The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-10-26
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Rcceptn ,las for crnckcd ice y me In cut
glass bowls with ii'idescent lights
Onyx ink stands with gilt rae Ks add to the
list Of fdecorotivcnrticles for the writing table.
Striking vases are Of Beno * china with
elaborate decoration in gold relief and chas-
ing
Bonn ware is decidedly decorative in ef-
feet with its tapestry and floral Ornamental
tons
Flat dishes Of cut glass with rolled edges
are made for holding ae5er dinner coffee
spoons
Very effective frames are those in pierced
work, through which isshown a background
of colored velvet
A striking feature of this seasons umbrel-
los is an extremely long handle, though the
stick remains the same.
Attractive vases, jugs and ewers of modern
Venetian glass are cut 10 initiate crystal and
are profusely decorated
A thermometer set in silver mounted ele-
plants tisk is included in bric-a-brac for
writing desk and library.
Silver clocks recently designed show Re
Nuisance styles and are likely to prove ae-
ceptable as an artistic novelty.
Useful articlesin cut glass include ice cream
sets and celery trays. The latter are much
newer than the tall celery glass
In silver ware is seen much pierced work.
There are very pretty cake baskets with
bright centers and open work borders.
Quito new sugar bowls and cream pitchers
are out in bright finish with decoration OF
fat chasing oxidized These are very effect
i've.
The Soudanese ware made in Bohemia con
tinues to find favor with its bottles, Jug
and vases, fashioned after the Japanese gourt
bottles
A japanese vase of teak wood with applied
ornament of mother-of-pearl aud carve,
ivory, contributes very striking, as wen a
pleasing, novelty.
A novelty iu marble consists of a head o
pure Carrara let into a bust of highly pol
ished marble of very dark hue, the joining
being quite invisible.
Carlsbad ivory, or art porcelain, as it
also called, furnishes beautiful statuette:
heads busts and vases, which appear as
carved in real ivory.
Connoisseurs in fine china continue to fin
delight in the BelleelI porcelains, which riv5
the old egg shell Of the Chinese in their ez
treme lghtness and delicacy.
In coalport china are TO be seen what
known to the trade rs leafage baskets, whic
are low and laring in shape, with Irregular
scalloped edge and surface whose flutings al
suggestive of foliage
There are some very pretty paper weight
ink stands and decorative bottles in roc
crystal This crystal is cut like precior
stones, with angles that favor the reprodu
tion Of prisinatic colors
Silver deposit on ivory, buckhorn and woo
, figures in the new handles. There are nj
, merous ball handles of silver in bright 1inisl
D with chased decoration. Then there are lonl
. somewhat slender handles, showing comh
) nation of bright aud chased finish
\ Jardinieres and decorative flower and pal
pots are seasonable objects at the presei
: time. Especially pleasing effects may
found in the Adderley, also the Leeds war
In the former ware come flower pots vii
the blue floral decoration so desirable.
A quite new pocketbook is a card case al
purse combined. The folding flap shows 81
yer trimmings, and the central compartment
designed for coin, is finished with silv
rim and clasp. On one side of this purse is
: pocket for cards, ON the other for bills.
A unique sugar and cream stand is oi
which consists of two low, round silver bow
held together by the INTERVIEWING of an u
. right handle in the center between the ty
bowls. The sugar is lifted from the bo
with long handled silver scoop, while {
i cream is served with a long handled spo
with deep bowl.-Jewelers Circular.