Telegram-herald., 1889-11-12
FASHIONS IL FURNITURE.
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Ai4 t-5-4 alter TIE Lll4e-a1fa an
worm eaten eolntzrs u those 4ingy bat
fasci mating slops Ia the s-ds stree-s ~
foreign citles. Ehere tue tourist fsasts
her eyes oB tns mussv treasures. she
more lzelF vii the fashion2bls woman
be o. appFecIabe the brass csn1lesucks
aud salssFs. TIE vases 2ld Sld faacF OH
lamps me ivory miniatures Il aAcieas
co4rl 4a4es. tle sweet Little 1onLCl-
nle-es lu plnA enamel aud pearls. tls
.get 4ad worn Meplist0ghsle I'D
Marguerite Ia bronze, the eIchings,
water col0rs aud prints " bYgone times,
TIE broken egZed tab - and 1laptdated
enaIrs Which is contains
10 wss in sIace OF this order that
Mrs. llsgeland 0bEalned the small ma
hogany table from Nhieh she served
tea ~ q group Of halt = dozen inEimates
one rather drearF afternoon a week or
80 ago. The Al .ectlvs small Is not JUS
t.rsd ia comparison with the tiny
stands Ike dolls tables. sith their
daintiIy sm broid-red cloths which 50
many hosresses have been using for
year or Two Mrs. lleVelsnd's table
49, sim Fly small FOR flll height old
fashioned sable, for 10 dated back az
least . csntlrT. and had the square Ia
pering -egs and TIE simPls curves which
belong % tie Sheraton school lt Vas
polished q 50 - shat degree OF bright
ness 0f loA most women who have in
terILed * purchased mahogany have
faust 70 acquire the secret with the
heirloom one could see ones face n
IT, and rsfecL that the m!Fror-hke sur
face committed Us mistress rather 20 she
English shan rhe Louis Seize taste in
the classical revival.
Mahogany Is probably tho wood az
present for those whose pCcketboOks
are ple.horlc, ana maay a woman would
have, 4, her ship were only sighted ap-
Iroaching harbOr. a tea room finished
Ike the one IN Mrs. Hicks-Lords 3
Washington square mansion. entirely
tn tha5 wood which also frames every
article OF furniture. The Wainscoat IS
panele1 high. and over the hearth
stone swings the tea kettle from =
brass crane. she small pictures IN oil
covering the walls heads OF historic
beauties and braves and the sparkle
% cut glass with the gaslight falling on
Il making with the rich dark shining
wood a picture brilliant and attractive.
The proper thing this winter for
hostess Who plans 20 have afternoons
and 20 entertain more than a very few
people az time Is 90 beg, borrow. buy
or have given 20 her a nest" Of tables
A, an afternoon tea given IN honor of
Winnie Davis the daughter OF the Con
federate chiaftain, a. a very swell house
a fOrtnighs ago the table nest when
drawn apar. proved 20 consist OF four
small gilded stands OF sizes so gradu-
ated that the youngest. so TO speak.
VAS Just able % stand erect under the TOP
81 number three, number two covering
both and the mother table brOoding the
entire family beneath It's wings. These
tables were all Louis Seize reprOduc-
tl0ns. simply rectangular In shape.
gilded and Furnished and painted
with shepherdesses leaning peusively
over brooks. cOUrtiers dancing attend
ance on pink and white ladies who toy
with fans. etc. each table top signed
by French artiss OF repute, whose
name lent 10 additional value.
II one cannot compass these, the next
best thing Il % possess ones soul with
patience and ones parlor with plenty Of
occasional" tables, for we have de6n-
iteiy adopted the Oscar Wildeism and
allow our tables pretty generally 10
occur Bird's-eye maple IS a good
material and the decoration is in the
modern French painted style.
Next 90 tables the woman OF 1889 sets
her heart on ottomans. The foot cush-
ions which kicked about our half
lighted parlors all last winter for care
less men 20 "trip over have entirely dis
appeared. and In their room we have
unusually large and elaborately up
holstored ottomans. Heavy gilt Is
replacing last season white ami gold.
and for upholstery materials there are
tfobelin tapestries ln rhe Louis Quat-
orze taste and heavy lampas. brocades
and brocatelles IN light colors, with
a 4. 81
OF Louis WI
The hostess Who knows her business
f. careful what use sne makes Of the
dIvan Many wemen have fallen into
the wav 0s placing these convenient !
bits Of sumptuousness in the middle Of
The room. Just where The Oid-fashiOned I
center table used 90 stand under the
Chan5eNc- This NAV be allowable in
an imposing and stately drawing room. /
where tne foCr space needs something +
20 break lt but ~ you happen % be
spending an evening in such an apart /
ue0t never Tel vour dearest enemy tempt f
v.u 20 seat Yourself or such a divsn
he Iirht from overhead has curious +
effect IN deepening lines In the coun-
tenanrc. making l5 look like 81 and 80
Hae 42.
The modern Ei4l whom she reti-es
from the w1ldinE crowd 20 commune
with ner own ideas. is apt to retreat Go
a den rhat has heon a~r8nEed according
to her special tastes and IN whose
furnishing often times She displays a
signal ability IN disposiuE Of sight
Z sf-s on cha Government. The special
feature Of weil-ftted den this winter
IS quite APT -o ne a toilet set of three
pieces in fanciiui r0coco curves. A
yellow haired young woman. whose
name the-e = no use in Civ NJ. but " DO
belongs 90 that mnch-envied clan.
American girls Of the leisure class has
a beautiful littlo houtoir fitted I'm hlue
snd gold. The walls are hung N pale
blue silks sprinkled with rose
retsis ard there are special
pieces of furniture in ornolu inlaid
With Sevrss nlaques mantsl With =
pair of Dresden china csndlesticks. a
little clock in crnolu and dainty ac-
counusnirents too many % describe,
Adjoining this room IL a dressing room. f
and here she silss her blonde head and
rensivplv irco1s her SNOWY lids before
a dressing table. the wood % which =
entirely covered with blue snd white
satin With iewels OF crystal glass ses +
into the frame At intervals. On the .
table stands isrge plate glass mirror
ard the brushes and -on-h ~ is reuousse 4
silver. she perfumed IA -srs and delicate
let.ens t6at 20 20 make I'D 4 fashinsbls .
giri parsphernslia stand beneath a
fan 'asticsllT shaped hlue satin canopy .
caair and a second and smaller side .
saote eorresp pending make ru The com
rieHe service 81 this shrine so the Traces .
snd vani1ias
ne AIR maid who is uors literary
tosa tflvuioa - vi have an osd-fssh- F.
toueo mshcganT writing Iesx. Uttered +
~trh heaps - crested note rat~ar silver .