New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
HOME AND SOCIETY.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR WOMEN.

elegance can be given in household decorations than
| that furnished by the young Princess T In her
| gem Of now house on the Avenue Friedland The
originality pervadlng the arrangement of every room
constitutes perfect illustration of the progress made
In modern upholstery. The hall is very large ana
square AT the further end broad double STAR
case Of beautifully carved dark pearwood ascends 10
the upper stories. This staircase. like the hail. Is
carpeed In dark blue velvet and its arched reccsses
are filled with bronze caryades supporting great
satsuma vases filed with pale pink azaleas. In the
hall between the two branches OF the staircase Is
bronze fountain with miniature Jet OF water falling In
perfumed spray bank of water lilies ana aquatic
pink wisterias. The corners are fled IN win large
Satsuma tubs containing palms which LIT their green
banners against the deep glow OF the dapered goid
Of the walls. Along the three sides run broad low
divaDs, covered with dark blue and gold sixteenth
century brocade and Uttered with cushions of all
| shapes and kinds, while the middle OF TINS unique
| an,echamber is occupied by huge square table OF
carved pearwood, supported by bronze sphynxes'
On this table are two beautiful satsuma dishes Tor
visiting cards and tail vase OF exquisltey uh'ed
Venetian glass for cut flowers.
The drawing-r0 Is lighted by three bay WINDOWS,
garlaDded by Spanish esssmnes growing In great ORES
dea boxes. The walls and ceiling are covered with
a thick soft, siken stuff of very pale PINK, inter
woven with threads OF silver A chandelier OF PINK
Venetian glass, representing clusters OF convoivuus
hangs from the ceiling The sofas arm chairs, rockers
| American
oughly adopted BY the Partisan grand monde'-and
dvans arc upholstered in pale pink velvet embroidered
with silver. The floor is carpeted with white Au-
| busson rug, which are worked showers Oh rose
| petals. Nowhere is any woodwork to be seem even
the frames Of the long. narrow mirrors are swstheo IN
pink velvet In each corner are PINK marble statues
BY Couston. and in the centre of the room pink
camea in full bloom stands round console draped
with cloth of silver of the fifteenth mountaineering
| the portieres window curtains
The mantepiece is also of pink marble, crowned
by bank of Neapotan vioets in long low jardniere
( of repousse silver work.
| The dining room is oak panelled. and has an en-
| bossed and embIazOned ceiling. silver lamp OF
Italian trasvorato hangs by silver chains over the
] souare oak table and two sldeboards of carved oak
| facing each other are loaded with antique gold and
| silver plate. The four stained glass windows are
draped with Gobein tapestries. which also cover the
high backed chairs and srmchars and the carpet Is
wonderful verdure famande.' The library is large
oval room lined with inlaid ebony bookcases. which
hold manuscripts missals and volumes OF all dates
gathered together by the Princess, WHO, besides being
one OF the pretties women in Paris Is also somewhat
of scholar and dabbles in science
| The boudoir is hung with white plush embroidered
with vioets and the furniture is Of white acquered
wood Here the floor is covered with white bearskins 1t
opens into the Princess bedroom. the walls OF which
are covered with lemonco0red silk The bed OF
| lemonwood is shaped like g0ndoa, with great sails
| of lemon-hued silk and gauze In lieu OF cur'afhs'
held back by ropes of aloes and silver AS In the case
of the boudor the floor IS covered with rich furs but
in the bedroom instead Of white bear there are black
panther skins.
The bathroom is entirely made OF black marble. the
bathub is of silver and the ceiling formed by large
Venetian mirror In the corners are groups OF palms
| and yellow mimOsas.
Flowers are longer the corsage as Of
yore by eeganes. They are fastened In large clusters
on the left hip and intermingled with diamond
| devdrops A corresponding cluster nestes on the
very edge Of the train on the right side Violets'
gardenias and hortensas in great favor TINS year.
II is considered very bad form TO jewels around
the neck diamond rvieres, ropes Of pearls or strings
Of sapphires ruDes and emeralds are placed aguii-
lette fashion the corsage depending from the cl'
! shoulder A charming parure, put into fasmon by
Archduchess Valerie of Austria, is set OF diamond
butterflies scattered all the toilette Win great
| dazzling moth lowering over the soft curls on the
forehead and two huge 1ewelled dragonfiies on the
| shoulders.
| Pretty and charming. and clever, and altogether
| attractive as the American girls undoubtedly are
there is no denying the fact that their voices are
| decidedly bad, and that when excited and Viking
together their tones are dllcet In fact they are
decidedly OF the peacock order. 1t IS great pity,
for ii Is very Disseminating to hear shr discordant in
| Elections from a pretty mouth Tie following ht'e
| instance was told the writer by an eyewitness:
very pretty girl in the very smartest OF traps in
| all the glory of fresh summer garments was driving
| down a country road when something became en-
tangled about her harness and she checked her horse
10 ascertain the cause Of the difficulty. Quite charmed
/ IN he Of assistance to the very fetching young
woman, one of two young men who were passing
hurrcd lid TO offer his services when the vision LIE
RalaaIn's long-eared friend "opened her mouth and
| spahe' Thank yOu,@ she said In the most nasal
and harshest OF voices. " 1 think can manage it,
Tie young fellow started as il shot and lifting his
hat walked On Coed heavens, what voice. ne said
TO his companion, who knowing both the girl and the
susceptibility Of his friend. had been shaking with
| silent laughter over the whole scene. Of course
this is extreme case but it is true. nevertheless.
that very few of girls have trained voices,
and that the fear of being thought affected prevents
| many honest sensible young women from endeavorine
| TO correct faults of accent and intOnation.
II voice culture were made part Of our school
curriculum a. il should BE- this would not be the case.
We have National defect-why not acknowledge the
fact. and try to correct 1t Principals Of our best
schools should give this matter serious attention. but
how often Que finds in the most expensive establish
ments nncutvated voices among the teachers with
whom the girls are thrown in daily CONTEMPLATION
laI1y in the primary department where OF all places
| the accent and tones should be of the very best
Even if the head OF the school herself is person Of
the greatest refinement and culture 1t will have very
little effect unless the subornates particularly those
who have the charge Of the younger children, have
| equally good methods in tone and voice.
Assume virtue iftou have it not and If our
climate or some occult influence, has given us as a
nation strdent-we dislike to say nasal-tOnes do let
US honestly admit the fact and remedy II through edu
| cation
| There is another branch Of culture which for many
years has, been greatly neglected, but which VIC are
glad to see beginning 10 receive the attention it
I St-ca ,,ir
refer to the cultivation of the graceful movements of
the body the walk, the carriage, the uprising, the
down-sttng entering room, the introducton-all of
the easy quiet manners which should by instinct.
but which, alas never do
For many years that part Of young persons edu-
cation once deemed important by grandmothers,
or rather great grandmother, has been utterly neg
lected perhaps il because good society had be