New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08


Tho most costly portfolios in market are those OF
.o,o-od leather overlad on one side with massive
,,accrv Of solid silver in the pierced patterns oil "d
mitch metal work These portfolios are hnod WIN
duIl-colcrcd MORE silk to match the hue OF tc ea'c''
which may BE- Delft blue. old crimson or dark brV"h
Some OF the most costly strawberry sets are In Grim,
con cooIr,r, ware md gildcd silver. The round
harry howl and the cream pitcher and sugar boWl arr
., CooInor china decorated with metals and Inca
with gold The berry spoon. sugar sitter ana t"cN"
,oo.pons are OF gded silver decorated with crimson
enamel TO match the color 81 the china ana are III
the quaint new Empire shape with a straight CLASSIC
handle.
The lannon's French cook knives formerly made
exclusively by sabaticr, Of Franco. IRE now nhhh"t
ured by a large number of firms who Initiate INC
original trademark. that the old name is no cri-
tcron OF quality n It once was. All these limitations
.re irnported from France Ike the genuine knife
The best knife stll made BY the old house ana may
bo distinguished By the little hand inside the semi
cIrcle-the trademark the blade. Though AL the
spurious knives bear the name Of "sahatier.' thcy
do not contain this tiny distinguishing marx some
o, them contain a helmet or other device inside the
somi. circle but not the hand. /. pays to keep In
the Kitchen a good knife Of this kind. which In a
largo family size suitable for cutting meat or bread
will cost one dollar. There should be on mana "a
heavier butcher knife 10 do heavier work
It Is always better 10 buy knives. even those for
usc in the Kitchen, Of a cutler who understands ms
business. Knives never put in the market ground
exactly ms they sh0iM DE for ue They always
REQUIRE To be touched up by the grindstone before
nse and cutler Will do this without extra charge II
the knives are purchased Of him. Moreover. cutler
who understands his business Is moro likely to sell
a good knife than q salesman In n general store WHO
knows practically little about the business
Chrysanthemums have been steadily growing In
favor for several years until suitable enthusiasm
has been evoked and all the new and strange varieties
IRE largely sought for The great exhibition OF these
beautiful plants which was held last year In NJ"
Madison Square Garden. and which Will undoubtedly
be an annual affair after this has done much TO en-
courage a "craze" for this gorgeous autumn flower.
which after the other more fragile blossoms have de-
parted remains until Christmas 10 gadden our eyes.
It Is the plant thn most repays the least trouble being
very hardy. rcappearing year after year IN the same
spot and producing an astonishing quantity OF bloom.
Il being estimated that single chrysanthcmum plant
will have from 80 10 900 blossoms. As II Is now
| the time to plant seedlings for autumn display,
| We would recommend chrysan'hcmum bed TO every
one who call even few feet Of ground her own
| In furnishing very inexpensive bedroom In sum-
NOR cottage such described In lat Sunday S
Tribune. 1t IA better to get the furniture mentioned
direct from the dealers. without Its having been either
naInted or vanished The lOvccst tints come ready
mixed nowadays ut the paint shops and IL IS quite
pleasure to use them, md to ones furniture bloom
out In all the pck and span freshness OF delicate color
Ing By matching these pretty shades In crepe cioti
which costs IL or Is cents yard and dripng dress
Ing table bed and the windows with the lovely soft
material the dantest and freshest OF bedrooms may
| be had at a nominal cost
clohcsl!ne Is utiliiarian article Ilch Is quite
likely to thrust itself IN an unsecmy manner upon
our attention especially In close city yards where most
NJ tina available space must bc taken up In drying the
clothes The fashioned hcmpen line has great dis
advantages To give proper satisfaction. II must bt
| tken down and put up ngain every week. and The
average laundress 10 quite likely 10 rebel over 'hc
trouhie md leave the unsightly thing In tho yard &c
become rotten worthless and mouldy with rain and
A far bettcr material for cothesne IL the ordinary
telegraph wire which 10 now sold .or that purpose IL
hardware stores 1t will ontast dozen hempen clothes
lines When II Is properly put up by strong man
Il does NOT sag like hempen line. II does not break
II Is not unsghtly because II Is fine that 1t Is hardly
q noticeable feature Of the yard II can be wiped OF