The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-23
LOOK At THE CURLS
Curls. Curls, that Would Make the
Girls, Girls.
GIRLS GO WILD WITH ENVY AND
Grieve at Night because They Can't
Enjoy the Delight OF Wearing
wood-Read Below and GO to See
Them.

Mr. Robt. Caruthers the indefatiga.
BILE manager of the Waco Furniture
Co., has contributed after months of
patient and careful work a discovery
that promises to be worth millions to
Texas. For it is really discovery
made as other discoveries in art are
by brave convictions and long labori-
GUS and painstaking expensive expe-
riment. He has discovered and shown
and demonstrated that Texas curly
pine is adapted to furniture making.
Not ordinary furniture alone but the
very finest 1t amounts to a demon
stration for the work is open to
the inspection of the public. His
fir m has Just finished series of Office
counters and desks for the Pfovident
Savings Association large elaborate
and finished. This fine piece of work
with other work made from Texas
wood will be formally exhibited to the
public on Wednesday in miniature
opening and all ladies and lovers OF
art in the city are invited (pretty
souvenirs will be presented to visi-
tors 1t is unnecessary for The
News to attempt to describe this chef
'oeuvre of Texas arti on Texas
woods for it is to be seen for itself, 1t
is sufficient to say that this piece of
work both in design, beauty Of materi
al and elegance of finish is marvel
and revelation. Mr.. Caruthers has
demonstrated that from curly Texas
pine, furniture can be made which not
only compares favorably with other
woods yet used in furniture making,
but is equal to the finest. The grain
the tone, the shading and the polish
are wonderful. Furniture from Texas
pine is an assured fact, and new in
dustry is opened up that will be
worth millions to the state. Every
lady in the city should see this piece
of fine work from native wood. Ev-
cry business and professional man
should take an hour off on Wednes
day and inspect what is not only a
thing of beauty in itself but pregnant
with meaning to the industries of the
state.
1t is not unsual for many Texans to
sheer at any new thing in Texas on
the no. good out. of Nazareth style but
this new furniture from Texas pine
will squelch even the most unpatriotic.
1t challenges criticism. No one
should fail to see what genius, indus
and skilled workmen Can do with a
wood that has heretofore been deemed
useless for all but common purposes
Those who visit the Waco Furni
ture company's store tomorrow and
inspect this work from native woods
will observe that the designs of this
office furniture for the Provident Saw.
'ngs association is new and remarkab.
ly beautiful. The design was drafted
by frst-class architect and modified
by the skilled workmen of the compa-
ny. In design this furniture is sup
perior to anything of the kind in thi'
city either in bank or Office. But i
is the great possibilities in the wonder
full grain and polish of this Texa'
wood that will astonish the eye. 1t il
absolutely incredible, and those posi-
bilities indicate a new industry TO
this state and a source Of wealth
Business men should, by all means
see this work Of art tomorrow.