St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-18
FANcIes IN FURNITURE.
Ohaageo In the Popular Demond for Ces
tain Woods or de .lGns.

Change In the Popular Dem,nd for Ger.
tain Woods or DE .iGns.
.'Styles come and 60 in furniture al
most a. rapidly as in millinery" said
. leading manufacturer. in reference to
the trend of taste in house-furnishing.
Livery little while there 10 q popular
eraze for some particular wood or
de~ign. and even though there be no
prouo,:aced demand Of this sort there
Is always q Seaching out after novelties
I'm the new styles Of furniture tho
designs are simpl>s ana the ornamen-
tation less elaborate end more chaste.
The same principles are oow followed
In cabinet-making as in Architecture.
Barring special cases. which may De
regarded as exceptions. there IS
growing disuse Of OrnanentatiOn. pu~e-
u q such. Designers are seeking more
and more the beauty that results from
simple. even severe, lines and hne nm
ish. In some styles. especially OF IA
bles and bedroom sets. this is almost
carried to excess. The aim. OF course.
II to produce striking effects withonf
such an expenditure Of labor in manu-
facture as to prohibit sale. and In 80
far rs designers now sin in this respect
thiuh they sin on the right side.
Taste is now gravitatins toward
the antique With the exception OF u
few patent devices. such as folding
beds, office furniture and revolving
bookcases. nothing really new has
been got out for years- The Eastlske
patterns, 90 popular some time ago.
vers nothing but q crude adaptation
of the gothic. Pointed furniture. once
40 popular. was novN only in its finish;
So. too. with stained woods. which ara
used only for cheap goods All these
are now out OF date. and designers are
busy working over Romanesque' re-
naissance, Louis w.. and colonial pN%
terms. We adapt and unite the differ
ant types lust as modern architects
combine different styles Of architecture.
and MANY of our moat pleasing effects
are obtained in this wag. The popular
fad keeps US within the fNading strings
Of the antique. aud so far ~ the re-
ouirement Is met We are free 20 make
q many violations or combinAti~ns OF
art principles as We choose
I'm the matter OF woods. oak has
precedence. Cherry probably follows
next Birch and curly maple are much
used. since they give a pleasing. dainty
effect Walnut. which for some time
has been out of favor. il gradually
coming back again. Oak and cherry
are now what walnut used to be-thS
staple goods-and / presume 1t viii
not be long before they. TOO. will yield
70 the popular fancy and tDlke the oD'
scure corners OF retail establfapments'
Good furniture to-day ts uucn
cheaper than the same quality OF R0>tis
vss Q sew years ago The secret ct the
xatter Is not bsOanss wocd or labor 10
cheaper. for 6ztefsii = : Asssa.ns more
expensive and labor not e6ssuti
changed, but because mAchine< WORK -
more largely tak,n. The place q hano.
work. even in the best goods. and
because, as / said before. beauty 1e
sought ON different lines A i1rge
share Of the carved work now seen on
furniture Is done quickly and cheaply
by machines which are little leae than
. curiosity in the way they work out
designs There are some classes q
furniture. of course. such a. uphol-'
stored chairs and sofas. in which here
10 not SO noticeable q change either in
style or price. Tapestries and plushes
are now in vogue. As heretofore. and
there il no difference in these radical
enough to deserve notice. Leather is
used chiefly for library and dining-room
furniture. Brass trimmings are on the
Wane. Chicago News.