New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09
FOR DINNERS.
SERVICES AND DECORATIONS

The art Of dining has been carried to point little
shor; Of artistic perfection far the napcry and
service Of tho table concerned American silver
smiths have long been thought equal not surpass
any workers IN the world The finest crystal be
cat I'm this country and although less has been done
IN manufacture Of fine pottery and china, the Beleek
porcclain decorated IN metal made AT Trenton, and
the beautiful specimens Of lockwood undergne rom
the Ohio potterics show that decorative pieces OF
the mghcs, artistic merit arc produced here AS yet
fIr has been done I'm china for dinner service and we
have no great factories which compare In any way
with the Mnton or Royal Worcester WORKS OF Eng
land or the great factories Of the Continent
There IS a tendency 10 a return the complete din
nor set and as riie decoration in dinner china Is less
ornate. There is demand for sets In whitc ana
gold unrelievcd By any color decoration. Dessert
compotlccs centre pieces and tiny dishes, which hold
Olives sa ted almonds and othcr hor o'uvrcs, 20 NOT
follow this rule but usually deliberately decorated
or they may be chosen suits The fancy OF the pu
chaser IN silver or cut crystal. Beautiful dessert
mates are imported from France and decorated in
this country charming plate has pierced or open
work border decorated in gold, while the centrc IS
dcllcafey painted with raspbcrrics or other small
fruits few sets arc shown OF BcieeH dessert
plates made in this country and beautifully decorated
in colocd metals. The most costly dessert plates arc
Of French soft paste" decorated with paintings arer
Wattcau This style Of porcelain was formerly mafc
10 this country now come from Sevrcs, but arc made
in various other manufactures and are painted BY
artists in France The factories make plates
and vases I'm pate pate and other styles OF emma
more than In soft PASTE single SET o. twelve
dessert plates in this old scvres soft paste Is valued
at $40 and sometimes higher
Dainty simple dessert plates begin in price a.
about se5 dozen. and Chinese and japanese china
which artistic people Ike, especially for ordinary
wea~. IS much less expensive It IS no longer as
fashionable as II was formerly. Charming salad
bowls arc made I'm Bceek ware and arc sold at from
81 30 TO s22 the more expensive being elaborately
decorated in different metals. Ice-cream SEES in
Beleck china range in price from se2 TO $50.
A favoite dinner service IS OF Royal Worcester
decorated with twonch bands Of blue vo!ets and
lines OF gold Breakfast sets, including covered
mrfln dishes. cake plates platters and other pieces
with plates are shown in different Ergash china.
some Of the prcttest decorated with yellow
English primroses cream ground Among DTS
Of china arc little bonton dishes in Russian shape
With pierced borders and handles at 81. sardlne
dishes decorated with fishes az 20 and tea or CONGO
rests wqcathed with vlolets a, a. 90 Dainty little
lLonbon dishcs in Coalport china are 81 upward
In Royal Dresden, 81 each.
The crystal pieces for decoration and use upon
tho table wcrc cut in more beautiful or novel
pattcrns than now. II IS considered in tho most
refined TASTE TO serve salads and all iced dishes or
frozen desserts on crystal, and choice Is divided
between Silver and crystal candelahra ard the III
divlduaI candles icS Of silver or crystal In EnSilsh
.tvlc. Eoso bowls usually OF crystal, and very
tall slender and often iwegulally shaped vase Oh
crystal Is now often placed In the centre OF the
Dime, table filed with a few in place OF tho
hugo group Of flowers formerly used. Clear crystal
rose bowls and vases are preferred 10 opaque or
colorcd glass because they show the beauty OF the
.tcn and leaf Of the flowers and do not cut on the
flowers IN an lnartlsc manner as an opaque vase
does silver globes and vases are an exception to
this rule and are used by the best floral decorators
Icc-cicam sets bonbon dishes. long, huted celery
boats or plaers and Interests 49, other pieces winch
an, shown in crystal CaraGe, are superseded by
crystal or silver Elevator pitchers which are shown
Ills season in Jug shape. holding about quart tho
long slender pltchers being used only for flowers
CRYSTAL pltchers range in price from 80 10 SjO az
cordnr 10 size prctty cut crystal salad bowl
n GOOD szc ard simple pattern may be purchased LOT
$40. the salad knife and fork Of silver with crystal
handles cost 40 - a set Rose globes are from ST.
TO sos, according to cutting and size
There has been no great change in table silver
durpe the past year. Low shapes prevail In all
pieces except hhe candelabra, which Is high enough
net 10 Intercept the view across the table. Inc
silver meat plaiters Of dinner service range Hom
twelve to tyvcnty-slx inches in length. and there arc
many tiny p!aters but these are for olives and Don
bons A piece now occasionally upon elaborate
dinner tables IS low silver jardnierc for roses
Every article OF the dinner service may be supplied in
silver from the soup-plate IN plain silver 10 mo
claborately decorated and often glded dosser-pate
Od 1ufpd DESIGNS copied nom silver Of the days Of
orr Rrandmotbcrs are IN fashionable demand, and
are more easily cared for than the deliberately d'co
racd silver which comes with chasing In high relief or
in the repousse work which has been fashionable ard
IS sim preferred by purchasers who Ike SILVER
in elaborate artistic patterns. The silver centre
uccs (whcn one IS used and cOmpoteres arc usually
chosen I'm the samc pattern and In little more
clabcrafe style than the OF the service The on
drcdr,r shape has been promoted from the kitchen 10
the dinner table and IS shown In decorated silver ioF
powdered sugar.
Plain linen table-cloths with hemstitched borders
continue TO be used for luncheon and tea, and often
for dinner cloths Fashionable choice Is dv.ded De
tween plain white linen AMI tie Ocauulu si'lh-uS"'
asked linens the shops, which are $40 WI ~ sI'.
variety Of small artistic patterns. feature OF ITO
table OF today is the centre aOic, or sludIr Vi t.'
l.sdercd white linen, which occupies space Ndhlh-
f,uin aIJu- twcnty-tO twenty seven inches square
An exquisite centre table, which was Only 'lTierl,
inches square Is Of satin hnlshed hncn' eM1o,IeIe
With a f6ul-nch border & grape caves, IN SHADES Oh
green. Another ceutrc-tabie Is white Ihen MIN q
r. said n brar laundering without tarnl.hing 1hH
coid In TIL, piece used to form an araoe4uc boiIer
about five incnc, In width other cen 'aoi'7
are embroidered in old India blue, IN pure While, IN
ccru O! m gold SILK and fof dinners IN Color thc
centre piece l. embroidered IN the color ehosenIus 1
yellow color 1ei'Ir- l1Dis ~, u ~ "a, -
Inc paticrn> described range IN price from slO 20 80
These are the prices charged by artistic woIkcrs VINO
furnish original de- gns and are trained II The use O.,
color in decoration A. the shops: " centre tatlcs
embroidered by the "'pren'ise hand are sold a. a
lower prlce but are arstcany far Inferior In design
/ aud workmanship.
There no radical change since last season in The
form " dinner invitations. An informal letter 81 az
cepiancc or regret should always te sent, on Dilit
note to all Invitations. except weddings ~ cLui'h
which do not include invitation 90 the wedding re-
cepton when no acknowledgment !. recessiry. Iih-
ucr cards are usually Of rough cfclnc paper NJ me
long slender shape. and decorated 10 metals o.
difercn, color or w,ih son" very delicate simple
,alf,ff .. rr At pink dinners VrF ale PINK cdri
I. "a. ...rl With a pink design. and tcd WIN 4
, ,.,. az ribbon. 81 yellow dinners or
lnucnool. Is the color OF the card and decofs
I ilon. -,, e.
Thanks ar. dnc 20 Tiffany & Co. Dav's Col!amcr
co.. The society Of Decorative Ar'. Dempsey OAr
r4u and Fred A. Stokes 4 Brother