The morning times., 1896-10-04
BEDSIDE FLAMBEAUX.
Luxurious Whim Affected by Worn-
EN- of Fashion.
A Growing Passion for Old Mis-.
sion Chairs.

Interior decorations. Blue and " !ite are
vanishing before it, and where delft and
Genim lately overspread walls, floor. win
dows, mantel shelves, and furniture,
dozen rich, verdant shades, in pottery,
chintz, tapestry carpets, stained wood
work and splendid yelvets aud cords have
usurped its place. 5, 49,,
This fluctuation In coiors has been the
means of reviying the modes OF decoration
that prevailed in tie reigns OF the Georges
and where lately seine one OF the elegant
Louis OF France dominated drawing TooIns
and boudo!rs, more substantial English
king now takes precedence. In consequence
solid mahogany, very highly polished and
very little carved or ornamcnted with
brass is ousting gilt and satin from the
salons, while up in the dainty bedrooms cik
OF pine stained in green, has gotten very
much the best OF white enamel
Beyond any shadow Of doabt the mahOg-
any is beautiful, The long. low bufIeis
have heavy cut glass knob., the poBCer-
Gus bedsteads, show side panels IOot
and ii half deep and Their LOFTY head and
foot boards are so arranged as to dGspla !
TO the utmost advantagetn the gorgeous color
ings, glowing polish and handsome grain
that nGghIy-treated mahogany taxes on.
Among other Ceiectanlc tnInS> SHOWN In
this wood are the three-tier tea tables and
the great writing desks
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three carved legs tipped with brass feet.
aud at iirst glance there appears to be
an enormously thick circular top When
the 3 o'ClUck feast Is To he served, how
ever, the tables top is gwen twIrl and
the thick round SlaU separates INFO three.
one rising above another. These screw
up till they stand ten inches apart. on
the top circle the silver tray is set; on
the second, plates of cake, extra napiins,
NJ or "a SufnIy # fresh
cups ana those already Used Now the
advantage and Conven!2cne OF such
table is Ob viUus enough 70 all tea EOstesSes
aud those who are not using screw tables
buy square duTble-deckers or charming
bits OF tables that pusL about The room
on brass runners.
Where the wall. yvCrJ,l work, floor cover
ing, ANA furniture upholstery is all done
IN some tone Of green Il magnificent dash
OF color is introduced in the hangincs,
portieres, or wiuuOw curtains or s,aFict
velvet. The rauiauce of this latest shade
II velvet must he seen To tie fully arpre-
Ciated. Like the more costly yclours, 1t
is double-faCeti Uf unusually deep pie and
then figured over in i lighter or ore
sonIber shade OF red, with the strange
decorative Aubrey Bcardsley patterns.
Not u particle OF lace, or cords, Or trlm-
ming of any sort is auo wed to mar the
straight fail of this rich goods, or detraCt
from its color. Polished green or ma
hogany poles and rings Uphold such por-
there's and The new CIrtains are made long
enough to allow Ut least an extra yard Of
costly stuff To lie in glowing heap Oh the
floor Flat against the window panes the
sheerest white 5 wiss draperies are sus-
pended, their edges elaboTately em-
stitched, but no lace or embroidery used.
Considerable upholstery is done ON ma
hoEany. with this latest art velvet, which
never shows but one color, and yet Is pc
Culia- and interesting for the strange de
signs woven into its heavy pie. The
individuality of ubrey Bearlsley and
his followers has also invaded the carpet
factories and influenced the wall paper
designers. On both these fabrics appear
the pre-Raphaelite forests and unearthly
flow weird vines, and odd, lovely faces,
with floating uSCufiuYt InIE. SADNInS
amid remarka ble slim trees and semi
tropical foliage.
In all OF these designs the effort Is 10
give an effect OF tapestry, while for great
drawing rooms, the carpets are woven III
huge conventional circular patterns, ex-
actly like those on the floors of the Buck
ingham palace state saloons. In dining
rooms and libraries a deal of admirable re-
decoration has been recently done il black
English and Flemish oak. To collect black
oak is almost as popular and costly taste
a 5 gathering up old mahogany or Il $50 rose
wood.
The Flanders oak. massive and curiouSly
carved d.iseS SpeCially envied, but a very-gFeat
number OF women find profound satisfaction
III replacing their commonplace leather up
hOlsIered diuing chairs by pUHderUuS. hand
some old seats from the ancient mission
churches i'll California and New Mexico-.
The mission chairs have square stern
frames, hewn roughly freai old oak and put
together without screws or nails. Their
seats are woven by the Indians of-rushes
aud are as stout as though made of braided
leather. A genuine mission char .'wcigtifng
as much as four Ordinary fautieuls aud
guaranteed to have been made IN 1600.
1etcties an anna Zing price. because the good
conservative old priests either prefer to
keep lhcm in their ancient houses of wer-
ship. or wish to strike shrewd bargain.
In consequence excellent copies are now
being made. Slightly lighter than the
originals, with arms for ingien0ok seats.
or without arms for dining sets, Persons
who have done over their libraries for this
autumn anew or young couples WHO, have
set up homes of their OVID, are responsible
for bringing into fashion the admirable
scheme Of utilizing pyrographiC Wains-
coiting and leather UPHOLSTERY, decurlted
in burnt designs. The lofty screen, which
shuts off a view Of the pantry, is now done
in three folds or green iSatlci, i,lOEeSl green
With :; falcon Stoopng for LIS prey ON ore
| fold a study iD pine cones on another and a
| gut Of quail CO the third leaf, all etched
out with the hot needle and the results
capital 10 a dining-ro recently com
pleted for n Chicago residcnce, the entire
| wall, for five feet from tue floor. is laid
in panels OF pale yellow wood. Upon this,
about the four side Of the rocn~ruB spirited
Illustrations, done with the hot point. of
scenes from the stag hurt in The Lady
of the Lake.
1t is iu this same library that the lux
urious new Osborne loungins chair ap
pears. A vast deep cushion seat, the ARM
aud sides as high-as- the back, the scat
large enough to hold two persons COM
fortably and saving the short, stout legs
| not an inch OF wood work anywhere ap-
pears.
Bedrooms the decorators, wisely enough,
continue to preserve in dainty colors, light
graceful! shapes Of furniture and parGuet
| floors, covered with novelty rugs. woven
in circles. The newest OF wall papers