Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
FURNITURE OF SILVER.
The Magnificent Boudoir Outfit of o Dos
ton Miiffonaire-s Bride.

The Magnificent Boudoir Outfit of o Dpss
ton Miilfonaire-s Bride
In the private office of great man1>
featuring iewel-y house of this city. orc
corner is fitted up in unique manner
for the delectation of chosen customers
who may be admitted to look at it It
connects with ladies, dressing-room,
all the furnishings of which are msi0
of silver and piate-giass4 No less splenr
did materials have been used in the pcO-
duction of this sumptRous outfit. Shic6
is undoubled Y the finest ever manIe
featured in this country
The furniture and fittings are in tina
Louis Nv. style They are besutifnl
in design. and their elegance is. Of
course, UNCHANGED by the richness sad
brigh tness of the materials used in their
construction They are said to DO
partially copied from similar set mada
for Nine. Dubarry- the mistress of Louit
XIV. which were seized by the mob dur
ing the French rerolut on and melted
down for the sake Of the metal in them
The chief object in this set is the
dressing-tabfe- This is small table,
with swelling 'front.' and bowed legs. the
top being doubfethick sheet of plate
glass set on a sheet of polished silver.
The mirror is set in curved standards,
and is an oval, iDclosed in a silver
frame In the body OF the table are
drawers. fitted up I'd hold tools of the
toilet which are also in silver and
crystals Next comes de table with
an oval top Of donble plate r.mmed
with silver It Is designed in harmony
with the dressing-ta BILE: as are also the
chairs. which are three in number. up
hostered with cloth woven of silver
thread
Not the least beautiful object in the
collection is the wash-stand- 1t Is OF
the same metal and design as the rest.
and Is furnished with a wash-bowl in
carved and hammered silver. q waste
water pail to match, and q water-pitcher
of harmonious design The towel-frame
is of silver, and with the wash set goes
silver foot-bowl. which sets in
short-legged silver stand
Each piece is charmingly decorated
with graceful scroll work relieved by
Powered ornamentation of daisies An
additional richness and variety is
secured by having the hearts of the
daisies in gold In order to furthes
vary the effects OF the silver and render
it brilliant without being glaring, acids
have been used to cloud and color 1T 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 metal having been
forged into rods, hammered to sheets.
and then welded rivited,- and set ND in
rough, all the ornaments being chiseied
or hammered On it by manual labor.
The chfseling was done by one artist in
metal. and the repousse or hammered
by another, and both were eaployed
upon the work upward of four months
The set is intended for the wife of a
Boston millionaire who is building q
palace for himself 1t the Hub. No one
but the owner and the manufactures
has any idea of what it will cost and
the latter nearly had fit when he dis
covered that reporter of one of those
dreadful newspapers" had actually ex-
| amined the magnificent luxury OF
wastefEl ostentatiousnesS-N. 7. News