The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-29
YEARs CHAT.

sOh1h NEW
Such a busy week. The indiyidua.
who foolishly imagined that til,
feminine world would, alter Xmas
come to a 3standstill for a e wdays a
least, hit very wide of the mark. The
women may have earned q rest, but g
far nobody seems at all anxious totaks
it.
Shop? Why / have never knoSnthe
fair ones to go into the thing any more
heartily than they have been doing fol
the past few days. The fact is, Xmas
day proper is an eyo-opener sure and
certain. We no longer wonder in
mist Of doubt and uncertainty, but are
painfully aware of our Obligations az
well as d mistakes.
Presents arrive from unexpected
5quarters and New Year dayis selected
as the best timeito return these compli.
tnentsio of the season. Then begins ans
other ROUND The shops, and how easy
the task seems compared with the
struggle Of a few weeks ago. We look
and buy in an enlightened fashion that
is simply collaborating. Forlonethjng,
we have been treated to a hundred and
onesideas original and beautiful, ideas
thatIhaseffeSef entered into our before
&mas calculations; then, 700 in some
occult fashion We have suddenly be
come very wide awake upon this sub
ject of giving. !,
Undoubtedly the New Years gift will
be an alllaround SUGGEST. Hidden treas
ures suddenly appear upon the coun-
tiers and at d price which make nelong
togoaback and try it all over again. In
baskets the display is quite enough 70
set the shopping world agog. Now, II
there is any one think that a woman
delights in tits this kind OF merchan.
disc. You can never surfeit her, and
ftheYare 5uch9beauties, these baskets.
Ebafnty bT6e,5 pink, scarlet yellow and
white pieces of twisted and curled vii.
low; exaggerated tulips in white aud
gold a.tlutter with shimmering ribbons
of satin; kaleidoscopic lunches Of tiny
baskets originally intended to help ont
Santa ulaus'in decking the Christmas
tree, hdfnow being bought with a view
to the coming German. Baskets for
! trinkets, baskets for needlework, bas-
kets for bonbons and baskets for flow
ers.
Give a woman a few yards Of ribbon,
china slat Of water gold paint, and she
will Neutrality-suspicious. the plainest OF the
lot into q trife eqaisitely pretty. Odd
hooks can be fitted to one OF these
wicker creations in a manner that Is
decidedly decorative, for the corner
basket is an institution.
Spending Of corners. Somebody is
eg6ing Is have delightful sleepy hollow,
tho result 81. an Xmas after=thought.
One big bare alcove has been selected,
which will. a little later on, blossom
with New Years favors. A couple OF
palms, a cabinet, a Turkish diyan and a
half dozen pillows have in charge the
gracious plan. / do not doubt that,
when, complate, this corner will look as
if it cost double the amount really ex-
pended onit.s4
L wonder if am betraying anysecrets
by gfvingin detail the methods employ
ed in fitting it,up. The diyan is SO rest
ful, and in point OF prettiness leaves
nothing to be desired, and yet acom-
mon cot is the foundation. The legs
have been shortened and over the top a
thick pad spread; then it is ready for a
drape of tapestry in which is to be
found soft and delicate tones otold rose
and silver gray.
Six pillows, luxuriously downy and
breathing the sweetest invitationsto
"bide awee," stand ready to add to this
comfort. of the divan. BY the by, the
fad Of sofa pillows has reached q point
when their arrangement becomes a
question of artistic moment. How isiiL
that some women succeed so famously2
/ think that they must follow the plan.
OF a friend who rejoices in a method
which is, she tells me, unfailing. She
simply stands a certain distance from
the couch and fires one pillow after
another. Whether she is possessed OF
an especial knack, 1 do not know, but.
they all sink into attitudes that are
grace itself.
The daintiest piece of bric-a-brac to
find a resting place in this particular
hookery is the cabinet. 1t was to begin
with simply a plain pine affair with.
twisted supports and a couple of Guns
ming shelves. Two coats Of white ena-
melhave been given it with here and
there q touch of gold paint Tiny silken
fringe falls from the edge of each shelf
andacrossI the top. Back and sides are
clrtained with a shirred rose.tinted
sflkoline, while bows of plain silk rib.
bon cling to the delicate gold and white
pillows at thefront OF thecabinet. Near
by is to be tacked'a bunch of twigs gild-
ed and caught together by a big knot Of
ribbon. a cunning blue bird and a gray
coated sparrow are perched uponat the
branches, while a little nest, filled with.
Ieggs, has drlfted in among the limbo.
|lGfSeRateY fnishing touches intheway
Ola couple of Sengravings and a sweet
throated canary, and surely nothing,
more could be desired to complete this
delightfully."- restful corner, prepared for
the idle moments rare, aud so yetypre-
cious) of very busy woman.
u biss ga DOROTHY MADDOX.
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