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;tt,dies 
ora 
ame ^omirariieii. 
gray - black, and a hue maize, and is highly 
glazed.” 
The same ideas may he carried out in cheap¬ 
er ware, and yet with very pretty effect. The great 
thing is to have a brilliant contrast of color, and at 
the same time to have them harmonized well in con¬ 
trast to the white damask. 
There is decided improvement in the taste with 
regard to table-furnishing within the last few years. 
The convenience of 
white china 
caused it for a long 
time to be the prevail¬ 
ing mode, but the re¬ 
action of taste has 
brought about a keen 
appreciation of color, 
and the introduction 
of so much Oriental 
ware has cultivated a 
taste for the grotesqm . 
The simplest object 
for table use may be 
had in high toned col¬ 
ors and all manner of 
strange shapes. 
Exquisite things are 
made for sale repre¬ 
senting shells, flowers, 
dragons set upon curv¬ 
ed feet. 
Other styles show a 
leaf of the brilliant 
Alocasia of rich green 
lined with crimson, 
which is decorated 
with the large pale- 
tinted blossom. 
The leaves of the 
Pond-lily and blos¬ 
soms come in the same 
fashion in v a r i o u s 
tasteful designs. The 
following is clipped 
from an excellent de¬ 
scription of the pre- 
which 
using 
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A handsome pa¬ 
per is made in close 
imitation of leather 
for halls and librar¬ 
ies ; the colors are 
greens and drabs, in¬ 
terspersed with gold. 
Another style is in 
imitation of tiles ■, the 
dado, of rich Oriental 
colors, is in such 
elaborate designs as 
might be copied from 
the ornamental por¬ 
tions of Gothic archi¬ 
tecture. Some of the 
designs look like 
jewelled pottery. The 
Eastlake Gothic work 
is seen in dados, used 
instead of wainscot¬ 
ing. The 
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wall-pa- 
generally 
dusky, with deep rich 
coloring, here a n d 
there glittering with 
dead gold. The 
figures are small and 
are taken from Sax¬ 
on, Mediaeval, and 
Oriental sources, cor¬ 
responding with bric- 
a-brac. Messrs. Gil¬ 
man Collamore, E. H. 
Macy & Co., and B. 
L. Solomon & Sons 
will please accept our 
thanks for informa¬ 
tion furnished. 
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vailin 
may 
ideas to the readers of K /. 
the Cauinet in fur¬ 
nishing the table : H;;;/;'; 
“ There, are large 
plateaux in majolica, 
bordered with a pat.- llj/ 
tern of cherubs’ heads, 
eagles’ heads, and ser¬ 
pents in brightest col¬ 
ors, upon a Hoi bleu 
gr o u nd. A large 
fruit-plate has a re¬ 
presentation of the “ Gathering 
others whereon are depicted 
musical trophies, dragons, sj 
The brilliancy and durabilit; 
majolica ware are esteemed more 
the drawing of the designs ; but 
shape of the ware is a distinct 
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you 
liow to make your 
carpets bright that 
are getting old. Take 
some corn- m e a 1, 
about one quart to a carpet of a good-sized room, wet 
it just enough so it will not be sticky, sprinkle your 
carpet with it, then take a broom and give it a good 
scrubbing, then sweep off and it will be almost as 
bright as new. Mine is green and oak color, and 
when I do this, although it is quite old, it comes out 
quite bright. Kosajiond. 
Patterns for Java Canvass Work. 
the richest purples flash upon half-hidden leaves of 
green. This is one of Wedgwood’s choicest designs, 
and on the table is surrounded by platters of the same 
shape, forming a circle made of the new Martigny 
ware in cream-colored ground, beautifully decorated 
in Oriental fashion. The novelty of the season is 
the Cien ware, in three-cornered dishes. It comes 
