The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-18
BOGUS coATs-oF.ARMs.
Americans Who Decorate Their Houses
with Armoriat hearings.


with Armoriat Hearings.
Coats-of-arms are much used now in
house decoration. In one of the grand
old houses in Westchestcr County.
which like its first owners has seen
vicissitudes, the family arms arc
painted on glass over the front door,
and tho decoration remains there
where it has been for hundred years.
This fashion is often followed III hall.
of private houses, but principally In
mosaic instead of painted glass. III
country houses the coat-of-arms often
forms part of large window in the
hall. A window of this kind recently
finished by u well-known firm in this
city. for u private house in one of tbs
Eastern cities, shows two tull-lcmgtNs
lifc-sized female figures, while in the
two upper lights are the coa,s-of-arms
and crests of each side of the family.
In II smaller window representing n
graceful figure of " woman, with Il
border, the arms were displayed in the
upper corners and repeated in the
lower ones. In handsome country
house on the Hudson tho long, broad
hall has large Fireplace mt one end,
on one side Of which is small stained.
glass window containing the arms Of
the owner, and on the other side q
window containing those of his wife.
Next to The hall window the library
offers an appropriate field, and popu.
lar one for the display of hcraldic de
signs, and several houses in this city
have libraries in which the arms form
the whole of u small window, or :
panel in large one. Many families
who care little for display but rcgart
a coat-of-arms as an honorable posses
sion, have them illuminated on whit,
paper. simply framed, and hung in al
inconspicuous place in dining room Of
library. A far less ostentatious way o
exhibiting arms than in stained glas
is in carved wood. Panels carved will
such designs are sometimes inserted il
doors. Bullets, cabinets. chair backs o.
us part of u border to Il wainscotinr
This is either done in relief or incised
In trvpitch of mahogany. intende,
for portrait, brass panel inscrtet
over the doors was engraved with
crest. Panels of wood or brass or tile
! decorated with the coat-of-arms, ma
be used in any way that fancy suggests
the mantlcpiece seeming particular
appropriate for armorial designs.
China for the table is often decoratc
with the arms, or with the crest abov
the initial or monogram, and whcr
the house linen is made to order til
arms are frequently woven in wit
other designs. Embroidery offers tn
largest field, perhaps, for such decor,
tions. Aside from the smaller article
on which arms may be embroidered
and which ladies fluid so necessary t
} their comfort, such as sofa-pillowl
foot-stools, sachets, pinchushions. MOT
| choir cases and the like, the coat-o
arms may be seen to great advantae
I on screen. On low fire screen
would, of course, be the sole desig
! and occupy the entire space, but on
} higher screen it would be appropriat
l us part of panel or border. 4 fir
t on Fifth avenue has recently embroi'
l cred on satin bedquilt a coat-of-arn
s requiring very brilliant coloring; tt
( effect is very handsome. On porter
s the design is effective, whether used
l a centerpiccc or in the border, as it
h also, on the back of an upholstcrt
, chair ~, Y. yHuI anil ErDrcss.