Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-09-24
NO LONGER ALL GREEN.
billiard Tables Now Covered to Match tho
Decorations About Thom.

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Dissertations ABOUT fhom'
Rich New forkers now have the
cloth on their tables TO match In color
the irescoing OF the ceiiing ana the
furniture OF the room. An order oil
this KIND came from tho inrniture mouse
that had the contract 10 furnish Calvin
). Brices elegant residence In fith
avenue Ihe handsome apartment SCI
aside Tor the use Oh CHAIRMAN brice's
billiard playing friends was irescoed
In blue and panneied In mattingoi inc
same hue and. TO maintain the harmo'
ny In color, the clotn. 1t was reported
was dyed a dark blue instead OF green
and the enect Is SAID 10 DO decidedly
pleasing 10 the eye
The example Is being followed now
by other rich mouse owners women
billiard players have more eccentric
whims In this respect than the maio
devotees OF the game a iady VINO ih'
tended having a billiard room put into
her new residence near Inc park saw
veteran John ID. oConnor ABOUT the
tables tortnightag lie showeu her
various patterns all covered In green
Good gracious; that cloth VIII never
do' she cried. why, IL wouidht
match our ceiiihg NJ ail'
mr. ooonnor piayiuiiy susses'ea
.na' u ueai u uo'nor wou'u 20 s"veu =
tne owners wouiu ohiy reinelnoer .nA'
green Is ,he pest ana most ihs'ins
coiori ana nave 'heir cei,'ns iresooos
maue icco,u,nR,y' ,ne 's'r 'us'ono,
smiled ana nnaiiy seiec'eu cio'n VI
dark gray hue ,roin Sa'hpie eAniv
ed on caruooaru. neu oio'u - oonS'u u,
eraoiy useu now IN co'eriss 'aoies'
ana yeiiow Is empioyeo' aiso. in rare
cases 70 ma.ch goiuen ireSooes anu
hangings me CLIMAX VI ouui'y was
reacneu 'he o,her u"y' ,nousn, ~ on
oruer reoe'eo run iako n
aecora'ors On oenaii VI we" Urn
woman ., means "no 70 'v"u y. AZ Seen
oaii Pooi' =" was 'or 'ne mus.
pensi'e styie oi 'aoie, W po n"i'u,u
win orisn' ye,,o" oio.n' WIN poeA
ets iihed WIN yei'o" si's. hnu 'U,ers
Oh ournisneo orass' ihe pi,i'n'u
taoie maker "ouio NO. reseai .no
identity oil the customer ior wnom 'ne
table was made.
The furnishing OF private billiard
rooms Is the most profitable OF all
the work now done by the billiard
manufacturers. They build tables
nowadays, not from standard designs.
as In former years. but from speciai
patterns designed by the furniture
contractors, calling Tor the
most elaborate and costly carv-
Ing and finishing For years the table
built for Patti and now In the billiard
room Mt her castle Craig-y-Nos' in
wales, was considered the most mag
niiicent In the world. 1t cost S5,OoO,
and was finished In satin-wood ana
other costly woods Exquisite hand
painted panels and tile work oil mother
OF pearl helped to mike It's sides things
OF rare beauty. But II has been sur
passed In costliness and exquisite fnish
In lhe tables built Tor certain Ameri-
can millionaires. A famous New ork
art decorator received an order ior
table tnat Is 70 COST So,VVo when COM
pleted. IL Is 70 DO hnisned IN ivory
with oiue trimmmings' ana tne cushion
rails are 70 Do iniaid WIN ivory anu
blue Jewels Inc cio'n Is oeing woven
In brussels Inc taoie is ior tue WIG
of New iork miilionaire.
Inc popular 'as.e NO" oeinanus u"
tique oak Oh exquisite carving 'or INC
BODY Oh tne taoie Inc pretty ginger
bread work OF pane'ing ana tiiing that
was the rage a lew years ago mas oeen
almost enureiy oanished' Inc enecs
OF the rioh carvings ana oid OAK
appears 70 DO more captiVating
70 the eye OF tne wealthy OIL,
hard players OF to-day Inc oliiaro
table OF famous miliionaire IN rn'h
avenue near the catheurai' Is Oh an
tque OAK. ana Is SET In room tna' IS
nnished In the moorish style WIN an
amazing spienaor Oh oecoration' Inc
walls are SET Win Tiles orougn' irom
H.. Ia NJ IN ~