The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-15


New York has long been an annual
custom. The wreath hung in the win
dow and the festoon from the archway
are crude compared TO the wonders that
are accomplished In house-trimming.
This year the ideas hid fair 10 eclipse
all previous Efforts, and IL Is the girl
artists Of New York who are busy in
venting pretty things for trimming the
house.
A GEORGIAN'S IDEAS.
There are different branches of work
in all kinds OF art. so there are branches
OF house decoration. In a certain apart
ment-house in which many girl artists
live in harmony, each group having a
little establishment of It's own. you can
make a selection Of artists according TO
which part of your home you want
decorated and YOU can be sure each
branch Of decoration viii be superbly
done. The young artists combine. send
ing people 20 one another and each turn
Ing over 10 the next artist the bit OF
work which comes in her own line
one of these artists is a pretty South
crn girl. She Is from Georgia, and her
ideas are the typical pretty Georgian's.
Her speciality IS window decoration. and
up to last evening she had orders for
decorating exactly 100 Christmas win
dows. Some were parlor windows. 9TH
srs were for the banquet hall. several
were for Kitchen windows where young
peoples party is 10 be held Christmas eve,
and one solitary window Is for a sick
room where lies an invalid girl, the
youngest daughter Of The house.
Each window is already laid ont or
paper. a plan Of IL Is drawn and has
been submitted TO the people who want
the window decorated. Upon their APP
provai the young artist gets up an
estimate OF the cost from the nearest
rorist and when the work Is done
draws a commission from the florist and
a stated sum from the one who owns the
window. That is the business side OF the
transaction.
The newest OF the ways OF decorating
the Christmas window is in trimming
the window shades This is set at the
right height ami is completely covered
with smilax. put on I'm straight lines.
until II covers the window shade en-
tirely A steamer OF the smilax is
hung down for raising and lowering the
shade ana from the end of the streamer
bangles a rose
There are flower lambrequins made
very effectively OF chrysanthemums
These flowers are wrapt around with we;
cotton and will preserve their beauty for
a week or even longer II they dry.
without too much moisture. they keep
their natural colors for month.
one o. the giri artists has selected in
terror decoration as her speciality. Let
her loose IN room and give her a clothes
basket OF holly and a few flowers and
your room IL so lovely you cannot leave
II long enough for your Christmas din
ner.
DRESSING THE CLOCK.
This pretty Girl. also from the South.
as so many girl artists are. decorated a
room the other day and made II so pref
" that photograph was taken OF Il.
One bit OF the room. the corner where
the erandfather's clcck stood. was SO ef-
fective that her artist friend who was
asa sti..s her persuaded her 10 stand stu
for a minute with the holly In her hands
wni.- a sketch could be made OF her. Tho
work OF decorating was done at early eve
ming about Z o'clock. In time for dancing
party 70 be given that evening; ana the
girl artist, In evening dress for an en-
tertainment. looked . picture ~ she ar
ranged the geens and dressed the fvrni.
tuss. otanAins In fnanA - Ayanafather's