Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-23

With the advent of summer we will find a
very great and varied use of what is generally
known as fish net. 1t is, however. a netting
designed especially for decorative uses. The
mesh is about three-quarters of an inch in di-
ameter, and it can be readily understood that
when draped in coiorings that harmonic with
background draperies it is very handsome. 1t
comes in various widths and IN all kinds of
colors. 1t is sometimes splashed in gold or
bronzed Or siivered Some of the 72-inch widths
are applied to the walls direct and with ad-
mlrable efect-a silver on a blue wall--a gold
wall; sometimes the goods are festooned
around room as a frieze. We have seen it
utilized also. especially in seashore decora-
tons, for curtains. draped from a boat hook
or oar instead Of = curtain pole, and caught
back and lOoped with the aid of ropes and
pulleys. shipwise.
Folks who attend the Columbian exposition
will see among other exhibits a collection of
products of the American upholsterydom
There was a time when anything good in furni-
ture coverings or draperv materials was I'M
ported, but that day is now past and tapestries
in silk and wool. brocades and damasks, broca-
telies. pushes. cheniiles and those lighter
things that are generally known as India silks
are all made in tins country. The most de-
Eghtfui sort OF garniture. friEges and brass
work are all made here and the industry has
reached an artistic plane on level with that
OF the great French narts and a mercantile
attitude aggregsting an annual production of
over s35.0OO.000.
The manufacturers will have a special Sec
tion devoted to them and their exhibition will
be one of the most interesting in the great
forty acres of exhibits in the department of
manufactures, demonstrating il will the art
progress OF our American artisans
CLEANING LACE CURTAINS.
People who send out their lace curtains to be
cleaned are often surprised when told that it
will take month or six weeks, but the fac. is
that the conscientious dealer no longer permits
the haphazard laundryman to clean these
goods, but intrnsts them to specialists We
know OF one dry goods house that cleaned
during the year Of 1891 16, 900 pairs OF lace
curtains, through the medium, however, Of a
lace curtain cleansing establishment Cleaning
and mending Of lace curtains has been for
centuries back a study, but it has never been
attempted IN this country until of LATE years.
About ten years ago the firm started the bust
ness, but this work was confined almost cxclu-
sivcly to a limited field in his own city. Now
he cleans for the trade all over the country
within radius of 1000 miles of his shop, and
the goods are turned out az new and as fresh
as the day they left the loom.
Heavy leather decorations are more and
more used In England they are in the front
rank of fashionable decorations. Where the
used. substitutes In artificial feathers are Sc
lected, but leather effects in heavy rich do
signs Of the renaissance order or Of Spanish or
Italian treatmen: are worry impressive. The
feathers are frequently embroidered. the nee-
dies being the same ms those used for sewing
gloves. Spanish work gives abundant ideas for
design and some Of IL is treated in i've different
processes, cut or carved, stamped, siiversd or
bronzed. lacquered and painted.
We have TO 60 away from home TO hear the
newh German paper rose up in a white
heat Of protsstatton some time ago against the
barbarity OF Delaware man, who had con-
tracted 70 furnish 1t Louis man With 1000
cats tails. The London Timos corrected their
contemporary and explained that IL vas not
cats tails, but cat-tsils, . marsh plant that was
used for its nun and was quite . common bed
ding In this country. Az y matter OF fact cat
They ere not in the market and Ne doubs Il
100 pounds year are handled - ~ uheas
isgihnste bed End bedding tsads Z u