St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-17
THE WOMAN'S GLOBE.
Lightness and Simplicity Combined with
Elegance in Household Furnish
ings---A Moorish Design.
Hints From a Lady on Popping the Ques-
tiOn---It Was Only Dream About
the Baby.
The Decorative Art Grace English
Girls Great Tipplers--Hig
Living.
Leaders of the Capital Society--Latest
Fashion Fancies-- Hints For
the Kitchen.
Furniture FancieS.

Furniture EaHcieS.
Light woods like cherry. hazel and syea-
more are preferred in the furniture Tor
country houses. the Colonial style being also
most extensively sought. The effects or
gliding. as previously Distinguishing mouse
decorations. are no longer equally admired.
MANY persons have also discontinued the
use of brass in draw poieSand other aTtlcies>
while the material in different forms. as III
inlaid work IS generally favored. oou-
work. in harmony with the idea regulating
STYLES OF wall paper Is IN flat coiorS: WIN
out granting or VarniSl, anu sHoMliS ''l
eggShell finish. -.-..
4 GOOD example of the style meeting with
favor i seen in a haZelWoOd chamber set in
what i known rs the Gladstone pattern.
The decoration of this furniture is simple,
consisting only Of fretwork in the chief
panels. in conventional floral designs. The
head beard thus adorned is framed with
downward curve of its top line, as is also
the Danal above the beVeled mirror of the
bureau: the upper drawer of this piece Is
covered with the fretwork over Inning OF
wood. The TWO lower drawers are plain
and shortened in length by the introduction
OF 4 closet at the left hand side, the drawers
being opened by means OF simple brass
rings. \ repetition of the Gladstone pat
tern is seen also in mahogany.
4 WAGNER BUREAU.
4 Wagner set in San Domingo mahogany
represents one of the handsome styles re-
Gently produced This shows in the bed
stead three panels at both head and foot
filled with macaroni pattern in open work
OF beautiful effect. with the interiaclngS OF
the carved forms in this fine red color. The
panel division Is SlH4nounted by an upper
member of increased width ut the center,
and which is formed Of fan-rib work,
through which is wound Il ribbon OF ma
hogany from side to side in curves, as If
blown by wind. the execution of so elab-
crate q design being admirable. At each
OF the four side angles formed by the con
nection OF the sides with the upright head
and foot portions are leaf-like frame pieces
nIIed in Ike the TOP of the headb0ard with
fan ribs. Al the posts and bars are decorat-
ed with carved mOuldingS at both edges
OF their angles. The bureau is formed with
small cabinets in beveled glass panels at
either side. and with decoration in fan ribs
and macaroni work about the mirror.
\ MOORISH PATTERN.
4 set of furniture eclpsing everything
else to be seen at present is nearly COM
pleted for the luxurious home of Mr.. Potter
Palmer in Chicago. This is purely Moor
ish in design. the material being maple i'll
laid with brass and darker woods. One Of
the pieces is a large diyan with hanging
cabinet above. showing a receptacle within
an open arch. with railing and spindle work
at the base. the piece being extended above
TOT considerable height and with an archi-
tectural character. \ frieZe is Ornamented
with beautiful carving. marked at intervals
with brass crascentS. Beneath the closet
with archway is a compartment with be-
veled mirror at the back, formed of many
pieces. like star within a square. the
whole framed in the wood. with narrow
bands between the divisions lnlald along
the center with the metal. The side panels
connected with this cabinet extended con-
siderably upon the wall are finely decorated
with inlaid work. as on the ends OF its en-
closing central division. With it is shown
a piece of wall hanging. against which it
will be placed This material is Of reddish
gold silk. with brOcaded figures III Moorish
characters. The divan will be upholstered
with embroiderieS in gold and silver. A
piano is among the other pieces OF the set,
with triple panels III horseshoe form above
the keyboard in beautifully carved open
designs. and with bands and side panels in
laid with rich and delicate effect. dome
above the instrument is of such arrange
ment as to affect the sound.
4 STANDING CABINET.
\ standing cabinet is also included, which
isequally elaborate and showing high beauty
of execution. This is formed with TWO al
coveS of different sizes and forms OF arches,
with other compartments OF angular COLI
struction One of the latter, at the lower
part of the piece, is closed by door in the
form of panel in fine hammered. incised
and pierced work in brass. applied over the
whole surface Of the. wood Within the
open arched divisions. of which the larger
is at the middle height Of the piece on the
right and the other at the left near the top,
is shown fine inlaid and carved work en-
riching the complete interior in the full
spirit of the style.
A pretty new piece of decorative work is
8 fancy of DupIisse. seen in the form of
pedestal and jardiniere in pottery of cor
responding design. to be used in connection
or otherwise. The pedestal which is of
hourgIasS shape. is an object to be used adj
vantageously in a variety OF decorative ar
rangementS.