New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20

leaves uhe four patterns Indicated in the sketch In
embroderng several brcadths II Is best to spread them
ont on Il bed table and. with paper OF the right
length measure and mark the intervals and then draw
Che outline Of the figure desired. The embroidery Is
done very sparsely with silk. In the OF the
daisy leaves, for instance. long stitch snd return
stitch all that is needed.
There TO b. fashionable demand for fine
"und"rgllze" pottery THIS season. This Is shown In
the inspirations Of Italian pieces copied from the
old Palsy ware, in the wonderful metailo-gIazed
pott.ries from France, which rival in
beauty the famous Hspano -Moresque work OF oden
time but more notably in the Copenhagen
pottery. This Danish Is original In treat
ment and so artistic In form and color. that 10 Is
one Of the things be- thankful for among the
array OF tawdry and vulgar designs which always
crowd the fashionable china shops. The Copenhagen
people have long been famous for their line dinner
china and FOR their successful reproduction Of Greek
vases. But their underglaze work one Of Che
genuine surprises Of the last Paris Exposition. The
soft blues, grays, and neutral shades USED IN These
vases mr., especially lovely. The designs are almost
always observation-disclosures Of natural FORMS though
In some cases Their. are realistic figures Of fish or
other animate objects. which are copied with
fidelity eqnalled only by the familiar work OF the
Japanese. The porcelain sun-Sh, which represents
The living nsh with expanded gills rs II appears III
the water has OF the responsiveness which SO
often accompanies the familiar reproduction OF dead
fish or any dead object. These fish seem alive in
the net Of motion. and suggest much % the beauty
OF the fish I'm its native waters But II Is not upon
such simple paper.weghts. for which these fish are
designed, that the chief Interest OF the ware rests
II Is upon the vases. which In all Imaginable
forms: and while the range OF color Is not large
and usually d monotone In effect, the grace OF the
patterns and the beauty Of the gnhe are acknowI-
edged By critics to b- unrlyall.d. The chief. II not
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\ small exhibit OF Copenhagen ware was made last
season. but the larger part VI the Importation then
WAS devoted TO dnncrware. and comparatively
small space devoted To these purely ornamental
pieces In undergase. Among quaint and curious
forms which I'm decoration Is the living
nautilus as It appears in the act Of floating In the
ocean. The tulip In This ware have none OF
the Gorgeous color Of the Dutch flower. They are
In neutral grays and blues The long parallel veined
leaf forms vertical stripes, between which the blossom
hangs, forming pendant border al IA" top OF the
vns, creamy white and gray vase. suggesting
the n,s Of early evening Sky. is decorated with
a blackwInged bat and crescent moon There
arr old English shapes among these vases, long
neckcd Oriental BOTTLES. the familiar drug VASES
Of the middle ages and nearly nll the simple historic
shapes known to The potter. The nature ~ THIS
ware demands the simple shapes with clear-cut
outlines and rejects all rocco styles ana r"dund-
ancy Of curved Hue The most, familiar ana
SSful example OIL unu'ehL'u "ai' WIN" w
have In this country Is the welknOwn lockwood
ware made at Cincinnati. Probably the under
glazed ware of Clement Messer, OF the south OF
France commands among "onnoiSseirS the highest
price Of any work OF this kind now made In France.
This potter has been especially successful In pro-
ducing original effects In metallic glazes some OF
his rId.~cent pieces. In rich dark color, are
as beautiful as the most valuable examples OF old
IIspano- AoreSque ware now In existence Mnch OF
the socaled IIispano Moresque ware In the antique
shops HE old delft aud other old china, Is OF the
most modern make and Is iaferor In design glaze
and color though It Is usually offered at exorbitant
prices on the Plea Of It's antiquity
A swan-dsi is n picturesque piece OF tableware
H. is not MS It's name would TO imply, the
familiar and vagsr howerhoder the realistic figure
Of a swan with rs back made hollow to be filled with
covers On the contrary 1t is a low. fiat platter
which costs from S25 TO $50 in the Copenhagen china
I'm which It Is made. II may be utilized either for
salad dish or IN smaller size for bonbons olives.
The body OF the platter suggests however the wings
~ the bird the conventi0nalized head AMI neck OF
which appear the handle These dishes are usually
blue ana white with some touch OF gold decoration.
II is their unique form, grace. ana the fine texture
M the poicelain OF which they made that give
them their value
A nicturesque cin for Christmas. or for a BRIDE Is
an. OF the long handled bonbOn dishes of pierced silver
hused In renaissance pattern with fesoons leaves and
rccOco curves. The handles OF these pohDOn uShes,
which make them look somewhat like gigantic spoons,
are In the form Of Il Tyre NJ the top.
Electrotype reproductions OF rare pieces OF silver
such as are found only In museums OF among the ART
collections OF princes are among the ads OF the hour
Photograph frames OF porcelain are a novelty. They
are painted with tiny rosebuds delicate wreahs OF
yioles, and cost s. 30.
TIE WEs'rERN EXPRESS
,ba papnSvlvanin Railroad night train !
for Chicago and the Northwest II Is 50 popular that
recommendations should he secured well In ad |
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