New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-19
THE FASHIONS.
CARPETS AND JEWELRY.
THE PRODUCTS OF AMERICAN LooMs-DEcADENCE
or THE SPIDER AND BUG MANIA.

| THE PRODUCTS OF AMERICAN L0oMS-DECADENCE
| OF THE SPIDER AND BUG MANIA.
American artists in gold, silver, silk and
wool riyaling those of ths Old World, more
successfully than the oarpetlnakers. The Genham
Wilton carpets abandon designs TLey simply
beds Of flowers In graceful relief grounds OF mellow
ivory, croam color gray, olive intense blue Nod
ding white lilies. golden rod white alder aud LEAKAGE o
the darkest shaded greens trail the soft veyety
surface; there green branches. like plumss.
brown-Orahge blooms OF waldower feathered grasses
and tangled OF varied green foliage on black
| ground. Large duh red Oriental flowers
with red and green fodage, closely
| cover mustard-colVred ground. There are
naturally to please all tastes block-shaped set
designs in cashmere colors dark blue, olive and
grounds. These Wilton carpets in color and de-
sign equal. if not superior. 10 the Engsn Amin
celadou blue ground in glimpses between
the graceful branches Of tho miinosa trees and
blossoms Of WHITE and the pk OF apple blossoms and
delicate mastic ground is wilderness
| Of the golden spathes OF palm dow
ers exqusltey shaded aud cOored and
Z" lush and Iusty" grasses Other styles are ia light
olive with Indian pink blue flowers and huge leaves
light fawn ground Is covered with tropical plants and
flowers trailing branches: here and there gmpses
OF bit Of tTellis work
The boly Brussels carpets arc also in brilliant
Of ground aud design. biea de ground shows
da.k golden arabesques lights aud shadows contrasted
others Of lighter that, niuglcd with acalthus
LEAKAGE and pOmegrauae bOssoms. Shaded citrOn color
Aauresque designs whits ground. IN seeded golden
dots look like finest embossed work with blue stitches
In and tner japanese designs IN quiet cOlors
| cover ecru ground. Other elaborate styles
closely rrserDbe the intricaces Of caners hair shawl
tho general aud mellow having almost the
appearance Of work By hand All J these carpets are
accompanied by vide and beautiful borders, embodyng
all the cOOrs aud Ior lcsisns vita adlitlJIs OF
scroll nedallipns with realistic flowers
ar
The present ingram carpets offer the strongest possible
contrast years ago. Of htieOus colors
styles. These copy the costly productions OF
the lo0m. For Instance creamy grOdII sOwD
AnI punched with toathory ferDs aud catkins, aud
mixed ground OF aud white is covered with red
on ct ier grounds OF gold color dun reIs anj Oriental
ana black shaded araOe,lues. Pretty chinU pat
terms show pde rose with gray IN quaint ltt'e desgns
AMI the MAurcsque elects also copied The lnsrains
are not by any means to Oe despised
| IMPORTED CARPETS.
! The English Administers closely initiate old English
sly les cooring small discs with tlrreted edges
aud arlbes lues Oriental cOOrs cover bleu du rot
ground. Over the sOftest messy bod. green with gray
patches. prmroses like daylight stars CLEAN among the
green-wnged branches Of feathered grass brown woody
gvrsr and heathrr The ant grace III acacia AMI
a wilderness OF bright little dJw0rs ever pale gray
blue ground. Others show Indian color, ana desigus
Inc English WitOns are generally OF SGT leslSis III
-Oubre colOred ground with Mdurosque figures IN da'
Ond form III olive cron. darE gold aud seVerai shades
The English body Brussels mustard ground dis
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signs These are very hahdsohI Che VI the IesiSus 10
dahVndShaped embo:Jiug sm III quaint figures III DARK
cclOrs ricn Ju Grounds such a. ch cOaIo
brown deep blue AMI dee .er red DhcK ana dana P1r'
plr-re or these take Oh aclO'o imitation OF thc
| mostly Per'ian colOrS Jhe ught wihe-eoh sre
and other grounds are closely covered and the
duplicate Of Brussss rhe American III 'qu ties are
drhcnte and tine a. paiItlng. SJne or thsse nave
| WIN wnitefriled daisies. scir,et purple aud golden
flowers aud ferns clusters Of vOe aud roses aud dark
| Tha
patinrs like moonlight ana shaded iOlhge
| mingled with long trails VI aroUtuS'
JEwELRY AM METAL-wokK.
There paucty OF IDEAS Ia tho art u tho silver
smiths designers and w"r.ers In metal Fashion calls
change therefore owls bats an creNcents arc On the
decline There are spmo all n,onsters introduced Of
the liveest description to the Imagination. AMI Dishes
are "A novelty. horned catfish for cOrsage Or lace
pin Is wonderfully wrought out coed about curved
sem. cat cuuchaut, modelled and chased Is made Of
silver with the process Of mlayng u gold which Is
nintly seen burnIsied shlo and limos IN pal Q
| girans he eyes garnets. A massive par Of
villa horses heads wrought IN the method with
crocidote eyes. marvellOusy natural large octopus
of oxidzed silver ana the delicate DISHES 1f
pale gold Is scarcely relief from The spider tribe aud
with the large red even NOR hldeous but t . des
tined beneath fair Lays chin in nest OF lace
There some very ~ual spiders OF different species
less hidenus with alloys OF rich notified
tmts; beautiful lace pin bears an ro zion,
Is lett smooth for a little painted scene OF wood
|
stream OF water, and golden glimmer beyond some
d slant hills Ibis is euamclled over the painting
de cate pdnsy Of soft satin silver mas curved leaves
g with the pale inayng OF god III the metal
ant FAINT hair strcaks are on each petal passion
flower with gold heart has broLl leaves OF mellow
satin silver protty hop blossom Il oOiled about the
pin with foliage OF dar@ rlch iniescenGe ana mapie
There Il charming variety OF shells OF oxidized
slve wrought chemical processes into the most uat
url tints OF color Some eicatey tinted rosebuds
twned about pin OF satin silver with i"lldge Oh or
| liant metallic alloy.
Earrings are exceedingly small rather the OF
the hammered SILVER bail There are others to CORE
dark rainbow-tlnted. satin silver smells; leaf Of
plant. daisy. leaf Of pond lily. ex.
a pale CLINT OF gold and some delicatr imitation
OF pear-sha ped pearls In mellow satin silver Bracelets
are very narrow, IN chains OF Oxidzed SILVER with pen
dans sh )wng four phases Of the man In the moon An
other pendant Is head Of Meiusa the dark face sur
rounded with the long snake ocksis exqlNitey cha ed
oxdzed and nlalG with pale goa smmer, some some
| white nugget silver chain has large ball at
s their popularity IiI stefias from combs,
dagger Plus the hair. bOlnets with crescens,
| tints Reads with the mellow satin finish look like
strings Of pearls Colaretes or dog collars are seen I'd
ovas overlapping linked oval rings. chain Ioal.
like FISH and blocks Of nugget silver Rags are OK.
holding che setting of crocdoe aud coiled snakes
horn Of plenty Of hammered silver Is set with large
Charming little queens chains Just four inches long,
are oxiIz4d and IN many different styles Of cham mail
aud lagree chased. hammered linked with odd designs
for the pendants wrought OutOf nugget silver In spear
heads blocks or coins The little watches oxidized
ana enamclled the back deliberately chased silveg
stauette also repOusse and hammered or Cupid tue
Sphinx ATLANTA form the handle OF seals OF cornean
and bloodstones. Scarfpi for gentlemen are un,
usually small jockey cap with crocidolte top has try
oNdized visor others enamelled IN black and red
with fine gold lines between, enamelled frogs and
horses heads and the Inevitable small speT Is cTeatea
pearls for the body. ruby eyes and "xdIrd legs
An OxiliZed claw holds hemillte species oI IRON ore
thai hears be closest re resemblance black pearl.
Mcssrs L. j. Dennng & Co. and tho Gorham Company
will please accept thanks for attention.