Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04
TRACTIVE HOMES.
The Season to Take Ones Time in
Shopping Excursions.
ETY. THINGS TO BUY.
New Decorations In China and Some Novel
Ties In Japanese Goods-Light and Airy
furniture->rralf Tables In Wood or
wieker-Neee..itie-f for Charitable societies. |
THOUGH MANY HOMES ARE ALREAD,

fewer friends IL gong about, still many viii re-
mann unit! later and Others will occupy their
own comfortable homes all through the warm
season.
For those whose duties to their household
still takes them out and among the shops there
are. even now. pretty. new goods just arrived.
in mauy lines. AMI attractions still tempt Us TO
add TO whatever possessions one may already
have. Now in the dull season for merchants
special Inducements often bring purchasers
and too. one has more leisure TO look about than
when eugs gements are more numerous Then
shopper must not let her eyes or fancy
der from her ''list" for let her once do that
ami she is lost, and the morning Is soon gone,
with nothing. perhaps to show for her fatigue.
These col. delightful dsys. with only a few
pressing necessities calling one down street.
make dividing among pretty things quite
recreation and one sees often many things
which one would never have set out to buv. but
still Is glao TO md and make her own all the
same
IN A CHINA STORE.
A cool pleasant china store for instance.
with its lovely cut glass to admire and its
dainty china il attractive place in which to
while away half an hour and to let ones self be
eEticed into getting something pretty. just be-
cause II Is there Some OF the new limoges
pieces have n charming decoration. little DIFF
fersnt from any other heretofore seen. though
the same style has been popular III other china.
Iiny roses IN deep pink, with stems and a leaf
or two, are powdered closely over the surface
Of the articles speak OF, and gold is used in
bands and edges merely on some pieces and
more layisaly in irregular borders on others.
A box OF medium size. suitable either for a
pun box or bonDoniere, Is a pretty example of
this decoration
JAPANESE GOODS
In JaDeresa gOOsla the boNaa % vartors si-
and coloTing attractive. In the soft blue
decoration there are two sizes both good for
toilet use. with the design well covering the
ground This blue and white il ALWAYS refined
looking snd IL one of the least expensive wares
"a well small boxes. match safes and other
trifes come in the brilliant yellow ware with
black and white designs over il. very effective
fo- dressing table in yellow room. 4 quite
large and pretty box with white ground has
decoration "f ehrysantheInums in slight relief
very pretty and odd. japanese fans were never
IN more varied STYLES and cOlors than this sea
son. some of them with the edges formed Of
the Hover or leaf design and in colors to suit
any and every gown, being quite irresistible.
LOOT AND AIRY FURNITURE
Furniture of the light and airy kind still is
arriving IN shapes which attract by their
novelty ami innate pret;iness a. well. Small
tables appeal to every woman who has "house
beautiful or what answers TO II in her eyes
Some Of those which are anticipating the au-
tumn demands have already come and are dis
played- One Of these Is suited 20 many uses
u hold tea service Is one thing II would be
pretty for. The top is round With slight rim
on the edge. the four legs curve very decidedly
onward ~ they spring from the top. and then
come In considerably closer at the bottom
just below the top ON each leg is nIigree
i brass or gilt-bIt of ornament very effective
on the dis Il mahogany OF the table lower
shelf l. set az lttle distance from the floor
the table itself being quite low.
WICKER TABLE.
or course mahogany always il expensive, but
II one happens 10 want u very pretty table for
little money there il the yery thing i'm a low
round wicker table Of the walnut color, with
braided edges and shelf beneath. The legs are
very arm and strong. rather large and Of a
bun shade. covered with sh6llac. should saw
Only IS D, the cost of this and 1t l. unusually
good There seems ~ be no end to the IN
genuity displayed In The use OF barnboos every
seek almost bringing on: some fresh idea OF
shape or continuation chair suggesting the
Hamlet style Is new. with a back added to
eGrNing sea. and across a very pretty example
VI the possibilities of bamboo.
COLONIAL CHAIRS.
In an article on house decoration which I
came across Greek forms for chairs are sus-
gested a. corresponding with the colonial
decorations now ia vogue. These classica
forms are simple. and II would SEEM as If a
good cabinet maker might get up something Of
the KIND fLt1man has such In hi. drawings
and whoever has access To- libraries where III.
drawings may be found could easily II able 10
draw ~ al. get ideas with which to furnish "A
cabinet maker.
10 return 70 china I did not mention a
hand-oms new decoration and style with cream
white ground. twisted after the manner Of
Nenice sllss some hat. and deep rich border
Of duI. gold With irregular edges. A bowl in
ms u a beautiful piece aud So l. a cracker lar
chocolate pitcher IS suggestive vi . RUSSIAN
coffee pot IN shape.
HOrsEkEEPISG SEcEssfrIEs
Utmost every one Is connected with some
church or charitable society-or both. and with
tie autumn comes the certainty Of beng called
upon 20 contribute some piece Of decorative
and deco-ated-wors 20 be -o!d at the ineyita-
Die sale preceding the holidays
An authority has said that nothing IL more
readily disposed of atsuch times than the homely
housekeeping Necessities like dGstIag cloths
k;tchen holie--. roller and dish towels.
While !; y vel when laying out work for
ones vacation TO include some piece OF em-
eroidery specially intended for charity Of this
hind, here IL also a. opportunity Of doing
good aud making saleabie wares il plain sew
Ing i al the fancy work one l. capable Of
Certain n l. that half a dozen busters of
white or colOred cheese cloth folded and tied
with ribbon are something sure to sell for
they NJ . constantly recurring want in every
household. AMI 50 u L. with the other useful
articles which I have enumerated
Pretty bags % scraps left from larger things
are also good for fairs. esther for bon bons or
% be sold untitled. II there are odd pieces of
six and ribbon about the house Just tuck them
into the trunks when you are going away ard
With them let your ingenuity cOneoct some
thing pretty some day.
BRUSH AID COMB TRAYS.
small piece Vf work which IL useful il one
Of the brush and comb trays Of duck, which
comes stamped for 10 cents. Small flowers in
several designs are scattered over the bottom
10 be worked in any colored silks one fancies
An inch square Is then cut out of each corner
and the edge bound all around with fine white
cotton tape BY machine small buttonloIe
- cut and worked ON each end parallel with the
end Of each Of the four sides. through which
ribbons are slipped and tied into little square
bow, thus turning the edge up for an inch on
each side. thereby making a rim, the ribbon
drawing The but;onkOles close together SO the
shape IL perfectly kept These are pretty little
trites-trihes both as TO cost and work-and
yet looking very dainty, and being unbreak-
able and 30 specially suitable for child or
young girls use
Believed To Have Been Murdered
Mrs Perry Knorr, agent for a corset manu-
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