The Washington times., 1905-11-14
NEW CUT GLASS
Shows Brilliant Work and Is Less


Cut glassware is of a thicker quality
! this season than has been used fol
several years, and so admits of deeper
cutting that brings out clear prismatic
colors and shows the beauty and qual.
ty Of the material There are a few
entirely new styles of cutting, one a
geometricai device is three-quarters
circle especially effective. on punch
bowls and large ice bowls. Another is
patterned like a sheaf of wheat The
new wreath devices are also exceed
ingly pretty. and when used around the
elaborate French stars are most ef-
fective
Scroll and geometric designs are used
on both costly and inexpensive pieces,
though floral patterns are still in de-
mand by conservative persons. The
fine diamond work is being supplanted
by the tiny checker cutting for the
latter can be wrought on much smaller
spaces and conforms to either elabor-
ate or simple patterns.
About the only new pieces are the
covered punch bowls, that are shaped
like pears. with a handle on the lip
that is fashioned like a branch OF a
tree. The bowl tapers down to small
base. These are cut with the new three
quarter circle. with both wide and mar
row scallops at the top. Inside the
quarter circle there is a series OF four
large chrysanthemums. Beneath the
small scalloDs there are French stars
composed of fine lace and fan work.
The spaces between are flied with
checker cutting.
Bon-bon and berry dishes. loving cups.
trays, ice bowls, vases, water jugs, etc.
are cut IN many styles but the common
points and the French star with the
much-admired lace cutting and wide
spreading points are most in demand.
Decanters and finger bowls with fat
or oval bottoms Offer good surfaces for
triangular designs which can be artisti-
caily filed in with floral or scroll de-
vices or with lace or checker work IA
the small spaces. PfneappleS, chrySan-
themums, or sun flowers. are snowy and
effective on small dishes With these
the pointed fan or lined lace work IS
usually put in for filters. while delicately
cut diamonds and checkers are used
with spraying stars that are so familiar
70 persons who use cut glass.
In sugar and cream, sets of decanters
and drinking glasses where the new pat
/ tern wreath is used It should always
( surround some small flower, for IL IS
made Of 4 series OF fine lines that spread
! toward the top and look like leaves. Any
unoccupied places between are usually
filed IN with lace work.
/ Pitchers or other pieces decorated with
/ the SDedIn MnlcA Is Ieaut UP OF a series
/ Of graduated lines that narrow toward
] the bottom may contain geomeJrIc Ge-
/ signs. floral wreaths. small diamonds
and lace or checker work and stiH be
/ harmonious
! Small pieces, such as olive dishes in
dividual salt and peppers, wine glasses
/ and butter plates are usually decorated
with tiny scroll or geometrlc designs,
though some floral devices are used. A
dower-like pattern often seen on small
round or oval olive dishes, etc, is a
! conventional pink surrounded by nneIy
cut diamonds that used 10 I'LL in ali the
unOccupied spaces. Delicateiy cut dla-
monds with a small fan-shaped figure
to give the surface variety, IS used on
, Individual salts and peppers. Some OF
these are entirely covered with checker
work Wine glasses with the small oia-
mOnd-cutting, are mast IN demand.
though some are decidedly atIracLIyS
finished with the fan and checker oe-
signs
Butter dishes. with a small common
/ stG--t-z ->~.eter. usually have checK-
I ers and fine diamond cutting surrouno-
I ing them, or the surface Is ornamented
with tiny deeply cut diamonds.
Cut glass. according TO an expert, IL
cheaper this fail, because more or X II
being manufactured. and the art of cut
| ting is not as difficult as II was for
merly.