, 1877-03-16

HINTS FoR THEIR FHoPER sELnrrior A.,
ARRANGEMENT.

There are those Who think IL, 4,
their walls are covered with -,
hangings Of q design AZ once rs,,6-s
ard showy. the end and objer, al -
decoration has been attained. th.t -
have but TO select some bright. elssFlv.
defined pattern. heightened by a to1sI
or two of gold. 90 secure . si,eelv =.
cognition Of their taste and indGm..,
in such matters. OF course thers III
be found many who will admire a -
70 papered, and wonder where the h.n',-
ings were obtained; and there aretho.s
too, who. going 10 the other extr.ns'
will be amazed that any one could en-
tent himself IN room 10 decked viii
finery.
Color is essential 10 our happins...
there can be no question about tbai
Even the birds recognize Il; and man n
every stage, from the lowest in the
scale TO the most cultivated Of his rnce
has acknowledged its potency. It mai,
tiers not how degenerateh he may be. how
far removed from civilization. Of opa
thing we may be certain: The yisaoe m
the savage, wherever found, will he
daubed with the strongest coiors. and
his bark canoe and murderous club will
be incised with red and yellow ocbres
A higher civilization finds expressionin
a more thorough appreciation of color.
and the examples left us by the Egypt.
ians; the Greeks, and the Pompeiians
bear witness to their love and skill in
the decorative arts.
When wall paper first appeared it was
thought to be. as it really was, a great
advance on the old custom then in
vogue-that of decorating with the
painters brush, or covering the walls
with tapestry, Both these modes of
decorating were beyond the reach of all
but tie wealthy; and when it was found
that house-paper, although loaded
down with burdensome tax, could be
produced at a cost much below that of
painting or arras, it at once came into
favor, and has continued to be desery.
edly popular. On the history of wall
paper, its steady development and its
present status, it is not necessary TO
dwell; but, while we recognize its posi-.
ton, and the good it has done, we are
not unmindful of its shortcomings or
what it has yet to accomplish. That
the manufacturers are not wholly 10
blame for the effects OF their products
we are free to admit. The public, hun
CRY for display, demand the greatest
amount of show for the least money,
which has led them to bring out designs
intended to catch the eye, rather than
appeal to our sense of propriety and the
fitness of things.
M man a0r erfua lac To- ao1nnk.-..
house-paper, or aid one in that work, Il
he be not present when the selection is
made, and has no knowledge of the
room in which it is to be hung. To do
this successfully, he must be advised
Of the size of the room, its aspect, its
use, and what the paper is to be brought
into contact with in the way of carpets,
furniture and pictures. Lacking this
information he could not say whether
the room should have bright and gay
paper, or one plain and subdued. Il
might require a design calculated to
give it height; the ceilings may be al
ready too high, in which case some
thing to reduce the apparent height
would be needed. Through q lack Of
windows or from being on the shady
side of the house, it may be dull and
unattractive without some fresh and
spirited design on the walls; or, basking
in the sunshine, it may need subdued
colors TO counteract an excess Of light.
One pattern looks best in the roll; an
other appears to better advantage on the
walls. A bright bouquet may strike
one as pleasing; but a repetition Of
set pattern makes q wall look blotchy.
figures in the round are not to be toler-
ated; and fiat designs-wen, some Of
them are good; I wish I could say it
of all
How can one give rules that will meet
all these conditions? It is imposa-
BILE; but 1 may caution all who
may have this matter at heart
to Lstudy it. carefully, and not rely
too much on their own judgment TIL
they have strengthened it by experience.
A woman studies the dress OF every
other woman, and sees through and
through every detail Of her intricate
make mp. It is with her intuitive; moth
ing escapes her scrutiny, and even
casual glance enables her to describe
dress with an accuracy that attests ner
skill in unravelling such enigmas. Inc
same amount Of attention 10 the subject
under consideration would enable her
TO make iudicious selections when the
time came 10 re-paper her walls and re
furnish her rooms.-Ameriem ATchiierl.
A DEVOTED INDIAN CmR.-A touch
ing story Il told which shows the better
Indian character. Back In lell, . parry
Of hunters In . Wisconsin forest eans