Telegram-herald., 1890-01-07


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-es hea-g aa@ y tas fas1i ion relas, he'f
Llze-y TIE prototype of - mAa. 9'-si'
- there were R4ssisB oe-ao-rs ."e4'S
la0ngas sgo. IEls net purely EEy Pt-Sn-
thogga as pictgrese ls b-t IS tls'e -
10 Ae~ l0rS Gty t2psstrisa SD
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1augluFs. On tae ro0r - q stfiPea "a
Fer froa Tunis aad tae -iy2ns re
cove s-e1 wlth rich -hued >myra4 iaofles.
1fere IS table. Eae spread 81 ~hleL >
= piece u { "A "a en- urolaery Sha
quaint eso net u ebony lnLAla VIA
mother of pearl " here vases IN silFer
and aiab-slsr. sacred boats 81 sltfef
adorned alta tle sym boilc eye small
silver weapons, 2c.. divide nonors "llA
an Egyptian laay dressing case an
cd looklng cushion ho-olng bone
comb, Dodkins, kohl bo.t.es and
mirror
Here sits tie spare, P~ritanic little
collector before = oOtse service N
Egyptian pottery. ana, IhougA the To-
tas dover - wanting since The tfost
killed those SO have lately ssught -
bloom "A a Jersey meadow, fresh now
ers q ll bottle Of the same barrel shape
that ono may ses pictured IA the iesl'
va scenes al Thebes as Ehe cups are
passed to young 6Othsm iaohionaoles.
II you are musical she may ask you 10
try your hand on a twO-s;ringed kgyp-
tan violin.
The stTs!ghtest rpad 10 the heart OF
fair maiden Just at present ls 70 give
her hne scarab SET n a ring. IL IL Dc
engraved on gem this little symbol OF
the immortality OF the soul can DO
taken 50 much the more readily for an
emblesn of the deathlessness OF aztec
ten, but al enthusiastic scarab fancler
Viii accept one moulded IN pottery,
glazed ana OF moIe than doubtful au-
thenucity and set H. Il il be large
enough in the corner OF her silver card
case covered With hieroglyphic writing
or mount 10 IS pendant or watch
charm.
We like the Japanesque better than
the Japanese, ami whore one sees most
evidences OF the Egyptian cult is in the
things which are after. and sometimes
long distance after. tie Egyptian. |
saw yesterday screen which was said
10 be going into the newly furnished
house OF Mrs. Whitney. It was inlaid,
according to the old Egyptian style, in
cedar, ebony and ivory. and was TO be
flanked on either side by light and
graceful tripod 70 hold flowers
The daughter OF Erastus Wiman. who
was married few weeks ago, counted
among her wedding gifts one OF the
finest Of the new silver clocks, the de-
sign OF which was borrowed from the
old sculptures Of the artists of the Pha-
raohs. ON either side OF the dial were
columns with lotus bud capitals, and in
place of candlebra were two sphinxes
couchant with dark silver bodies and
human heads.
Another clock which | saw Just after
Christmas was Of bright bronze in the
shape of the sacred boat of the Egyp-
tians, the PROV being richly carved and
decorated with the clock face instead
OF the eve, symbol Of day. A third
OF these recent efforts OF the silver
smiths art is hold, believe, by New
\ ork lady for an association Of women
10 present to Mrs. Talmage, and is the
most elaborate | have seen. Nut an
Egyptian goddess represented as a
woman curved SO as 20 touch the ground
with her fingers and standing for the
vault of heaven, bends over the clock
face from behind, while Isis, woman
crowned with the sun disk and lIorus,
the child, support II on either side.
In good many drawing rooms and in
the bric-a-brac stores you viii find
queer vases in the shape OF huge
blue porcelain frogs, double headed
geese, etc, which stand for an
cient Egyptian deities and are
reproduced TO please an undevout
modern eye The ibis. the asp, pome-
granates and Nile rushes begin 10 meet
Us in decorative work at every turn.
Screens of peacock feathers have come
in again. Next summer ne may look
10 see the lotus lilly the fnvorite flower,
il indeed the force - tho Egyptian
fever 90 not spent By sbat time.
ELIZA PUTNAM HEAToS.
If Won suffer from any disease of the
body stomach al I~Drdpr or dltiIcHliV