The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-15

prising than its bogdneSS, clearness anu free
dom One of the women artists who ex-
periments with the iron has just furnis he'd
for country seat of Long Island a frieze
far an old oak hall, of dogs heads and
whips. which is wonderfully suggestive of
what may yet be accomplished with such
simple tools
WOOD CARVING LEADS OFF
a good share of the women of ones acquaint-
ance into captivity this winter To own
fine pieces is an aspiration, to execute them
an ambition. Lately finished is beautiful
duet seat, which goes to the Crockers Of San
| Francisco, and coat cabinet designed for
a niche in Mrs. Arthur Dodge'S hall and
meant to contain those articles of apparel
never hung up by family of boys. John
Ted Hill one of the best known of Ameri-
can woodcarvers, is delugod with letters
from women on lone islands off Florida
who wish to carve to pass the time. women
| teaching school who would like to earn their
bread by the sweat of their brows while
welding the carvers' tools, instead of the
birch, society girls who carve, as they play
thu violin, for amusement.
And it is really becoming money max
ing occupation for women. A young girl
who was taking her first orders for work
last winter drives horse and buggy which
she has bought with her earnings The
daughter of a wealthy Brooklyn family
pocketed $50 two or three weeks since for
her first modest bit Of carving offered for
sale. She has half a dozen commissions to
execute, and though she is plentifully sup
Piled with pin money announces her deter
mination to see the first young woman's
pony and go her better by a coachman, a
| carriage and pair. A third carver sends her
work TO the exchanges for women's work
and gets fair prices for the graceful designs
and clever execution.
Beginners carve boxes or bellows. Then
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talent they by and by do chairs tables over
mantels, friezes and all manner of decora
tive furniture. Allegro Eggleston is prob
ably the most skillful designer and carver in
" cod among women. The art is one
which women like and in which they are
likely in tie near future to succeed we'll
They make Jealous pupils and throw them
selves headlong into an art which fits in so
well with the other enthusiasms of home
decoration.
BOOK EMBROIDERY is A FAD
which may attain the dimensions of a
mania. There were days when it had the
dignity of an art, and mlssals of the seven
tenth century, volumes once belonging to
queens and to monasterie5 and preserved in
the collections of connosseurs or unearthed
by the antiquarian, form the mod
els on which che new embroidery
of books is based A young girl
who admires Whittier is embr0id-
ering a cover for a copy of his poems which
she hopes may be accepted by the Quaker
singer in his hoar but kindly age A thick
piled green velvet is the mate ial and the
design is a monogram Of the poets initials
in gold and silver threads, with conven-
tional border. An amateur photographer
has filled portfolio with fine large prints
of Hudson river and Catskill scenery. His
pretty sister, who figures as human inter
est" IN many of the pictures, has designed
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cover Of soft drab velvet, against which
background she has embroidered the old
bridge in sleepy hollow with the headlesS
hOrseman hard on the heels of IchabOd
Crane, a fitting reminder of the legends of
the Western Rhine. A dainty prayer book,
belonging to a devotional little maid, is
cased in black velvet, adorned with
lily sprays. Some one sent Mrs. Langtry
superb volume of historical costumes finely
illustrated. This the Lily has had bound in
a cover of pale greenish-blue silk over
which wonders design of golden dragons,
winged and with wonderfully wreathed
tails, which assault each other ferociously
with teeth and claws. Book embroidery is
not difficult art if the artist adopts con-
ventionalized designs for small covers, and
subjects which can be traced in mass with
out the fine detail for all work. 1t is not
worth undertaking except for volumes of
permanent value, but as applied to we'll
chosen books it is likely to prove a profit
able field for the needlewomen who enter
the market while it is a novelty.
THE FASHION
has been set of having ones left hand photo
graphed when it acquires the decoration of
a betrothal ring. Odd little pictures show
ing pretty hands resting on velvet cushions
or waving somewhat almlessly in air are the
newest form of announcing an engagement,
and are mailed, with that end in view, to
friends. The member is pictured of nearly
life size to bring out the jewelry to advan-
tage. This eccentric fancy is followed more
modestly by some girls who have but sin
gle copy printed, which is framed in ivory
and silver and presented to the betrothed by
way of deed testifying to his ownership of
the original.
From hand to feet. These are days when
one studies slippers The girl who dances
for danclngs sake wears pair of thin, ele-
gantly finished, patent leather, low shoes,
with decently low heels and lacing up the
instep with ribbons. The beauty who loves
the dance well, but her own charms more
wears bronze silk stockings embroidered
with gold beads and low ooze calf slippers
with embroidered toes and high killngy
high, guided heels. The Pomp adour damsel
wears Louis Quinze low shoes with i'm
mense silver or paste buckles An Anglo
maniac wears tiny pumps with monogram
and crest on her black silk stockings. The
country cousin wears white satin slippers,
which make her feet appear of Chicago size.
A girl in pale yellow silk empire gown
wears blue silk stockings and black high
heeled slippers with rows of narrow gilt
braid or tinsel marshalling themselves across
the toe. A girl in black lace relieved by
scarlet ribbons wears arlet silk stockings
and scarlet high heeled shoes with toes
braided in black She wears coral beads
black gloves and carries fan of scarlet
coques' plumes. A debutGnte in white tulle
wears tan leather slippers fastening on the
. instep with small silver buckles. A dame
in gorgeous white satin brocade wears satin
slippers embroidered in the cOlors of tue
gown. Many women many feet nowad VS..
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