The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05
FOR THE LADIES.
New and Beautiful, Designs III '''aSSware
and Pottery for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ON Decoration
GLASSWARE AID POTTERY

GLASSWARE AND POTTERY.
Foremost among accomplished facts
stands glass for table use and dccora-
ton. Prominent rs cxquisitciy heanti-
full is the new strawberry diamond cut
glass; its flashing. sparkling. Glowing
antics in different forms are OF identical!
material, vet rs varied in shape and
color as sunset clouds: there are lily
shaped vases, icc-frostcd beakcrs, opal
glittering glasses and dccmtcrs, ard
radiating prismatic splcndor comes from
every article used on the table. All are
of low foundation, without standards
The Russan-cut American glass takes
the same style, varied with oval and
crescent-shape for salads. A circular
tray i'm closest imitation of hammered
brass holds pitcher and set of gorgeous
harlequin wines; this is one OF the many
specimens and styles of Webb's famous
English glass. The delicate and beaut-
full cameo glass is produced i'm vases,
Jars. hagons, and bowls in sapphire,
golden tints, pale water-grcen and rose;
some i'm distinct colors, Others exquisite
" shaded. The most elaborate work is
seen i'm the cnamclcd Bohemian glass OF
the gayest colors, not unlike rich tapes
tries. Some large goblets OF canary
color green with long pinnated ferns
and bright scroll work; others show the
delicate enamel gold-tingcd in emerald,
purple. scarlet, and rose, like the wing
of butterfly. There are plates and
cups and saucers to correspond. that
bear the scmblance of being set with
-, kn thinnnut of nloSs Tho
well-knOwn Doulton stone-ware, Lam
beth pottery of England, maintains its
prestige in the familiar dull blue and
buff colors, mostly in odd pieces for
table service, such rs large cheese bowls,
lars, mustards, and salts. Other spcci-
mems of glass. fine and thin Is a bubble,
are decorated with the wrought gold OF
the jeweller in delicate filagrec, and in
these specimens the glass is blown into
the gold. Webb's English Peach Bloom
porcelain consists of long-neckcd jars.
beakers, chalices shaded from the base
of the golden yellow peach gradually 10
the top into the rich purplish red OF per-
feet ripeness.
Some specimens of opaque glass called
the German-B Bohemian jewel glasses. are
utCOldtct Will DttuS Va ''"'''
and blue medaions rs frame work;
these are placed on by hand. "Maisu-
mckee Is the Chinese name OF some
beautiful semi-opaquc glass for orna-
ments. also bottles and jars; The ground
is shaded olive with tints of green; some
| fanciful little baskets are of red shading
into blue: the same style is seen again
in clear crystal and i'm red Bohemian
with graceful decoration set in clusters
from curving stems of the Chinese flower
that gives its name to these charming
specimens of beauty. Fnll-siZed callas
stand erect to receive their countcrpartS
in nature. Pretty egg baskets, OF Eng
lish make, have receptac!es for holding
four egg-cups in harlequin colorS
The famous Leeds pottery makes IT.
appearance in antique designs for deco
ration. There are many superb cX-
amples of pate tendrc in odd plates,
flower stands, great jars and vases for
decorative purposes. In no branch OF
decorative art is there greater improve
ment than in that connected with th,
service of the table. Absence of body
color has been the greatest defect in
modern glass and pottery; now the chill
uniformity and dead white surface be
longs to the past. The finest works o.
the great masters are copied upon porce
lain in most perfect and impershablc
manner. Fruits and flowers are grace
fully mingled together in taz2as, apple
green bowls with figures in relieve, ores
cents with transparency of tone like
Parian marble. chalices, and plateau,
adding color, form and iustrc to tho
table.-N. Y. IribuRc.