Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-06-16
Fashion IN Carpets.

ana furniture curing the season OF
moving and spring house cleaning, a
greater number who look forward TO
the something new OF the next season
wait until after summer sojourn in the
country or by the seaside is over. leav-
ing their houses during their absence
carpetless aud dismantled. but thor
oughiy clean, ready for refurnishing
in the fall Economical housekeepers.
who consider "a penny saved a penny
gained. and are not so aesthetic and
fashionable in their tastes and ambi-
tons. have tested this matter. and are
emphatic ia their declarations that
they had rather buy carpets in June
and July than in any other months in
the year, and they are right.
After tie spring purchases have been
made, if the prudent merchant finds he
has an unexpected quantity left over
of a certain pattern OF carpeting, he at
once reduces its price. and. indeed,
almost the entire stock undergoes the
same manipulations. for no one likes
TO carry large stock over from one
season TO another, and carpets general
~ can be bought for far less money in
summer than at the opening of the
season, when novelties are offered AT
their full worth or at fancy prices. La
dies do not generally know the facts
by which the commercial value of car
pets l. enhanced. The novelty II de-
sigu always adds 20 its worth. and when
in certain durable colors. with stand
ard figures. some carpets cost the
same from one season to another, save
when manufacturers prices change.
For ord nary family purposes no floor
covering is more satisfactory for service
ans. cost than the ingram, which now
RANGES from sixty 10 ninety cents per
yard. There are cheaper grades. but
they cannot be recommended, how
ever. Some Of these low-prced carpets
not only retain their colors. but wear
well. The ingram for seventy-live
cents a yard may not be in the new and
exclusive designs, hut they are neat,
pretty. and the same qualities rs the
newer, but higher-prieed goods.
In some of the ingram carpets may
be found the body brussels designs and
ooiors, as in carpet with mixed
threads forming the ground and pro-
ducing Persian effects, with Egyptian
figures in golden brown over the sur
face; others are in red and green. red
aud white. blue and white or blue and
ivory. Some show three or four tints
ot brown, and stiil others have floral
designs and odd conceits over the cord
ed surface in some rich dark. medium
or light shade of the brown, slate,
green, gold or mode hues. Such car
pets can be used for bedrooms and
diniEg-rooms, the larger designs being
considered appropriate Tor the last
mentioned rooms.
Tapestries are used for parlors. halls.
sitting rooms and bed rooms. They
have handsome surface in loops, but the
looped threads. which pass under or
between the linen cords of the founda-
ton, are not secured, aud therefore the
woclen threads can be pulled out like
crochet work or single thread sewing,
machine stitching The last season 5
patterns m tapestry can now be bought
for sovent: 1--WE cents a yard. while the
new creations cost IL and Sl.l5. Vel
Vet is soft and yery pretty and comes in
tapestry patterns-indeed, velvet is like
cut tapestry, the cnt loops pulling out
easily from the liuen cord back Some
OF the new tapestry designs are very
odu' Immense MOWERS IN Dfignt nues
are As large rs portions OF ruined
castles. and in one the Japanese house
is completely overshadowed by single
rose. which rests near IT. Begonia
leaves are quite as bright and beautiful
beneath the feet. woven into the ivory
ground Of the carpet, and a japanese
leaf and bar in olive and old gold show
red roses and blue posies over the fig-
ures- These designs are also shown in
velvets. which are more expensive than
the tapestries.
The body Brussels for good wear,
handsome appearance and reasonable
price commends itself TO our notice.
This carpet has the loop face, but, un-