The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17

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There ~ MI two pArlors allke IL
Washingtoo, NH a artists -.
hanger md dSeoeaAor onsF street Is II
Star NAN TIE sAhsr day. q 10 stoot
admiring the handsome designs tor waal
decoration. II mean that fhsre are nct
two fashionable paxlors decorated aiike,
In this PARTICULAR Washington differs
from every other city. There =. some
chance for fertility of invention and
wide range Of taste here, while in other
sities there d rigid uniformity observ.
ed. In Baltimore or Philadelphia, for
instance. whom you see one parlor you
see them Ill. But here che aim il or.
iginality: Everything must be unique.
Each fashionable lady aims to have her
parlor decorated TO suit her own taste,
and different from anybody's else. In
the circle Of the upper ten, which forms
Washingtons active society, IL any lady
in making her round Of calls finds .
room like her own, shc has hers chang
ed ct once in some particular. They
will 60 to great expense to crafty this
whim."
"Are the decorations expensive usual
ly?n asked tho Star.
"The paper and frieze for the walls
and ceiling Of most Of tho handsome par
lors costs from 200 to $4,000, but
there are many very nice parlors deco
rated for as little q $500"
That paper is very expensive" he
said, pointing to rolls of heavily en-
bossed wall paper Of various tints and
designs, which looked like stamped
leather rather than paper. "This is very
fashionable, though not 10 expensive"
and he threw out Q roll Of Chinese pa
per Aecked with gold Hinged from that
Of the FURNISHED grade to the bronze
shades, with on almost imperceptible
red back ground. '"Thls Is used with
various frieze work designs, and bound
by heavy gold mouldings. Some use
narrow frieze, some broad, and some .
double row Of different pattern, sepa-
rated by . gold bar. II Is thus the dit.
ference Of design is effected.
Us frescoe or painting fashionable
now?" the scribe asked.
"No; it's out Of fashion. For the
ceiling they use handsome panel paper,
and if they desire solid color for the
walls they use this" And he unrolled
q thick paper Of subdued tint, probably
sixteenth of an inch thick, and soft
and plant like cloth. ''That," he said,
"makes one of the handsomest walls.
Many of the finest parlors in tie city
are covered with that, all, however,
having different frieze with it."
"Do you not find it difficult to meet
the demand for the new designs?"
eyes. It takes study but we like it.
II gives us chance to display our tai
emit as to artistic decorations; and il
pays. We have an artist drawing de-
signs for frieze all the time. 1 take
more satisfaction in my work in Wash
ington than in any other city in the
world and there is more taste displayed
here than elsewhere. The ladies here
have ideas of their own. Some of them
design their own frieze work. The
frieze in one of the handsomest parlort
in the city is hand-painting, done
by the lady of the house. It is
more than two feet deep, and is of a
most rich and artistic design. It is an
INTERVIEWING of vines and leaves. ex-
tending all tho way around the room,
near the ceiling, and the lu1uriant
growth is alive with birds. The vines
and birds are oil in graceful positions.
Some other branches of the parlor dec-
Grafton ladies with artistic talent do for
themselves. Many ladies paint tiles
for their fireplaces, and one of the
handsomost mantels have seen was
made by hand by young lady. It
reaches nearly to the ceiling, and has
the appearance of massive carved ebony.
"You speak of frieze and not of dado? 2"
SAID the the Star, returning to the
original subject.
"Yes,s was the reply. "The dados
have gone out Of fashion. Five years
ago it was all the rage. Now, instead
of having it near the floor like vain.
soothing, it is near the ceiling, and be-
comes frieze. It is Of much more elabo-
rate design, however"
Among the handsomest parlors in
the city," he added, fare those of Rep.
resentative Perry Belmont, Admiral
Rogers, Mrs. Mckee, Mrs. Quacken-
bush and Mrs. Noble"
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