New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-18
HOUSEHOLD TALK.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR WOMEN.

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and silks and of gauzes in which silk is combined
with cotton is bewildcring in assortment Of patterns
and cOlOrs There are also many artisticaly printed
soft finished cottons which make effective bedroom
hanglngs for country houses Many patterns Of
| Lbcriy's English silks and cottons are shown in
| this market. The silks are chiefly found In seven
and fifteen yard pieces. The Agra gauzcs which come
| from this house sheer silks, which may be found
| in great variety of exquisite water green, rose
madden, India blues and other artistic hues These
eaulcs are sold in nfteenyard pieces at ga They
are about forty inches in width.
| still expensive, beautiful silken eauze Is
| printed III sc1f-color with small wreahs and other
! Empire or Colonial designs and in a variety OF
stained glass coors and this is characterized by the
cTnkled effect in some sheer oriental hanGngs.
These silks arc most lovely when tho light shines
through then; they are, therefore, used chiefly
| as sash curtains and veStibulc hanglngs III
! handsome country city houses. They are ABOUT
! forty inches wide. are sold 80 yard and
are 70 be found in all the socaed hghar" colors OF
house decorators. Plain English silks in these colors
come In seven yard lengths at 80 80 piece.
American drapcry silks Of the best quality are
thirty two Inches in width, and % cents yard
Thcy come IN plain cOlorS in great variety, but manu-
acurer in this country have not been able to repro
duce the moro delicate high-art" shades of English
decorators a. successfully as English dyers Charm
ing patterns, however. shown in American figured
silks. There white grounds marked ont in squares
with a pattern Of narrow ribbon in pale blue or some
other color. and tied at the intersections with qnate-
foil ribbon tic Clusters OF fine flowers are sometimes
set i'm these squares There also silks printed
with wealth OF chryslnthemum blossoms or geranlum
flowers The Tudor and Kara gauzes are sheer cotton
gau2c, printed with large tapestry figures, IN dull
yellow, India blues, and other shades; these hanshgS
| come in sixty inch widths at So cents. There are
also Icddo cotton gauzes in nfty-inch width at 80
cents, and other effective cotton draperies the color'
Of which, however are not fast. at - cents. Ceyloh
curtains have white snowflake Gauze ground and
are striped with narrow silk bands In rose
| turquoise blue, pink pale apple green These
curtains make effective summer porieres and are pre-
fcrFcd for this purpose to any heavier material
Arab tapestries which in large oriental fgurcs
Of -ubAucd colors on n neutral ground, are used aS
! portieres and there also the inexpensive ana
effective Java curtains with fall Of heavy knotted
fringe nj the top which is allowed TO hang over ana
form a frczc. Java curtains are usually about ~ 30
pair. Russian tapestries are 81 - yard. They arc
a durable material in subdued colors and usually
imported i'm striped patterns like the droGuct' or SILK
striped tapestries in Louis XVI design which are used
for cushions curtains.
| Thanks are duo to Johnson Faulkner ". & J. Sloane
aud T.. j. Dcuulug & Co.
/ cedar chests offer the most perfect protection for
fur and any woolcn goods from moths. always pro
yidug there are 10 moths Dr eggs in these articles
/ when they are pat away. There !, nothing when
/ i, known a. disturb the equanmity Of buffalo MOTH.
II II. has once taken mp hi, hnmtauon In any garment
or carpet. there he remains until he j. dl'odged by
severe measures. lie has been known 10 continue
hi. r,yar,- shat up securely In cedar, camphor AMI
uovy-papcr. tar paper or in OF the various moth
protector, known civilizations but he does moi prefer
such quarters md carefully avoids them when hs Il
selecting feeding place.
Nj garments which are put away for winter use
after APRIL when the moth lays it, cssi' sholh be
thoroughly examined aired and lcatcn before they are
| folded Gasoline and hcuzur are probably the most
powerful ard only valuable agents That can be useI
a,aiu-t tli, pot. Gasoline contains less ie'id' "'
.l and for this reason /, not a. liable a beh>"e 10
.rot d,l.rtc good, \ cedar chest costs from = 10
.l4 according to 10, size. \ chest measuring yard
In length by hali yard in height and width is - 3d.
Then, are also wardrobes made with an upper cup
lo,rI extending across the top, which IS lined Win
cedar for storing away winter goods
Merchants usually protect their goods successfully
against the iuroads Of moths by perfect system Du'
| fine tunalo moth has sometimes proved more than
match for them shown in the number OF recent ''e9
of I'D rugs some Of which In strhingly modern
| ,,lor. and showed work Of the modern carpet mo'h
u tho commercially perfect lines in which tine nap was
worn.
Tho silver which has been chosen this season Tor
wedding presents i, mostly in the simple queen NhHc
or Louis XIV patterns. showing much pam s"'l'r
relieved by the renaissance scroll border ana ra'Ho"
"''l'l' "a NV " - =, t,., ,,.i.les some
f., .,ryccs recently sold have been complete repctf
lion, Of old colonial ten services. There are many
circular silver "-""s VIZ" '''' - ' ,t.-.. -,
! c"utir pieces ior icN'7' anu '''' ""'
pierced metal q silver OF slHeu III i'"'' -N' '''''
The sailor hat is again fashionable, If, indeed. il has
oyer cone ont Of fashion. over young. fair face 1t
b, certainly fascinatng.. Mners trim It simply with
d roll Of velvet and fold Of White crepe Tor fe"el'
4 r,-ottr of velvet and PWll thrust through H. or
ulumcl arrow with golden tip blnc straw S"IloiH
lr Yachting are trimmed with scarf OF White crepe
Cap of ulid velvet kuuttod high top, or with
,,,.f.r Of three ro,c,t-s coming from the baA ana
,.,-l, ,o,.rin, fine top OF the crown. Large straw
bat. trimmed with tps are especially charming for
drl,ir lrt cannot De worn the seaside where the
dsUl salt air Will wilt any plume in few hours