The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-30
THE DAY OF BRASS.
Some of the Curious and Fashionable
Household Ornaments.

Household Ornaments.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.--For some time
brass has been very fashionable for house
hold ornaments, and it seems even on the
increase. Brass lamps, easels, clocks and
figures have long adorned our homes, the
hearthstone is made brighter by the brass
Tenders, the figured brass wood box, the
coal scuttle and the tongS, shovel and poker
of brass Brass bedStcads are considered
healthy and clearly and are most orna-
mental to our bedr, oms.
was invited the other day to inspect a
room finished in brass. IL was in the extreme
upper end of our city, so that it was quite
journey, but was amply repaid, not only
TO see the bright little woman whose house
IT was but to see one Of tho most unique
apartments in all New York. The floor was
polished wood with bright rugs thrown here
and there. The walls were of "A dull colored
rough plaster with panels set in, at attrac
tive Intervals of brass, nodded into different
designs-one fitted into a narrow space
represented a vine of morning glories. Then
over low bookcase was square panel of
brass the design taken from the engraving
I'm the Library There were also hunt
ing scenes, musical scenes aud designs
OF different floral patterns. The manrel-
piece was also made en- rely Of brass and
was unincumbered with a lambrequin, SO
that the glow of the blazing log was re-
iiected back into the room, maxi & every
thing rudy and attractive with warmth
and comfort. The door knobs were Of brass,
and brass finger plates ornamented the
doors. There was brass table in the
centre and most of the chairs We're brass
with plush seats No one who has not seen
such an apartment can form any idea how
very pretty it was, how rich in effect, nor
what an air of comfort was given by each
p Gee of furniture rejecting back the fire
light.
The best of all was that in spite of its up
parent costliness this room was for the most
part inexpensive, and was nearly all the
work of the owner. For some time past
young women have been working i'll brass
buying their sheets of the metal, drawing a
design upon them, and then hammering
from the reverse side the design i'll relief
Many like my friend have become very
proficient in this fancy work, or perhaps
should say craft. My friend took it up as a
novelty; but she tells me at the school
where she took lessons in brass hammering
there were many ladies who undertook the
fancy brass hammefing as a means of Gveli-
hood and were enabled to add materially to
their incomes in this way.
| found on inspection that the mantel-
piece was of wood, with the brass hammered
on. OF course the brass furniture was
purchased. Besides the panels in the walls,
which were the owners work, there hung
several brass plaques, which were also from
her hammer.
Doesn't all this work destroy your handsr'
| asked. In reply she held up pair of the
smallest and daintiest hands, with finger
nails delightfully."- manicured, cut in points
not too sharp, tinted delicate pink and
polished till each nail looked like a small
pink shell that had been washed by the
waves. The skin was soft and white, but
turning her hands over she said: "See, there
is little callous place, but no one need have
that unless, as did, they leave Christmas
presents till the last moment and are then
obliged to do three days work in one.
Besides this fancy work in brass new
factories for the manufacture of brass orna-
ments and furniture have sprung up,
recently a very large one in New York,
which proves that brass furniture, which is
durable, healthy and clearly, as well as all
kinds of brass ornaments, are likely to be
fashionable for some time to come.
EVELYN BAKER HARvIER.