New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-19
COLONIAL FURNITURE.
STYLES FOR COUNTRY HOUSES.


The new Colonial furniture for country houses
combines the semi classic white wainscoting ana
other Amazing OF anti-rcvolutionary days Win 'ho
mahogany furniture that came into spec"', 'os". y"
the beginning OF this century. There ~ also ''n-
dency to use oak stained to Initiate oiu pu'cn o"A
In rooms fitted out with waInscotng. wall eaphe.'
and other fixtures In white enamel This plack oak
is made into quaint chests OF drawers racKs 10 hoo
old delft plates and other pieces copied from iurh
ture which Holland danes brought over 10 new
Amsterdam In those primitive days when ma"osa
ny was unknown 70 the furniture maker
The pre,tiest cabinets and sdeboards for country
dining rooms are those OF white enamei deeora'eu
In delft blue with windmills and other Du'ch oe
signs. The sideboard Is usually spindle-ieggeu
Sheraton or Heppelwhite design with curving front
The newest sldeboards are finished with small glass
doors on all sides marked out In diamonds oy har-
row strips OF enameled wood. There are also many
picturesque little desks In white and Due WIN sie"-
der curvIng legs. These are graceful enough 10 oe
cupy place In the summer paror or my iauy
boudoir Generous-slzed. old-fashioned rocKihs
chairs IN white decorated with delft landscapes may
be purchased for s2 and pretty little eighteenth cen"
fury rockers OF mahogany decorated WIN Vi. Vi
old Dutch marquetry are the same price, "e
ouaint tall sp.ndle backed chairs known as Nan
tucket chairs are especially picturesque III w'"'e
decorated with a struggling pattern OF Scotch iare"
in blue There are also corner chairs ana Hraceiu'
will make appropriate furniture for country dra"
inr-rooms These pieces upholstered IN MOTIFS
tapestries in blue or with denim which Is more popu-
lar than ever In artistic upholstery.
Perhaps the most desirable furniture Tor SUM-
mer room is the English reed or wicker furniture
which is so durable and light. This Is found IN
souare-armed settees with deep seats, armchoirs
OF various sizes and shapes and tables ana other
pcces The natural color OF the willow is con-
ceaied under a coat OF green or OF cream enamei,
and Liberty 'yevets in dull. rich c3lors are useu
for upholstery. The hlgh-backed Dickens cna'r >
with winged sides are shown In reed ana are up
holstered with figured velvet In dull artistic coors.
One OF the advantages OF this furniture III sii'e 90
is that the cushions finished OH win nnlnSs ",
London yelyeteens, that they can pc removes anu
thoroughly shaken and freed from DUST Even .ne
cushions at the backs OF the SOFA anu cha'' arc
mercy tackled in place by buttons. .
White settles are shown for country hai!s upnol-
stored with Liberty velours In olive shaies Ih.y
have the straight back and square arms OF the oiu
settles OF black oak used in Dutch houses or the
seventeenth century While abundance or white
furniture Is used in the country ths
furniture is usually Of mahogany. The newest dining,
room chairs for general use are high ribDon-D
Coleman shape. The armchairs USED at the 1907 anu
head OF the table may represent an eSaihpie oi gu
SouthVick Chelsea, rococo or some historic maze
There are many small pieces whch may De INTRO
dining room Plate racks are usually OF this enafn-
ellcd wood They fiat fixtures when are huhg
against the wall and serve TO hoid Plates intehued
for decorative use Pipe racks made AFTER the
fashion OF old-time gun racks are In blue and white
decorated with delft tiles ana are pretty euou!sn 70
usually no room specially designed for smokers In
those small houses