The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-30

much better. havc some that hav,
been In use five years, and do NO
look % very bad yet. The dust slip
of of Holland very easily, and II th.
Large, brass rings are attached to pull
them down with, they can be KEEP
! clean from finger marks. But inside
the shades some drapery h necessary
! to x. We graceful appearance to th(
windows. These can he Of Swiss
scri,D, or Canton flannel, as one fan
eits. Ii the windows are . north
lCOk-oUt, Swiss could be used very
well; these are pretty, made to part
In The center aud edged with antique
or coarse torchOn-lace, and at the top
set In large box x-plaits and fastened to
rings slipped on pole. 1t is not nee
essaIy to purchase the heavy, expen.
sive a0les and rings 1t the st.res, II
you choose to manufacture your own.
Have . pole turned 1t the carpenter's
. little longer than the width Of the
window; into the ends fasten . knob.
which can be l,ought at . hardware
store, together with nlartingale rings
Of iron, which can be covered with
craquetting In brown zephyr. Sew
these ut equal distances a.Ong your
curtains, and hang them On two
large hooks, which can be purchased
ut the hardware store. The curtains
should only reach the floor; loop
them hack little below the middle
Of the window with ribbons, and not
at the wind0w.siiI. rs formerly.
For door, pretty curtain Is made
OF tsrlatan, very full, gathered on a
string ut the top and bottom; Part in
the middle, aud tie lack to each side
with ribbon, 10 that the opening
forms diamond. Inside nf this have
q rcd or white shade to draw down
for privacy.
A very pretty way to fix wintlow
looking out upon an unpleasant
scene, Is 10 dissolve Epson salts in
beer until it Is the consistency Of
cream, and put It upon the glass with
u sponge. 1t will form the most
beautiful shapes-equai to Jack
Frost's paintings. This arrangement
keeps out ugly sights, but does not
keep out the light.
Ii the curtains are made Of Canton
flannel, the trimmings should he
broad bands of another cOntrastin.
color, put foot from the top, direct
ly acr0es the curtain, and on . line
with The wind0w-sill place another
land. Nine inches, at least, In
width should the bands lhp; lire the
curtains with thin cambria, aud trim
on the edge with wOnsted fringe,
which comes In beautiful shades ut
from twenty to fifty cents q yard. II
you would like them more elaborate,
there are beautiful stripes of wool
canvss, about six inc res wide to Ike
bad in all colors, which can be em-
l'rOit)ered in any Of the prett y stitches
now used, and used as the bands, lit
steal Of another shade OF Canton
'laDnel. These strips comes for al.
gl,alis, Tut can I've used for nun,lnr
VI articles where stripes are employ.
si. They are In nearly all sUlOrs,
md are tifty cents n yard.
Very heavy, gray linen IL also used !
Or curtains. Along the etlge the pat- !
efN Of the linen u out 5iuea IN wur5e. !
'd ar crewel. With the great abund- |
lnce Of material il II very easy in |
here days tO make home beautiful,
{ one has taste; and one cannot do |
hat with plenty Of money unless
hey have taste. The grea! trouble !
With many homes is. there is too !:
much mixture IN them. 70 have ev-
one must have n large |
,ot'se,: and when people learn ~ |!
'urni.I, hotties according to the
iOu.e, We shall See more pretty !
ZONES. Furnish cottages in cottage
urniturc, and leave the massive |
tyles for larger houses. Farm nmH !
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