STIEF JEWELRY CO. 208 & 210 Union St., Nashville, Tenn. Direct Importers of Fine DIAMONDS. Dealers in Watches, Jewelry, and Fancy Goods. We are strictly "Up-to-Date" in designs, with quality and prices guaranteed. Write for our illustrated Catalogue, if unable to call and see us. Special attention given to all mail orders. _JAMES B. CARR, Manager._ LARGEST JEWELRY HOUSE IN THE SOUTH. * * * * * HIGHEST AWARD. STARR PIANOS WORLD'S FAIR, 1893. BUY DIRECT AND SAVE MONEY. America's leading manufacturers and dealers. Branches in leading cities of U. S. FACTORIES: RICHMOND, IND. JESSE FRENCH PIANO & ORGAN CO., NASHVILLE, TENN. * * * * * Artistic Home Decorations. We can show you effects never before thought of, and at moderate prices, too. Why have your house decorated and painted by inferior workmen, when you can have it done by skilled workmen--by artists--for the same price? If you intend decorating, if only one room, call to see what we are doing, and for whom. * * * * * TAPESTRY PAINTING. 2,000 tapestry painting to choose from. 38 artists employed, including gold medalists of the Paris Salon. Send 25 cents for compendium of 140 studies. WALL PAPER. New styles, designed by gold medal artists. From 10 cents per roll up. Will give you large samples if you will pay expressage. A large quantity of last year's paper, $1 and $2 per roll; now 10 c. and 25 c. DECORATIONS. Color schemes--designs and estimates submitted free. Artists sent to all parts of the world to do every sort of decorating and painting. We are educating the country in color-harmony. Relief, stained glass, wall paper, carpets, furniture, draperies, etc. Pupils taught. DECORATIVE ADVICE. Upon receipt of $1, Mr. Douthitt will answer any question on interior decorations--color-harmony and harmony of form, harmony of wall coverings, carpets, curtains, tiles, furniture, gas fixtures, etc. * * * * * JOHN F. DOUTHITT, AMERICAN TAPESTRY DECORATIVE CO. 286 FIFTH AVENUE, near 30th St., NEW YORK. * * * * * Artistic Home Decorations. * * * * * MANUAL OF ART DECORATIONS. The art book of the century. 200 royal quarto pages. 50 superb full-page illustrations (11 colored) of modern home interiors and tapestry studies. Price, $2. If you want to be up in decoration, send $2 for this book. Worth $50. SCHOOL.