The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-08-30
LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA.
The New Decorations for Windows and
Bed Rooms-Mantel Decorations
Oscar in Effigy-Peaches and
Piiferers, &C.. &c,
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. "a. 1e8.

Now that many of our Philadelphia
ladies arc returning home, the subject of
house decoration is one which is naturally
uppermost IN the feminine mind. There
ia no city in which more good Judgment
and refined taste are expended ON the
adornment of BONES than we find in
Philadelphia. New York may have more
costly homes and more snowy decorations,
but for real beauty, harmeny and coy
comfort, give us a model Philadelphia
home. There is very commendable
feature of home talent which makes the
most of comparatively inexpensive ma
terials. This is particularly noted in re-
gard to window hangings, some of which
are of cheese cloth, with pretty trim
mings. Madras muslin has come into
favor for windows. 1t shows tinted
figures and produces an effect somewhat
akin to that of stained glass. There are
many cotton fabrics in gay and striking
patterns, some of them with grounds of
aesthetic hues literally covered with rich
varieties of peculiar flowers and figures.
Those who desire something more ex-
pensiye, can satisfy their fancy in raw
silk tapestries, some of which run high
into the fancy figures. japanese designs
are much admired both in these and in
the satin eietonnes which are increasingly
popular.
There are novel fashions in decorated
bed-coverings. Antique lace spreads are
laid over rich colored satin quilts. The
pillow shams are of lace to match the
spreads. An imported set of lace bed
spread and pillow shams recently sold for
$1,000. OF course, nobody is expected TO
lay his head on such pillow, or to wrap
himself In such bed-cover. Beautiful
covers are made of Russian grenadine.
ornamented in open work. Chintz iigur.
ed coverlets with snowy patterns and
sunfiower borders are just now in favor,
but are too cloud - to become perman-
emily popular.
MANTEL DECORATIONS.
Much attention is now given to tasteful
decorative articles for mantels OF these
we find at Bailey, Banks & Biddle's,
great variety, selected with great care and
admirable taste. Among these may be
mentioned the clock and clock sets, COM
posed of a clock for the centre with pieces
of statuary In bronze for the ends of the
mantel. These clocks are in endless va
riaty and nj
but are superior timekeepers. Besides
the bronze decorative pieces for mantels
there are decorations in enamel, bisque,
and the various descriptions of fine porcc-
lain. These have clocks to match. Then
there Is the "concealed stem wnder,"
which has achieved wonderful success MS |
the most popular clock, MS well as the |
most valuable OF the day These clocks
and sets cover wide range of fancy and
price. many of them being suited to the |
wants Of those who have but limited sums |
TO invest in decoration.
Oscar Wilde is taking tour among the |
watering places with his lecture. AT
Long Beach he gathered a crowd of 100. |
At Spring Lake he was announced on
Wednesday as Il bathing attraction on the I
beach. AS lac did not come, the bathing /
house keepers hung him in efiigy to their
high flag pole The figure remained aloft |
during the bathing hours aud was the
cause of much merriment among the |
crowds who thronged the beach.
The great glut of peaches which was
predicted, has not yet made its appearance
in the city. There is a reasonable plenty
of the fruit, but as yet nothing like
prodigious supply Good peaches COM
mand fair prices. Those which are offer
ed cheap are mostly poor things.
Seine sinful fellows performed sharp
trick at Atlantic City on the bathing
house man and his customers. BY means
of false checks they possessed themselves
of the jewelry, watches and other portable
belongings of persons who were in the surf.
The sly rascals had provided themselves
with full set of checks. They or their
confederates would stand and inspect the
bathers as they presented their goods for
supposed safe keeping. While the bath
ers were in the water. the raseals would
call with the checks, receive the valuables
and carry them away. This had to be
done quickly, of course, but in less than
an hour, while one set Of bathers were In
the water, the harvest amounted to about
$500 in money, jewelry and watches.
The competition as to who shall be
Governor is every day becoming more
lively as the election draws nearer.
For big steamer to be lost all night on
Delaware Bay is strange experience
which the hundreds of sleepless and hun (