Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-12
BRIC-A-B RAC.

Receptacles for cracked ice come In cut
gas bowls with ridescent lights
ONYX ink stands wifi gilt racks add to the
list of decorative articles for the writing table
Striking vases are Of Belleek china with
elaborate decoration in gold relief and chas
Ing
Bonn ware is decidedly decorative in ef-
feet with its tapestry and floral Ornamental
tions
Flat dishes OF cut glass with relied edges
are made for holding after dinner coffee
spoons
Very effective frames are those In pierced
work, through which is shown background
of colored velvet
A striking feature OF this seasons umbrel
las is an extremely long handle, though the
stick remains the same
Attractive vases. jugs and ewers Of modern
Venetian Z AS are cut to initiate crystal and
are pro:u>ey decorated
\ thermometer set in "A silver mounted eie>
chants tusk Is included in bric-a- brac for
writing desk and library
Silver clocks recently designed show Re
naisSance styles and are likely to prove &C
ceptai,lc : an artistic novelty.
Useful articles in cut glass include ice cream
sets and celery trays The latter are much
newer team the tail celery glass.
In silver ware i. much pierced work
There arc very pretty cake baskets with
bright c''rtois and open work borders
Quite new sugar bowls and cream pitchers
are out in bright finish with a decoration Of
fiat chasing, oxidizei These are very effect
i've
The Soudaaese ware ,nlde in Bohemia con
tinues to find favor with its bottles, jugs
and vases fashioned after the japanese gourd
bottles
A japanese vase of teak wood with applied
ornament OF mother-of pearl and carved
ivory, contributes very striking, as well as
pleasing novelty
\ novelty in marble consists of a bead Of
pure Carrnra let INTO a bust Of highly poi
ished marble of very dark hue. the joining
being quite invisible
Carlsbad ivory or art porcelain, it Is
also called, fuinishe. beautiful statuettes,
heads, busts and vases. which appear as II
carved in real ivory
Connoi9seurs in fine china continue To find
delight in the Belleek porcelains, which rival
the old egg shell Of the Chinese in their ex
treme lighttieSs and teiiclcy
In coalport china are to he seen what is
Snown to the trade as LEAKAGE baskets, which
are how and flaring in shape, with irre,ularly
scalioped edge and surface whose dutings are
suggestive of foliage
There are some very pretty paper weights,
ink stands and decorative bottles in rock
crystal This crystal is cut like precious
stolies with angles that favor the reproduc
ton of prisn,atic colors
Silver deposit on ivory, buckhoru and wood
figures in the new handles There are nu-
nerous ball handles Of silver in bright finish,
with chased decoration. Then there are long.
somewhat slender handles, showing q comb
nation OF bright and erased finish.
.Iartinieres and decorative flower and palm
pots are seaSonable objects at the present
time. Especially pleasing effects may be
found in the Add riley, also the Leeds ware
In the former ware come flower pots with
the blue floral decoration 50 desirable.
\ quite nov poo kethook is a card case and
purse combined. The foliing Zap shows sill
designed for coin, is fnished with silver
rim and clasp. On one side of this pure is
pocket for cards, on the other for BILLS
A unique 81 H and cream stand is one
which consists two low round silver bowls,
held together by the i:ItertwiniBg Of an up
right handle III the center between the two
bowls, Thu sugar Is lifted from the bowl
with long handled silver scoop, willie the
cream is served with long handled spoon
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