The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-01-18

nuts. Each guest took one and upon breaking
the deliciously Drowned surface found embedded
in the raw-cotton interior a lovely little souve-
mir of the occasion in silver.
Mrs Judge Could mother of Mrs. Lincoln, is
an artist of ability, her china paintings being as
fine as those done by professionals, and when
distributed among her friends as souvenirs of
Christmas or anniversaries are priced as genuine
works of art.
SENATOR sAwYER's DAUGHTERS WALL PAINT
INGS
Mrs. Howard Ganson White, who dispenses
the hospitalites of the season for her father,
Senator Philetus Sawyer, is happy in the pos
session of some of the finest painting to be
found on the walls Of any house in the United
States. The ceiling of the parlor is of highly
polished satinwood, the centre OF each square
painted with rose so natural as to have the ap-
pearance of the natural flower resting there. A
deep frieze which extends in broken, graceful
line overlapping the edges of the ceiling is
veritable shower of roses. Above the ornamen-
tai satinwood mantel is q single female figure,
the Incarnation of June, standing with out
stretched arms finging abroad the delicate
tinted petals. Beyond this there has been no set
rule followed in the arrangement of the frieZe;
it is simply q wealth of roses scattered broadcast
in prodigal profusion In the dining-room
above the oak-paneled walls is frieZe worthy
of Whistler albeit that it, as well as the one in
the parlor, was painted In Paris by an American
woman, Dora Wheeler. This frieze represents
cupids chasing golden butterflies through sunlit
gardens of roses, while here and there sweeping
the ground, brushing against the chubby naked
youngsters, are peacocks summing themselves,
with gorgeous outspread tails. In the ballroom
the frieze and decorations OF blue, scarlet, and
gold are of Turkish design.
MRS. HRARsT's ARTISTIC DINING-RooM.
Mrs. Hearst, wife of the millionaire Senator
from California, in building her new house, or,
more properly speaking, in remodeling the
house purchased from Ex-Secretary Fairchild,
has set the stamp of her own individually artis-
tic taste upon the dining-room, which is unlike
any other in Washington, and in all probability
any other in this country. 1t is modelled in
every particular after veritable Dutch interior,
the walls wainscoted high in dark mahogany,
of which wood the large square table and high
back, curiously carved chairs are also made.
The east end of the room is taken up with
deep-set fireplace ornamented with blue and
white tiling, wide tufted seats on either side
fitting in the carved settees. On the left is
manY-mulioned window, the tiny panes set in
copper, and ornamented here and there With
quaint bits of Dutch stained glass brought from
some old Burgomeisters residence. On the
north and east walls are hanging cabinets, the
contents of which show through the same round
curious little panes of glass. On broad rim
running about the room above the wainseottng
are platters and dishes of genuine Holland Delft,
the greater portion Of them being heirlooms
from Mrs. Hearst's grandmother, who was
Holander. The south wall was covered with
large piece of tapestry, on either side of which
hang masterpieces of Dutch art, dim and all
but undistlnguishable with age.
HOW MR.. TIFFANY's HOUSE IS DECORATED.
Mr.. Lyman Tifanys house on Connecticut
avenue was not only designed by himself archi-