The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-30
FURNITURE OF SILVER.
Tho Magnificent Bondoir Outnt OF 30
ton MillionaIre's Bride.

Tho Magnificent Bondoir Outnt OF @ Boo-
ton Millionaire's Bride.
In the private Office of great manu-
featuring jewelry house of this city, one
corner is fitted up in a unique manner
for the dedication Of chosen customers
who may DO admitted to look at it. 1t
connects with ladies' dressing room,
all the furnishings of which are made
OF silver and plate-glass No less SPLEEN
did materials have been used in the pro-
duction Of this sumptuous outfit, which
is undoubled y the finest ever manu-
featured in this country.
The furniture and fittings are in the
Louis Nv. style. They arc beautiful
in design. and their elegance is. Of
course, EXCHANGED by tho richness and
bright ness of the materials used in their
construction. They are said to be
partially copied from smilar set made
for Mime. Dubarry, tho mistress OF Louis
Nv, which were seized by the mob dur
ing the French revolution and melted
down for the sake of the metal in them.
Tho chief object in this set is the
dressingtable. This is small table,
with swelling front and bowed logs the
ton being double-thick sheet of plate
glass set on a sheet of polished silver.
l he mirror is set in curved standards,
and is an oval inclosed in silver
frame In the body of the table are
drawers fitted up to hold tools OF tho
tot ct, which arc also in silver and
crystals. Next comes q do table with
an oval top of double plate. rmmcd
with silver. 1t is designed in harmony
with the dressingt table; as arc also tho
chairs, which are three in number, up
hostered with cloth woven of silver
thread.
Not the least beautiful object in tho
collection Is the wash-stand. 1t is of
the same metal and design as the rest
and is furnished with wash-bowl in
carved and hammered silver, waste
water pail to match, and water-pi tcher
of harmonious design. Tho towc franc
is of silver; and with the wash set goes
silver foot-bowl, which sets in q
short-legged silver stand.
Each piece is charmingly decorated
with graceful scroll work relieved by
lowered ornamentation of daisies. An
additional richness and variety is
secured by having tho hearts of tho
daisies i'll gold. In order to further
vary the effects OF the silver and render
1T brilliant without boing glaring, acids
have been used to cloud and color it in
parts.
The metal used in constructing this
masterpiece of Extravaganza was silver
bullion, purchased at the sub TREASURY
and given just enough alloy to render it
tenuous enough for working. 1t is all
worked by hand, the me tai having been
forged into rods, hammered into sheets,
and then welded, riv ted, and set up in
rough, all the ornaments being chiseled
or hammered on it by manual labor.
The chiseling was done by one artist in
metal, and tho repousse or hammered
by another, and both wcre employed
upon the work upward of four months.
| Tho set is intended for the vito of a
| Boston millionaire who is building a
| palace for mself at tho Hub. No one
but the owner and tho manufacturer
has any idea of what it will cost and
tho latter nearly had fit when he dis
covered that reporter of ono of those
dreadful newspapers" had actually OK
amined the magnificent luxury Of
wasteful ostentatiousncss. Y. Nows