The times., 1898-01-23
NEW IDEAS IN FRAMES.
How to- Mount Pictures al HOme-
Brass Lace and Laurel WreatEs.

Brass Lace and Laurel WreatEs.
Gnded bands OF passe partout are in
variably in good taste for any picture
setting, but this season a series of charming
novelties in frames have been put forth,
greatly to the gain in house decoration.
The matter of prime interest in this regard
is the architectural frame tnat i not the
gothic pattern always 50 largely AMI dis
creetly used IN picture upholstery. but the
models of GreCian and Egyptian archi-
lecture. These frames 5re beautifully
carved in wood. gllded or stained any
color desired and are chiefly used 60 in
close engraviugs and photographs Of great
paintings
BY very natural selection the Greek
frames take the first place, the picture
being set between two delicate fluted
pilasters, whose Corinthian capitals sup
port the frames top, a straight Cornice
and frieze prettily decorated with carved
beading and an egg and anchor pattern,
while the bottom Of the frame. ON which
the plaster bases rest, is a simple wood
molding. In such graceful frames, stained
black or treated 70 resemble light or dark
oak, photographs from the old masters
WashinGton's famous libraries are incased.
The frame makers, with equal effect, uss.
the Ionic, Doric and Tuscan capitals ON
the pilasUers at the ends of the frames
or more gracefully still bring out the
whole OF the nuted Greek columns in
full, to support a small pediment TOD
to the frame, and putting the columns
bases on the wooden step for the frames
temple is cut out OF wood, and the picture
it frames S set in a recess half an inch
deep. The result is cOmething wonderfully
unique and decorative, especially when
the whole frame is giIded or cast in plaster
and polished with oil and burnt umber, Co
exactly represent i'll tint the color of those
Greek temples left standing.
Unless very elaborate these architec-
tural frames are not expensive, though
the obIiging upholsterer OF pictures saws
there is way for those who can only
afford to decorate their wall with un-
mounted photographs and pretty scenes
cut from: the magazines TO frame their art
selections both securely and economically.
The way is 10 buy for an uniuountCd
photograph plate of plain glass exactly
it's size, lay on this the picture. and over
the latter piece of heavy brown linen Of
the sort used for W indow shades. on this
can be sewed two little brass rings, through
which to run the wire for hanging. At
the trainers can then be bought strip Of
linen, in any colored desired. ana pasted
on one side with the strongest glue. Strips
of this linen are used to bind together the
glass and cloth backing, nd where it
overlaps on the edges OF the glass it gives
the effect OF simple dark frame. 1t
something like an outlay Of % cents
the most effective setting can Re given the
simplest prints.
OF interest to persons who have costly
portraits and valuable works of art to
decorate for hanging are the novelties in
hammered brass frames. Out OF thin
sheets OF brass, frames on the Florentine
pattern arc wrought and hammered in ex-
qu!site design Most beautiful round and
oval portraits OF men or women are now
ineased in Treaths Of gi1ded olive, or bay
or laurel leaves tied at the top with fIutter-
Ing ribbons, and for a delicate water coloror
pastel portrait OF a woman tue approximate
frame, provided the sitter is wealthy and a
woman of taste. is an oval frame of brass,
so cunninsIy wrought and ClelicateIy pierced
and treated as 10 resemble q stiffened fIutr
Ing of golden lace ..-,fs...za