The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-02

upon the black. I might describe a score of
pretty designs, but none would differ strik-
ingly from the styles have already men
toned. Use your own taste If it is not
gaudy. DO not cavil abou expense, and do
cultivate so marked an individuality that il
will impress itself upon your note paper.
That Is the way novelties will hence
forth come into the market.
a woman well equipped with fancies in
stationery must have accessories which
will not Jar delicate nerves, nor hint of the
questionable. The desk and its furnish
ings are most important; unusually SO just
now, since the styles have been quite rev O.
lutionized. No longer does the woman of
the mode write upon q slender, spindle
legged, delicately carved desk of the Louis
XVI period, or any other brilliant but
shaky epoch of French life. No, indeed
Today her writing desk is sober oak, re :
spectacle walnut or ristocratic mahogany
Needless TO say upon its surface we see
none of the simpering shepherds and shep-
herdesses who have presumably gone back
to Arcadia to wait for smother situation
Whatever sdornmenl there is partakes of
stern simplicity. The top of the desk is
smoothly finished, and relieved from bar
renness by slender brass rod, supporting
other plain little rods at intervals beneath
it. The desk or writing board, which is
rather heavy, is made secure by large
chains, more practical than ornamental
When the desk is closed solid coverings in
leaf patterns are seen. Or, if the piece OF
furniture is lighter, the carving follows
some simple design-a wreath tied with
narrow ribbon, or perhaps merely a big
bow OF floating streamers. Other desks
are rescued from being morose articles of
furniture by brass fnishings. If the desk
has drawers they are furnished with Ella
borate handles; the keyhole also has much
oxldized brass about it. A new desk re-
Gently imported was of oak SHE'LL light,
rich looking wood with dark waving grain
through it. was deeply carved with oak leg
design. The legs were rather massive
and curving. A row of ornamental draw
ers was beneath the closed leaf. And the
best OF IL was its price-only $685. The new
fashion may not admit of varied modifca-
tions save in the drawing. Ii my lady's
taste in furniture is not gay, she will be
consistent in the trifles upon her desk. A
profusion of dainty. half useless little ex-
travagances, or silver trays. stamps, taper s,
boxes, blotters and anything else you may
mention, have been put aside and utility
rules. Silver Is still used. There can
meyer be satisfactory substitute for that,
put 1t Is used wariiy, if l am allowed the
expression. lnkstands are of cut glass and
the favorite size is about three inches
square. The top is of whitest silver chased
IN some mower design. One / saw, done in
wild roses, was $27, about the cheapest
thing that can be bought with hand work
upon il.
! ind that there Is not much demand for
silver inkstands, trays, penholders, etc.
Still there are lovely F'lorentine bronzes
with elaborate antique carvings. for sale
by the most fashionable dealers. But the
flower pattern in silver will supersede any
thing else in market. The entire outfit
upor the desk is possibly in chrysanthe-
NUNS favorite, of course but fright
fully expensive. At any rate, it is a model
of arti6ce. A calendar frame shown to me
was bewitching with its ragged chrysan-
themums wandering naturally all over the
Enclosed calendar. Forty-fi five dollars was
the price, however. Alas Even in sim
plicity q woman may be extravaeantly
magnificent. Slender purses must beware
of It's enticing offers and the would be pur
chaser must learn that black deceit turks
behind the seeming unpretentions trife.