The daily gazette., 1877-12-05

fasteninQs of brass. The newest cover |
ing for furniture are In raw silk, in Per-
AseaKland Indian designs. Brocaded satins |
and velvets, and much rich embroidery
are also used Next year the dress ma
terial known as bourette promises to be
the stuff most in favor for furniture COW
ers. Beds, chairs and tables are in heavy
styles, and are made in solid woods
Beveled glasses ornament the dressing
cases. New bookcases are the low East
lake, the top forming table for engrav-
ings, statuettes, etc. The preference Is
for dark and variegated marbles-white,
except the purest Italian, being at dis
tops, there are slabs of jasper, of mala-
chite and of onyx, Mosaic and inlaid
work. Japanese lacquer, and painted
porcelain are all employed in the decora-
tion Of handsome furniture, Everything
quaint and costly is fashionable, and an
article of this length cannot furnish
minor details. Dining-rooms are fur
nishedo with either oak or walnut in
heavy Saxon and Gothic styles.
ROOM DECORATIONS.
In decorating q room there is always
danger of OVERRIDING the thing. No room, !,
however elegantly furnished. looks home
| like without few knicknacks scattered
here and there; still. ladies Win leisure
give the idea of q museum or brlc-a orac
S,lops Pictures are among the m ost essen
tial of furnishings, yet 1t Is possiole 70
| cept in an art gallery. AS a good engray-
| ing is much to be preferred 10 hasny
| chrome, so the quality rather than the
showiness Of pictures ought % TO pe sd tns nrss
| walls, unless of quietest tone, rarely snow
off pictures to advantage Tinted Walls IN
gray. pale pink, blue, or bun are lar Det-
ter and are more fashionable. The pic
lures sho1ld be hung by long cords sus-
pended from nails driven in close under
the cornice moulding, or, better SILL, rrom
a rod around the room for the purpose.
The color should match the prevailing col
or in curtains and carpet. Wire cord Gov
cred with silk or woollen is best. as when
cut by moths 1t does not give way, tne wire
| still holding on, Heavy pictures should
always have an extra support from nails
and cord fastened behind the picture, and
thus concealed from ylew.. Handsome
paintings stand on fancy easels, Inc new
est mirrors are panels set between the win
ldows, front and back, thus multiplying
the length of the room indefinitely. New
curtains are of heavy raw SILK malcnlne
the furniture of the apartment. @ ana ars M
hung by rods and rings, Down quits are
, q apopular and comfortable fancy. for tht
rich these are of cider, satin, with SIX IN
: ing; while persons of more mooeraIs
means make them of home of s1lesla, VIII
3 filling OF earded wool or fine feathers cilp
. ned from the stems, thus forming llgh
and doWny stuffiing scarcely inferior IL
l. | effect 10 the mOTo COsbly uOWh. iito'
! and sheet shams are used in the daytime
7 and removed at night; lace trimmed, Q
) muslin or cambria linen, over tlnted Sill
or siIesia, handsomely embroidered, o
!; braided with initials and designs, tueket
r and lace edged or simply bordered by
S fine ruff1e, they are infinite In variety
y Sheets have always two inch wide hen
= at the top and narrow one at the bottom
!, Curtains for bedrooms are prettily MAD
y of tam mboured muslin with q full rnfhe Q
:. the top run on wooden rod closely COY
4 cred with cambria matching the prevail
r ing tint of the room. The wall protectc
Q behind the wash stand should be OF "a
h same muslin, puffed or plain, over coiOre
= earn brio Rugs OF linoleum or cork cal
= peting are better for wash-stands as PR
% tectors for the carpet than are those OF Q
D clotl, inasmuch as they are warmer an
IL durahla