Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-15
Artistic Draperies.

The draplng OF curtains has become Q
very high branch of art, and there are
persons whose sole business 1t is to grace.
fully fold and arrange the dIaperies now
80 lavishly used in well furnished house.
Banisters are also covered with plush OIL
satin, stuffed, tufted and finished on either
side with fringe. Portieres are used to all
doors, mounted on brass poles. very high,
and made to draw, in the French system.
There are exquisite styles in Evgptain and
Turkish designs, many of them with both
sides alike. These styles are used for halls
libraries, and dining rooms, while those
for parlors and drawing rooms are of silk
plush in various colors and combinations
with or without silk embroidery, as the
taste may suggest. Esnd embroidery or
applique work Is equally fashionable, and
estheuc embroidery is used for fringe and
dado on plush. 1t is not an unusual thing
to pay $500 for one portiere. Window
hangings are of the same material as fur
nIture coverings; handsome silk velour for
which one can pay from $40 TO 500 per
yard Is used. silk plush or SATIN, plain,
embossed or embroider, brings fabulous
prices.
A very rich imported .b1c Is of heavy
satin in pale ecru TINT, with raised velvet
flowers in pink, blue, scarlet, and other
natural colors, with sprays of leaves in all
their changing hues. This also can only
be enjoyed by the wealthy, as the price of
a suit of furniture with this covering is ia
bulous. American silk tapestries are being
largely brought forward for upholstery
purposes very effectively. The patterns
are much the same as in the imported
goods, Introducing the tinsel threads and
the same effect can be produced in the
hands of an artist at very much less price.
Portieres, table and piano covers and win
dow hanging are also much used in this
class of goods.
The high art style In lace curtains is of
Cluny, Colbert and Brussels point, and
some of these are 5000 per window LAM
hung on poles of brass or cornices of wood
to correspond with tine trimmings of the
room. The present style of window fur
nishing is considered much handsemer
than when lambrequins were used. The
rich curtains furnish the room more ele-
gantly, and the drawing of the curtains
give all the lights necessary.
In jute goods there are portieres, and for
furniture covering there is jute material In
stripes and floral designs, and patterns in
Jute and tinsel that are veay rich.
Another handsome style of window cur
tam is in printed mummy cloth. These
are quite moderate In price, being only
about go window. Jute velour is also
sold by the yard for furniture covering snd
decorative purposes.
Fine cretonnes show rich colorings and
artistic workmanship, and many OF the
designs are exquisite. These are used Tor
furniture covering, window curtains and
wall hangings in bedrooms. Oae very
rich pattern shows Faust and Marguerite
in bower of roses, and the medallion is
large enough for a seat or back of an arm
chair. II is said that ladies Iuy these
medallions and work them over in silk and
chenille, matching the colors as Dear as
possible, but after all that trouble Is taken
the beauty of the picture Is not enhanced,
as the colorlngs are as deep and clear as If
PAINTED by the finest artist. The only
thing that embroidery can do to make it
more beautiful is to raise the figures. The
vatican crspe goods are also used for
decorative purpoees, and the grasshopper
pattern is quite novel In its arrangement.
Window shades are in eciu Holland or
linen embroidered in aesthetic designs.