New-York tribune., 1897-05-09
DECORATIVE FURNISHINGS.
HOW ART AND APPLIED SCIENCE ADoH>
THE MODERN HOME AND PobLlC
EDIFICE.
EXQUISITE oBJETs DART AT TlFfANi '-H>
OrICs MINOR RrAILZED-AUTHoHiZEp sh"
rtoSs FROM PARIS sALONs-oLD CO
LoNIAL FURNITURE.


TONS FROM PARIS sALoNs-oLD CO
LoNIAL FURNITURE.
or course any one who has had access to puomc
records has discovered that New ork t - ~, md
mercal and financial centre OF me coT,? i, " the
that it is the largest manufacturing CITY vt the
world and upon some SG ch Ti It e%ce any
other city while upon others they VIII ii IN ny
how much @ It ho any know a m that leads
ali America in art and what may De 'e''"'u %
It is safe to say in support of the foregoing S ars
that there are still great many peope r, "ined in
nmac8a,f una f8onwng Brief ausion to the Tiffany Com
many and their treasure-house. iet II 10 w"
ceR The OF avSfage who thinks he knows
his NewYork usually knows oniy Ge[i ne ,Prmises
Or else common t TuTGf any as s2d Company
Those who have m snse des in "ff he city gives better
ttlrn for money expended Every one kow HE HE
49,, pu !,hers is department OF their business Dy
many considered the highest exponent & Oh 'sre sr ,si
that of ceramics and glass, IN i Whlch '''' "' '
as far in advance of all competition; of beau
True the whole Of the vast a6sregalioh % aimnst
tiful wares under their roof consItu&tDS & an resting
place there that is not repete with h European
deed the branch houses of the nrm IN tie
art Centres and their agents generally he,t of
esnvervtHing measured by this high standard, ana
| II may be added that the business Is not ~ nuic<
the n basis Sa,bGr OF ha nge Pe
tinue to be recognized as an art emporium ILL., way
even hose "T W. N GU not to be obtained else
where. In fact. 1t may be altineu ~ the Tiffany
estabiishment is long way the road TO NAM MP
eral art education In so Limited span pmnch less de-
scrhe the countless obje's dart the WIlIeI
his Ecb eyes upon p evo,ed 9 te the hd moor Of great
! building. but he was most attr1ctttuI DS '"'' N''
nnGer{u pair Of Mnton vases, about two feet
in height decorated by Scion IN pate p,e SUI FOR
/ IA might be supposed, they are 100 eApepsMo III IL
anv one but an art collector OF large means IN Il
another cabinet ne so fet IL RaiS S Of
from the poets and romances and from old sohsS
beautiful IpsSimen5d du Fl eects Slf showing
nacliar metallic lustre obtained only aLIeI yea
ot Pd PSdpen cartaniv T sec them, as well the other
| rare articles of vertu with which they may eh''''
| their cabinets.
NOT FOR DAY.
The tale the sleeping beauty does not seem M
pshed feat in the vegetable world tuIiy as as
Strange as the long-suspended animation OF the
Probablv there are but few of The Trbune's read
bom" bv ' the Installation of beautiful growing
p9ims 9i and grasses, and nearly every one has
dmce thee exotics to shrvelled death and decay
Germany the birthplace of most scientlnc theo et
in operation German savant discovered 49, odi onIi
vigorous plants in in a eT[a enoihar Ws Would
live forever all beauties of form ana color IAeu ~
America took the hnt In as hg and
common, but here they are the expensive toys ol
a Company secured the rights for the Unitec
States to the German magicians product anu @ di
offering prices lower than growing plants car
These plants are more beautiful than living speSG
mems il we may Judge for instance the I'VE PAIN
by the struggling specimens shown ny hor.sss nc %, Of
hnath and vigor unattanable under artificial cul
tvation This treatment takes nothlns rom mn ~
laid on bv the fervent tropical sun Another thing
the large palms can he safely moved from place ,s
NAV be taken apart and put together packed con-
yeniently and shipped without tear 9l rOug Se hr @
followed by soft damp cloth will restore them ''
TO Show that this process is an artistic and a
cor. .mercal success. the names OF Few Oh tnt
navy hsya dPya@d fhemsees Of its decorative effect
be meno1ed The Hoffman f2nse H ircbiiec L9nSna
nr5 19te Leag%e g;Hh annual meeting Of Old Guard St
Thomas's Church; Howard Auditorium Baltimore
6id 6i9'i3 Point Comfort: Mrs. vanderbilt Mrs William
Astor Mrs. Robert Goelet and Mrs Hermann Oel
almost unlimited yarey Of @ the f. stock 9frs1 fron
may he imagined from tne Iaft a Sa' saha FIegans
thirty to forty feet in height, 10 to creepnE; eI, I
fhey may be bought outright and placed wher
needed for permanent decoration or the com com
oGcasons. oa Mi. % or again. 3 viii furnish estimates anc
contract to decorate dwellings, halls cnurches {, 81
cred togcther At the >warer09ms Of the TrGPica
Decorating Company. No West fourleenthiis,. ni .
mpart all needed information on these points
Beautifully Illustrated catalogues may be obtaine'
!, upon application and these convey clearer ldc'
OF the decorative effects than can be given In an
written article.
THE CREAM OF FRENCH ART.
The citizen who wishes embellish his countr!
home with reproductions OF the best in the pictur
! world and with examples OF the highest arr u
picture frames. should visit the Maison Ad Braul
& Co. of Paris succeeded by Braun, Clement {
Co, at No 2J7 Fifth-ave. SO, too should one wn
has wedding gift his mind. This firm ha
the official appoint 70 reproduce each year N
treasures of the Paris Salon and the Louvre Al
ter a careful study the writer indorsed the asser
tion of the courteous guide VINO conducted mn
through the art galleries that no other mouse Il !
the world can show such artistic framing" Doubt
ers may easily verify this statement by actual IN
spection.
PRIZES FOR COLONIAL DANES.
The existence of a set of veritable Colonial fur
riture voiched for by the house of RouX e. Co
No 1873 Flfth-ave Is welcome news to t1e WORSHIP
ners of that cult The gems of the collection are
mahogany sideboard. htted with drawer divided
: by partitions. and deep enough 10 accommodat