Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-16
NOVELTIES IN ROOM DECORA-
TlONS.
Garnishmonts of Burlaps and Manila
Hope-MOney Spent on walls ana
Curtains.

| From the New Yolk Tribunel
| "IIerc is new knk in room decoration,
observed one of the designers In large es
adjustment on Union Square, and he led thu
Tribune reporter in and out bewildcringly
magnificent aggregation Of parlOr furniture
which covered the third floor OF the building
and entered small room at the further end
The apartment was superbly furnished, and
the light, filtcring through two exquisitcly
stained glass windows, lent additional beauty
to the rich colorng Of the chair, couchcs and
carpet.
Look at the walls"
On inspection the walls were found to be
covered with what is known in the trade as
burlaps, familiar to the public in its coarscst
form as sacking, which is used for baling
purposes and for potato bags. Appropriate
lengths of Manila rope, new aud bright
divided the wall into panels. The dado
which ran around the room and was carried
to n height of two feet and half above the
floor was made of material described as six
cent calico. 1t was red. The dado was
divided from The upper wall by manila rope
twice as thick as that indicating the panels /;
and the line where the wall ended and the
friezc began was worked in the same fash
ion. II was the friezc, perhaps, which
illustrated the utmost development of the
idea. This was composed of diamonds,
squares devised by crossing lengths of the
smaller MANILA rope obliquely, and the
points of intersection were made picturesque
10y the insertion of large ila'-headcd halls of
polished metal technically known as anvil
nails. Over the frieze dropped at intervals
quaint aud pretty tassels. fashioned from
Manlli rope by untwis,ing the strands.
And an additional ornament was secured
along the line of the ceiling by continuing
the larger ropes, which emphasized the di-
visions of the entire wall into dado, central
wall aud friezc, so that they marked out the
outlines of the middle door and by allowing
the ends to disport themselves about the
corners in the shape of hearts.
GLOW much?'
eve recently completed n small breakfast
room in this style for $3.50, but in that case
a wood panelipg did away with the neces-
sity of n dado, and the ceiling was not high.
Observe what marvelOusly effective
background it makes for this rich furni-
turc.
aside from this kink," continued the
man of decorations walls will be finished
in much the same fashion this year as here
tofore." And in another portion of the
building he afterward displayed Respondent
dados of silk plush. ornamented with .feurs.
dc lis in gold, friezes of various kinds of rich
material, deliberately embroidered, and all
manner of coverings for the central space,
from gorgeous wallpapers to the choicest
productions of foreign looms. Where the
walls are gotten up in so costly a way as any
Of these, the divisions are observed by hand
some mouldings, and in such cases, too, it
1t becomes necessary to treat the ceiling in
g Lao.
which the house owner will find are adopted
by the best people"
In the matter of hanging curtains and gen.
orally of disposing draperies, there is a dis
tinct departure from the set and formal
fashions which have hitherto prevailed
The idea of matching has departed from the
art of decoration. The use of two curtains
of similar size, which fall from n central
point to either side door or window will
gradually be abandoned. One curtain will
be longer than the other, aud they will be
drapcd from poiut foot or two to one side
or the other o! the centre. BY the employ
mcnt OF handsome silk cords and tasscls,
curtains of soft materials will be caught from
various heights aud at various angles and
Will be arranged in variety of lovely and
fantastic folds. And in many cases long
lengths of richest plush brother goods, un-
,ul uuN uhliiuliCu, duu WOuuu uuu tWlsscu
INTO graceful aud mysterious resdlts, will
form the most novel and unique of draperies
for windows, doors and bed canopies. A
design for one series of windows treated
thus with plush, called for thirty five yards
OF the material for each curtain.
The variety of draperies for curtains and
windows is very large. The material usually
seen, which is made IN imitation of Turkish
goods and to match Turkish mats, is known
as jute colours, and a handsome pair of cur
tains may be had of it from S25 to 800 a
prir. In the silk, plush and embroidered
curtains prices seem TO have no limit One
gentleman recently paid $4,000 for the drap-
ing of two parlor windows and door, and
this was not considered an extravagant
expenditure by the.frm filling the order. In
short 1t will be seen that q parlor, dining
room or library may now, and generally
does, represen. large outlay to its owner
before stock of furniture goes IN it, and in
n direction scarcely known. The business
which has grown in connection with it has
grown up within the last ten years, and is
is now ono Of the greatest, most extensive
and mos, opulent in the city. Where rooms
were once fitted up for hundreds of dollars,
they are now fitted up for thousands. The
of w. X. Vanderbilrs mansion
cost about SO, 900, 900.