The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10
CARPETS AND RUGS.

The Gleuham carpets produce this
season new and more -trlking effects in
Indian designs, and the coloring not
inircqucntiy Of Turkish and Daghestan
rugs. Japanese and Chinese patterns,
however enter into some of the hand
soonest designs; one Of these has a
cool, light olive ground that represents
the working OF bamboo, straw mating,
and other straw work in detached, ir-
| regular scgmcnts, and over ali are
scattered dull red blue ilOwcr-like
figures. An olive Brussels has designs
of the bold pink and white flowers, and
the foliage or the japanese ounce
/ tree; another Brussels with an Indian
red ground is covered with foliage of
! blush grays and browns subtly shaded
and large tropical flowers. Over a
| very dark ground mingled with antique
| shades are all manner of odd figures in
| apparent confusion; arabesqucs, crcs-
cents. cobwcbs, discs. and here and
there a flower A rich velvet ground
of dark ivory induces clusters of flow
ers and branches carelessly inter!aced
with greensh Spanish moss gracefully
but irreguariy disposed; BE border is
half Il ward wide, with similar effects,
and the narrow outer border has flow
ers of scarlet in set designs on black
ground. Another of velvet having
black Ground threaded with gold is
covered with honeysuckle pattern;
large roses and great bluc-gray rhodo-
dendrons with huge leaves are irregu-
larry placed. A yellowish ground has
striking designs OF huge stems OF
tropical plants like twining serpents.
feathcry birds dropping in curves, and
large lilies with spiked fronds.
Another design of the Greek order is
the acanthus leaf on dusky blue
ground and Chain-armOr pattern;
this is for a hall or library. The effect
of the foreign Administer is produced in
some of these carpets in the wool
back" that is, the colors showing
through to the back. These are the
latest Glenham manufactures. The de-
signs are lndian-pink and shaded olive
buds, and large roses shaded in deep
red and cray. The CinqueCento
period appears in figured circles and
reliefs, arabesques, and turf-headed
plants. A shaded mustard ground of
velvet is covered with curled crispy
leaves in lichen shades, large exotic
flowers, and iianas like serpents.
The new draperies and portieres
come in magnificent colors and styles.
The Turkish portieres have a ground
of glittering cloth-of-gold, with a
center of blue-gray irregularly outlined
with large bold dashes into the gold.
The dado Is in broad stripes. There
are massive cords and tassels to match.
Another style is in Algerian stripes
after the Turkish rugs in design and
color. The indigo blue and gold also
appears in the border and dado in
dashes of color. There are some hand
some Indian portieres, a mixture OF
cotton and linen, exceedingly like
wool, for $l4a pair These are. like
the heavier and more costly fabrics,
reversible. The bottom OF the side
border has design of a vase holding q
tropical vine that extends gracefully up
o the top. Handsome tapestries Of
,pun silk and wool glitter with gold
threads outlining the designs, and are
also reversible These are $3.50 and
81 yard.
The finer curtain draperies have
rarely been more delicately beautiful.
Especially is this seen in the soft silk
Madras curtains, both plain and fgur-
ed, on grounds of gold color, in designs
of tapestry, flowers, and arabesques.
The borders have a citron tint, gold
and red bordered. The lower border
or dado has broad stripes. embossed In
deeper shades. Another style has de-
signs of pine-apples. Other cotton or
linen Madras drapery in some instances
glitters with gold threads. The foreign
rugs represent the Persian, Ghiordes,
Agra. Jubbulpore, Mazulipatam. Ter
rodia, Mirzaporc, Lahore, Mecca, and
many others of equal celebrity. with
their odd designs, and dull colors in
palms. water plants, Bengal roses,
lilies, bamboo stalks, feathery fronds
of fern and branch.-M T. Tribune.
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