Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
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tsrial for furniture building, is giving way
to satin and Circassan walnut. Circas sian
walnut is fast gaining favor in the moro
fashionable homes, 1t is an expensive
wood and pretty and almost, IL not as
much adapted to wear as mahogany. The
wood is said TO be a recent acquisition to
the cabinet makers materials it being
brought TO the United States in recent
years from the district of the Black sea and
Is native and exclusive lumber In that
part Of the world. Circasslan walnut is
grown, cut and put through weathertng
process in certain forest districts of Cir
cassia, just south OF the Russian border
line and between the Black and Caspian
seas, before II is exported to the United
States.
Here 1t IL made into all manner of house
hold furniture and is especially adaptable
to the manufacture of taborettes, cellar
ettes' chairs library tables and sewing and
music cabinets. These articles are now
having a wide sale among shoppers. Satin
walnut, which is being made into various
bits Of furniture which resemble somewhat
the Circasslan brand is also a very popu-
lar wood II is a product OF the United
States and Canada.
West Prefers Dark Wood.
Omahans, as well as most people of the
west are not extensive buyers Of gold leaf
furniture, which is now quite popular I'm
the east II can be had, of course, on
the local market, but is not being pur
chased in any large amounts, owing, prob
ably to the fact that the homes of Omaha
and the west are finished in dark woods
| to which IL would not harmonic.
sheraton furniture, which is made of
finer materials ana inlaid with small
strips and decorative designs Of ivory.
ebony and other trimmings, is now being
bought for Christmas gift purposes. A
large line of this furniture is being car
r1ed IN the stock OF Orchard & wilhelm.
and Miller, Stewart & Beaton.
"a thing that strikes mo as peculiar"
said Stanley Hartman, OF Hartman and
Company is the unusual sale of bed
springs along with other lines of furniture
| do not know whether or not people are
buying bed springs as Christmas pres
ents, but during the holiday season We
have had quite a sale Of them. And !
understand that other stores have noticed
the same thing. The most popular Christ
mas goods we have are taborettes brass
beds, and expensive dressers and Morris
chairs and Of these, Morris chairs ana
taborettes seem to be specially wanted by
the Christmas shoppers"
While the Omaha furniture stores pros
per on their local trade, the territory COW
cred by many Of them extends about
Omaha within a radius Of from 400 to 500
miles, Many shoppers from the country
districts are now swarming this market
In the search for Christmas gift furniture.
Omaha Supplies Large District.
Omaha Is the center Of a large furni-
ture consuming district" w. c. Brandt, Of
Orchard Wllhelms, said; People are
coming into the city by hundreds to buy
furniture. Goods are being shipped out Of
here by the carloads to I'll these out-ot-
| town orders and the shoppers from the
| country dlstricts and small towns are stin
| looking Al goods. There seems to be
plenty OF money in the hands Of the
| farmers and, is always the case, the
beautifyng of the home follows pros
perity. Country people are taking more
pride in their homes than formerly
They are buying expensive goods
too The taste OF the farmer is becoming
better, which is also true Of the people OF
other occupations The gaudy floral de
signs that were once In almost universal
demand are now being supplemented by
the oriental designs"
PRrInr Out OF Date.
Henry Rosenthal OF the Peoples Fur
nlture and Carpet company, tells OF the
unusual sale at his store OF library furni-
ture.
THE parior," he says, is going out OF
style. All up-to-date homes have banished
It and in its place is the library. This
Christmas there has been more than the
usual number OF sales in library tables,
center tables and book-cab.nets. These
things are manufactured IN very artistic
styles and the people are wanting them.
Handsome rugs. too, are very popular this
year as Christmas presents The carpet Is
being pitiably neglected since the introduce
ton OF hardwood floors. The reason is that
| rugs make more beautiful rooms and are
mach more sanitary because they are
easier removed and cleaned. All these