New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-01
At THE RUG AUCTION.
TIE POPULAR IDEAL OF DECORATIVE ART
fDrninniis Persona FcTdindnt; his Mother; 7r0 Io0
Jod;cs Rrife and BridegTOODI

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| Ladies i: Brite and BrideWoomI
| HIS MoTHER-I don't know much about this
kind Of tng, you know hut the fottrIS say rs te cor
rect nS 10 nave TH pnow y"nT father sa, never
got anything TIL goes out Of fashion. don't you know.
ami ninst say got ahead OF him. once. Yesterday
{ ordered a screen with storks aud cat-tas at the
decorative Art suppose th9 Potlers 0nEnt 70
FEKDISASD-Ya-as! But 50 has our butcher. don't
HIS MoTHER-Oh. that's n different thing. I'm sure
Geneyra is posted as to whats what she studded art Ia
Florence whole month with The old masters sup
FERDIyAND--Ya-as: some old duGrr or other. say :
These thncs have seeond-hand i32a ,oo,,.o ,,o.r0
a,ccn,, DONE you know; and tho fotrs say they're
feet amateurs in all hi, sort Of thing. don't you know
FKRpISASD-You mean cosnoisseurs ion't you
at school in French literature before You were horn
Where dOyou suppose they got so many russl really
whatever they parting with their treasures and Nv
ias on bare ilr0rs don't you know -. 1900. :.
guess Ri bet these old things are ali madO over
IN I!oboken. where tbcy get up tue aIiigno tarInr
from EIohoken. Hunters Point for that matter.
fore they mt them on the fcrrybolt. don't you know
Ills MnTHER-Oh hush. want to hear what these
ShlTxG L%nY~Yrsl fsntit imst too Oriental for ag
thing! such harmony! Doesn't take To. Si. pack
In thu Arabian Nightsf Why. how thine goes from
IiiR FHiESD~OL yes; OF course. What do you call
I,ADl-leS.
D.. sss LAT sweet prayer rug Cant you imaeino "a
c.rsair. such fascinating creature hprcaIlhg u
out on the lOOr Of Bosphoru7-no-"h"t" "'h'y ca"
lin FnExD-why I don't know. Perhaps you mean
a lu ,sdu.. Don't they pray IN those sometime ,
Y1USG LtDY-Yes That's what meant. All tiled.
you know, and brass lamps and inc inse ana oric a,
brac AID all uat sort OF thing, aud how hhgonc 40
have looked. kneeling on 1t with his dark eyes
Her FhIEND-Oh. jennie! iOn dD have the loreiest
ideas! lever knew any one with such AN iinaglnaton
You ought to writ. poems aud have them pnOn"ned,
hoESG wSefes the the rataosud We'll can't
rrDnounce IL The beauty OF Is that they pat Their
mad" IL a " thimg Of beauty" you Know that sweet
200 of Longfeilow's That's Kuskn's idea you know
| ysu detect the odor OF s,ndaIwUOd
HER FRlKNp-Yees No. idon', think can go quite ute
but then have this horrid cold oo,,o,, o.. o,,v
use can fancy II the sand blown In from the dcsrr
don't you kaow Perhaps from where the pyramds
s or herd Of iying eaielic aud swarty
Arab pursuing camel and ali that anu very hKoy
HrG FEIrsD-Wel I've never been married-noi bat
what vo had oceans Of ehane"s u nS Sn ,s r
doing You'd think they were 10 tbs middle OF u litio
Char CT" ''"' ." ' ,",,D."..'D."-' ,..
ri Pot my arm .aronnd you. Did she want rug
wcl she shall! I'll bd on that one. Three!
BHIUE-Oh. doario! what made your It's TOO DIG Tor
BniDEGnooM-wcll.g grille poarc, can't you take reef
BnIDE-why. Charley How 1t would look Besides.
/ ca
YoUNG LADr-Thcre! It's gone for $40! I'm IN ad
enough 10 cry ,,,
don't you know. believe We could have got that Tor
iIis MoTmEn-Wni. 1 didn't. | think 1t was awfully
ugly, but didn twnn that ongfaced woman over there
to get IL. She'd made up her mind sbod nave H. III tho
FypnIsAsnUWhat there is left Of It. It's mostly tat
tiers and motl-holes 1t amt bit handsOmer. now
tell you. than the old carpet In our scc That's Just THO
he Cow D
ifyou got the smailrox' don't you Know you'd know
ERipn-YNs. darling, It is very rich and chastc hut
green wouldn't go with pink satin 1t would be hor-
BnIDGGnooM-w don't SEQ why one color isl't as
good as another Perhaps you don't like my blue trons
Iftheros stylisher fellow In our block, I'd Ike to sec
BRIDE--Oh, Charley how can you suspect me OF find
ing faulti You knoo I think everything you hare aud
say and do perfect We never Will quarrel, Will We
BnDEGRooMNo, indeed. lovey. Let's get ont of thl.
ting ike my mother used 70 use
BnIDE-6h don't mating. don't 500 why l
ought to have IT, Just because your
HRIDEGRooM-Woll, thing you say. Exeunt, mur
HIS MoTHER-I do wish that horrId woman in front
would keep her umbrella down Eight; ! bid eight
out" ferdinand. you haven't the breath of a mosquito
TrRpSAS"iIold on, ma. you' bankrupt tho whole
concern. You've got five already
really ia science isn't III You have to lie so dscrmi
mating udcious 10 get real bargains don't you know
What idiots some OF tLOsC people OF
making themselves so conspicuous Yes. I'm ready /,
60 Have you paid for the rugi Wo the Pottors said
you have 20 pay down. Here's lot OF silver want to
get rid OF.
FERDISAsD-Should think you'd want to, DO Joye
There Amt q dollar here that amt plugged!
, HIS MOTBER-I do wish you wouldn't use slang
? can't understand q word you say Tha
I moneys perfectly good. there isn't hol
r in ono of tho pieces. ,
FgRDISAND-But you can't pass plugged piece. don
Z you know Where earth did you get II
, His MornER-I don't know aud don't care don
what odds II makes You faen are so fussy! DOL
lara m all
able, here bills.
YOU'VE LADY-Say Marie did you notice that gen
tlcman who Just out with his mother You cOul'
tell fron his face that he highly cultured.
HER FRIESD-Oh the dear thing Where is lac On yes
isn't his back hair sweet Well let's too. Bother tn
Old rugs whore going next Huylersi Well Eve go
t. take the elevated Goodbye be to have thro
, rows OF tucksi They embrace and separate
THE RAkAWHL RIVER RISING