The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-23

snis,d ~,f,: gilt, eituer .. :. 49, .....s, or la
nna:s.. ran. bling, indefinite designs
Sometimes there re spaces between the
shelyss oi ths cabinet, ~..tch, instead Of
being ornamented With guilt, arc o'leu 10
with silk or satin, or even viewer, painteo,
or embroidered In The Kensineion siitct.
These cabinets are very ornamental. ana
NAV be very. srtistically fitted up with
family heIrIooms, or dainty. fragile orns-
ments, too delicate TO be left on tables or
brackets.
To return 10 the decoration OF the parlor
In question; the frames OF the CHAIRS are
usually made square. and The carving Is
massive; the effect Of omen work Is 10 rem.
der the frame weak in appearance and
reality. Odd pieces, such as
y FANCY CHAIRS,
small tables, or other similar articles, add
TO the beauty OF room, as they take away
the set look which is apt TO be very noticea-
BILE when the furniture is OF one pattern.
These pieces are very ornamental, particu-
larly the chairs, though these are sources oil
great tribuation 10 visitors-for so frail are
they that one besitates to trust them for
fear Of meeting With fall, which. while
not likely TO be serious or dangerous
tumble, would nevertheless be decidedly
embarrassing to the principal actor. Gilt
chair frames with satin covers painted oil
embroidered lit In the corners, and are very
effective articles fol- 6lling up room.
Hardwood floors are handsome, Darticu-
larly for libraries; but polished floor ne
cessitatts a few elaborate rugs, and at this
point rises question, which may be con-
sidered as confession OF ignorance on a
tonic which eycites general interest In
what does the beauty OF Turkish rugs con-
sisti Take O sensible woman with tirmly-
rooted ideas In regard to housekeeping,
bouse.furnishing, and house.decOration,
and whose taste is considered TO be abso
Iulely perfect, and who will discourse
eloqnently on the improperly OF such and
such STYLES of ornamentation, and VIII con-
denim am innovations which do not come
sanctioned by her special authorities, and
vet way down in her inmost heart, under all
her apparent cultivation and appreciation
for modern forms and fashions, turks The
love Of the antique-and the charm OF
Turkish rug lies principally in its antiquity.
A few words might be said In regard to the
mat erials used in upholstering, and in dra-
ping windows, mantes, and doors.
PLUSH
is considered quite du fait. and the newest
shade shown in this handsome material is
known as pomegranate." This tint Is oil
recent introduction, and is really beauti-
full, although 1t is what might be called un-
satisfactory-thati is, on account OF its shift
ing lights and shades, which render 1t
difficult mstter to describe the color to ad-
vaBtage. Plush draperieS, lambrequins,
curtains, and portieres are very effective and
rich looking. There is..a softness, velyety
finish to this material which especially
adapts it for this purpose. Silk brOcadcs,
with satin finish, for hangings ere exceed
ingly handsome. One piece OF this goods
has an elaborate design, in blue and ecru,
and costs $40 per yard. II would have to
be love in palace instead OF in cottage II
this material should attract The attention OF
some young ladies, for it would require a
small fortune TO drape room artlstically
with this beautiful fabric. Odd designs in
colored veivets are in demand, and these
are usually outlined in several
CONTRASTING COLORs
on neutral ground. Fancy chairs up
holstered IN these yelyets are very hand.
some.
Carpets with black grounds are no long
er fashionable, something less sombre and
more artistic serving as substitute. AK
muster and Wilton carpets come in very
elaborate patterns with appropriate borders,
and are so perfectly designed that hand
some rugs are made from single widths
with wide border and fringe.
Wall papers are unusually attractive in APP
pearence this season, and the styles are va
lied enough 10 suit even the most critical
taste; dark, rich grounds with contrasting
foliage or flower patterns are seen in great
numbers. The paperinG in handsome
New York house Is exceedingly artistic;
the bedrooms are varied as much as posi-
BILE in one room the paper Is OF deep ecru
tint with deep crimson roses, with olive aud
dark-green leaves, scattered in profusion
upon the neutral ground; in another room
the walls are covered with paper the pre-
yailng ground tint being a delicate blue,
with cloudy masses OF pale-gray and luxu-
RANT clusters of wild roses and tinted
leaves, the exquisite pink OF the flowers and
the olive tint OF the leaves fading softly
into the gray and hlue; the ceiling frescoed
in corresponding colors adds greatly to the
beauty of the room.
Rooms are sometimes furnished after a
certain particular style. and everything
must be in harmony with the general design.
A room in the
JAPANESE
fashion must, in order to be at all effective,
be correct in even the most minor details;
the draperies, tue upholsteriDg, the wood
work, and papering must be according to
the mode prescribed; the least inconsls,-
ency would mar the beauty OF the entire
apartment, and would efiectually destroy
the original plan.
A house may he made more homelike and
cosy by the use Of trihine ornaments, those
one would imagine for even the most in
significant decorations assume importance
when ore comes 10 take the whole appear
ance into consideration; besides, one is apt
to associate certain ornaments with their re-
spective places, and change in the usual
arrangement is likely to give enc sense Of
strangeness, something missing. which
leaves vacancy all the more noticeable on
account OF the surroundings. Music-stands,
easels, tiny tables, or daintily upholstered
foots-tools, tete-a-tete chairs, screens, pic
lures, handsomely bound books, vases,
pieces Of statuary, together with choice
Parian busts and other ornaments, make
house attractive. The order must be per-
feet, but order does not mean, as some peo-
pie seem to imagine, that the chairs must be
placed in straight lines against the walls, or
the
ORNAMENTS
placed in regular rows, for such an arrange
ment would be decidedly stiff aud ungrace-
full, and besides room OF this kind always
gives rise to the impression that 1t is state
apartment only used on occasions OF great
ceremony, instead Of being cosy, pleasant
place where the members OF the household
may enjoy themselves, and find pleasure in
their surroundings. A few tsstefully-bouhd
books lying on tie centre.table, the dainty
work-basket just laid aside, the cheerful fire
in the CRATE, the dark rich curtains shut