The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-16
FASHIONS.
gow TO DECORATE A HOUSE TIKI
LATEST IN DRESSES. TRIMMINGS,
ETC.-FAv0RurE C0LORs.


writer In an Eastern paper, In an article
an house decoration. imparts some interest
ING information. Tho walls OF drawing
roon he says must be carefully treated; a
mistake there may spoil an otherwise pretty
room The paper hangings of to-day are so
beautiful In themselves and 80 artistic as TO
rival the tapestries of ancient times that they
have come 10 take the place of. Two points
are especially noticed i'm overlooking the
choicest selections In this line. There Is de-
cded decline In the taste for very dark
papers, and an inclination TO omit the dado In
drawing rooms and chambers. When long
stretch Of wall Ia seen unbroken, as In the
hail. Il Ia etill recommended, but practical
use has shown that In the drawng-room,
where sofas, cabinets and tables continually
break the line of Its dado, 1t reappearing only
In patches II is not good. The effect, too, Of
the pictures hung low, as Is the present
fashion, and not "skied," as they say at the
academy-is lessened by the dado. The same
holds good in regard to sleeping rooms. The
bedstead commode and dressing table con-
oeal large portion OF the dado, and IL be-
comes thing of shreds and patches, and
represents just so much labor and money In
total eclipse. To compensate for this reti-
cenoe In regard to the dado, fashion is very
liberal In the matter of frieze, one eighteen
or even twenty-four inches deep being not
thought excessive. In entering.a drawing
room It's whole effect impresses us, and the
style OF the entire room is improved by har
monious frieze forming a fine unbroken line at
the top OF the wall For this room hanglngs
with gold grounds are the handsomest and
very handsome, indeed, they are. On the gold
background are brought out many exquisite
designs-the Japanese styles prevailing; but
so elaborate and delicate are they that IL Is
almost impossible to settle upon the design at
all. The shadow" pattern is much admired,
and consists of gold ground covered with
interlacing leaves, each little golden leaf out
lining delicate shadow below It. or an ivy
vine with endless lnterlacings, almost covers
the golden background with It's tiny leaves OF
paest ecru tint. Very elaborate Oriental de-
signs In green and silver bronze are brought
out on gold background. As a proper finish
for these papers superb friezes are shown.
The wall paper, be 1t always kept In mind,
however handsome it may be, Is only a back
ground to display the pictul os and furniture,
SO all violent contrasts are carefully avoided.
and the hangings melt into n lovely frieze.
As the branches stretch up and bear lovely
blossom at their top, 50 i'll the frieZe appears
almost all the color that the best taste allows
upon the walls. These colorS are Pompetian
reds and blues, fine full colors that have slept
for seventeen centuries under the seoria OF
Nesuvius and have ripened in the heat. We
copy them to-day and they put our modern
colors to blush, they are so rich and harmoni-
GUS
For dining-rooms the French stamped
leather paper Is the handsomest thing pro-
durable. This Is in rich dark crimson or
brown backgrounds. and the patterns seemed
IA a nt11tD al In MI al
surface has a peculiar finish that allows II to
be washed without injury. Particular atten-
ton Ii called TO the famous Morris papers.
One design in these MIR. Frey, whose iudg-
ment in such matters Cineinnatians will not
be disposed to question, pronounces to be the
finest design In wall paper that he has seen.
The figure is small and geometrical, the back
ground fine drab, picked out In black and
gold so artistically as to produce the effect OF
fine carving.
The hall and staircase are no longer pam
eled, but the paper is as unobtrusive as that
Of the drawing room, but the deep dado (thir-
ty inches) and narrower frieze make up for
the quiet walls between. They are superb In
all the colors Rescued from Pompeii and Her
culaneum. Very narrow panels of dark blue,
ana red and green, with others of the same
tone as the paper, form this finish, each panel
decorated with tall conventional flower
Japanese urn, or some striking Oriental de-
sign. The panels are SO managed as to pro-
duce the ELECT of being of different depths,
and the whole idea is excellent.
SHORT SUITS.
Returning to fashions for women, short
suits stu continue in wear. A new material
mas Just peen brought out for these SUITS
called ''crepe de lame" This material is one
color, and derives its name from the old-fash-
Toned Grape, which it resembles. It comes In
all the rather dark shades which are in fash
ion this season, such as seal-coor. bottle
green, garnet, scabeuse claret-color. and
others. The suits are trimmed with plush
in the same color and with handsome fancy
buttons. Sometimes the suits have butter
flies in applique work, which have a very
pretty effect They are in bright colors, inter-
mixed with gold or silver. These butterflies
must be arranged with taste, and according
to their size. Sometimes a single butterfly
will suffice to cover half the collar and
another for the whole cuff. II the butterflies
are of ordinary size they are placed on the
bands which trim off the suit.
EMBRoIDERIEs
are still of the richest kind. In addition to
gold and silver work beads of all kinds are
used A charming design consists OF gar
land Of oak leaves, made OF maStle colored
beads, and gilded cordings, with fringe trim.
ming of the same. A very peculiar way OF
using embroidered tissues is as follows: The
prineess-shaped plastron Is OF bottle-grean
satin covered with embroidery, and Is tahea
down over the velvet dress, which is In the
same shade. The embroidery consists OF va
rious flowers in many bright shades. The
skirt, which is fastened to the side OF the
plastron, is apple green; it forms in the back
square train, boTdered with full ruching OF
white iris gauze The velvet dress is fastened
to the plastron down to the end Of the bust,
from which point it is raised in paniers down
to the end of the train. The square opening
Of the waist is trimmed with shell-shaped
white lace, this extending down the borders
OF the plastron. A tiounce Of the same lace
borders the velvet draperies. The sleeves
consist of a velvet puffinQ for the top, With a
plain piece of satin down the centre. The
lower part consists of velvet plating bor-
dered with white lace.
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