The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-16
AMERICAN FURNITURE ABROAD.
Promising Field OGered In south
ern GERMANY

ern Germany.
The State Department has received a re-
port from Consul Woman. al Munich.
concerning American furniture in Ger
many. in which he says:
Manufacturers OF furniture should turn
their attention to Bavaria. especially 10
Munich and IT'S vicinity. as prices charged
here. particularly for bird -eye-mapie and
mahogany-veneered bedroom sets. are
much higher than In the United States.
The styles in vogue are so different
from those at home that they should be
carefully studied No double beds are
wanted. and each set of beds must Be
matched b. wardrobe patterns ikeRise
I to be carefully stuoiedl and b. two night
stands. as well as a washstand. which last
as here used Is about the width OF or bu-
reaus or dressers, and is supplied with a
marble top. Night stands are also so sup
piled.
such bedroom sets. without chairs. or
with two chairs-usually cane bottomed
and TO match-retail for about $500 ard
higher. The bird 's-eye- maple sets manU-
featured in Michigan. western New York.
and elsewhere IN the United States. made
TO wholesale with chidonier and bureau
each supplied with plate-glass mirror. al
from $50 to SO. ia good quality. could be
put here at 800 and be beyond compe-
uticn II the German taste were first con
sidered by the manufacturer.
Manufacturers OF brass and iron beds
lsingleb. % well as Of cribs, should com
bine with manufacturers Of other house
held goods and open an exhibition here
next year, when the Oberammergau Pas
sion Play and the Bayreuth festival viii
draw crowds TO this section OF Bavaria.
Much furniture is brought here from
Berlin and other northern German towns
Considerable furniture is also imported
from England. France. and Italy, especial
~ parior furniture, I'm which the styles do
not differ 50 radically. Undoubtedly. a
beginning has already been made in ex-
porting such goods from the United States.
but 10 viii pay 20 send competent men 70
look over the field for the combined trade.
before or after its annual exhibition in
New York
Makers OF dining room furniture can
rot hope to succeed unless prepared 10 eN-
hibit for some time. as the German style
Of sdebnard and extension tables is alto
gether different, and the general way OF
fitting up a dining-room is dependent upon
the use made Of the apartment
An effort is apparent TO push American
cylinder desks for office and home use. but
Germans prefer the open flat-tOp desk and
manufacturers are losing golden OppOrtu-
mites while attempting 10 supply what is
not wanted. A study Of the desks most in
use here will soon make this Americas
market for Office furniture
"One house = Berlin is advertising lib
orally IL the papers Of Munich and other
south German towns, and will be re-
warde0 Tor its enterprise. 1t seems hard
Iy necessary to emphasize the fact that
Munich H. the third largest city in Ger
many, with nearly 500 600 inhabitants. and
growing about as fast as any American
city II is 50 situated as TO be an eX-
cellent distributing point, and should be
promptly looked after for present and fu-
ture trade Thousands OF families are
moving into this city, attracted hither
even from The Rhenish and other northern
provinces because Of the artistic advau-
tages. the excellence OF the gymnasiums.
and the university as well as BIZ the fact
that Munich has the best water supply
and sewerage system IN Europe.
Makers Of brass lamps also have a
good field here. American styles would
quickly dn5 favor. The best shops do not
offer lamp worth having for style OF
finish
Manufacturers exhibiting al Paris
should remember that the middle class Of
Germans. who are the best buyers. do
not 90 In large numbers Tar from home
1t is well to consider also that mar
ket here is a market made elsewhere.
Consul Monaghan. OF Chemuitz. last Sep
TENDER reported an export OF rough tables
from Germany 10 the Transvasl amount
ing in 1897 20 $50. 40 pounds, anI there
can hardly be a question that if our
makes OF furniture We're once wei intro
duced on the Continent and especially in
south Germany. the other markets would
soon be ours also