The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-12-22
HOME GOSSIP.
Some OF the Latest Freaks Of Fashion as TO
House Furnishing.

Portierse are now made In terra Gotta tur-
conan cloth with deep dado Of stamped
velvet or plush. and finished OF with thick
short ball fringe. For looping back, hands
of the stamped materisl are preferred.
The last invention for the comfort Of Inc
valds takes the form of chair which 10 ca
pable of no less than $50 different move
ments. Formed upon an English model, II
is the work of an American manufacturar.
The latest style for parlor stoves is com
bination of brass, iron, and tlles. The fac
ings are of polished brass, while the interior
is of hammered iron, and encaustic tiles
for III framework between the mantel and
the crate. @a8 @ eH
The latest coffee pot Is . reversible one.
The coffee Is placed In the top and the water
In the bottom. As soon a. the watar bolls
the pct Is quickly reversed, and BY the slow
process of filtsring excellent coffee II pro-
cured. @5i s@asB
Leather boxes are very much In demand.
They are made In fancy feathers Of every
kind, and are either richly embossed or
fooled in colors, or very often decorated By
fret-work carving, which is carved ouf.upon
folds Of double leather. $50
Rattan foot-stools are novelty for par
lors. They sre not unlike inverted work
baskets In shape, and are decorated with
dark satin ribbons and bsws to match the
color Of the furniture. Rattan rocking chairs
trimmed In the same way are muchin de-
mand. .s-sr ,~ge.~y
Transparencies for parlor windows are
made of thin muslin, upon which free de-
signs are either painted In water colors or
embroidered In long stitch. Mounted In
ebony frames, they are placed At right angles
with the window In . position where they
catch the rays Of light.
Colored table covers for dining rooms are
Of linen plush, and are to be had In all col
ors. The center IL perfectly plain, and the
bordering, which 10 usually deep, Ia stamped
In arsbesqus, Moorish, or geemetricai design
TO harmonize with the latest style In carpets,
which are entirely Of that cbaracter.s Z
Fashions In sifverware tend to = reproduc.
|. tion Of the old patterns which were popular
when plated ware was unknown. Mlgnon-
etts Is favorite design, and Is carried oit In
. the finest aud richest chasing. Silver butter
, dishes are made In the shape OF an egg, with
q revolving lid, and are decorated In Grecian
design. SKI
The fashion Of hanging curtains and dra-
peries from rings is 10 be discontinued. In
the newest houses window frames are SUP
piled which reach up to the ceiling, and the
curtains are simply nailed upon strip Of
wood, which fits closely beneath them. In
some cases such window frames are Of the
handsomest carved walnut or OAK.
Buttons play quite m important part In
home decorations Of an inexpensive kind.
Ordinary pearl buttons are used upon deep
colored velve,s or plush, and are sewn on is
geometrical or fancy patterns, making Dor.
dering which is exceedingly effective. TIE
result Is still better when the body OF The
curtain is OF different color, and the design
, carried out In pearl buttons Is limited 10 The
bordering. tsf
! It Ii fashionable now to have scaifs or
l lambrequins for the low shelf which accom-
. panies the long mirror extending from thu
: ceiling almost to the Gcor In modern recer.
. tion rooms. Usually this mirror occupies
: the center Of the room, whore An open Crate
! would ordinarily b placed, while the mirror,
I which was formerly universally found BE-
! tween the windowa, L replaced by long
y and valuable painting, sr, In some casss, BY
shelves for brica brac.