New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-14

! remuneration Al one OF the most elegant weddings
in the last month near London the dccoraioh' we're
made OF llghttinted Ivy, arranged over .,V '"O"
tabecoth in latuce-work designs, while sHaii punches
OF roses matching and shading into the otnef aecoa
lions OF the ROOM were placed about Inc oo','e'
delcatcly decorated with trailing vines anu PAINS
reaching TO the ceiling by the skilfli use VI eiec'
trlc lights playIng upon the decorations. he room
was turned into fairy-llke bower. The rose deeora-
lions Of the room at this wedding were CHOSEN 10
suit the name OF the bride.
Marguerites make an especially pretty decora.ioh'
mingled with trailing vines and wild efhsse' i"e'e
Is only possible objection to them LOT uS'''"uo'
public occasions. In the case OF certain p''o"''
their presence produces an unpleasant. rrAu"s e'up
ton of the skim which passes away. however "S so'h
as the cause Is removed.
This curious effect physicians are unaoe u no'ou"'
for. but 1t is supposed TO be due TO some '"' '""'o
Us rosc-cold hay fever. 1t has always oee" Il
question how much OF these physca mis- ~ N'e
TO the Imagination. or possibly, TO the 'o"u'.o" VI
the Individual who contracts them Cerh'n II - Una.
great punches OF fragrant clover and other no"e's Vi
the hayfclds may be displayed in the presence oi
sufferer OF this kind without her apparently pe"'s
aware OF them, when q single whif at ahou'e' "'ne
will send hor into violent fit OF sneehhs ','a 'no
will have all the symptoms OF the Use'o'U'
great many sufferers find relief In the fragrant oaof'
Of the pine forests. which prove TO be 10 'hci Nen
public occasion TO remember such sufferers out rs
matter OF taste at any large gathering, mowers oil
any decided fragrance better avddea, anu inc
decorations should be largely made up Oh PALMS,
trailing vines and other grcenery.
S. Barring Gould, IN a recent article In Tine queen
Of London says at Is matter OF surprise 70 e that
on. NJ the most resuhful and charming arts OF the
Middle Accommodates not been taken up anu Pr-
.ncd by ladies'" The entire art OF enamel Work was
almost extinct, when in recent years IL was asH "e
ND In Limoges France; and since that time some Deau-
NfIl work has been produced though only Il It" lac
tories have been started. Enamel as every oc Knows
is a composition quito similar TO fine glass, which Is
rendered obaque by the addition OF tin to the othcr In
gradients Recently some charming work OF TINS knd
has been exhibited in our country notably at Ilahy $
in what Is known ~ transparent enamolS BOOK
marks and many small pieces are shown IN l' "orA'
Especially I'm the Russian department are very beauntl
effects given by the introduction CT transparent enamel
In pieces Of peNed silver decorated In coioFs WIN
OPAQUE cnames The exhibit In this department Is IN
itself study In brilliant enamel work Tho arr OF
enamelng descended legltimatrly the Russians with
tho Greek Church and the glories OF the Old Byzar-
tine work which + still used TO embclllsh the sacrs
mental vessels and the ornaments OF the GREEK a4tA
The Turks do something OF this work. but 1t Is coarse
and bizarre IN comparison with the WORK Oh 'hc
Russians.
stones but the best workers soon began 70 apply
enamel In a vatlcty Of ig1ls On ornament Ill
itself Then came cloSJnnc enamel In winch inc
metal was first cut ont in narrow channels or
ribbons leaving fine edges OF the metal to separate
the various coors In this work the japanese ana
Chinese excel and antiQuanans suppose that the art
| OF enamcng was brought 10 Constantnope orgR-
ally from the far East. Various kinds OF enamel
have had their vogue The Niello work Is beauuii!
specimen Of black enamel silver. some OF the
most beautiful Of painted cnames those In black
and white and gray tones. In this process the sur
face j. covered first with white enamel and then win
black and the black IS then cut through TO show inc
Dv this means very beautiful effects are produced.
Mr. Barring Gould says that this art IS one that lends
itself especially 10 the delicate handling OF women.
Ii + one that requires muscular eA"rt"n Is clean
I'm It's processes and finally especially adapted to
feminine ornamentaiion 1t is n work that need not
take a lady from home and need not occupy her whole
time lie adds There must, e course, b" kncwl-
cdcc OF drawing and practice with the coor> and with
the furnaces But skill 1, readily acquired. ana the
preliminary knowledge need not BE- great y ready
ART AN artistic eve and delicate hand are the hrs.
reoul,i;cs- II would be good thing II some OF our
schools would give practical lessons In the art of
Limoges cnamclling. In the NVlth and NNllth
centuries when the of ennmc.!ing WINS at US
height some Of the best work was done by womcn'
and one Of the largest schools for this work was
founded by a women.