New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-16
.SILTERWARE md PORCELAIN.
1uropoRF Il. srAIR's DISPLAY.

Mr.. Theodore b. STAIRS Rooms, ut No. 2OG
Fiith-ave aud No 112G Broadway. dressed out
thcr Easter splcndOr ready 90 make the ladies' cycs.
those earthly heaven dance in their heads
the sight on the first floor II the silver and here can
seen the highest attainment home workncn and
designers exercising their skill In various fields. Some
OF the services and dinner services ~ extreme
simplicity in the forms aud painncss In their Ornamcn-
ta,ion others keep middle ground hut for the most
part remark that the popular taste likes good deal
o; display and mcncs odliy rather than to elegance
IN the shapes Here ARE piece. in which the surface l.
very heavily embossed the flowers aud leaves ~ the or
namcutaton covering the whole surface this l. an Eng
lish style and was iirt revived among IL by the
appearance here of certain pieces from Baiiimor" as
wedding presents: these much admired and FOR a
time the Balmorc sycr-miths found their peculiar
Warc much sought for. Bu, ScvNork will not long
consent To borrow from others and the spccncuS in Mr.
STAIRS c,s,s show that in this particular she no longer
needs 10 be dependent other specimens OF "ilVcr"iic
here chow the influence the Japanese though much
affected 10y other STYLES. ari modified 10 suit American
tastes The introduction Of the japanese arts oi coor
Ing silver has given singular turn to the whole man
uiaciurc; IN many could hardly he suspected that
the object wa. silver at all sli.s 81 COPPER. guild.
hrnuH, aud other Colpr- not rcicrnhr I" ANY kn""n
metal are worked into the body Of the piece or arr r-
pluycd In the rclcl work to express flowers iui Nr-
birds the forms Of snake lizard or or"-c Mu'h "i
this II whim 0f the passing hour not capable "I
and when fashion tr,d of II To hc dHu- away. bui
now and them comes ao- piece whcrc The dccofa
lion las been employed with taste equal 10 tho skill d'
played THIS. however. note hcrc a. el'c"h'rc thai
the NEE haical PERFECTION Of the workman ouirnn The
taec q the dcri .uCr much of the oruamcntau'n
look. Ike cast and chased work though arr a~'urrd
and know that II rpou-- u has none Of the freedom
Of the old rcpon~-r work. nor the r"n~hnc'- that
wac ncv table in the old process whatever can lee DONE
however l. done here and n there De any lack. 1t f. com
mon Ia all and results from thc condition. 81 tho
popular taste This j. evident Tia, We are training ~
our shops of dcsi -nrrr and workman WI" VIII lay
a solid foundation for the roSth In taste which each
year brings.
IT, the u,.rrr rooms ~ this building crowded with
costly things will h. found rody representation Tho
English manufactures ~ porcelain Worcester Derby.
and the nov house ~ Moor The older factories mr.
producing works Of exquisite quality in the paste. and
when they content to hc @nnplr. succeeding "c ~
their ,a s,ns aud oflaucutafi"f Ru the dr''i
~ "a a, Of originality % fh' Notices. Derby ~ nov
irving Ia rival the SHAPES li '"'"~ Z" - sr- ana ~
Tr,-t an Inspiration ~ Worcester j. drawn from
.L c,crytttnr il done u i,h Ea.-h ihurourAnce. bat
thcrc u spout aucV IN tie cnnct iOn; nothing
the lizard IA dead and stuck there; The water
Mics nr,. uincr- 30 not grow l-iy 81 piece
hut are fastened ~ It, aud modelled on It; her" "
siiu We note Improvement. ard every mo-" nnd lien "u
thee slunpiuous shelves oi'cj-- they
arc always however the small aud uHprtcndne ones
that show tho workman trying Tor an Lngi-h n"iri"l
ircn ~rc,r,, and TIE gliding IN Dan tones and varied
iinis ot the Worcester work. i iuch to bo aduur'd
There l.. An md, ruav va tt, productions that mani.
fsis itself ~ spite Of dcect~ and the md dr-rc
for excellence that mark the tnr-h cvcr1 wh'r VIII.
In the rud doubt. cOnpu,r th detects hud add ufx
ucriis until Of The Old time excellence II re
STORED again.
THUS - critics verdict, hut tho public ~ p1-cncc
these novelties and elegance Numbering "'nt''
ty and l"c" luxury aud IT," pi,a-1rr ~" I'D havr IN
rkiii ui handiwork viii l too drhicd TO criti,-r Ghj
v.Ini- uf bridal presents. cosey pi'sprcts of hU-krrp
ing the table right with silver. aud comfortable Nth
lie lnNutic-. telling of Wclh.td purse huEht dreams
Of balls and pari~ "hrrr th"~c cartin - bracelets and
buarlicn wund We'll beooinc The h'titV that II n
knew t. fnr without thon-ti thc-e inasniulr. born
aud fsl Ia THE rich -t0rrhOse. rurugh 20 satisfy thc
visitor and " a. vii not lcr dreams.