The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-10-08
The Egis and Intelligencer.
BEL AIR, Md, OCTOBER s, 1880.
# For the ZEgiS d; LateAigencer.
Letter from Washington.
nISuES FOR WHOM Z

DISHES FOR WHOM n
The summer wanes and those who nave been
absent find on their return many new ana Deautl-
full things to admire, | called to-day to ex-
anime the very elegant dinner set manufactured
by Haviand, at Limoges, France from tne beau
titles there The dinner service was ordered for
State dinners at the White House, and consists OF
of which represent some distinctive feature of
the different States. OF plates there are many
desser fP e doscrption Would weary but
some idea may be conveyed by speaking Of few
of the most striking. Davis, of Hg'la'S Hee6ly,
was the artist who submitted each design to Mrs.
Hayes, for approval or rejection. Davis with his
pencil created and copied his designs, and when
Mrs. Hayes approved, IIaviland placed them in
the hands of his painters, electors, chromists,
modelers, decorators and gders, who fixed them
ON the ware, so deity shaped from the fine bcau-
Some of the designs on the soup plates were
very striking. These plates We're pentagon in
shape, designed to represent the kalmia or noun
tain laurel blossom. On one the scene 18th Cen
tury' presented an Indian reclining on n ledge of
rock, with the slain deer at his feet Near by is
the wgwam, and over-arching the distant hills,
which are backed by the hemlock ana spruce, Is
the beautiful rainbow formed by mist from falls
anear.
Another, "1776," showed the quaint log house,
with the CHEEKY open fire, dog irons and swinging
crane. "Harvest Moon has the tall waving corn
with its nodding tassos, and golden pumpkins
peeping out while high up in the blue gray vault
shines the aqtunnal moon, the same which now
II jolly frog on pond, floating checrily on his
emerald raft The butter plates arc close copies
of a water lily leaf. Dessert plates are in form
somewhat of pear or palm, with Artists stu
n i isatim9rG oriole !1nr hea,itiui Maryland
p pnn o 1Ssf"r and f S oh" SSaR H@ IFGG
was intended as compliment to the White House
occupants. The flower is fairly represented and
proudly holds its head up in its new position, rs
the swallow fits over its golden sprays, which
observer Of the oxford Press, uaively remarks,
is an indication of Il "homcward lying not far
portfolio of the artist while with Custar, ION the
plains At night" The moon struggling through
the heavy clouds a herd of bunalocs in the dim
distance with the smoke, gives the whole weird,
grim appearance, yet malScsa very handsome dec
GRAFTON for The plate. "rhc Crane Walk Round"
represents eight ten elegant cranes, exercising
their terpsichoroan skill on the ilowcry prairie
Game plates have chiefly the native american
of the prairie on fire. Tho hen is represented as
flying from the am S as they throW their rid
like q fine lady in the time of Good Queen Bcss,
its high ruff of feathers, while ten jaunty feathers
last last of these which fo shall tax y y9 W is the
knocking Bird, which sings aloft in the live oak
twig, while the Spanish moss droops sadly from
its boughS and limbs, giving twilight mellow
ness 90 all around. The larger dishes all have |
beautiful and appropriate designs, which can be
State dinner board with our newly elected Pref
dent.
Tho after dinner coffee cup is designed from |
Joint of bamboo, more unique than beautiful |
The tea cup represents the inverted hat of the |
mandarin wroathed with the leaf and blossom of |
the tca planC. Neltncf OF thcSe cups Strike one |
rs pretty, only curious. Hundreds of visitors dali
ly sometimes as high rs 800 sec this china, and |
while 1t provokes some severe criticism, yet on |
the whole admiration for it is the prevailing feel
ing.
The halls and vestibulc Mt the White House
have at last been tiled, and beautifully the work
has been done, by Messrs. Haywood s. lIutchin-
son. In tints and colors, the tesscllatng harmon
ICES exquistey with tho frescocs and walls of the
apartments; and with joy we have seen banishcd |
the defaced oilcloth from the places which shall |
know them no more. INE2.