Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-15
AT THE RUG AUCTION.
The Popular Id cal of Decorative A

The Popular Id cal or decorative ART.
Dramats Peysone: FerdjaaHd: his Mother:
Taco Young Lddiss: Bridegroom.
His Motber-I don't know mnch about
this kind OF thing, you know; but the
Potters say it's the correct thing
10 have rugs, and I'm bound to
have them while they're the rage. You
know your father says | never get any
thing till it goes out Of fashion, don't you
know, and must say 1 got ahead Of him,
for once, yesterday. ordered a screen
with storks and cat-tails at the "Dec-
oradve Art suppose the Potters
ought to know, Oughtn'tthe Ferdinand?
They've been abroad.
Ferdinand-Ya-asl But 30 has our
butcher, don't you know.
His MOther-Oh, that's a different
thing. I'm sure Geneva is posted as to
what's what: she studied art in Florence
whole month; with the old masters, I
suppose.
FerdInand-Ya-as: some old duffer or
other, / say! These things have a second
hand look.
His Mother-Why, Of course. That's
because they're so ancient, don't YOU
know; and the Potters say they're not
genuine unless the; re gingy. TIE Potters
are perfect amateurs in ali this sort Of
thing, don't you know.
Ferdinand-YOu mean connoisseurs.
don't you?
His Mother-No, of course l don't! l
took prize at school in French liter
ature, before you were born. Where do
you suppose they got so many rugs2 1t
really makes me sad to think OF the poor
Persians or Turks, or whatever they are,
parting with their treasures and living
on bare floors. don't you know.
Ferdinand oh fhav dnp5t vrorrry v,,,,ol
over it, i guess. I'll bet these old things
are all made over in Hoboken, where
they get up the antique furniture. don't
you know. They smell bad enough to
have come from HObOken. or Hunters
Point, for that matter. / should think
they might nave busted them little, be-
fore they put them on the ferry boat, don't
you know.
His Mother-Oh, hush! want to hear
what these people behind us are saying.
Young LadY-Yesl Isn't il lust too
Oriental Tor anythingY Such harmony
Doesn't It take you right back TO the
East2 Doesn't 1t remind you of what's
his name IA the Arabian Nights? Why,
how thing goes from you! Why, you
know.
Her Friend-Oh yes; of course. What
do you call her told him stories.
Young Lady-Ies! That's it, isn't i'll
just like that! Do see that sweet prayer
rug! Can't you imagine a corsair or
some such fascinating creature. spreading
1t out on the floor of BOsphOrus-nO-
what Is it they call them?
Her Friend-Why, / don't know. Per-
haps you mean a mosque. Don't they
pray IN those, sOmetimesi
Young Lady-Yes. That's what |
meant. All tiled, you know, and brass
lamps and incense and bric-a-brac, and
all that sort OF thing, and how angelic he
must have looked, kneeling on IL with his
dark eyesl
Her Friend-Oh, Jenuiel You do have
the lovelest ideas never knew any one
with such an imagination. You ought
TO write poems and have them publish
ed.
Young Lady-W the idea! There's
a seraphic thing-a-mapgl Where's the
catalogue? Well, l can't pronounce i'll
The beauty of it is that they put their
whole soul into it. It's for daily use, and
yet they've made it "thIng of beauty"
you know that sweet poem Of LOngfel.
loWs2 That's Ruskin's idea, you know.
Now, if our artisans would Only-Oh,
that dust! Don't you detect the oder OF
sandal WOODY
Her Friend-Ye-es. No, don't think J
can 40 quite SO far; it smells just like
common American dust, 10 me; but then
l have this hOrriG cold.
Young Lsdy-YOu always were too
practical for any use! j can fancy 1t the
sand blown in from the desert, don't you
know Perhaps from where the pyramids
and the sphynx are; stirred up, perhaps,
by passing carayansary, or heard OF
Tying gazelles, and a sWarthy Arah
pursuing on camel, and all that, and
very likely STEAMBOAT wabbling in ba-
mana tree.
Her Friend-well. I've never been
rsIa
cn0nces-but n had l wouldn't make a
tableau Of myself as those people over
there are doiRg. You'd think they Were
IN the middle Of a prairie!
Bride-No, darling! / don't mind
standing, IN the least. 1 can lean on you.
You don't mind. doyou, Charley?
BridegfOOm-l should say not.
toOtsy- pO0tsyl Here, Pll put my arm
around you. Did she want a rug 2 well, she
shalt IN bid on that one. Three!
Bride-Oh. dearie. what made you
It's TOO biz for our room.
Brdegroom-Well, grille pearlie, can't
you take a rect In III
BrIde-Why. Charley Row it would
look! Besides, l can't sew; II hurts my
fingers.
Young Lady-Therei It's gone, for SO
Pm mad enough TO cry!
BIS M0ther-You ought 20 speak loud.
er, Ferdinand, don't you know. | believe
We could have got that for seven.
ferdinand-l thought you didn't want
His M0ther-Well, | didn't. think II
was a~tuily ugly, but didn't want that
iong-iaced woman over there 70 get Il.
nhed made up her mind she'd have 10, II
the skies fell. Now there's a beauty
ferdinand-What there is LETT oft. It's
mostly tatters and moth-holes. II amt
uit haudsomer, now 1 tell you. than the
ola carpet in our office. That's lust the
correct, aesthetic tone; all the cigar ashes
ana LAX stains. The GOvernor'd be
mighty glad 70 let you have IT, Then n
ygu cot the smallpox, don't you know.
where il came from
Bride Yes. darling, IL is very rich and
chastei but green wouldn't 20 with pink
eatin. IL would DC horrible.
Dflsezroom-Well dop't see why