The Jersey City news., 1898-12-16
WOMAN'S WORLD.
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Toilet tables are not always aole
furnish standard by which their =" ~ :
NAV be Judged. Such an IDEA Is i'iJu' -
of the rankest sort. Many measte iooN
ing tables. many shabby stahus ar
nroperty Of mistresses, VINO Wouiq iueaiis ~
love TO afford the latest ana lie pes'
articles in the market that pelohs 70 .
refined woman's dressing table sies.s
deal of money is required to keep iiiou7
estly furnished table. What must y n.y.
cost to supply the professional peau's
with everything? Not a week passes Ina
new and dangerously fascinating scnemes
are not introduced for the beautifying oi
table and mistress.
A toilet stand perfect in detall "as
shown me the other morning. Its owner
while not professional beauty IS an eA-
ceedingly pretty woman and one mucn
admired for her skill in making the most
of her good points.
was allowed to open queer hagons ana
sniff their contents. | had a royal uiie
examining novelties. In cut glass. SILVER
and china there were many, but | hotlceu
that the contents of the boxes and bottles
might have belonged TO beauty OF fifty
years ago so many of them were Old
fashioned
In a queer little three-cornered box OF
Dresden lay snowy square Of mutton
suet In a heart-shaped box OF emma
powdered borax had been placed.
The almond dust that is generally put
in common glass jar lay in quaint lr-
dian bowl with a cover The bowl looked
as if it must have ans Interesting history
In cologne TASKS and jugs the display
out-ranked anything I have ever seen. A
delicate verbena water had been reserved
for the prettiest old Dutch bottle imasia-
able the kind of bottle one may see in
Rotterdam or Amsterdam, but rarely IN
this country. / could not make mp my
mind which I enjoyed the most, the de-
licious lemony toilet water or the queer
little jug that held it.
There were a few conventional boxes
and bottles. Very few by comparison.
The table had been supplied only after pa
tient research. Its handsomest pieces
were "finds' in auction rooms.
Having plenty of time to spend IN bar
gain hunts the owner of the table haunt
ed places where rare household furnish
ings were put up for sale, large estates
under the hammer bringing to the auction
rooms many really exquisite pieces picked
up during foreign travel
The result was stand that could never
be duplicated and which supplied com
monplace toilet details with hiding places
a delight to the eyes.
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Fancy work, says "Harper's Bazaar" is
a term that is especially suited to the
many new and varied kinds of work that
are continually being sent in to the Dec
orative Art Society, and as the standard
is high. the workmanship must needs
have the professional finish. Marqne-
terie work is attaining remarkable de-
gree of proficiency, and there are many
exceptionally good pieces now on exhibi-
ton in inlaid tables, plates, and boxes OF
different shapes and sizes. A box large
enough to really be of use shows a most
elaborate pattern in two shades OF wood
on the front, while the top is finished
simply with a band of the lighter wood
very carefully polished; the colorings OF
the wood have been well chosen, and the
pattern is one that shows off this style
OF work to advantage.
A case for holding photographs is one
of the small pieces that find a ready sale
Tt is made of bits of tapestry embroider-
ed in colored silks and bright spangles
in the shape of a book, with a frame in
side for photographs, and is lined with
silk or satin and bound with fancy
gold braid. 1t is prettiest in the deli
cate coorings, and holds number of
Photographs.
A dainty little jewel-caskef, also made
of tapestry, is another design of work
that is decidedly fashionable 1t is a
round-top box. bound with gold braid,
lined with satin, covered with tapestry,
and with effective corners and fastenings
of gold or silver. These caskets are of
different sizes, and are partitioned off so
that jewelry of different shapes can be
held therein.
The carved wood frames and panels are
also very effective, and show d surprising
quality of workmanship. They are to be
had in different shapes and sizes, as well
as in the small sizes for the ordinary
photograph. There are many different
patterns. most of them in scroll-work and
the carving and staining of the wood are
as finished as possible. There is always
a demand for photograph-frames of all
materials and a surprising variety is al
ways turned out. The ribbon work, which
has reached a marvellous degree of per-
fection, is especially adapted for photo
frames. and a most charming specimen
of white satin is embroidered with forget
me-nots done in the smallest ribbon OBJ
tainable and with a scroll-work of gold
thread This frame is put into an out
side rim of gilt that seems to show off
particularly well the delicate coloring of
the embroidery.
Embroidered panels show to the great
est advantage what superb work can be
done One of the handsomest that have
been exhibited is embroidered on piece
Of white satin that is appliqued on to an
olive pale green satin. The flowers and
design of the pattern, are in pinks. vel
lows. greens. and whites the various
stitches showing the colors of the silks in
the different shades.
The new desks combine several uses
Some of them are part cupboard and part
bookcase.
The smaller ones are dainty and artistic
In effect and ornamental even in the
prettiest drawing rooms
Nothing makes a prettier or more ap-
propriate Christmas present for wife, SIS
ter or mother than one of these dainty
desks. so distinctly one of the develop
ments of nineteenth century life
The young colleglan, man or woman.
too, can find nothing more useful than a
desk to take back to the little dorr 3 ory