Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-12
r.o,,sr from Chioauo

AlOktNI OhAtR&Vt
Al the recsn, Cnris,mss opening OF the
Chicago Society Of Decorative Art there
were displayed numbers Of rare aud beau.
,iful pieces of needle work. elaborate aud
doe snoash 10 make one wonder whether
the workers he'd not become blind, a. do
the makers Of nae iaoes In France. The
temptation IL too great 20 be resisted 70
mention some Of the most beautiful and
costly OF the pieces OF worn there. but We
will pause 10 describe mlnatsly only those
which an amateur may hope 10 do, and DO
well. Portiercs there were Of gorgeous
red plush, sppliqaed on pink and white
brOc abe, and trimmed with heavy tssssls
% braided sllk, there were curtains OF
boiling cloth with . design nfst painted
on them and then Outlined with silk, on
one pair OF these curtains The design "a.
! OF sesweeds. and The colorinE aud form
we're both extremely nstura and beautiful
These por,ierss and curtains vsr~ Tar he.
yond the ability ofa novice, and Indeed
hardly snyoae but . professional worker
~oald care to attempt such . long and
| dlfn-rlt task a. The making ofthem Bolt
ug.eloih VAS slso used Tor most dainty
cover for baresu, the design vas OF viii
rose. So, ell sroabd The edge AMI ovsrlsp
ping each other. they were uutsi sdsli.
cate .h.ie OF pink and outlined with plnt
| 40 nD..; N. cover vas lin@i with PIMA
tnils sllt AMI borisrei with run, of
dse lace. There vss . plucu.hlou 10
match this cover. ss Indeed there VI. 10
match nearly every barcsu cover shown
The cushions wsrv Of all sif-s and shapes,
sqa,re and roabi. ohlous aud bolster
shsp>i. large and small. thick and thu.
nat The one ''iie Of kiuship- ". the rih
boa boz that w.s on al % then. TIT.
never f.ilsi,--.oms had ouly one bow aud
some h.i two or fOu'. bat one there ~~
invarishly. Sons % the dsintss' Pin
cushions we're sbou, four inches 'qlsr,
aud s,ursi very fall. covered ~iih plus or
Ilue satin Win sn embroidered sgasre On
The top. the embroidery doue 10 white sin
.,ig~i With gold thread, road these
cushions wss fall iriil % lace. and . bos
% narrow rib5on "a. fastened ., each cor.
nsr. The bols,srshspcd eashlop. hsi .
,anch OF lace ,ni fibbon ssi At each end.
AMI 90 %. top ". . sq1ue ~ boluug.
cloth, .s, disEou,liy whils spssklng of
| pincu.hiou.. I gill msution The ROAD Eat
onss. mesnt 10 hang NJ. Ths.e are %
.it tgsnsfslly Whit. .boui -four iuehe.
10 diameter. psln,ei dsip,ly aus huug ~
The iusvit,5l. b,v ~ ribDon, which I. of
The color Of the decoration.
S1f. plllow. ~ al kinis we're ihsis 10
abundance; some OF th- hsni.omsst ~srs
% Cain, er,p- .ni bsngslins Ella. the de-
sign er., painted 10 color. AMI then -oft.
81 ap sni SHADED Ia sllk.. AM OMEN On.
richsd with gold threat. lid thread vAs
largely u.ei In mach % N. -o'k sho~b.
ant q. ~ -,.hs. sell and without i,rnlsh
log. ~ 4. considered appropriate f1r u.e
on table linens, sbi 10 o'isn sen 90 center
pieces. iollle., tray covers, carving nap
kin.. etc
Amops ,hs smaller ihlug. which vsrs
shown At thi.sthibl, were linen cover. for
p,psf.bJand booa. sni mNEsTins. These
serv mNis ~ either bfosa OF white linsu.
,ni painted 90 smSfoiisfei In simple. con
ssn,ionAi designs. The edge. 81 -om- vsfs
ba,tonhol~i -i,a .iik. sbi 90 other. ,h-
eigss ssfs hsmmei These covers m,ts
~ svca sp,psf covered roVsl . respects
DE All prr.snt.bls vo'ans. sni thsJ also
serve N ace? The cofusrs from b-ing iufn-
a All .oll~i More pfrisnilpa. covers
for nag 49, we're mNie ~ chsmnl. stiu
,bi hsaatlfally p,ia'ei. There wsfs alec
pcok covers o. plush spi ofocsi. Thsss
i,st -ers f.r "too nis sni gopi fof hamsn
aNufs's daily FOOD. soi .semei hardly
appropriate
| Hotter. sni e,ieni,rs we're % every
description. ~ al klais. ia . AMI price.
ChfisimN. csfi.. tol. sni illusiraisi
POEM. wers th@rc Ia great variety. iisnf
ssfchisf sni glove sNchsts. Indeed .sohsi.
- svsfy kihi ssfc so uumsroas that II
sAs b.si igfiug o. Try q r-msmNsf .
gaaftsf 81 them Anong TIE smallest
tAlne. there vsfe lltil~ emery haz.. 10 ~
form OF lonr t,psfins rel r,iishs., ihs
'orm All cplo'iug perfect, sui ihs depart
ars ron ,hs .,r,sbsfry type % years p's'
sss "a y relief
Lltus bsansr. - hang In gus.i chan
~. ucte me-. - sash fih1ou, With 10
sofiing 10 goh 90 black lsiisr-. snd
con tim. tbs siiltipa % p,lntsd q iscr
% two. TIE wo-ilng rsn thusi
"goei nisttf-
s'ssp s---uy a. en-. gui-i room.
| ntfuu. ~hl-'sf thnu at.
Anf ist M muarnfll y.st.ffsYs
pisuru nv peaceful h@sft-
.Nos 81 ts--nsrto- .cNre IN resi.
Win dreams ~ cnminr N.
TAv Nss.f i.thY chsnfels.. ffisnd.
Hs love Surrounds thss suil.
-Tarssi tay.-if snt sii ths -afii.
| puturl rarh gtsftug light
| Ths ssfs AZ -airhlng overhead.
| sleep s-~stlV. thea.
Gao' nixht-