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Front MatterSource: The Decorator and Furnisher, Vol. 30, No. 6 (Sep., 1897)Published by:Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25585315 .
Accessed: 21/05/2014 22:23
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DRAPERY AND DEGOR^TIVE SCtJEflES AT REASONABLE PRICES
I | )5^^1P^\! he New York Designing Co. is a combination of strict-
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' I ̂>^^^B^i^^^ I ty first-class talent in decorative lines, under a competent arid well-reg- ,^^^^|
^ ?&W B*W v?M ulated business management, and althojugh the designers comprise':^^X^'-.':':
* S^^^^BS^i^^S^ ^ 't^ie best men in their lines in several large cities, the Company have mmM^
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^ | W^p<^Hi/^^W j their office arid business centre at 70 Fifth Ave., New York City/ ^^^^^ t':
-!^^*^bB?^%^f* I where they are prepared to show samples of their work^ or answer ^i^a/^ >
I ̂^^lr^:^y!^:^:< all questions at any time. ^^MsL ^- ;v ^ '
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The object of this-Company is to supply decorators and drapery '^I^^P /' ^: ;. f *
departments with strictly first-class water color sketches, eonsistirig'of new and "
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' designs for draperies of all descriptions, as well as decorative schemes in harmQnious
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^ *S'.: '. \ coloringshowing side wall arid ceiling, woodwork^ furnishings and fittings complete. .^^^^^ ^ ^-: These decorative schemes are riot confined^ to the use of wall papers* but embrace a com-
^^^^^K ?^ i :>; pjete harmonious decorative scheme, not only of well-known epochs, but of modern
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^ "W^^Bf^ y^vx/VA^;' Bear in mind, these designs are not lithpgraphs or in any way reproductions, but in
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v every casestrictly original water color drawings, covering a broad field (both in drapery ^^^^jf ^ ^ ^^r j a:nd decoration), not only in color scheme?, but in character of designs as well. Every de- ^ Ayj
^feA ;.,; '.; ". ;.;/Sign'i'ip copyrighted, and as they do not bear the imprint of the Company may stand as^ : ; ; A
p;% ;: ' ; :; your own ^productioh. There is nothing crude or amateurish about thern, as they axe the
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v/WOfk-p.f first-class designers, each in his special field. These designs are 13 in. x 8? in., ^: v
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naourited on stiff board 20 in- x 14J in., and all of uniform size." The prices -aire $24.00 a \ji'*'*
$g:i.''Vf-';/:A>;'^dzeri,..or $3.00 singly, in.lots less thaii a dozen. A noteworthy feature is $he fact ^"5"
*^f- -: ';' -.'/ ^th^t each and every drapeiy design has the quantities arid materials plainly marked on the \ : i
SS ,"y back/so that an estitnate may be made in a very few moments, while the customer waits;. 'v
J| >^w ;^v It* is the intention of this Company to enlarged their field in a short time, but we are \ A? $?*;""<$}'. ;
* prepared now to furnish
^drapery and decorative schemes at the prices quoted above, and
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? A*(%/& -A when it is borne in mind that such' schemes in color from a trained hand canridt be pro- '/? v
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1^^^^^^' Retired for less than? $20,00 each, the great valuer of the designs offered, to drapery departr *, A 3 ^ ^^ra^^""'^^'11*8-'21131^ decorators, who desire good and up-to-the-time work at moderate prices, will' r^
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^^^^^^fl. vQur terms are strictly cash, arid we can make no exceptions to this rule. The designs '
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;^j^^ may be procured at our ofificp. Mail orders will receive prompt attention. Remit by . \ ;
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^^^^^ postal note, money order or draft on New York. If desired we will send the designs by
"T^f^^P express, C.O.D., with privilege of exafnination, return charges to be paid by consignee if , ^ A
^M^^^Wf sketches are* returned;/; J .- '
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^^ctB^ ^n Edition to this the Company is prepared to fill special orders in all lines of deco
:\^^^M0 rative work, such asinteriors, furniture, stained glass, drapery or metal work, at prices
;M^^^ reasonable in comparispn w , -\\'.' ':
^v^^l^ Our recommenSaiSons are these : the designs are strictly first-class, new and origitial;
^^^^6 they are execjated carefully and thoroughly in water colors, not mere sketches, but finished
y^^^^t schemes j they are not the work of amateurs, but of first-class designers, and far exceed
m^^^ in every way anything ever put on the market at anywhere near the prices. A trial will V
y<*~ demonstrate these facts beyond dispute.
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Address^^ The New York Designing Company^ SEtPAGEWHERETWOOFOURDEsieHSAREREPRO^^ 70 FIFTH-AVE,, Room 52 v NEW YORK CITY
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^arved Furnitures, Decorative Curtains, 5lTlith &. Ffillt Vlv Brass and Copper Chased and En ameled Ornaments, Screens, Old Arms, I DEC0RAT?RS OF * *
Shields, Etc. INTERIORS
BENARES BRASS TRAY Cushion Covers of Oriental cloth in various sizes. Sketches and Estimates submitted for
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A large stock of printed and embroidered Summer pccincxTrcc
r2?QPn rv wANn draperies always on hand. The only whole- KfcMDfcNLb^ CHASED BY HAND. sale house in the United States that deals ? ? CHURCHES
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SPECIAL OFFER
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| A G00D THING l" To anyone sending us three new subscribers we will send one set To Be Behind.
of new and improved tools for making Venetian Bent Iron Work. A MAN FEELSGOOP.
The retail price of these tools is $8.<5o: The tools include the follow- a^s h> J*"/PsT*^
ing: twister, binder, with shere attachment and measuring scale; jr t*f "
I / ^^s. material, paint, and pattern?in other words, a complete set. On re- /u. **? fg
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ceipt of a postal card we will send you sample copies and subscription n^N. viV / vm^X% / '
blanks to work with. Address j :^^NJ5>T3)^rS^/ Subscription Department, The Decorator and Furnisher, !
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70 Fifth Ave., N. Y. City. / '
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New Haven, Connecticut.
S^Vwr^X^X^^&^^^Sf? WANTED.?Position by artistic fresco
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' ^JS^BiilP^ )&V?W&M?i-^\ I R^M **ENTT*H$IMOIfc?? FOR POLISHING
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write fob free sample Keady for use
Our goods are for sale ̂f ^^^^w^^^^^^^^^^S^ > t!LFl^^^ im mf IN-DRUG STORES ONLY. /lii^^ ThVSElus^Danf"- ff A^
fP/iera writing to advertisers please mention THE DECORATOR AND FURNISHER.
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