Telegram-herald., 1889-11-04

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nsy saa "a 1raaa taan9l h4gs taken
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rany - Dslsftas snd eangassss we
E4Fs learned ~ appreciate tie decor4-
Gae. I.s srsistas al sas pictures s. aes--
Nns 2srttsxe. sls easel aNc tie screen
go aay y11Ez m4gron Iust setting her
lsres and 2sl4les Il Y04 shall get her q
ia q soyz1 " s9cester o. aue bronze.
cd tas 1Lssaoes are three In four that
sks 81 ssll yO4 she prefers : scleea
(szesEioa further what sort sl . screen
&a2i 20 ~ei<0us aad TIA answer Eiu
<spend apoa Ehieh she makes her pet
reem-
Il sas a screen Tor tas bal ~hlch wzs
ssuG b. n sA Dslsy Barclay. ~ = brlde
4 40 ~A.s - arrisd fn ''gay u-tie Orange
. fsN weeks 40. ne brides father LAD
giFaa ker al arElsttcallg finished cot
tzge, 4ad zne segesl H4s 1es gned %
cst 01 partially ne lly -saooa with It's
taking Ere al1 elah .oued seats from
The broad staircase rising 90 oue slta
The hall ~ pausLed IA dark oak and
she Sresn - ~ Illuminated leather u
fo4r panels spaadlns aesrlY seven fees
klgh. The drslyns 2rs eou Fentiouai 4ld
are DssIE I'D fn bFoens. lans and 0ronzss
EfsL touches u dull red 20 CORES pond
~ttb tAe rugs and porleres. -hs eitec1
beia4 very fien. thOIsh ths cost N0u
noE ooIaoars with that Of the leather
ecresn which Ma Whitney hss in the
d1Biag-ro0m u her ri sy-oaventh sgrest
New York Gay manson.
Mrs Whtsney's screen Is probably
one of ne unest exam pies Of It's sort -
be found Ira the c0uatry. 10 vas made
30 order from piece Or yenulne old A.
Illuminated leatAsr OF a pass and gone
censaEy. old figure paintings 0t the
s4ass era showing men and womsn ia
quaint cOSfsEnes @re set 20 the leaves
and the bOrders Grs relief work quite
slaborale in design.
Is Is fayorlte device OF ars9s.s -
take old canvasses which they nave ac-
cumulF Fted "a gheir wsnderings and sss
fhen. In lea Of hanging, "a The panels
% leather screens. Sometimes the
paintings thus atlliE.d are cOmpativsly
Valaelsss. and sometimes they are Of
Untaas interest. ss 81 me case With "a rec
4 historical CON positions by Angelica
X ksssfuaun, Vhich sss So frsu.ed az a
l0sn exhibition last sumner N the
ssrai0 Of Kate pereginL who IS a
daGshser - Charles Dickens and one OF
tbe prominett painters Of London.
A library screen which is owned by a
rca though not ssudiOus New York
lady h OF Illuminated leather and the
panels are gflded with pure leaf gold.
On tbs back kground a landscape Is
painted in soft rich tones and no frame
work Is visible the exquisite leather
work covering al. screens OF this sort,
even vishoas The gliding. are very ex-
pensive II any merit attaches 20 the
pain ting. the one in question bearing
she signature OF an artist OF repute and
having cost $500.
Moss leather screens are patterned
after Venetian or Flemish models
The Flemish desings are in raised
work and are exqUisitely finished in de-
tails. though the colOring, always
bri ght, sometimes approaches the bor-
der line OK he giaring. Flemish
screens stands sometimes eightfeet high
and good reproduction OF the work
II the old leather masters costs from
500 O. 500 Bona hd8 antiques come
even higher. Such screens are suitable
only for large and imposing rooms.
Venetian screens are equally rich ana
often more refined. The Venetian work
8 IN low relief IN gold and silver and
the background is hand fooled Mrs.
Nanansksr brought from Europe re-
Gently q screen es sais order. In design
ft was modelled On piece OF old lace
and every thread vas brought out with
w5nderfal adelity in theco0web tracery
OF gold and silver lines. IL was a screen
Of three isaves only bus such 4 uriqae
pisce Of work could not De bought ~
open market for less than $3.50.
In the library Of Enlly Faithfulls
Plymouth Grove house a year ago, 1 saw
q leather screen brought from tho Con
tlnent by Miss Charlotte Robinson, who
Is her hcrua mate and art decorator 20
the Queen. The design vas in four
leaves. each Leaf being made up OF four
square panels. each panel being hsdged
a5oat 81 a frame of gilded nails, and
psinsed With dogs. huntsmen or gorse-
covered hills on a fooled background.
Tbe colors we're rich, dark and low
toned Embossed leather screens for
the dining room or dyed leather designs
are much less expensive. the cOlofs
bsirr painted or sometimes stamped IN
coiors ana bronze.
lie was in Che last century tbat the
screen reached che zenith Of its Dopu-
iarlty. and the charm ng. the smiI nglg
pretty. tho frivolouslV perfect Vatican
and Boucher designs are still she
daintiest Cor Darlor or boudoir. These
designs are che designs par excellence
Tor painted screens. anI tapestry the
material TO which they take
most kindly The Louis XVI. screen
has ssrely more than three leaves
ltts of irregular shape. the middle
fssf towering above the other two and
curviur down 10 meet The slopinE tops
Of fts mates on either side. It is al
WAYS set Ia a beavy gilt frame. Mrs
u o. Mills. Jr. o<ns a very beautiful
eus. ft ssands in her drawing room 5e
side louis Fl. couch and cutting OF