The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-25
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Americans Who Decorate Their Houses
with Aimorial Hearings.

hmericnns WHO Decorate Their HOubrs
with Aimorai 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 are
painted on glass over the front door,
and the decoration remains there
where 1t has been for hundred years.
This fashion is often followed In halls
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 wclI-known firm in this
city. for private house in one Of thc
Eastern cities, shows two full-lcngths.
lifc-sizcd female figures, willie in the
two upper lights arc the coats of-arnis
and crests of each side of the family.
IN II smaller window representing n
graceful figure of woman, with II
border. the arms were displayed in the
upper corners and repeated in the
'ONSA phSSs HI ~ utHVSOIuC COuuGN "
house on the Hudson the long, broad
hall has large Fireplace ut one end,
on one side of which is " small stained.
glass window containing the arms Of
the owner, and OH the other side a
window containing those of his wife.
Next to the hall window the library
offers an appropriate field, and popu.
lar ono for the display of heraldic de.
signs, and several houses in this city
have libraries in which the arms forms
the whole of a small window, or II
panel in large one. Many families.
who care little for display but regard
n coat-of-arms as an honorable posses
sion, have them illuminated on white
paper, simply framed, and hung in al
inconspicuous place in dining room OF
library. A far less ostcntatious way OF
exhibiting arms than in stained glass
is in carved wood. Panels carved with
such designs are sometimes inserted in
doors. bullets, cabinets. chair backs O,
us part OF border to u wainscoting
This is either done in relief or incised
In trypitch of mahogany. intended
for portrait, brass panel inserted
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 decorated
with the arms, or with the crest abov,
the initial or monogram, and wher,
the house linen is made to order TIL,
arms are frequently woven in witt
other designs. Embroidery offers th
largest field, perhaps, for such decol;l
tions. Aside from the smaller article
OH which arms may be embroidered
and which ladies find so necessary Il
their comfort. such as -pillowe
foot-stools, sachets, pinchushions, mou
choir cases and the like, the coat-of
arms may be seen to great advantag
on a screen. On a low fire screen
would, of course. be the sole desig
and occupy the entire space, but on
higher screen it would be appropriat
as part of a panel OF border. a fir
on Fifth avenue has recently cmbroit
cred on IL satin bcdquilt coat-of-arm
requiring very brilliant coloring; til
effect is very handsome. On portiert
, the design is effective, whether used q
Il centerpicce or in the border, as it il
l also, on the back of an upholstere
chair. M Y. MAI and EEpress.