WmFByMffWi "WffflSi; the prrrsBimG dispatch, Sunday, june 26. 1892. 13 THEFOODDF GENIUS Bessie Bramble Expects Great Things of German Cook- ing at the Fair. TOAT PHILOSOPHERS EAT, And the Musical Capabilities of Lager L'eer and Sauerkraut EFFECT OF BEEF ON ENGLISHMEN. Onr Women Will Not Endure the Drudgerj of the Faderland. BUGGESTIOXS FOR 1 PITTSBUEG SHOW IWRITTXX roit TnE DISPATCH.! One of the interesting features of the "World's Columbian Exposition next year, to most women, will be a full furnished German kitchen, and an exhibition of the method of housekeeping and cooking in Germany. The women, leld in subjection and under the protection of pompous young Emperor Wilhelm, are world famous as housekeepers and good cooks in what is jeeringly called, ininis country, "the Dutch ftvle." Boiled meat and sauerkraut, and livcrwurst and rye bread are not largely ap preciated by American taste, but it may be shown at the Exposition that these, and other German dishes raav be prepared in such delighttul and appetizinc fashion that the health and strength to be found in their consumption may recommend them to the people of this country. Americans, we are told, are too fond of rich food. They are too extravagant in their tastes They have yet to learn that in economy there is wealth. They have yet to discover the virtues of sauerkraut and smoked sausages, and black bread and lager beer. As presented in a picture this German kitchen is a great contrast to these ideal American kitchen. It presents features that have gone out of fashion in this coun try to a large extent. Some of these may be seen, however, in old-time glory in the ascetic homes of economy, where too, may be sampled the German cooking so largely praised. Toed That Appeals to Stern Stomachs. The slabs of boiled meat, the great dishes of sour cabbage, the huge ginger cakes, these appeal to the stomachs of sterner stuff than those of English descent That such diet tends to righteousness seems es tablished by results. "o Law and Order Society is needed to enforce morality and obriety in economy, though each member of the community receives a quart of wine every day. It may be that such stimnlu is needed to secure the proper digestion of German cookius, or to make glad the heart of man that he has worried it down. Alter all is said, however, "the proof of the pudding 13 in the eating," and it may be that when the national dishes of Ger many are served up at Chicago there will be a wholesale conversion to their excel lence and economy in the American mind. - It may even be shown scientifically that the profound thinking powers of German phil osophers, the sturdy good sense of the ma jority of the German people and the stay ing powers of its grand army may be due to the diet and cookery of the country. It may be that upon, such cookinc are Frede ricks and Goethes grown. Xo more pro lound thinkers are to be found than.tbose of Germany; 110 more advanced scholars or men of science than those of "Wil hclm's empire; no deeper-dyed in or thodoxy than the theologians of Luther'R country; no more gifted with cenius than the great masters of music who found in ham and sauasres and rye bread and beer their daily food. The Food for the Musician. Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn rose to lame upon German cookery. Kant, Hegel, Liebuitz and Conite grew up on "Dutch" living. Encke, Liebig, "Slebuhr, Humboldt were brought up on Jare distin guished in this country by sauerkraut and pretzels. Korner, Uhiand, Schiller. Goethe made great names in the world upon a diet that the French regard with horror, as coarse and auin to barbarism. "What relation there is between German cookery and genius has not yet received the attention of science, but doubtless in Chi cago the effect upon the humau mind of sour cabbage, Khine vine, bock beer and all that go with them will be plainly shown in the finest form. Locke's great essay on the "Human Understanding" gave no informa tion as to the properdiet for the cnltivation and production of brain1!, but a study of German cookery may bring out some great truths upon this point. Handel, the im mortal composer of '"The Messiah," loved ham and beer what is the connection be tween them and cenius? Mozart and Men delssohn had kindred tastes. This German cookery subject widens the more it is con sidered. The virtue of sausages as the stay ot heroes was demonstrated in the French and German "War, where Xapoleon IIL and the French with their finer tastes and more elaborate cookery went under. 3Jauv Creed bnt Only One Gravy. It is the reproach of America, from a Frenchman's standpoint, that ne have any number of creeds and sects, but only one gravy. This gravy subject should be investi gated. How the Germans rank as tp gravy is not generally known, but down deep in the prolundity of the subject ol cookery may be louad the reason that America has not as yet given to the world a Shakespeare, a Goethe, au Adam Smith, a Humboldt, an Isaac 'ewton, a Schopenhauer or an Au custe Comte. The "World's 1i"air wiU doubtless let light into this matter. "With a knowledge of the food upon which great men grow, a definition of genius may be found, and a formula for great minds laid out. A knowledge of the lood and management of plants enables a gardener to do great things, and even what seems miracles to those devoid ot knowl edge. Milton says, "Smiles are the food of love. Would it not benefit the world to know the food upon which the virtues of mankind are founded? Somebody has said that "the man who drinks beer thinks beer." This would seem to indicate that the sublime masterpieces of Mozart, Men delssohn, ISeethoven et al. were the outcome ol ber, and that the talents of Bismarck and Wagner and the other German big guns had au underlying foundation of beer and limhurger and "krout." I'opnlar Jokrg About Nationality. The bullbeadedness and braggadocio of the British is set down to roast beef and ale and plum pudding; the aggressiveness and pugnacity ol the Irish to "piltaties and salt, and Irish whisky:" the "softness" of the Scotch, to oatmeal and Scotch whisky. All these points may come up as the result of the exhibit ol German cooking at Chi cago. "What amazitij possibilities and per plexing questions may come of it only high Leaven knows! However, the German kitchen will be a sight. The ceiling is cross-beamed in hard wood. Around the walls are inscriptions iu German which would strain our powers ot transition. A triple window fills up one enu witnawiae leuge upon which rests an imposing put of flowers. 2fo curtains, no shades, no shutters obscure the lizhi only a pleated lambrequin at the top tafcesofi the lurencs. Immense carved dressers, or cupboards, take up one side, ap parently filled with china ware and silver of every description and kind. High upon the wall is a shelf upon which repose great platters and pitch ers which are only called from the dust of their high position upon state occasions that is, if a German housewife ever allows dust to have a show at all. A large clock upon the wall, with weights exposed, gives the the cook no excuse tor want of punctu ality or for having things ruined by'a mis measure of time. The Rasa of Operations. The range takes up great space, and the wall behind is tiled far up to all appear ance. Above the range are shelves upon which are placed he stewpans to the num ber of 13 in regular gradation from pints to gallons. Along the edges of these shelves are hung beer mugs in exactorder though why just 11 in number is not shown. Along the tiles are the skillets and more saucepans and fryine-pans what these are in German I do not trust mvself to say. At the right are shelves full of canisters. ecr-beaters. eradu- ated crocks, pans, endless spoons and all manner of cooking untensils. Nearby are four-pound cake pans, as they are called in this country. A row of keys is prom inent, while coffee and spice mills and more spoons are in full view. The wood box, the table, the sink are all shown in most at tractive jruise. The floor is tiled and every thing looks as neat as wax. Good order, good management, first-class brains seem pre-eminent in that pictured kitchen, but every housekeeper knows the difference between the real and the ideal. The amount ot work in that kitchen is sim ply appalling. With their labor-ravine ideas no American woman would have it. Pretty and picturesque as it is, suggestive of industriousjpd painstaking housekeep ing and coo cooking, as it appears in plain reality, it would make an American woman tired to look at, and no cook would stand the amount of work to keep it in good order. American Women Tlrsd of Drudgery. American women hare not the large capacity tor useless drudgery possessed by their German sisters. With a kitchen like that to look after, they could find no time for their clubs, their missionary meetings, their church festivals, and their endless schemes for making money in benevolent enterprises. American women are made of the same stuff as American men and have no idea of digging and delving, when a steam paddy, a patent dish-washer, or a la bor-saving invention ot any kind can help them out with the work. The German kitchen as presented makes a picturesque "interior," but with the labor attached to keep it in shining order, it will never com mend itself to this country as a practical reality. A Japanese kitchen is to be another prom inent leature in the great Fair. It is to be constructed exactly as it appears in Japan. In its limited space and rare simplicity will be shown what can be achieved by people whose narrow country and small territory enforce small things. In this kitchen is to be served Japan tea in its real puritv no dried weeds or baked plants deftly dved. The Japanese tea merchants are de termined to educate the American market to a taste for their bona fide tea, and to make them willing to pay for it. Not a bad idea for the heat hen, "whose conversion to honesty and morality is an object oft mis sionary effort. Mhj J.ipanese TVomen Always Smile. Japanese housekeepers, according to Ed win Arnold, are the most charming and de lighttul in the world, so from their exhibit ot housekeeping American women may learn how to managf, without wear and tear of brain, and how to preserve sweetness of mind and smoothness of temper. This proposed exhibit of foreign kitchens suggests that a backwoods kitchen of a cen tury airo in this country might be useful in showing how American brains and brawn have been produced by the most utter sim plicity in cooking and living. The early home of Abraham Lincoln would be a nota ble example. In one room and a loft was brought up the great man ofhis centurv whose name slows among the immortals. A teakettle, a Dutch oven and a "skillet" were the cooking utensils of his day, and hog and hominy doubtless the diet of the hero of historv. The log cabin is embalmed in -American life and records as the home of many of the greatest that have written their names high in their country's story. Why then should not Pittsburg exhibit in Chicago a backwoods kitchen in its primi tive simplicity? Vhat the world calls ge nius seems to find its most fertile soil not in drawing rooms and ideal kitchens but rather in the homes of simplicity, amid the straits of poverty and in the everyday stress ot getting a living. Bessie Bbambxe. WHEN EO UGE WAS PiBST USED. nCll.h Woman Set the Fashion In the SI Iddle or the Sixteenth Century. Personal adornment by means ot cosmetics has been practiced from most ancient times. Classical writers inform us that the dames of Greece and Kime derived the custom of usins cosmetics from the Egyptians. East ern women of all times have freely indulged in "painting and decorating," and it is probable that also from the Egyptians the Jewish women learnt the habit which, being used by Jezebel on a memorable occasion, has made her name for ever proverbial in connection with the subject. In England, says a writer in Spare Mo ments, the use of rouge as a cosmetic com menced in the days when ladies disfigured themselves by patches of court-plaster stuck on different parts of the face that is, about the middle of the sixteenth cen tury. The fashion as to patches and abuse of cosmetics culminated dur ins the reigns ot the two Charleses. While the wearing of patches has almost completely disappeared although it is im possible to say it might not be revived the use of rouge, in perhaps more moderate fashion, has continued down to the present day. In the case of vegetable rouge, if properly prepared, its use is completely in nocuous; but much that is sold is said to contain preparations of lead, making it highly dangerous to use. KEMBEBS OFTHEVANDEEBILTrAMIX? Cornelius and the Late William H. Once Issued a Month'y Paper. Cornelius "Vanderbilt, Jr., is the oldest of the family, and the late William H. was the second. Another son is Albert, and there are two daughters, Gertrude and Gladys. Cornelius entered Yale some three years ago, and was followed later by his brother William. Both lived very simply at college for millionaire's sons, each re ceiving an allowance of something like 51, 000 a year. Some years ago the two boys got out a monthly paper which thev themselves wrote, set up, and printed, in a room on the top floor of their home was a small printing press, type, and all the parapher nalia ot a newspaper. But when they went to college they gave up the room and its contents to Albert, then a sturdy lad of 11. "William was a young man of considerable promise. THE PUSSY'S MAINTENANCE. Dime. Dobrai, of Pari., Left a Life Legacy for Her Favorite Cat; Though it is doubtless at all times better to be a live ass than a dead lion, there are horse-meat-eating Paris ragpickers who probably envy the lot of the cat owned by Mme. Dubrai. When this remarkable lady died recently she left a sum of money in trust to the Mayor of the Third Arrondissement, in which she resided, for the use of the school fund on condition that a certain amount should go towards pussy's maintenance. A trusty person is to be nominated by the Mayor to undertake to house the lucky cat and give him three meals a day, consisting ot such delicacies as lights, liver and heat. The re mainder ot the legacy, afer the expenses uecessnry for this purpose have been paid, is to go without reserve to the school fund. ffi pact, haul, store, ship, repair, reflnlsh and reuoholter furniture, wsu Hacqh A Kzekast, S3 Water street. A HAPPY JUNE BRIDE. Exquisite Materials and Beautiful Forms in Her Trousseau. THE WATTEAU BACK A FEATURE. Summer Gonni in Which the Charms of Xeck and Arms Are Bidden. DETAILS OP TUB COSTLY LINGERIE. (WRITTEN FOB THE DISPATCH. 1 A white and blue room is full of interest to the average woman, but when this same is the trying on apartment of an exclusive New York dressmaking establishment, her interest deepens, especially if she has been summoned, as I was, to see the completed trousseau of a June bride, the result of the most lavish expenditure of time and money. The room itself was such as to please the fancy of the very fastidious. The walls were covered with rTanels of quilted light blue satin, draped with clear white French muslin, while here and there long mirrors reached to the floor, framed in ivory white and gold. All the belongings were most exquisite, and on this particular morn, costly gowns rested on table, chair and divan. Madame herself was caressing the soft dainty folds of one of these with con siderable satisfaction, and was explaining how some of the materials had been espe cially imported for this occasion, when a tall, slim girl entered to try on the gowns and to imagine herself for a short space of time to be that other girl, fortune's lavor ite, rather than the poor seamstress, who had helped make the gorgeous outfit. For a Five O'Cloclt Tea. A charming house dress is first shown, made ot peiadine, selected by madame while abroad for the bride, with a cream ground striped with blue and pink, the J. Bride's Hausz Dress. blue stripe being an exact imitation of blue moire ribbon; the pink being a fine line of small rose buds. The trimmings are frills and bows of blue satin ribbon, faced with white and arranged on the foot of the skirt in those pert, little erect bows, which are very appropriately termed "rabbits ears." The bodice fastens diagonally, edged with a frill of the double faced ribbon. The skirt, known as the Watteau, presents one ot the most marked features of bridal outfits, the back drapery being carried up into the graceful Watteaus plaits or fullness, fasten ing -betwen the shoulders. There are: many modifications of this; one oi which is shown in the first illustration. The sleeves are those indescribably fitted ones, which consume two yards and a half of material and depend entirely on the skill of the fitter. Simple, yet effective, just such a gown as a bride might iike to wear, while pouring 5 o'clock tea for her friends, after the return from the wedding trip. There is a bright and giddy street costume for formal calls in striped yellow and blue silk, shot with gold pinhead dots, and made with an elaborate bodice, designed to show the latest style of trimming, consisting of twists of yellow and blue silk down each side of a plain blue vest, known by proficients as Russian knot garniture. Theie is an odd looking feather dress, the beauty of which consists more in the unique manner in which the border of long plumes has been made to serve as side panels and trimmings than is For a Sleevelets Jacket. the coloring or goods, which is a surah, com bining a dark brown ground with creams and wood tints. Summer Gowns Hiding the Neck. And such dainty summer gownsl Those thin, delicate textures, sprigged with wi'd flowers in faint grounds of" blue and pink, made up with ribbons and laces, the joy of every woman's heart. All these gowns'are made with high neck and long sleeves, which draws the inevitable conclusion from the admiring critics, that the girl for whom they are meant must be either very modest or possess a rather scrawny neck, for with most women the charm of these thin summer robes consists in a slight V neck or short L sleeve. Some of the materials are so fragile that even trying them on has torn the threads. This was the case with a pineapple ganze in black, made up over old rose silk. A very elegant street suit, and one which may offer suggestions for even those prosaic mortals who are not June brides, is a heavy black silk cut bell skirt, combining in the coat bodice some light colored, lightweight .broadcloth, which forms the waistcoat, trimmed with jet medallions. Inthis case vellow cloth was used. These ottoman silks are very heavy, but are given the preference by those who have had trouble in getting high toned modistes to use benga line, which is just now rather a slandered material. A very light silk is made extremely plain with an umbrella skirt and plain tight fit ting bodice on purpose to be worn with an elegant sleeveless jacket of jet passementerie, much like that shown in the second figure given here. This was a case where the dress was made to fit the jacket, this last having Deen a present. Materials Favored by the Brides. Tweed and serge are the most popular materials for brides' going-away gowns, and v3Bf iw the most popular style is still the three piece suit, consisting of bell skirt, waist coat and cutaway jacket. The waistcoat may be varied by a'tull blouse of silk and girdle, as best suits the wearer. In this case there were three waistcoats, as the bride intends taking awav as little baggage as possible, and hence will find it conven ient to have a slight change. When going away she will wear one of light blue otto man, fastened with black jet buttons. A striped figure is kept for car Wear, which is tucked into the traveling bag. Madame touched a bell, and, according to previous orders, two girls brought in the gown of gowns, which still needed a few finishing touches. The material was" very heavy cream white Ottoman, made with a very long court train. The whole dress was exceedingly plain but elegant. Again the popular Watteau back was employed, fastening at the base of a verv modest V neck, which was finished with a 12-inch frille of Duchesse lace, the only ornamenta tion used. According to a family custom, the bride will carry just a sprig of myrtle, in spite of the fact that the fashionable bouquet is one of white orchids or white roses. Her maid of honor, who is a blonde, will carry a bunch of delicate pink Cath arine mermets. A Small Fortune in Her Outfit. All the lingerie of this happy girl-has been made by hand. The firm in New York having the order claims it is one of the costliest ever given. Her handkerchiefs have been beautifully embroidered, most ot the work having been done in the convents. Her night robes have been made in such shapes and styles that they can be used for neglige gowns in her boudoir, the sailor collar being a conspicuous finish. The tea gowns, breakfast jackets and other loose, soft flowing w rappers are such as to thrill the heart of the least susceptible. Such, in short, is the elaborate outfit of a wealthy girl, and though it is sometimes in teresting to peep behind the scenes and know for a fact what money can accomplish, there is many a merry-hearted girl who will go to the altar this month with' the dear lad of her choice, with no such loads of finery, but just as happy, just as content as if she had, like another girl I know ot, whose whole outfit cost less than two hundred, but was still very pretty, through her wise and judicious shopping. Sally Grout. PSESIDENT E0BEET3 HAS TO PAY. A Story Showing How the Great Stickler for Discipline Overdid Hlmiclf. President Boberts, of ttte Pennsylvania Bailroad, is, as everybody knows, a great stickler for discipline, says the Philadel phia Record, and a story is told of him which is too good to keep. Some time ago, while on his way to Harrisburcr, the con ductor of the train bowed as he passed without asking to see his ticket. On com ing through the train again Mr. Boberts touched his arm and said: "Why did you not. ask for my ticket?" Bather abashed, the conductor replied that he presumed he had his- pass. "Do you know who I am?" next asked Mr. Boberts. "Yes, sir," replied the conductor, "you are the President of the road." "Granted that I am. It is your duty to allow nobody to ride over this road with out showing a ticket. Always bear that in mind." The conductor promised to do so in the future and passed on. After the next sta tion bad been passed he again came through the train for" tickets, and coming to Mr. Boberts stopped and demanded to see his ticket. "That's right, my man," said the presi dent, putting his h'and in his breast pocket. Then he grew red in the face, and. as he felt in pocket after pocket, his face became redder. He had left his pass at home. The conduotor never moved a muscle of his face, but stood with outstretched hand wait ing for the ticket. Mr. Boberts was too proud to back out, and finally asked in a meeK voice: "How much is the tare to Harrieburg?" On being informed he paid over the money, wuicn the oonauctor tooc without a smile, giving him a rebate check good for 10 cents. President Boberts con tinued his ride in silence. TEE BOXANCE OF A BLIND MAN, First Considered Impertinent, but His Pol Uhfd Mnnn-rs Won Him a Wife. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1 At Decatur two ladies, evidently mother and daughter, came aboard and sat down facing a distinguished looking, faultlessly attired stranger, who proceeded to stare fix edly at the young lady until forbearance ceased to be a virtue. The hot blood mounted to her cheeks and she plainly showed her aversion to the stranger's atten tions. Finally, the elder lady spoke to him sharply, calling him impertinent, but he continued staring as before. The young lady sprang to her feet and struck him sharply on the cheek with her fan, remark ing that she would 'give him a lesson in good manners he would remember.' The stranger h If arose, removed his hat and said with the utmost politeness: "Ladies. I am truly sorry I have offended; but I I am blind." Then it was the young lady's turn to apologize. I met the trio at Indianapolis last week, and the stranger was still staring at the young lady, but with more satisfac tion. He had recovered his -sight acd mar ried her. SIE WALTEE BALEIGE'S IEISH HOME. It Was Here That Elizabeth's Famous Conrller First Smok-d Tobacco. Sir Walter Raleigh's Irish home, in County Cork, became the property ot the late Sir John Pope Hennessy, and has been put up at auction recently. It was here, says the London Telegraph, that Elizabeth's famous courtier Bnioked the first pipe of tobacco in Ireland, and received the unex pected bath from a faithful servant maid, who, seeing the blue smoke emerging from her master's mouth and curling round his head, thought Sir Walter was falling a vic tim to spontaneous combustion, and threw a pail of cold water over him to extinguish the conflagration. Only 1,250 was bid for the property, which was accordingly bought in by t&e auctioneer, who said he could not think of selling a historical mansion like it for such a figure. MEM0IE OF PBOF. HEKK0MEE. Some Difficulties Which Ho Encountered Itetore Attaining Riches. A memoir which Prof. Herkomer has printed for private circulation among his friends contains some account of the dfficul- ties which he encountered before he made the start which carried him to fortune. For instance, be even tried his hand at cartoon drawing for a comic paper, his sub jects including "Bradlaugh Besmearing a Figure of Truth" and "Death and Folly Feeding "War" his father Bitting in turn for the Pope, Bradlaugh and Nemesis. He sent one of his first pictures to the Dudley Gallery, and an art critic thus noticed it in the press. "It represents an ugly girl choosing bad cabbages with an impossible background." He took a drawing to one of the principal publishing houses in London, and was advised to study anatomy and eat more pudding." A Snmmer Sonc. Chicago News Record. Beneath the mossy boughs of this old tree Reclining in the shadow cool and s eet 1 watch the Uracon-lly dart o'er the w heat And hear the booming of the vavrant bee. Above the rosy clover field care free I hear the restless bob-o-link repeat 'His gurgling song," while in tho ofllng meet Squadrons of clouds upon the shining sea. I watch the happy ull on wing sorene Above the murmurous ocean gayly veer ' Where lightest winds the snowy sails pursue And, in tho mellow dlstanoe o'er ths green, A white spire in tho crystal atmosphere Blses in peace ajjulnst the verfeot bluo, B. JC MunkiUrieK LIKE ALADDIN'S CAVE A Glimpse Into the Finest Bachelor Apartments in America. WHOLE WORLD UNDER TRIBUTE. Interior Decorations Dictated by Cultivated lasts and Wealth. DESCRIPTION IN MINUTE DETAIL American interiors are conceded to be above those of any other nation as treasure houses of all that is pleasing and beautiful in decorative appointments. And women know more about styles and designs of deco ratives for the average home than men, but they seldom catch a glimpse of bachelor apartments. It is there that the masculine taste is supreme and the fair will be inter ested in a second-hand glimpse if they can not get one first-hand. As a fair type I have selected the palatial bachelor apartments of Lewis G. Tewks bury,Esq.,the successful banker, in the "Wil braham apartment house, corner of Fifth avenue and Thirtieth street, New York, for description. They are the finest in this country, and perhaps in the world. Mr. Tewksbury's apartmeats on the third floor are reached by an elevator. A major-domo in livery conducts us along a corridor laid in a mosaic of tiles, the walls of which are wainscoted in polished oak, and otherwise painted a robin's-egg blue and the ceiling hand frescoed. The entrance door we are in search of, above which is a panel of Moorish grille work, is decorated with the silver monogram of the banker. There is also a silver knocker, intended more for or nament than use, for there is an electric bell at the side of the door. A square hall chair in polished oak occupies a corner to the left of the door. Novell j at Every Turn. Mr. Tewksbury, personally, is a most charming gentleman, and has the appear ance of an artist, rather than that of the ideal rotund banker. We are bewildered by the beauty and quaintness of the sur roundings in the vestibule, and see through the tapestried openings ot the reception room and drawing room visions of still more delightful interiors. With the closing of the 'outer door there comes the chime of an ceolian harp, at tached thereto, whose strings are beaten irregularly and fitfully by the swinging of little bronze pendulums. The door is other wise decorated with a beautiful tapestry, the subject being "The Flower Girl." The hardwood floor is co'vered with Axminster rugs, and the walls are wainscoted in pol ished oak, above which they are covered with Persian tapestry. The ceiling is tint ed in drab and cream hues. On either side ot the vestibule, right above the wainscot ing, are hat races iu polisned brass, made from designs by Mr. Tewksburv himself", There are oak chairs upholstered in antique leather in special designs. In the corner is a cuckoo clock that calls out the hours, and there is a lamp of Bower-barfF iron filagree. While inspecting tlfe lamp Mr. Tewks bury laughingly requests us" to help our selves to a bottle from what seemed to be a basket of champagne. We discover, how ever, that the Beeraing bottles of wine are simply the decorative lid of a waste basket. Above the basket, against the wall, is an upright mirror resting on a bracket, flanked by a shield and spear, on which are hat brushes and a European novelty in the shape of a cigar lighter. Amongst the other decorative appurtenances of the vesti bule is an umbrella jar in Chinese blue porcelain, containing novelties in canes and umbrellas from all parts of the world. There is also a Chinese mask, from which depends a whisk broom, and from the casing of the reception room a finely-modeled head of a bull dog scowls at the visitor. In the Ktceptlon Room, As we enter the reception room our ears are saluted by the Westminster chimes of an English hall clock in mahogany which stands in one corner of the apartment, reaching almost from floor to ceiling. Hardly has the clock ceased its musical vibrations when from another chamber we hear the Siminjr of a diminutive Swiss clock, as though echoing the more sonnrousil lones 01 11s companion, ine noor Ol tne receDtion room is nrofuselv covered with Oriental rugs, and before the fireplace 'I is spread the hide ot an im mense grizzly bear, whose head with grinning mouth is startling in its naturalness. As if to balance the horror of its open jaws, on the other side of the apart ment there is a marble statue of the Venus de Milo on a marble pedestal, which is thrown into sharp relief by the royal blue silk drapery that decorates the wall behind it, supported by two antique battle axes. These subjects are supplemented with Ori ental fabrics, antique armor and bric-a-brac, so that wherever the eve turns it is feasted by the most costly and beautiful objects. A large tapestry panel to the right on en tering the room, has for its subject "The Wine Cellar." A cavalier in the style of Charles L is holding up an empty glass to a comely maiden who is filling it with wine. There are scattered on the floor Forentine Chianti flasks, and, to complete the reality of the picture, Mr. Tewksbury has hung some real flasks right upon the picture it self. This tapestry has for border a stiling of silk plush of a salmon red tint, ac companied by double lines of mouldings in cream and white. An Immense Luxurious Divan. On the opposite wall the picture is bal anced by another tapestry still more beauti ful, the subject of which is Ariadne. The roost conspicuous object in the furnishing of the apartment is the immense divan cov ered with a Kis Keliin rug, camel's hair blankets draping the wall behind. The divan is supplemented with an array of em broidered cushions stuffed with eider dotvn, and beautifully upholstered in silk. In the center of the floor there is a card table covered with a Daghestan rug. The table possesses the peculiarity of having four triangular chairs fitted underneath the leaf, but which are easily removable, thus form ing four seats for a card party. Beside the table is a figure in Venetian carved wood, of a boy seated on a drum, holding out with his left hand a tray of cigars, and cigarettes, while in his right hand he wields a drumstick. In the center of the table is a magnificent porcelain lamp, the piilar of which is decorated with gold fleur-de-lis in relief, and surmiunted by an immense maroon silk shade, covered with black Spanish lace. Bight above the lamp, sus pended from the ceiling, hangs a magnifi cent electrolier in burnished copper, fash ioned to represent a huge fleur de lis in full bloom, amid whose bower of leaves gleam numbers of incandescent lights of various colors. The electrolier extends downward and illuminates the lamp above referred to. The entire structure from table to ceiling is unique, and the result is very beautiful. Standing on a pedestal at the cntranca to the belchamber is a colored French bronze statue of Don Quixote on a Venetian stand of carved wood. On the other side of the divan is a Sheraton chiflbniere desk of rose wood, beautifully inlaid with marquetry, on top of which stands a blue and white porce lain jardiniere ot great beauty. Beauty of the Bedchamber. "Now," said our host, after we had ex amined in detail the appointments of the re tention room, "let me show you the herl- chamber," and so saying he drew aside a I . in . : : ..1.1 1.1 -Mi. 1 l. I uJKguiuceQb puriirrc 111 uiu uiua bun piusu with gold fleur-de-lis, above which is a shield enblazoned with his coat of arms, and disclosed a veritable boudoir in tones of blue and silver. The carved inahoganv bed stands gainst the remote wall, paneled with au immense plate-glass mirror. The entire floor of the apartment is covered with a black Siberian wolf rug. The walls are lav ishly decorated with tapestry panels, the subject of one being a Grecian girl, behind whom is a Eying uupld, entitled, "First I Whispers of Love," by the famous artist L, I G. Capello. The subject of another is the "Aurora" of Bougereap.the figures in all the panels being life size, produced in the most delicate tints imaginable. Another panel represents the balcony scene in "Boemoand Juliet." Two others are entitled "Love the Conqueror," and "Love Ascending to Heaven with Psyche," both after'Bouge reau. The walls, which are scarcely visible anywhere, are tinted in a robin's eee blue. The tapestry panels, in addition to having a stiling of blue plush, have draperies of dark blue silk arrauged in myriad folds and wrought in sinuous lines around two walls of the chamber. The ceiling is one laige tapestry, the sub ject being "Night," represented by a float ing female fignrc, surrounded with sky effects, who appears to be dropping roses on the sleeper beneath recalling the rain of roses that fell at the feast of Heliogahalus. Bight over the portiere in the doorway of theapartment is a fine grille of Arabian lattice work, and when the lights are sub dued in the bedchamber tjie shadow of the grille work is thrown upon the ceiling with weird effect. In one corner of the apartment a dim lantern is kept always burning, having red and green bulls eyes. The Accessories or the Toilet. Thedresser is a fine Renaissance bureau, on which is a profusion of solid silver ac cessories of the toilet. There are brushes of every conceivable variety, combs, trays, rose jars, magnificent cut glass vials of per fume and a pot ot incense occasionally'per- iuuics me air wnn a mussy ouor. xa one corner of the apartment on a pedestal is a curious jar of Japanese porcelain, with chair and carved mahogany bench. The chande liers, or rather electroliers, are decorated with globes of cut glass. There is a panel wreathed in India prickle palms, before wh.ich stands a shaving stand in mahogany. There is also a mahoganv chest of drawers. on which is thrown a scarf of blue silk with deep gold fringe. Here are several jars, and a cup of Oiron faience, with a rosy sheen, which is filled with cut flowers, its elegant inlay enameling presenting upon its ivory-like surface figures in relief, shells and garlands. A blue silk plush mouchoir case, with embroidered monogram in gold thread, lies on the bureau, and there is also a Moorish mirror, whose pedestal as well as au adjoining candlestick are fashioned out of blue porcelain. The bathroom is an apartment of spark ling elegance. The floor and walls are in enameled tiles of a cream tint, the ceiling painted in sky effects. Across the ceiling is a flight of finely modeled swallows sus pendedtherefrom'by invisible wires. An ape swinging on a rone, in finely carved wood, holds in one hand a ring of wood from which hang bath brushes, etc The white marble bath tub has its fittings of burnished silver, whose gleam adds im mensely to the luxury ol the bath. The racks for towels are in solid silver. Where the Sun Never Shines. On peculiarity of the drawing room is the fact that daylight never enters therein, the windows always being kept covered with blinds. That 'which attracts the attention first of all is a structure in one corner that resembles an office fitment composed of grille arches, supported by graceful columns of vulcanized English oak. A green electric light illuminates the interior, while from the central arch is suspended a rubv lamp of Persian design. The light in both lamps is supplied bv the electric current. There is a desk, with blotter, inkstand, etc., above which is a Persian embroidered tapestry in the most fashionable colors, the entire struc ture being purely ornamental. The draw ing room is otherwise lighted by an im mense globular chandelier lamp, hanging from the center of the ceiling. The lamp is made of oxidized silver filagree work, which envelops a globe of cut glass of a dull oral hue. In the window hangs a Louis XV. chandelier after a model by Gouthiere, in ormolu brass. On a unique circular table, with one quadrant. of the leaf cutout to accommodate the back of a chair that fits into it, both be ing ot vulcanized oak, there stands au urn shaped electric lamp, composed of gneiss stone, with rose decoration, having an amber shade; with deep amber silk fringe. In addition to the lamps already mentioned, all of which are electric, the apartment is also partly lighted by au ornamental glass door, which opens into a bijou conserva tory. This conservatory is filled with square porcelain boxes, containing tropical flowers and palms, among which bang electric lights. This is also one of Mr. Tewksbury's own ideas in the matter of interior decora tion. The room is filled with interesting articles, many of historic association. Be tween the reception room and the drawing room there is a small apartment fitted up as a library. The Host's Oriental Divan. "I have made the colors of the drawing room dark and somber on purpose to serve as a foil to the Oriental divan, which I will now ask you to enter," said Mr. Tewks bury. k In its beautiful hangings, its divans and draperies, with their dusky colorings and rare perfume, it recalls the fable splendors of the "Arabian Nights." The portieres that half close the doorway are of a deep maroon silk brocade. They are lined with an old gold damask brocade, and caught up by heavy silken cords, attached to mediaeval spears. The floor is concealed beneath an India carpet, and around three sides of the retreat a broad and low divan extends, covered with Oriental rugs of close pile, and leopard skins, piled up with a vast array of Turkish, Japanese, and Hindoo embroidered cushions. The ceiling is heavily festooned to a depth of more than four feet with draperies of every conceivable color and texture, forminga bewildering mass of Indian and Turkish damasks and embroidered stufis in canopies sweeping from centre to circum ference, supplemented with feestooned silken fringes, such as decorate the gharries of the East, when the harem of the Pasha takes its cnting, and the whole interspersed with gigantic serpents, Titanic insects and other monstrosities, together with gilded nets, and studded with Persian electric lamps of brass and iron filagree, having red, green and orange-colored glass, the whole forming a bizarre fantasy ot the imagination that is not only extremely luxurious, but contains an element of the horrible, and for this reason ladies are not supposed to enter its sacred precincts. The walls, where visi ble, are covered with tapestries, represent ing Eastern dancing girls in the most luxurious attitudes, and are otherwise draped with the rarest products ot Eastern looms. A Dream of Eastern Luxury. The furnishings include Damascus tabline on which stand uargileh3 and pots of de cense, cigars, pipes, cigarettes, etc. Besim the door stands a life-size nude statue in bronze ot an Odalisque, holding in one nrs, a tray, heaped up with luscious figs, apples, oranges and nuts. There is also a flagon of rock crystal, filled with delicious wine, which our host serves in Venetian goblets 300 years old. A bronze Japanese bell is struck with a wooden hammer,' and forth is sues a mysterious sound, tender, sonorous, and long continued, with the memories of ages in its thrill. It is a bell imported from Japan, which, in a Buddhist temple, called the devotees of Guatama to prayer. This odoriferous retreat is aii epitome of all the langorou3 charms of the Orient, and is an ideal chamber for a niau of wealth aid refinement. It is an Aladdin's cave filled with costly treasures. As I left the build ing I thought how beautiful a thing it was in this age of hurry aid greed tor one to live in the presence ot the masterpieces ot art, surrounded by the realization ot high ideals; such a life as is led by Mr. Lewis G. Tewksbury, the banker nnd art connoisseur ol New York. W. B. Bradshaw, Editor Decorator and Furnisher. 1.0 ve and Fame. I looked for Fame, And Love came flitting But nuuseJ a wuile. by. With bated winns, to sigh: But still I looked lor Fame, And Love fled by. Fame camo fit-last, When hope was almost sped; Fame came at last, When youth and joy bad fled; And then I looked tor love, But Love was dead. Id. T. Marshall in Philadelphia Ledger. WOMEN'S SMALL TALK. A Look at the Stokers Spoils All the Pleasure of a Trip, at Sea. THE DEMAKD FOR THE PEDICURE. Fancy lamp Designs and Fashions Mottoes and Bric-a-Brac in PITCHERS ON TflU WELL-LAID TABLE rwitrmw tor the dispatch.i 'fDon't," says a woman jnst home from an ocean trip, "as you value your peace of mind, go down among the furnaces while aboard ship, and get a sight of the stokers. I did, and took not a moment's comfort on deck afterward. I could not keep the thought of the poor fellows out of my head a waking moment. Every breeze that blew fresh and invigorating in my face brought with it a pitying sense of contrast with their condition. There ther are, down in that fearful heat with the furnace doors al ways open, (or into some of thos3 fiery mouths coal is always being put, the red glare blinding them and the fierce heat ex hausting them, while the thought must ever be present that anything may happen overhead, storm, collision, shipwreck, while they are penned helpless 18 feet be low the water line. Their hours are short, and so are their lives, the mortality among them being frightful. A stowaway was found when we were a day out from Liver pool, and the captain having no other work for him set him to stoking. In three days he was dead, not being used to the terrible work. He was buried at sea, his name even was unknown, and 1 felt as I saw him lowered into the waves as if their cooling touch must be grateful. I had rather think of him dead than below in that furnace. It is wonderful in this age of invention and progress that nothing has been devised to mitigate the stoker's unhappy condition. The old-fashioned notion ofaringin the bride's cake is being reviled at fashionable weddings. At a recent wedding there was besides a ring, a dainty gold thimble as well, which was a pretty enough wedding favor, but ominously significant, the young women thought who got it, that she wa$ destined to sit by the fireside and sew for the rest of her life. At another wedding a ring was slipped around the stem of a flower in' the bride's bouquet and tied to it with a bit of ribbon. When the bride tossed her flowers back among her waiting bride maids there was a sharp scramble to see who should get the ring blossom. The skill of the pedicure is called into requisition now nearly as often as that of the manicure. Many persons have their feet carefully and systematically looked after, and the nails of their toes kept as beautifully as the nails of their fingers. The visiting pedicure is a distinct trade or profession in the large cities. Unquestion ably the car of the feet has much to do with their condition as regards comfort and service. Persons with tender feet will find that to bathe them every morning in water with the chill only taken ofl", and into which a teaspoonful of eau de cologne has been put, has a decided tendency to harden them. This will relieve excessive perspiration. salt water is also good tor either purpose. The "flower fillets" seen two snmmers ago are revived this season at London garden parties. It takes a classic head to be thus The Flower Fillet. garland-bound, bnt the woman whom the stvle suits at all. it suits exceptionally welL The garland is light, usually a band ot stray ing smilax, and the flowers are not closely set. Just as every woman had pinched and planned to get her supply of silk petticoats, comes the exasperating word from over the sea, that cambric skirts are to return and replace the silk ones. This edict will not be hastily adop ted, for every woman who has tried the silk petticoats knows how much prettier a dress skirt hangs over them and how much plea;anter they are to wear. Poulard is an especially good weave of silk to use for these petticoats and the figured stands wear and keep clean longer than the Dlaiu. Persons opening summer cottages will do well to recall that the same care is needed as when returning in the fall to houses closed during the summer. In particular the cellar should he sweetened with white wash and aired as thoroughly as is possible If it seems in the least damp put four or five pounds of lime in a vessel and let it stand in the part that seems the most damp; the absorbent qualities of the l'me will work surprising results in a brief time. A rose lamp shade 13 made bv gumming the petals of cheap artificial roses on a pink cambric foundation stretched over a shade frame. At a rose luncheon given in this ro3e month the candleshad rose shades so made, producing a beautilul effect At the same luncheon the center piece wa3 au exquisite swan of white porcelain, fragile and pure and almost two-thirds life.sizc, whose high, curving wings formed a holder for a mass of velvet-hearted damask roses. Beautiful specimens of the same flower without stems were set about tho mat of plate glass upon which the rose-laden bird rested, and over the cloth in irregular spots were laid more ot tne glowing blossoms, all without stems so that the lull perfection of he flower was before you. A novel feature of the luncheon and an idea of the original hostess was that of rose bauds. These went from each chair back to the table, ending under the napkin, and there made of inch wide white ribbon, through which the stemless roses wero spiked with a bit of florist's wire. An end of the ribbon was left at the table side. When the guests reached the table as each found her place the rose was slipped from beneath the napkin and huug lightly over the back ot the chair. When all were stated the attendants took" the rib bon ends, tying each to its next adjoining band, forming a complete rose chain about the round table and connecting every guest with her neishboron either side. 'The idea iris prettv :d new and can he easily dupli cated with almost any flower. The fashion of mottoes in various parts of the house is one of the features of modern furnishings. Over the fireplace in the fam ily sitting room of a large household was 5 LiL vHa -P A Window Drapery. written in graceful scroll text: "Wher there is heart room there is hearth room." The illustrated arrangement of window drapery is particularly pretty for a win dow set close in against a partition or door or pillar as windows occasionally require to be. One breadth of the drapery falls loose as shown, the other is caught on the pole in soft festoons over the top. The same ar rangement gracefully drapes a door that i irregularly placed. e The parer in a recent magazine by a woman who was able to gain access to the Paris manufactory of imitation bric-a-brao has aroused a considerable sense of uneasi ness among professors of supposed genuine antiquities and curios. The woman wsa sworn, to secrecy and her articles mentioned no names and gave no recognizable descrip tion of the building somewhere in the heart of Pans where this extraordinary industry is carried on. It is a question that admits of discussion whether this writer has not done mankind a positive injury in revealing the imposition. The imitations are beautiful and accurate reproductions of the genuine and with the halo of authenticity about them have been so thoroughly enjoyed by their owners. Now, lurking doubt will asail everything. Said a wealthy woman the other day, "What a pity, cutglass is so cleverly im itated." IHrom her point of view it is a pity, doubtless, bnt isn't her point or" view a selfish one? Other women, whose pnrses are not so long, mav enjoy seeing their tables set out with flashing crystal now that the "imitation cut" is so exquisitely dons and at so low a price, who must otnerwisa be deprived of the privilege. It is a deli cate question where imitation ceases and sham begins np to the moment of the latter, reproduction is legitimate. a As has been said, carafes are disappear ing entirely from private tables. They savor too much now of the hotel and res taurant services for elegant use. The small glass pitchers which have replaced them are in sets of four or two, and on well-laid tables stand in shallow silver holders at th: corners of the table. Prom these the guests seated near are permitted to replen ish their glasses without waiting for the attendant. A New York woman has an enthusiasm for lamps which has produced in her home a lamp room. It is lined on two sides with shallow shelves of irregular length and placing. On these stands fairy lamps of every style and size from the large ones that bnrn cathedral caudles to the tiny ones which need only a taper. Interspersed with these are boudoir lamps of every con ceivable design and material. Swinging lamps in bronze, iron and more precious metals hang from the rafters which finish the ceiling, and curious standing lamps from all countries in various sizes and mountings are placed irregularly on ths other two sides ot the room. In a recess all by itself stands a marvel of ugliness in the way of a Japanese lamp which is a hideous animal ot the griffia order from whose yawning mouth by a curi ous arrangement the light proceeds. On state occasions all the lamps are lighted, and the eflect is peculiar and brilliant.every lamp being shaded in glass, silk or carved metal through which the flame takes on widely diversified tint and hue. Maegaeet H. WELCa Apple-Eating Consresunen. There is said to be a great deal of apple eating indulged iu by the Adams of the lower house of Congress. It is a familiar sight to see a member extract a rosy appls from his desk, produce a pocket knife to pare it, and then seek the seclusion of a cloak room to enjoy the feast. Mr. Bland is particularly given to the pracsice of eat ing apples. NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. "V&nilla Of perfect purrty.l Lemon -I Of great strength. Orange - Economy In their uss Rose etc-J Flavor delicately and doliclously as the freshrui is; leraif-ir?- m lr lnnnug 7 . DELICIOUS Haoriif Extracts THOSE UNSIGHTLY FIRE PLACES Can lie beautified for al most nothing. We sell very handsome tile pa pers by the yard, to be used in covering hearths daring the summer months. The paper is dur able and beautiful. Costs 10c to 50c a yard. TYJI.TRIXKLE fc CO., 541 Wood St., Cor. Sixth Are. Fine Wall Papers and ItloaldiBgs. 1 24-B I IS! 5 i -jt l A J I rt .-. . -fft.,f'-flrTa,l r.iTtiffiffisfgr'iii? ai jj( 1 '. . -. ..
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