New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-16
rs THE CHRISTMAS CARD DooAEDf
SOME OF THE PRETTY AND USEFUL THINGS
THAT ARE sUPERsEDING 1T.

The day Of the Christmas card has gone by. After
It became miner's affair Of plush, satin and fringe
people OF good taste ceased TO take any interest I'D "
Nothing has really taken its place, though as'h'y
shaded rose petals Of rough paper marked merry
Christmass which may be tied 30 gift with pae ro'o
ribbon arc sometimes used. and there are also ch@i
,nr little Christmas candles There arc fewer hand
painted articles in the shops this season. put tnoSo
shown display higher degree Of artistic skill There
Is tendency in all decorative work to the use OF old
tapestry japanese grapes, figured chahies and Other
fabrics Plush is used sparingly and only IN ooo
artistic colors and usually decorated IN ola metals
Charming portfolios made Of rough etching paper
or Of vegetable parchmcnts painted IN wafer coiotS
with effective designs Of water lifes, Wild roses or
neur de lis the petals of the flower cut out and form
ing graceful irregular curved Dor
der Hand painted calenders containing
twelve studies artfstcally painted are so. Chinese
grass cloth, witch comes I'm natural shades OF hemp
color, forms the background for many handpainted
portfolios Photograph frames and other articles This
material especially pretty painted with volets and
tied with violet ribbons Portfolios are also shown
IN alligator crushed calfskin lizard and snakeskn,
dsntly lined and finished in the most perfect manner
The most elaborate portfolios shown this OF
sole-eather, the covers cut by hand in line cary
ing Substantial handsome portfolios shown in
German enanelled leather, in English blue mounted
In solid silver with grapes and vne and lined exQuis
itely throughout with calfshn. The most beautiful
leather used is antelope skim velvety and soft as
channels leather but heavier. 1t is frequently used
for portfolios which are mounted with old silver and
lined with cafskn. These portfolios S37, while
those in carved sole-leather are s44.
Fancy frames to hold photographs range IN size
from large folding that hold twenty five pct
10 single frames of imperial size.
All varieties of fabrics used for
these frames, cretonnes, Japanese grapes, challes.
grass cloths painted with flowers old brocadeS plush
decorated with applique emproderics in metal and
SILK in old colors. In old Venetian style gilt white
wood painted with wild flowers and other styles
Exceedingly effective photograph screens which hold
six photographs made of blue and white japanese
cotton grapes and of cretonnes in Old French stripes
In patterns of fine rosebuds alternating with lines
of pale rose-blue color ard other floral and con
ventional designs. These screens IS made Of
cretonne; of Japanese Grape they are 49, Smaller
frames to hold two or three pictures 81 and
upward Exquisite single frames of white enamel
and gold painted low at the left side with
clusters of lacs. butercups or sprays of pink clover
lakewood frames painted with daisies, and slvered
frames with blue con-nowers. These frames range
about "a and So in price Pale blush tones Of green,
old and olive are the favorite colors for
plush frames, which, decorated in the lower right
hand corner irregularly or entirely around with
broderies in old metal effect suggest old renaissance
needlework
Inhstands are shown in fancy bronze, and royal
Dresden porcelain in white. gold. silver aud rose.
may rsngo price from IS up to $35, the price
charged for elaborate sets. There dainty
crystal nkstands plated with silver shown this season.
The beautiful agatized wood which comes from Ar
swamps shd contains such beautiful specimens
Of agate, onyx sard and other stones and is often
mixed with amethyst or with qrarz cry s9i. is made
into little nkstands paper weights. and other souve
MRS. each piece showing the bark OF the tree. The
inkstands are 50 and paDerweights "a.
Among small articles suitable for gifts arc tiny CUP
board sauces of delicatcy decorated porcelain tied
with ribbons in color. moon faced candlestickS OF sill
yer bronze to hold a Christmas candle. and the
flags Of different nations made wpers,
The most beautiful papeT-weights the globes al
exquisite japanese crystal that for that purpose
or for decorative Pretty japanese bronze paper
cutters are 70 cents 10 81.
Thanks due to Frederick A. Stokes q Brother.
The Society of Decorative Ar, Dempsey Carroll and
Tiffany s. Co.