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Rates to Producers,
Following are the prices to producers of IL

various articles mentioned:
GREEN FRUITS-AppleS. S1@l 25 "a box.
Pears. 75c; Grapes, 4O@6Oc; Cranberries,
DRIED FRUETs-Apricots. 6a7c p II;
reaches, 90 zoe; Apples, 5@oc; Pums, pitted,
S@5c; Prunes, 59l0c; Pears, 4@5c; Nectar
ines. 1@sc; kaisins, 81 so . box; Figs, Sc;
DAIRY E-Butter-vaIIey, CSC .
10; tancy Petaluma, 331@c; California Cream
cry, 5312c; Firl1in, 26c Pickle Roll, 25c.
Cheese-CailIornia, sc; Young America, Zoe:
Eastern Creamery, 12c; Limburger. l5C;
Genuine swiss, SOC; American SWISS pie:
Marin's Creamery. 13c.
EGGS-kanch, SOC 2 dozen: fresh Eastern
gre; cold storage, 22e p dozen
POULTRY Turkeys, Live Hens I6c II ib.
6oDblers- 16c; Dressed. zoe; Chickens Hens
" dozen; to9sters, 10; Broilers, rs; Tame
Ducks, 96 30; Geese, - p pair.
t'AAE-tare, 2Qc z pair; Rabbits, zoe p
pair. squirrels, -25e q pair; quail, 81 %;
English snipe, s.; Ddcks-1 1lallards, : Sc .
par; Canvasbacks, 81; Teal 25c; Sprigs. Toe;
35c: White sc.
NEGETA a BLE LE3-Yellow Turnips, Sc = doz;
BeetS; sc; Iurnips, sc, Carrots, SC; Parsuips,
SC: oyster Plant, sc; Lettuce, Sc; Radishes
Sc; Green Onions, SC; Leek, Sc; Cabbage &c
z %; savoy Cabbage. soc p dozen; Celery. 5Oc:
Caulitiower, soc; Red Cabbage, soc: Kaie
SOC; onions, 1Lsc q 10; Hubbard squash sc:
Dried Peppers, IL &C; Garlic. &C. Horseradfsh
Roots, -; Mushrooms, &c; Spinach, SIC;
Green Peas, &c; Green Peppers, &c; Dried
Okra. zoe; Celery Roots. 4Oc : doz.
POTATOES EARLY Rose, 75c . cwt: Peer
less, 50G7uc; oregon BuFbanks, 81 p cwt;
River Buroanks, 75c = cwt; Centennial. 65c
2 ctl; Salinas Burbanks, choice stock. 81:
River Reds, soc q cwt; Fancy Snowf1alIes. t5
q 5ci Sweets, 81 cwt; Nevadas, 81 , cwt;
New Potatoes, 4c = h.
MEATs-Beef, 411zs5c = b; Mutton, @71zc:
Lamb. "a SC; Veal, large, 414@5c small
dressed, 19Sc; Hogs, 45z94S4c dressed Pork,
7@77ac; Hams-Eastern, 133a514c = n; Cali,
fornia, 1901 BIC; Bacon, 11114IIc.
BBEADSTUFFS-Flour 81 p b6l: Oatmeal.
10-b sacks, 3Ac ? ii; IS 35 Il IOo-fb sacks
Cornmeal-Whi White, 81 IS 2 1OO-fb sacks: Vel
low, 81 70 p 1Oo-D sacks; Cracked Wheat
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MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY FOR
N4 dairy and table use by the New Liverpool
FlGG, 1119 Fourth street. sacramento, ClaI'
Telephone No. 2I2.
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NTWIs. T PT9T0
So o5@5 80; Yellow Metal zoe; English CaSii
steel, lao &c; Sheet Zine, S15Ggc: Pig Lead
a. -ci Bar Lead 53ac; Lead Pipe, &C: Sneet
Lead, re; Bar Copper, 21@2Sc: Pic Tin
: Sts Ss. = D. Nasnolia An'i-'r'''ion Metal sec
NAVAL STORES-Spirits Turpentine 4ec
= gallon; California Oa5um, 81 so; Eastern
Oakum, So Resin, 50 5o@5; Pitch, S4@4 SO:
NAII.S-Sn n the basis of goo kegs. the rates
are - 10 for iron and steel and So 20 for
wire.
OII4-China Nut, 49G54c; California Castor
81 20 Tor No. l anu 81 10 tor No. 2: refined
Cocoanut, 50G6Uc; California Linseed in sin
gle barrel lots 44c for raw and 46I5c for
boiled; Petroleum, 10 degrees. in cans l6a
23c; 90, so degrees, 24@32c; pure winter
strained Lard, &c in barrels and soc in tins:
Possel olive. quarts, "a Plagniol olive
kinds, S6&7 e dozen pintS.
PAINTS = Pioneer White Lead. 7J4GSc;
Shawmut White Lead, 69615c; Phoenix do
51a46c; Red Lead and Litharge. each 7IlaSc
PAPER-California Straw Wrapping, S5c,
9Oc, 81 and 81 10 per ream for the four
QUICKSILVER-s41 5Oa42.
kICE-We quote: Hawaiian, 4ISG4I<c: ia
pan, 81 5o94 o71z; China, S. 5000 10 a
Two mats for mixed; 81 4O@4 so for No, i
and 81 90n5 for extra No i
RUBBER GOODS-The net prices for three
ply and four-ply Rubber Hose are 7aI9c for
q inch 7g23c for q inch, 1663lc for inch
20g539c ior 4 men, 24&47c Tor ~ inch. SO
Gb21sc Tor lnch. and 40c6Sl for 2 incn.
Suction Hose, 37@5Cc for / inch. 5saS aS2IIc
for ts inch, and 75c1Sl so for inch. Sfs.5I -
Fire Engine Hose, S0cdS1 25. These are tn
prices OF the Gutta Pereha and Rubber Manu-
featuring Company.
SALT-LverpooI from warehouse is onotad
at S13@25; California, SS81o for coarse ana
SI3014 Ter fine.
SOAP-Castile, 614@75Sc for brown and 81
912c for White; Chemical olive, 415ia6c:' Pa1e
and other high grades, 7@Sc.
SPICES ~ Cassla, 454G5e; Citron, 25e.
Cloves, SG9c; Ginger, 13G141ze; Mace.
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DEALERS IN IRON, STEEL, CT7BTBFR-
~ land Coal Wagon Lumber ana Carriage
6aardware. 7o9, III, 7l3, 715 ] street,
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SACRAMENTO PIPE WORKS,
.N0TTCE.
SACRhE-EwTl 49,, rApErr
j. ]. WIEGAPn

. W. COR. TWENTY-FIFTH AND O SITS.
-. sacramento, dealer In Choice Family
t i'tel lles, FRO visions. Flour, Hay Grain But.
ter, Cheese, Eggs. Teas. CoH'-s. Hams Racor.
4oDacco, Cgars, Wines ana Liquors.
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J0HN J. BUCKLEY.
q. NATHEW

- = RICHER OF RECORDS, GIL STREET,
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O0S < STREET, ADJOINING WESTERN
HOD Hotel, Sacramento, dealer in Cigars.
1oHaeco and Notions. Every purchaser oi
ne celebrated Lillian Russell tigar win La
presented with q handsome souvenir.
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T RY 1T
FOR LADIES ONLY.

WOU WILL FIND THE PROPHYLACTIC
/ Compound just what you want. The
only sure and absolutely safe PREV ESTrvE
ever discovered by medical science Reduced
from 50 to S3. Every bottle guaranteed.
JOS. HAHN q CO., Fifth and streets, sole
agents.
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Restaurant de France.

{ Ni.O. 1sSEMANN d CO, PROPRIE
VI tors, 427 X street, near MetroDoiifan
Theater. Family orders, banquets aud wedding
parties a speciality.
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S. earle,

GUCCESsOR TO CARLE ts CROTY. CON.
- tractor and Builder. Orders solicited ana
PIomptness guaranteed. Otuce and shop.
Ala second street, between X and l.
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&. MEIsTER.
WATERHOUsE z LEsTER

CARRIAGES, VICTORIAs, PHAFToEs.
$40, 9l&, GA Ninth street. Sacramento.
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FREENIAN'S HOTEL
Opposite Depot, Auburn, Cal.

T'HE LEADING HOTEL OF CENTRAL
L. California. Every room lighted bv eiec
trietty. Every accommodation furnished
guests. W. A. FREEMAN, Proprietor.
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CEssPooLs AND VAULTS CLEANED.


4 PPLY AT SOC T STREET.
~ j. Il CA MPBFT,T,
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EOTICE TO TIE prprrr

N . 1-47141 2 A4LL = UDLLJs
r HAVE THIS DAY PURCHASED TEE
l interest of A. Mikulich in the seal Rock
RestauTant and will pay all bills and assume
all liabilities from and after this date
A. STAHL
Sacramento. November II. 1882.
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Otuer descriptions of Manila are quoted As
follows: Whaie and Bolt Rope, ! SIC; Haw-
ser-aid Rope for Well-boring, 13c; transmits
sion OF foWer Rope, l5c; sash Cord, 15tac;
SC for Duplex and lie for Manila; Hop
Twine, III balls, tarred, sc Tor DupieX ana
1172c tor Manila; Grapevine Twine. in coils
ana balls sc for Duplex and &c for Ma
Mia: Spring HwIne, ] 5L5c.
DNl GS-Alu1n, 2l4G2@Gc; Acid, 1901 sc
ior Nitric 21293c for Sulphuric and 6O@6215c
lot lartarlc; Borax, 7l4a 714c for COnceIl-
lfated and S9s1ac for Kennel; Blue Nitriol.
41sG &c; Caustlc Potash, 1OA11c; Chlorate OF
Potash, 1901 sc; Chlorate Of Lime, 3G3I{c:
Crude Ammonia, Concentrated, lSc; Gum
Camphor, SOC; Gum Shellac 30@33c; Oui-
nine, soc; SaltpeteT, English Refined 7j<T>Sc.
sulphur, 254@s21ac for Roll and 4A@415c for
DRY GOODs-Prints are generally tobbtne
at 41aa61ac; GInghams and Suitings. eli
1I5ae Lawns, SO 1212c; Brown Cottons, 1
&oc bleached Cottons, 6@12kc; Brown
Sheetlnss and Shirtings. Ii i1sG24c
FISH-We quote as follows. Pacific Cod
hsh, c IN Dom b is, 5c tor selected in loom
cases and a54c for BoneleSS Eastern Goldfish
sac sc 2 ID; Eastern Mackere, 81 JOu2 IS
Tor No. in 15-D kits, and So jOa3 rs for
Mess in lo-O kits; smoked Herriugs 4t,da45c
for Eastern ana soc T. box tor Puget Sound:
Dutch Herrings, 81 5O0l 75 p keg. Alaska
Smoked Haiibut, 10@1215c q ID
LEAThER-~ole, = 25a.2 c for good heavy.
21G23c for gOOd medium and light. Ruff'
124 i4c + ioet; side, 12@I4c 2 foot: Calf
Skins. 69@1Jc p 10; kip Skins, S36n5O y
dOz; Harness Leather, 27a2oc y fb for bp1xy
and 22a25c for No. =.
LUAiBi-H-PIne delivered at mil ports in
cargo lots i quote S5@24 p VI feet accord
Ing To length; dressed, tOngued ana proote ed
Flooring. 81 @lH; tongued grOoved and
beaded, 81 992s; snip Plank and Timber. 1e-
levted quaIt S15o23.
MALL LIZ OOtiS-Ieadlng brands of Eng
lish Ale and Porter are selling at 81 75a3 3
Ior quarts and SO al Tor two dozen pintS.
Percussion. 25c: ielepranb
55t; Eastern Pdrlor. 81 G5.
METALS-Wt quote Puget sound Pic Tro,,
G0l md nl hon. hrar. l. O. =, = =
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!. ALEX. NETIsO,
H. r. ROOT

-'"OA -Ail4A- NELSON, ]. DRISCOL.
ROOT, NELSON & CO..
/ MON FOUNDRY-IRON AND BRASS
~ FOUNDERS and Machinsts. Front street
ogl@ween o. @ \ and o. Castings and Machinery
OF every description made to order.
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THE SADDLE ROCK
Restaurant and Oyster House.

EGRST-CLASS HOUSE IN EVERY RE-
7 spect. Ladies' dining-room separate. Open
day and night. BUCkMANN & CARRA.
CHER, Proprietors. No. 1919 Second street
between J and X, Sacramento.
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English Foundry Coke is quoted at :sl0a
IL in bulk and S12013 in sacks; l.u. e.
Sound Coke, @l3; san Francisco Ciaslight
Company is selling Coke at 66c e bbl by
wholesale and zoe retail.
COFF ~ Central American grades are
quoted as follows:
Guatemala. prime WASHED .............21 2115G22c
Guatellala, good ashed...............21 ~ 2I$Ic
Guatemala, fair washed d............ > 15la 2Os+c
Guatemala, medium washed ....l5 al IIac
Costa Rica, prime, free BACK beans2l @2ls+c
Costa Rica, good some black beans1 15p2 UI5c
Salvador, good unWashe, ,i.........-.....-- else
salvador. gOOu 10 prime washed l 91542O16c
inferior to ordinary qualities al 6c
CORDAGE-The TuDDs Cordage Company
revised its list on October ? 18th as follows:
IupleX. Sisal- MnnfIa
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1otels n1rn sRcatauraatta.
GOLDEN EAGLE HOTEL.

OTRICTLY FIRSTCLAS5. FREE ,ByJs
- TO and nom the cars.
W. 0, BOWERS. Proprietor.
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are many who have to solve the stout
woman's dress problem. OF these wealthy
widow, not young, was recently married.
The wedding garment was of mauve velvet
with Venetian lace. 1t had the back cut in
Princess form, with train, and the front
with Louis XIV. coat. This is a very good
model. Coat pieces are often sewed on the
back, on the front, of pointed basque, but
they can hardly be continued clear round
without increasing the size.
Another excellent illustration of the
dressmaker's ideal is found in the gowns of
Lillian Russell Lillian is unquestionably
stout, and her dress is directed, as far as
stage exigencies allow, toward concealing
the fact.
The Delsartians have a word to say as to
stoutness which may be found helpful
Here it is: The large stomach is in most
cases the result of not knowing how to
stand. The weight should rest on the balls
of the feet, not on the heels. This throws
forward the chest instead of the abdomen,
and gives an elegant carriage. The nor
NAL woman does not need corset, but the
over-stout one may require a support for
the bust, but tight lacing makes her short
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to work that is to be painted In mante1s
finished in the natural wood the safer course
is to depend on harmonious combinations of
panels, beaded work or turned holdings,
and on a handsome material. As general
rule, choose the simpler things and look to
the color and proportions, rather than to
the elaboration. There has lately been a
rage for old furniture. What is the reason?
Because it is old? Because it is rare? Not
primarily, though this may have added
somewhat to its popularity.
Good Workmanship in Old Goods.
The secret of its success is that it pos
sesses good workmanship, careful design
and proportion and handsome material,
often fnely-grained mahogony. The same
is true of the colonial mantels, which have
furnished the keynote for much of our best
designed work at the present dav. The
component parts which go to make up
mantel design are the facing of tile or
its supports and the top or over mantel
We may elaborate and make either of these
features interesting and attractive as we
please.
The facing gives q fine opportunity for
color Hundreds of delicate shades of tile
are in the market and the new shades of
buff, old gold, gray and mottled bricks may
be used. White in cheaper grades of work
is pleasing and effective Good results are
often obtained by facing up the whole front
and possibly the sides OF the fireplace with
one of these materials, and supporting the
shelf and top above on brackets or mould
ings, thus making special feature out Of
the color of the material. Unless q special
feature is made of the facing the ordinary
proportion of the tile work is from inches
to 12 inches on each side to 16 inches above
the fire opening. As much as this is desir-
able to avoid the varnish charring from the
heat
Artistic Lines and Fine Proportions
In framing in the tile work a host of
schemes present themselves, without resort
ing to expensive elaboration. We may en-
close the tiled opening with varied frame
works of panels; we may support the shelf
on delicately beaded pilasters or turned
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hard to be stylish. 1t were far easier
problem to be good or to be beautiful
Slenderness is the fashion books ideal,
but is it in reality necessary to style?
This is what the stout woman would like to
know.
Be reassured dear stout lady. These plates
are the creation of the pattern makers
warped fancy. He may, Heaven knows,
think it impolite to bave viscera; perhaps,
poor fellow, he has little use for q stomach;
he may have reasons of utility also, which
there is not here space to discuss The
women you should model after do not look
like these plates If you should by chance,
as happened to me once, meet woman who
did resemble them, you would be surprised
a. the disgust that would come to you. An
animated fashion plate is disagreeable
sight
Flesh Is a Forgivable Defect.
The proper model is the form of the nor
nal woman, neither stout nor thin, but
with proportions whose ideal is found in
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houses have exquisite colonial mantels
which it is vandalism to move. The dealers
in secondhand material have often made
handsome profits in buying such work cheap
and selling it to those who we're we'll enough
posted to appreciate its value. A dining
room mantel recently described as an old
fashioned marble thing proved to be beau
tiful piece of red Lisbon marble, quiet and
respectable in design and lovely in color.
The advice that he had handsome thing
greatly. He had never looked at it from
the point of view Of color, and is now much
pleased with it. ALI of which goes to show
that it is not always well to 70 searching
after some new thing. Beauty Is not made
by fashion though peoples ideas of it some
times are.
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THE TABLE, THE B0UD0R HOME DECORATIONS AND HYGIENE.

household management, simple, we'll cooked
food and lack Of elaborate dishes make
meal at the Elysee q pleasant, wholesome
function to those royalties passing through
Paris who are used to fatiguing. highly
spiced banquets from their Partisan hosts
Dejeuner tnkes place at - o'clock and is
followed in summer by coffee served in tho
garden. When in Paris Madame Cunnisset
Carnot, the Presidents only daughter, is
often present at this meal with one of her
little children. Madame Carnot is q de-
voted mother and Coached" her two soldier
sons when they were studying for the en-
trance examination to st. Cyr, the great
French military college.
An official visit to some orphanage, hos
pital, girls school or exhibition fills up
nearly every afternoon. Madame Carnot Is
very fond of children and takes genuine
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and marking all the London daily papers
before her husband has had time to glance
over them.
Those who assisted at the deliberations
which followed President Grevy's downfall
are aware how little either Sadi Carnot or
his wife sought the great distinction offered
to them. Few, who only see Madame
Carnot on gala occasions, realize what q
heavy responsibility is here, or what an
her graceful shoulders The President is
given an income of about $500, 900 on which
to keep up his dignity. Madame Carnot
has the spending Of nearly the whole of this
sum, for she keeps the accounts, paws the
trades-people and arranges what donations
are to be given to charity.
The President of the French Republic is
lodged, rent free, at the Elysee, and has all
the vegetables, fruit and game he needs for
his table from the kitchen gardens and
greenhouses of Versailles and Fontaine-
Heau. Oak logs and oil, l,gas and electricity
are also supplied. All the house linen is
horses is allowed, but Madame Carnot has
to supplement all this with the aid Of Cen
eral Burgers, who may be styled the gen.
eral controller of the household.
Routine OF Day at the Elysee.
The day Of the Presidents wife COM
mences at s o'clock, when her courier is
brought to her dressing ROOM Hundreds Of
letters find their way addressed to Madame
la Presidente from all parts OF France; solic-
iting help, relief and protection, in one
form or another; whenever it is possible the
cases are Investigated, and help afforded to
the deserving poor Following the habit Of
every practical French woman, Nine Car
not sees her cook every day and draws mp
the menu herself with due regard to what
ID in season; primeurs play no part In her
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xontxl lines shorten and vertical ones give
lengths therefore add to and emphasize the
vertical lines and omit or conceal those that
run round. The gown should fit smoothly
and the waist have many seams The skirt
should be very long in front and have no
border, for thus its ending is indefinite and
the eye will not fix its exact limits The
skirt should be ss wide as fashion permits
at the bottom, so that the profile line will
grow gradually from the waist down. 1t is
q mistake to draw the skirt tightly round
a few gathers are made on either side the
front along the waist band, but these are
net visible below the waist Fig. 1
shows the principles in a general way.
The large stomach is the most inelegant
defect at the stout woman. This explains
the temptation corset laces offer, though
lacing does not reduce the fat. 1t presses
it above and below where, of the two, 1t is
less Questionable. The most strenuous eff
forts Of dress are directed toward the dis
guise of the large stomach. 1t is for this
that the long pointed basque is preserved
among the fashions, though round waists
are the popular vogue.
How to Deceive the Eye.
.Belted waists, say the dressmakers, are
not for the stout, though Emma Schlrmer-
MapleSou ududScs, Wy Wy NS'A~S va eA
overshadowing shoulder rufie, to wear with
much grace one similar to that at Fig. 2
For this reason the width of the shoulder is
exaggerated by lines running thence down to
the point of the basque, thus deceiving the
eve as to the apparent size OF the stomach.
The skillful modiste emphasizes rather than
enlarces the width of the shoulder, and the
sleeves are in fact made less full at the top
than for thin persons. Yokes give apparent
width to the shoulders, and are becoming to
the stout
Lines carried up on the shoulders add to
the apparent height of the figure, and the
stout can therefore wear the fange collars
now in vogue; that stand up around the
shoulders sometimes three deep; also the
high collar that stands open in front and
rolls away from the face, and all shoulder
ornaments including the popular ribbons
which pass round the armhole and are tied
upon the shoulders. In materials she must
confine herself to plain surface and vertical
stripes, but with a mingling of these
two splendid effects may be obtained.
Afhong the society devotees of New York
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from slipping is convenient one and not
often thought Of, and no special instruc-
tions are given. As to the top, or over
mantel, it is often question whether it is
worth the additional expense, unless good
deal of importance in that feature is desired,
as in parlor mantel where bric-a-brac may
be displayed, or in . dining room mantel,
when place is desired for rare and beautiful
pieces of china. The space above the shelf
is often more useful, especially In bedrooms
and libraries, for fine painting or mirror,
and the panel work composing the top is
liable to be little suggestive of the head
board of a bedstead, unless carried around
the sides of the chimney so as to completely
encase it, which Of course adds considerably
to the expense.
Getting on without Carving.
In the ornamentation of the constructive
features of mantel, if we lay aside the
question Of carving, there are one or two
inexpensive devices which may be resorted
to-the putty applied ornament mentioned
above for painted woods-and mouldings
turned from natural wood in various
patterns of beading. These are manufactured
in all sizes and shapes, and from various
woods, and may be used effectively planted
in the furings of pilasters, along the mould
ings Of the shelf or around the panels. One
or two good patterns are shown in Fig. 6.
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FINE LINES IN MANTELS.
Those With an Ego to tho Beautiful Do Not
Buy the Ready-Made Articles-Why Old
Mantels 'Pleases-Good Workmanship
Essential
WRITTEN FOR THE p1spArcH.I


Mantels 'Pleases-Good Workmanship
an Essential.
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH,
"Who buys these things7" was asked of q
furniture manufacturer by the writer, some
time ago, as he looked with somewhat un-
pleasant feelings on line of stock mantels,
made up, as the saying goes, ''for the
trade" Bad was no name for them. They
looked as if they had been seized with an
epidemic Of jig-sawed brackets and arches
and badly proportioned colonnettes, and the
carving forcibly impressed me that it had
originally been mud, which, under a So
called artistic impulse, had run out into
patterns and solidifed.
"Oh, they sell, ,"replied the dealer. ''The
builders put them into fats and cheap
houses The quiet things don't take 50
well, /" he added, apologetically.
This is about the state of affairs the house
owner usually meets with when he comes to
select his mantels, and quiet, tasteful de-
signs are comparatively rare. Of course if
the house is an expensive one the mantels
are designed with the trim" by the srchi-
tect, with more or less success, as the case
may be, but there are thousands of cases
In which the mantels are bought like pieces
Of movable furniture, and there should
be demand and supply of well designed
work for people with refined taste to select
from.
Tho Designs Must Eli the Eye.
It should be remembered in designing
and selecting mantels, too, that they are to
be seen at short range, and that good pro-
portions and delicacy are qualities that
wear better in the long run than elaboration
and profuse ornaments Good carving is
expensive, as it requires highly trained
class of labor. If there is much real carv-
ing in cheap work it is very sure to be bad
Imitation carving, designed on classical
models, is now made extensively from a
putty composition, pressed with molds while
soft, and afterwards glued on when required.
These designs are generally good. as the
patterns used have been refined and studied
ever since classical architecture has been in
existence. They may be had in wreaths,
festoons, ornamental holdings, etc, but ali
have the Limitation OF being applicable only