DRPITHL CITY COURieR.
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HKillAKTIXimSKiN'S
1HG NEW SUMMLR TAOniCS SHOW
MORC THAN USUAL TALENT.
KllVa Orcr Wlilcli I Inwrra Ap-tcnr to lUtfl
lUen Bciltrrl tijr llsliy tliuitlt 1'nlni
l.if l'tlrrn nn HwIm A Hlllt Trimmed
Dinn Ttiat Can Itn iMilluUrril.
ICViirrlglit, law, ttjr AmrlMvn lrM AmooIs
tkrn.)
O THE men or
women who de
sign tint llg.ircs
I nml flowBnt seen
on tlio new silks,
sateens nml ohnl
lies roino under
tho nniim of art
ists, or nro thoy
only "designers?'
If thoy nro not
culled in tint, I
think thoynrodo-
frnndod of their just duo, for tho de
signs nro nioro thnn designs thin nonson.
They nro no ninny jwrfoct pictures, each
nftcrltskiml. I hnvosocn lrtnr'M ;iilnt
cl hy nrtlsts which went not nearly ho
nrttstio mid true to nut nro ns are some of
tl loin). Thero is n dark ground -sometimes
hlnek inilln nllk with tho most
IH'rfcot llowern scattered over it, ns if
thrown hy n hahy'H hands, niiiiii of them
crushed and fadtsl a little, an though they
had Ihhmi held too close in tho loving
gniRp and had wilted under tlio warm
caress. Tho tiny daisies, cowslips or
violets nro marvels of delieaey, and then
lhero are others where there nro broken
off blossoms of tho pink wax begonia,
tiny sprigs of parsley leaf pattern anil
broken fronds of ninldenhair fern, rus
nut and reddened under too briKht a huh.
Thero are otherH with small brunches
of pussy willows in bud and bloom, and
jicrfeet orchids in their gorgeous color
ing, nud pnlo, brlttlo loaves. Tiny rose
buds) ing on n rose geranium leaf that
is portly green mid partly faded jellow
nro Keen in ono pattern, and pink pim
pernel make another. Bo do tho deli
cnto whito chlukweed nud npplo blot
Bonis nud clover blossoms lmtli white
and red, nud a few velvety pnnslos. Hut
tho tnsto of tho nrtists seems to have
turned rather toward tho despised and
overlooked beauties that llo about us.
Ono licnutlfnl pattern of a gray green
ground has plno noodles Mrown over it,
Homo of them singly and others in
bunches of llvo or nix all in a heap.
Thoro is no pet figure, or if them is it, is
not rejK'ated often enough to permit tho
whole to appear at ono view.
Ono mostuxiiuisito pattern hud a pearl
gray ground, with irregular palo pur
plish bluo leaves in two. sluulos and moss
rosebuds with short broken stems in
pink mid purplish bluo woven in tho
chenoy pattern, so that it looked like tho
colors of mountains seen through tho
misty hazo of distance. Homo other pat
terus have disks of ono color or another
on tho background, and lying portAy on
tho disk nud partly on tho solid color
half opened pink daisies or sotno other
email tlowcr, which makes an artistic
contrast nud pleasing whole. A few
Lnvo gooiuotrlcnl llgurea alternating
with n pattern of broken twigs, tho pret
tiest being n black ground with very
palo green rhomboids and twigs of th
wild chicory, nlso in palo green, with n
bluo flower on each ono. But thero nro
hundreds of varying patterns, nil exquis
itely lovely, so that it is hard to chooso
from them.
To suit tho matter to every purso thest
patterns nro nil reproduced in sateen,
lino cambrics and chnllios. Tho dark
grounds nro likely to nppenr clean longer
than tho others, but those with tho light
er grounds nro far prettier nud moro
summery.
IIow nro thoy to bo made? Well, here
is a picturo that will show you. Ono
lias n ground of French gray, with pim
pernel blossoms and leaves for n pattern.
Tho skirt is gored nnd without rufllo or
ornament around tho bottom. Over it
is n quaint cape, which, after encircling
tho shoulders, forms n sort of waist drn
pory cosily understood by tho illustra
tion, and this then forms sash panels
which reach to tho bottom. This is of
falllo in dull bluo.
A lovely pink batlsto wns mndo up na
if it was tho most extravagant silk, with
elx gathered flounces, each headed by a
bond of bios silk, changeable old rose
and gold, tho capo rovers and stolo cuds
all of tho same. Theso bands nro sewn
over stiff muslin nnd then loosely cat
stitched on so that thoy can bo removed
if necessary to hnvo tho gown wnshed,
but it could, barring accidents, bo worn
ono season at least without requiring it.
Among the other lovely now spring
and summer cotton fabrics ono tlnds
empire brocades, satin striped and plaid
ginghams, Freuch twills, rnyonette,
figured and hemstitched; chlntr, two
toned figures; gloria foulard mid a uuin
PRETTY 6I-RINO DRE88E8.
bcrof styles in fancy French muslins
with woven spots, both whito and col
ored, many of them in imitation of the
unique straw embroidery from Fayal,
whero tho natives embroider beautiful
patterns with straw on net and thin
muslins.
There are also Irish lawns, crinkled
ginghams and Havana cloth. As if
these were not enough in tho way of
wash fabrics, thero nro many pretty pat
terns of fine Madras and m&n-o'-war
suitings, printed check lawns, where too
jfJffM aBv sH ' I1bIK.BBbW
fat torn Is ery delicate and pleushig
.vlth Its soft tow'tand semll rnntp.iroiit
fabric, and there is a brocho HwIhs. This
latter is a Swiss muslin, which all wom
en know means u stilToiie, and on it art
printed tho old brocho and palm leaf
patterns, which gain n new softness and
bcanty'on account of tho shoornoss of
tho nnndln. This pattern has always
lieen used' on woolen goods, and soiuo
tlnies on sateen, but never until now has
It Wen successfully produced on thin
cotton goods.
1 also noticed n lino of ntriiied seer
suckertJ and another of pampas cloth,
and thtyojiwo will l largely employed
in tnitlnnft'teunls suits and such gowns
as will rocolvo tho hardest wear.
Velvet trimmings on gowns will lo
worn nil tho senson through whorever
they ran lnt put. Private information
tells mo that plush is to bo worn in tho
fall to an extent never beforo dreamed
iif. I a')n not sorry, for it is a superb
material and becoming to all, tho only
drawback being its cost.
llKNltlimT. HoUHSiKVU.
Now York.
AN INTERESTING GROUP.
Tim litiiilly f Mott Kinltti, Ihci lliiunlliui
Mlul-trr.
Ono neeember evening it little over
eight years ago tho literary society of
Washington met at the residence of
Mrs. .lean Davenport Lauder.aquaintold
fashioned white fiamohouso not far from
thocapitol. Oeneral Hnwloy presided,
nud many other distinguished men and
women wero present. To mo ono of
tho most interesting was a plump little
woman with a bright, attractive face,
crowned with wavy gray hair combed
MYRV MOTT RMITII. J! I IS. SMITH.
back from a broad, low forehead. This
was Mrs. Mott Hmltli. I sat beside hex
for souio tlmo and listened with delight
to her pleasant voice telling mo about
her homo in Honolulu. It all seemed
very wonderful and new, nud such n
long way off I And now wo are talking
about annexation, and tlio young Princess
Kaiulani is protesting against it.
Dr. Mott Smith was then a special
commissioner from Hawaii. 1 don't re
member whether ho and Mrs. Smith kept
house (u Washington that winter or not,
but they did tlio next winter in a large,
plain house on I street. This agreeablo
family attracted tho best people in tho
city and tho distingulshedstranger with
in her gates, so that ono was sure, even
at tho least formal evening at this house,
to meet moro than ono personage of po
litical or literary distinction.
An interesting feature of that big,
pleasant parlor was a "Hawaiian cor
ner," with a fine collection of photo
graphs of the royal family and many
points of interest. Thero wero instru
ments of various kinds, specimens of na
tive huidiwork, some of the itouutiful
feather work, strings of tho loeliest
shells nnd many things which I cannot
now describe.
Dr. Mott Smith, a native of Now York,
wont when quite young to Hawaii. His
wifo was born In Honolulu of New Eng
land parents. Sho received most of her
education in this country nnd has mndo
the trip to and from Hawaii many times.
Her children wero born in her nntivo
city, nud thero was a houseful when they
wore all at homefour girls nnd threo
boys. Then this charming family went
away in pursuit of knowledge, which
to them was a paetimo, not a hardship.
Tho eldest two girls spent two years in
IDA. MOTT RMITII. MAY MOTT SMITH.
Dresden studying German and music,
nud tho rest wero scattered for nwliile.
About four years ago they got together
In Boston and sot up n homo there, whero
tho younger memliers pursuo their stud
ies, while tho elders come and go as bus!
nets or pleasure calls.
Mrs. Mott Smith Is now very much of
an Invalid, and her social duties nro dis
charged by her second daughter, Myra,
n pretty girl, with soft, golden brown
hair, dark, golden brown eyes nnd fnir
complexion. Sho is as bright nnd clever
as sho is good looking, nnd ns natural and
unaffected as thouchoolgirl of seven years
ugo.
Ida, the third daughter, who might
easily bo taken for Myra, so much does
sho resemble her, graduated with many
honors from tho Harvard annex some
tlmo ago. Her knowledge of mathe
matics especially is something quite won
derful for a girl, but bIio does not con
sider hor education finished and is now
taking a "post-post" couro.
May, nbout 14, is following closo In tho
footstops of her sister nnd promises to
rival her in mental attainments and good
looks.
Of tho boys. Harold, just of ago, is
studying architecture. Ernest, two years
younger, is still at Harvard. Morton,
who was ono of tho littlo ones I remem
ber, has a decided tnsto for electricity.
JUUKTTK M. IUUUITT.
IIow to Make Stove I'olUh.
Mix black lead with tho whito of nn
egg.
IIow to ItrltElitrn Tinware.
Wash it in soda water; it will look like
now.
THE COST OK I-'AMK.
00R MEN SHOULD AVOID DEINQ
EMBASSADOR.
rltmnn Would Spurn tlin .Mt-xlciui Mint.
ry I'mfnuir I unult'y Wnnlil ly--lhn
Mnsln Tnirr nml llm Cut Mm. t'lna
limit' t'unillititto for I'lmlmiKlnr.
Hr '"I ('im,M)iiilrncc
Wamhnoton, April fl. There is very
nmnl) chance for u poor man to win
fame In tho higher ranks of the Ameri
can diplomatic son Ice, Tho first clais
missions can 1m hold only by men who
nro nble to spend each joar a lingo sum
from their private purses. I.x-Soc rctury
Ilayard, for instance, will pay dearly for
tho honor of being tho first embassador
tills nation over sent acrons tho water.
At London ho will receive a salary of
fl7,r(K) a year, anil his expense will
probably bo Just about twice this sum.
When Mr. i'lielpsuas minister at Lon
don and ex-(lovernor Waller of Connect
icut consul geiieial at the same place,
tlio minister and the consul general oc
casionally compared uotetou their finan
cial status. Ono day after a com creation
on this topic Miuistei Phelps proponed
to Waller that they exchange places dur
ing tlio remaining two) ears that they
oxpeeted to remain there. "Yon see
Waller." said ho, "I get a salary of $ I?.
n()0a)ear and siienil a little moie than
!I5,(M)0 a year, as I dWcowr by looking
over my bankbook. On the other hand,
you take in, salary and fees together,
about f 10.(100 a year, and j on say your
living expeiiKOH do not much exceed $1,
000 a month So, if you will agree, we'll
simply exchange places for tho next two
years, and that will bring us both out
even What do you say?"
When congress gavo the president
tho power to send an embassador to
countries sending an embassador hither,
it did not authorize any incteate in the
salary, and henco Embassador llayatd
nud Embassador Eustis and the other
embassadors. If we have any, will hnvo
to meet tho demands upon their moro
oxnltod rank out of their own pockets.
Franco and England, an tho other hand,
nllow their embassadors u good deal
moro monoy ior year than they do
their mere ministers, nnd it is be
hoved Sir Julian Pauneefoto's salary
and allowances from the British gov
orumotit ns embassador at Washington
will run well up toward $70,000 a year.
THOMAS K. RAY Altn.
Tho British minister at tho City of
Mexico is allowed about fiO.OOO a y.nr
all told, nnd ho sends it all, or nearly
all. in sumptuous entertnlnlng. The din
ners which ho gives in tho Mexican cap
ital uro described ns truly royal, and their
richness quito puts In tho shndo tho ef
forts of our jioorly paid representative at
that capital. A few j ears ago our min
ister to Mexico woh paid only $t2,000 a
year, but miuistor after minister finding
it impossible to maintain the dignity of
tho United States on that sum without
plunging himsolf into bankruptcy con
gress very reluctantly raised tho mission
to the first class.
If Minister Gray goes into entertain
ing at nil and it is difficult to sou how
ho can avoid doing so nud hopo to main
tain a status which will bo satisfactory
to himself nud his government he will
find his salary of $17,500 a year scant
enough. That looks like n big sum of
money to most of us, but it doesn't go
very far with a foreign minister. Besides,
Mexico has ono of tho gayest nnd most
prodigal capitals in tho world. All tho
wealth of that country nearly is owned
In tho City of Mexico. It is a laud of
glorious climate, soil and resources, but
teems with poverty stricken millioiu.
Tho wealth is controlled by a few. nnd
theso fortunate families live in splendor
in the capital city.
Thero is littlo or no manufacturing in
tho country, and excessive import taxes
nro levied ujion everything bought in
the United States or Europe. For in
stance thero nro no breweries in Mex
ico, nnd the imported beer costs .10 cents
a bottlo. No wine is produced in tho
country, nnd as tho rich will hnvo wiuo
. they find it necesMiry to pay enormous
.prices. Tho truth is, 1 wouldn't take
; tho Mexican mission us a gift. In addi
tion to the necessity of spending all of
I ouo's salary and throwing in his time ns
worth nothing, ono iniibt run euormpus
' chances of ending his days there. The
' city has no drainage. It lies reeking in
tho accumulated tilth of centuries. Who
would want to leave tho glorious United
States and Iho in u hole like that four
years simply for tlio purpose of acquir
ing a littlo fame?
Much more seusiblo would it bo for n
man to stay at homo and dovoto his
energies to something for tho benefit of
his fellow man. Tako. as an example,
tho coso of Professor Langley, secretary
of tho Smithsonian institution. For
several years this man bus devoted his
great learning and his wonderful energy
to tho development of a flying mnchino.
He spends his days at the institution
earning the salary which is paid him,
nnd he does earn it too. But I don't be
lieve ho would admit a cabinet minister
to his house in tho evening. After din
ner is tho golden hour which ho devotes,
and which ho has devoted for sovcrul
years, to work upon his dovico. All
social invitations, all tho fleeting vanities
of tho world, ho eschews with tho rigor
If n religious ri'(-lue Ho has no tlmo
f ir filoht Lift' is too short with this
man to w HHti an hour that might bo de
oted to rcieuce Is it not admirable?
Of course it Is. and tho results of all
this self denial, of all this labor, aro
likely to astonish the world nud nii'ko
Professor Langley ono of tho most famous
men of his time. Tho progress which ho
has mndo with his fhing machine ho
guards as more or less of a secret, but I
sin able to tell you that within a yerr or
so ho will without much doubt solvo
this problem of problems. Ho Is building
n Hying machine that will fly. Years of
study convinced Professor Langley that
flight could not bo effected by means of
a balloon. So Professor Langley set out
to build nn aeroplane n flying mnchino
which should fly by virtue of tho impact
of itself in motion against the surround
ing ntiiKHphcro, Countless experiments
haebieu mndo in this direction also,
but all have failed for lack of proper ad
jitstinent of weights and nhscm o of tho
in cessai y power. 1 Ie desorv es famo and
is almost i uro to attain it.
Thero aro many dilTcrcet wavs of at
taining fame. Home men acquire it, and
others have it thrust upon them As an
example of tho latter, take tho eno of
Judge Mnguiro of San Fiiiuciseo, who it
coming down here as a member of con
gress .Fudge Maguire won fame with a
single dory. It was not much of a story
either, but its success lay in tlio applica
tion of it Perhaps) on hae heard of
tho single taxere. Tho single taxers, led
by Henry Geoige. haoouo of the most
perfect oiganiations known to the art
of propagaudisui All the single taxers
hung together There aro single taxers
all oer earth In nearly eery country
they have their national society, con
trolling nud co-operating with innumer
able local societies No religious sect,
no secret society, no social or politi-al
organisation that 1 know mi) thlngabout,
is one-half ho much in earnest aa the Mil
gle taxer.
1 hardly know what single taxing is
myself, and yet confess to a great deal of
admiration for theso men who, out of
pure earnestness of conviction, very lovo
of their principles, aro going forth to try
to couquor. tt happens that n great
many people can't see through the single
tax doctrino. No matter how clearly it
may be explained to them, they fail to
hco tho point. And yet it is claimed
when thoy do seo it they hoott all at once,
and with such vividness that the impres
sion is left upon their minds ever after
ward It was in illustration of this that
.ludgo Maguire told the story which
made him famous I will try to tell his
story for him
"Before n show window in San Fran
cisco a crowd was gathered looking at a
picturo there displayed A placard by
tho side of the picture bore these words-
I do vou si:r. thi: u.vn i
"I (this is .lodge Maguiro's story, re
member) looked and looked and couldn't
bco any cat. I twisted my head this way
and that, shut one cuuiud then the oth
er, called nil my powers of imagination
forward, but the agile cat eluded mo.
Concluding that the thing was a humbug
nnd that there was no cat in tho pic
turo, 1 walked away, feeling that the
shopkeeper had imposed upon me. A
good many people aie the same way
with single taxing. They don't seo tlio
point and say the whole thing is a fake.
But 1 couldn't got the cat out of my
mind nud in an hour went back again.
Tlio result was tho same. The figure of
the cat never presented itself to my vi
sion. "Next morning found mo onco moro
beforo tho window. I had determined
to seo that cat or die. Finally it friend
standing near mo cried out: There it is.
Don't you seo his tail?" And looking
where ho pointed 1 did seo the end of Mr.
Cat's tail, nud In another second tho
whole feline had flashed upon me. He
was almost ns big as the picture itself,
and when I had once seen him he almost
obscured everything else on tho canvas.
So it is, my friends, with tho single tax
principle. All of a sudden it flashes
upon tho window of your mind, and it
can never bo removed thereafter."
Another man who is fast acquiring
famo in a queer way is Frank Lawler of
Chicago. An odd sort of a fellow is
Frank. Ho served several terms in con
gress from Chicago, nnd though an illit
erate man who had graduated from a
saloon and tho board of alderman ho
mndo a good congressman. Ho nearly
killed himself working ns an errand boy
for his constituents. Onco ho was well
to do, but he spent all his money in poli
tics, and now his littlo home is mort
gaged. Ho wants to bo postmaster of
Chicago. To back up his application ho
brought to Washington with him tlio
most remarkable petition which was
ever presented to a president. It con
tains in all 0:i, 107 names.
But even this unparalleled petition,
which lie brought to the capital with him
inn trunk that had traveled around tho
world, lieen in two steamship disasters
and any number of railway accidents
nud come out unscathed, is not likely to
do him as much good as tho fact that nt
n church fair in Chicago a je.irormoro
1 ago where Baby Ituth and Benny Mc-
Keo wero rivals for a beautiful chair
1 Frank rushed in and conducted Baby
J Ruth's campaign with so much energy
that tho chair was voted her as tho most
popular baby in America. Mrs. Cleve
land now has but one candidate for ap
pointment, ami his name is Frank Law
ler. WaI.TKII WhlXMA.N.
Cutting Stlrki.
Applo bees are no longer good form In
tho rural districts of northeastern Penn
syhania. Whittling parties are the
favorite evening amusement now. mid
skill with the -jckkuifo is the fashionable
attainment. Prizes aro oflered for tho
best ax handle, rolling pin, potato
masher or other useful ami aggressivo
article, and the only tools allowed aro a
jnckkntfe, sundpnier and a file. The
girls are not barred from the contests,
and some of them are more expert than
their male comjietitors. A tune limit of
two hours is usually set for tho comple
tion of tho nrticlo called for, and after
I things aro cleared up tho contestants
luu o a supper and sometimes a dance,
TIIKiMOI)KI(XI)INL(JROOM
WHAT SHOULD PROPEMLY CONSTI
STITUTE ITS DECORATIONS
AND FURNISHINGS.
Slum- MiiKK'lloM of Xitlur mill llliutllt
llciimof fiitrramt Itrlnllri' l Onu of llm
Mimt I in port Hiit Itootim of tlin lliiino of
Toiliij-Colorlni for tin Willi unit
lruii Im-Oiik I. Klti( III tlin I'ltrnllnrr
mill I'lulnli lii" - V lloiini That Vim He
Artlntlriill.v Iiiriillii'il lit no (Irriil Cunt
or tlntt l'ion Willed u Clrriit IIhiI of
Minify Ciiii llo i:nn'iiili l .luilli liui'ly.
GivvrtoM, 8'J, by Charlt K. SpmU
HE illnliigroon
.3-fcjppSr" '' "II the looms
'. ST Mmr r In tlin :t tu:iL'r
Auici Jean Iioiim
is apt to he the
must (lllllciilt to
maUe .ittnictl.o
,i it d artistic,
putty because
if tlio iiuwlelih fniiti.ilit which has
hltheito characterized its uecessni)
furnishing I'lifoitumitel) In thous
ands of i-it) h-iiKcs families submit to
p.is UiHi p'eiistutest h mis those of
the lunruliiK leuiilon at IneiKf.ist ami
the evening lest all. I lefieshliieut at
ilinnei III seiiii-cell.il s mole or les
below the level of the street.
Of course, If people will take their
humus lu rellais, thov must be lespon
slble to a huge extent foi the hick of
brightness and cheei fulness which
might to chniacteiie the model II illtl
Ingiooin. As will he seen bv the sketch
here submitted, the dlulligiooia of our
Imagination is certiluly one that as
erts its rl (hi to a pot Hon of the giuiiud
llooi, where spaca and light im Impor
tant factors In assisting us lu develop
ing an attractive ami ple.ism.ilile Into
i lor. In fact, the ariaugeiiient of the
furnishings of a tlliiiugrooiii should ghe
the eye as great .1 sense of coinfoit.
warmth ami satisfaction as the food
theie partaken will give the body.
Oak Is commonly legarded .is the
most suitable wood for dlnlugiooias.auil
the woodwork should he substantial.
Even painted pine, If well treated. gives
admirable elTects. M.ihogaii) Is use I
foi the more elaboiate looms, Its beau
tiful color convejlng ilchuess and sub.
stantlal beauty when spieiul ovei a
whole loom, even without any lellef. In
an oak loom the walls of the apaitineiit
may be decoiateil in an olive tint In a
way of self harmony to the wooilwoiU,
but wheieln ilchuess of effect Is do
slieil a continst of color lu the wall
sin face Is recommended. A combina
tion of blue, green and sllvei svei
cool and refreshing for a ilioinguinal
S3
a compi.kti: hut ixr.viT.Nsivr. dinixo noovj.
having a southern outlook, and In the
evening tho effect Is peculiarly dellcato
and charming under artlllchil light.
Tho floor of the dlnlngrooin may he of
oak parquetry covered with oriental
rugs In rich, soft colors, but carpets of
small llg'iro nro moio generally used.
The hangings may bo of heavy stuff of
a dull blue gieon shade with silver, hav
ing bioiul hands of gieenlsh plush at
top and bottom heavll) em
broidered with silver. The walls
ma) have a paper of tiiiobtiuslvo pat
tern, the general tone of which isslheiy
gieon. The ceiling may ho of peacock
blueof vai)lng depth, anil over this Is
llghtlv brushed lllmy cobwebs of silver.
Tho chandeliers should be of chHscilnml
bin nMied eoppor.Of course this Is a vv lile
langeofilch effects In coloi ilecoiatlon
for dining looms, Mich as gold and dull
tod, teira cotta, Indian )ollow, etc.. all
of which mo cqiuill) nppiopilate. With
regard to furnishing tho apartment, the
most Imiortantai tide Is. of course, tho
sideboard, lu the loom tho colotiug of
vv hit his described above, a sldohoaid of
oak, with delicate cm v log, ornamented
with chnsrd brass dinwer handles, etc.,
such as hero delineated, Is In every way
a most satisfactory piece of furniture.
The back of tho sideboard has a French
plate glass mirror, and Is trimmed In ex
cellent taste. Theie Is a shelf at the
top supported h) hue!) tinned columns
for the reception of vnsos, china or sll
verwme. The table, as will he seen, Is
r chly designed mid very substantially
constiucted, nnd Is modem Ueiialssauco
In stylo. Ills of oak, like tho rest of
the furniture, treated with ammonia, so
as to have that rich bronze green tint so
much admired in old median ul work.
Tho armchair nnd side chairs, with
I carved backs tilled with delicate spindle
woi it and cane spats nre thorn mh y
mo lei ii In st) le, substantial In couiruc
Hon ami exceeillugl) ntttactlve in tip
ppiiiance. Standing against the othei
wall hi observed n benutlfiill) designed
china closet, whoso lines mo In con
formity with the test of the fin nltuie In
, the apartment. Interior shelves een
' llitfilirvti tlin itfwil u flltifiliiv nlllllil u II I n
ami glassware, and the shelf at the top
Is appropriately decorated with moro
oriiauu utat pieces,
In iiihlltlon to giving a view of tho
modern dining room, a sketch presented
of a side table, buffet, or ilinnei wagon,
In the Adam st)le. Nothing could bo
more graceful or appropriate than the
lluely designed lines of modern creations
111 thlsst)ln of work, the illtlcle Itself
being the no plus ultia of utllllv as well
is of definitive guice. There Is a di.ivver
In the front foi silverware, with cup
bo.uds having loumleil doois at either
side.
It) way of vniltitlou In the st)le of
dining loom chairs nn lllusti.itlou Is
shown of a side chair In oak', uplioNtet
ed In olive leather, which Is fastened to
the fi.ime with sei headed n.iiN.
It ma) be mentioned that In cises
whole expense l not a question of gloat
consideration, n wainscoting of oik Is
extiemel) ileshalile as h ch.u.ictei i'lc
decoiatloti of the dining room, lu many
slate!) dining looms tho wood Is can led
llt'fl'UT, IN 1IIK ADAM HI M.I..
up lo the celling, the celling Itself being
laid lu panels of solid oak. Thee aro
tho essential ieiiilremeiitsof the dining
room, but In addition to theso theie .no
niiii-ossonti.il which depend on w bethel
the loom shall seive as a dining loom,
or for tin. more familiar sen Ice of
bio.ikf.ist or lunch ns well. Certain
things nio necessary lu room whero
people are apt to linger, as they cor
Mini) will do after tho mote Infoiiual
meals. The Hist of these as suggested
to ever) miiid.no hooks anil p.iers,
and for the accommodation of these
small standing shelves ureprefeiablo to
hanging shelves on account of their
solid construction, which goes with the
nticessar) furnishings of the dining
room. If occasional chairs and lounges
uro Introduced the) need not bo en siilto
with the legulnr furniture, hut should
announce their Intention by limit lous
covering mid depth of spring. One of
tho most suitable
coverings for
d I ii i ii g loom
chairs ami loun
ges are the me
dio.' vn 1 tn po s
tries. These
havo hi them .ill
the rich tints of
the dining to mi Uj
mid mingle well llv
with the ion of Y
tho furnishings. V
C'onsi ii e r I n ir
how groat Is the
varlot) of taste
nml r.isliinn nt
the pii'seut da) In furniture, with the
stjh s so fioqiteiitly changing, a iiles
of in tides will be published III those
columns with sketches coin e) lug a gen
eral idea of the fuiuiliiio which can he
bought In tho stores of this clt) foi not
only tho dining loom, hut ulo tlio hall,
the draw lug loom, the libra t ) . the
houiloli mid tho various bodiooins. The
sketches hetewlth wore made fiom the
stock of the Hardy A Pitcher fuitiltiiro
stole of tho Tho A. M. Davis Company,
!M1 .South Llovouth street, Lincoln,
Neb. The Ideas for enrpets ami ilra
I cries fiom The A. M. Dav Is t'oiiipaii)'s
stoie, ill!! O street, Lincoln, Neh. This
linn has alwa):. on exhibition tho latest
productions In fiirnituie, carpets nnd
draperies of homo and foreign iii.inu
fiietuie, Including novelties not to ho
found elsewhere. Our leaders will ,i1mi
receive most helpful and suggestive in
formation ns tn how to accomplish tho
ilcsliahio art of home decoiatiou with
tnsto, fashion ami economy. It Is ob
vious that Ii Is only those whoso daily
vocation is tho continuous study of col
ors, designs mid effects who ,ue alono
the proper persons to superintend tho
decoration of a houso fo as to obtain
absolute limmouy.
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