Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-11
CONCERNING RENO,
WALTON.
Hints on Household Decorations
Suitable to the Season.

In the spring, when, according to the
poets, young mans fancy lightly turns
TO thoughts OF love, the fancy of the mis-
tress a HleHGgs turns in quite another dl-
rectiOn. Her devotion is offered at the
shrine OF the upholsterer and the house
decorator. Life is real-life is earnest to
her, and she conducts herself like wO-
man with no nonsense about her. She
looks scrutinizingly about her woman's
kingdom, which is to be whitened and
freScoed and papered and carpeted
anew.
House furnishing is now really a work
of art, for the influence OF our schools
of design is a leaven that is working
through the entire country, and creating
ideal standards OF beauty.
In paper the Eastlakes are now pre-
ferred, for their sOmber background,
lightened with tintS of cOl0rs and Of gold,
gives a good effect as background TOR
the pictures. The dado is only designed
for dining room and halls, and both this
and the border shOnld repeat the color
of the hangings in deeper shades. For
library and drawing rooms the Ornamen-
tatOn should be at the top OF the room,
where the eve naturally rests. The frieze
echoes the color and designs OF the wall
paper, and richer elegance is added by
velvet edges of the prevailing color OF
the room, under which are gilt rods for
the hanging of the pictures.
One materially looks at frieze and cell
ing, but any introduction of color or
form on the part of the walls partially
concealed by furniture makes want OF
harmony and fatigues the eye.
The carpet should be chosen about
two-thirds the size of the room, leaving
the space 10 be completed by a border
that emphasizes the color and design Of
the carpet, or by the dark. polished
wood OF the floor. In carpets no glare
OF color should be preferred. The most
elegant are in the moss shades, as a
ground of rich coffee brown with sprays
of fern, and here and there a scarlet
autumn leaf; or for library there is
shown a ground OF moss green, with
sprays of golden red and touch Of car
dinal here and there.
In curtains, for those of us who can
not afford To be magnificent at the rate
of $50 per window, in the elegant hang
ings Of silk and jute and lnaChrame lace
for those of us who can not bar out
heavens sunlight at this rate there are
other WAYS. The charm OF house iur-
nishing now lies in the fact that taste
more than wealth will produce an artls-
tic effect. The creamy tinted cotton
that comes about six cents per yard can
be- made into pretty curtains. Let II
fall i'm heavy masses OF drapery from
cornice 10 carpet, for beauty IN curtains
consists in folds and outlines and scarce
lv nj all in color or pattern. Curtain
draperv is always more elegant in solid
colors. On this muslin put on a border
of cretonne "A stripe in COlOrs that har-
monte with the prevailing tint OF the
rooms, and make lambrequins OF the
same. and let the curtains move freely
M the topbv means of rings on a rod.
The old fashion of fastening curtains at
the top and parting them is as obsolete
rs the lost arts.
Now. when room is papered, carpet
ell. and curtained il is in a fair way TO
be furnished. With an upright piano.
the pretty, low, open cases Tor books,
one ON either side the crate, some good
casts of the best Statury; with these anu
a few good pictures, a dainty couch up
holstered i'm harmony with the prevail
/ ING tone of the room, chairs and table, a
roam NAV be a marvel OF quiet elegance
/ and social comfort al a very moderate
/ EXPENSE. And II is the home to be made
/ beautiful on moderate scale Of eNpen-
| diture that We are considering. Cnllm.
| tied wealth can put all the details OF
| rooms into the hands of upholsterers
/ who are artists in their line, and safely
\ trust all effect 10 them. \ parlor may
\ ~, made Is dainty and artistlcally beau
/ tiiul on $500 as on 5000.
The Inachrame Lace, now 50 popular
| is very lovely on curtains OF silk or cash
mere. with plain scarlet or blue, OF any
cslor preferred, placed under the head
inc of the lace, and for brackets OF man
tells il is arranged in the same way. a
/ lovely table is made by one covered with
| Kensington work with the lnachramt
lace around, and it is the more beautiful
when the carved tables are used.
Carved handwork is becoming 10 Us
more oi necessity than a luxury
Ladies of leisure learn wood carving
now 10 decorate their own homes, car
wing not only articles OF furniture and
yirtu, but also mantelS, panels, cornices
thereby securing the n ost exquisite ell
fects, at almost no expense except tina
OF time. Wood carving will pro6a6l!
prove the most practically desirable o
an the branches Of decorative art.
Table linen is now ornamcnted pretti
IN. but not deliberately. The ends only
ofthe table cloth should be embroidered
any work in the center seeming out o
nla,,, with the glass, silver or chini
placed upon it. Napkins may have
borier ali around, or only initials IN tn
corner. Monograms are no longer con
sidered elegant. In SAKE Holms prett,
story Of MY Tourmaiine there Is
kindo embroidery described as done b!
Allie that Is very suitable for the Ugh
work 30 graceful on table linen, pillow
shams. and towels, the long, Plair
stitches outlining 50 clearly. This .