shapes of forest leaves and look like painting There
ere other fashions I'm silk in stripes OF warm rich
cDlors in small diced patterns black grounds silk
brOche tapestry covered with vines palm leaves
ard mealJoDs. Another has, fawhcolored ground,
creamy water-!es. clusters Of aquatic leaves,
and graceful Upon sleepy shVery sur
face are brown srabesqucs with here and there
the rich scarlet Another style has set bou
Duets apparently embroidered by hand In SILK, as few
slender green branches and exquisite passion Hover
bunch of moss roses and buds, few daisies. red pop
pies and grasses The cashmere fabrics OF Six ana Wool
are splendid In color ard design. One piece shows Per
sian figures and raceres. also interspersed VIVID
ANAL rncdaions ike jeweled pottery Of turquoise and
rarnets. Another has the figure Of "A Chinese Jugger
with cup and balls Through the bright foliage Al now
ers gorgeous butterflies flying The grounds OF these
cashmcres scarlet blue BLACK, ana faWn lhey c"h'
ST yard Beautiful figured rep fabrics have clusters ~
flower. in silk bright aud glowing tints, upon sombcr
rrnunds Tire magnificent satin damasks are OF extra
heavy quality In richest crimson Of two shades IN one
piece.
rtains OF real point lace are shown exquIsey ne
eobwcbby texture with graceful floral borders. They
cost $3.50 window. saxoDy lace curtains cost $50
window These show the point lace designs with rnher
heavier shading the and ferns and long lily
sheayos Ordinary curtains soil as low as sl3 win
dow OF the style as the moro expensive but the
work being makes the difference SWISS muslin cur
tans with real uiprc Inserting and wide eding IN new
designs cost SO window, with bed-spreads barred
with scarlet match. The new cFetonncs, WIN
the OF paintings. One
STYLE shows pond with lilies and birds and but
efins the surface are branches 0fthe passion
flower and long feathery fFonis OF palm and fern On
other grounds of color great baskets heaped
high with flowers and the ground is barred with gray
treis covered with climbing These lovely ere
ton,.s-sope styles as low az 81 cents yard-come in
nil cnors TO suit al manner OF furniture and carpets for
the furnishing OF country houses.
Copcts ON the principle OF tloae Turkey and Persia
with tuttel pile, ?re nos commonly made IN EUROPE |
The most ancient carpet mandatory In existence tlc
national mandatory of Goben. IL was here that the
brothers Gobein exercised their craft in dycng, which
tho ncorie said they borrowed from the Egl One Then
arose three other manufactures at Aubsson, Feileton
aud BcguvaiS 4 superb Aubusson GraWInsFooh carpet
has light blue ground amber border. with aahesques
utcr wned with cured cr5pcd leaves; the center piece
ia lavender scroll upon pcrJ-witc cround wreathed
and ci1lauled with delcatey tinted flowers. An Ak
Minister for Libraries and diulnS-roohs Is aabeued IN
p.rs,o r6lors and another Administer for drawing
room is YER, striking in an indian design. Persian
drlwngroon carpet shows = vivid Kaleidoscope ar
rqugemrnt ~ figures md co.ors another has al indian
Ac4,,, taken from real Indian rug IN duh pnks,
reds and bilc. and near it 10 one Win
black ground covered with vivid green banana lcayea
Tho two latter have borders, with ivorytinted grounds
French MoQurttrs come AL o. the most delicate coors
The shaded grounds are Ike opal or lnothei-oI-ear
with nat involving tint and all are caIclesSy seat
tered exquisite sprays Of rare hOwers Dui OF lear
Fr.n%l wilton comes in deepest shades Of crimson
Ground covered with oAck designs in arabcsques fig
nred circles vases, vines pedes,a balu,ira'tcS haf
hidden IN foliage and tropical leaves. There some
very rare French "ltons in Indian designs In small
diced patterns and dark. rch coioS This comes by tie
breadth with borders match Tapestries orsike The
ol-known hGlrcs aud quite Orcnta! IN styl" with
az 81 e mustard color grounds, nicky over
spread With yellow ferns ANA Wild flowers saxony
wilton carpets in beauty and durability considered
cana English. They nave small huicS ana ihuiah
cOlors. ,,.., -,
\ new real Persian called the GhiorLes has a
bri. ht canary color ground ana strange SircS III red
others Of all varieties In Persian coios tn
tthinrdes comes also OF arcc Sic Tor rOoips WIN
par uet wood borders. Among thc haTnihrfni iuht7'
carpets are the famous Ushdk smyrna Royal Devehef
Berlin AMI Ihrkstal. vi me sh1i rue 70 T ~ -,
tered rooms, tue most laStl"loe ii' ms bS"c
and Ipain, Win sot "lhle SrolhIs .', Pu,i' 'u
Gce Persan birds ana strH%t VI ~. iii
aeiors. The hrceply carpets come IN close hntaioL OF
Brussels and within the reach oi me mos ious'
nurse Tlry are SIMPLY different from the ingram by
bclg coirosed OF three distinct webs, Instead OF Two
and having advantage o 4 thiId soma cO!OF ia me
rirrn Tie Venetian aud Dutch carpctinSs a'e OF Il
simple character ard show less capacity iof dcSlgn III
grain carpets 100 well known TO need fcleuuO4.
The present sly les are shown IN ptely uSls i'ss!
aT;hesquci, AMI SeOmetFcaL All carpets hpWef,I low
priced have borders to accompany the' also ear
ict-padIng which IL simply large sheets OF coarse
brown Paper with layers OF cotton WOOL icSsou Dc'W1ch
them II lids great deal 10 the pres'r "'oh u inc
iao latest fashion of portiere drapery Stimulates
window Tho rich dGmask, raw six, or Persian casa
is drarcd In frame 0i p0lsei "aHa u net nlgh
plt vi Al y