St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-12

ment of Tommy. always put out the
gas and closed the house, and l began
to feel toward the end of the year like
man of family. If came home before
9, l invariably found the little widow
up and enjoyed chat upon the topic of
the day uppermOst at the time, and
gradually found my face setting home
ward earlier than usual for the sake of
this friendly intercourse with pretty
woman. Tommy, my especial 1avOrite,
was at last the instrument of delivering
me from fatal mistake. Tommy
sat on my desk, playing and amusing
me with childish condolences. At last,
as | had something to attend to, | wrote
the little fellow letter. sealed and di-
| rected it, played was the pOStman, de-
liyered it and, bidding him write me a
| long answer, set him outside my door.
| After awhile there came return mail,
and Tommy brought in his letter. 1t
consisted Of mass of undecipherable
pencil marks, but on the other side, in
pretty feminine writing, | read:
1T is as certain as the SUI. dear Kate, that
shall marry that ferret-faced Waldron.
never had man so gone on me, and it
would be foolish in me to lose so good an OPP
portunity. certainly will never be jealous
of him, as | always was of Harry. BY the
way, have you heard of him lately? 1t is
over four months since Mr.. Hummel-'
And there the unfinished letter ended.
''Whose writing is this, Tommyw
''Nline"
''That nice writing Oh the other side?ii'
l faltered.
1.-The nice writing is mine; the 9TH
er'S mammals" returned Tommy.
"'Where did you get this paperH
"'Off of mammals desk said the in
nOcent eXecutiOner of his mother. ~
sssWhn iC X ntn 'HoDpyo,
"'Aunt Kate in Boston,
Nov the widow threatens to sue me
for breach of promise, and my lawyer
tells me it is an open question whether
she can't. after all, recover damages"
MATRIMONY AND HOUSEKEEPING =
suggest that fashions in furniture are
worth consideration, for you will soon
be fixing up your houses for the winter
season. Parlor cabinets with artistic
carvings are one of the present fads, as
well as elegantly carved etarges. Some
thing new is the china closet with its
plate-glaSS front. the better to display
the ancient heirloomS or some rare
modern productions in the china line.
These closets are further enhanced
by plate-glaSS shelves and
mirror at the back to reflect
the pretty contents. Others have the
glass curved at the sides. Plain cherry,
! finished in its natural color-that is,
without staining-is in favor, the spin
die style of design being most used. |
take a wonderful fancy to the cherry
dressing cases. with their round, old
fashioned solid brass knobs, Satiny
| sycamore. Some OF the glasses to
drtssing-cases are round, but set
in square frames, while others
are square. set in round frames.
Mahogany is again coming to the fore,
and for richness of effect and durability
| it certainly is unsurpassed. Antique
| oak is also one of the leading STYLES,
and is especially desirable, / think, from
| its not so readily showing dust as the
darker kinds. A china-like polish is
seen Oh all furniture appertaining to the
latest modes, and | assure you that it
would be Il Blondin of a fly to keep his
| footing on these glossy surfaces. A
| rocking chair that charmed my fancy
was of mahogany, the top of back and
ends of arms being eXQuisltely carved,
| while its black satin down cushion
was gorgeous in a gold-threaded Japa-
neSe design. A cord and taSSel of gold
| bullion fastened the cushion to either
side of the chair. Another quaint chair
is the Governor Hubbard that looks
old-fashoned enough to be the counter
| part of one that might have been owned
by Mother Hubbard of nursery lore fame.
Some of our exceedingly luxurious
women, usually belonging to the mid
dle-aged line of comfort, actually
| GET MEASURED FOR CHAIRS.
It's not done with tape-line or yard-
| stick, but by a process more like that by
means of which halter takes the shane of
mems heads. A very thick, soft, plastic
! sort of cushion is placed in the chair
selected by the customer. Then she
seats herself solidly in it, remains a
minute or two to impress herself with
the Welding surface, and then gets up
carefully, leaving a matriX of the sitting
down portion OF her anatomy. BY means
of the pattern thus obtained chair is
made with a seat modelled, either in
wood, cane or upholstery, to exactly fit
the person who is to seek comfort in it.
THAT is awfully NICE" said daugh-
ter to her mother. who had ordered
such chair. "Do you think thew
could make double chair on the same
plan? 1t would seem so hospitable,
don't you think, for tete-a-tete when.
George calls on me%' -.
SOME OF TIE HALL SETTLES
that are literally works of art in their
way have the mirror suspended, while
others come with the glass attached to
the back of the seat. Desks this sea-
son are so artistic and charming that
they fairly inspire one with pretty
thoughts. In the furnishing of a par
lor only three pieces correSpondinglY
upholstered should be purchased. One
elegant set that | noted comprised three
pieces in terra Gotta and three in gobe-
lin blue plush. Then again it may be
varied by a Settee and chairs in the
Chippendale style, their tufted cushions
covered with delicate fiowered, bro
caded satin that SavOrs of peruqueS,
hoops and patches. Besides, there are
the tapestry chairs with both seat and
back having special designs that some
| how make one dream of the fair but
ill-fated Marie Antoinette and the DAYS
OF arras hangingS. Quantity carved
colonial chairs come made of il for
hall use, as well as the unique
brass-trimmed hat-poles and um-
brella stands combined, as well as
everything else appertaining to the fur
niture line. Perhaps nothing in the
goods strikes one as quite so dainty and
bridelike as the FrXlch enameled bed
room suits. which cCAie in white picked
out with gold, baby blue and rose pink.
They are mostly in spindle effects, and
are so eXquisitely got up that their sur
face is like unto fine china. The bam-
boo sets are also charmingly pretty,
and, like the enameled ones, are Just
the thing for summer use. One costly
Set OF mahogany-a French design
of inlaid pearl and brass-was
superb enough for an empress.
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