The Penn's Grove record., 1883-09-08
Taste in Home Economies.

The fashionable material for thin
inner window hangings is fine crom
Generally a bordering on the inner
side is worked in outline stitch in color
ed silks or crewels. Margins of deep
toned rep or velvet accompany the thin
draping.
Double pertieres are no longer in
fashion. A single hanging suspended
from rings upon a pole is plainly drawn
across the doorway or entry to
be concealed, and, when necessary, is
looped up at one side.
Plush still remains in favor for the
borders of heavy draperies. A design
is now often painted upon it in oil colors
with the heavy bristle brushes, by
means Of which the paint is 50 COM
p'etely rubbed in that it appears almost
as If different material had been appli
quered on.
The preference for tapestry effects
in hangings is resulting in a revival of
old ideas of decoration, and fabrics are
woven in imitation of Gobelin tapestry
which succeed rather in reproducing
the distorted figures and landscapes of
an earlier period than in perpetuating
the spirit of beauty which underlays
them.
Hangings Of one color are popular
for boudoirs and bedrooms. Soft blues
and pinks OF delicate cr~eam-colored
materials are chosen, and are left
completely bare Of decoration with
the exception of that given by silk
cord and tassels used in draping
them
Eeru linen is among the favorite ma
terials used for draperies. Edgings are
sewn on of Turkey-red cloth alternate
ly with small squares of thread lace
embroidery. and the effect is very pleas
ing.
Tides in some houses take the form
Of draped scarfs. Scarfs Of India mus
lin embroidered in bullion or sebreo
thread are drawn up in the middle
and fastened TO the back of upholstered
chairs in such a way that the ends hang
as dRperies half way to the seat. The
advantage about these Tides is that as
they are securely fastened they do
not annoy visitors by elinging to their
mantles.
Portieres are often made of two or
three different materials-for example,
in panels Or with a border, more or
les deep, of one material and the re-
maisder of something different. The
upper panel may be in satin and the
lower IN plush with satin bands.
A beautiful hanging of three colors
IS made by a selection Of whitish-yellow
satin for the upper panel, salmon pink
plush for the centre and deep brown
pushas a bordering. The design, which
IS worked in silks in this portiere, repre-
sents an Eastern vase, in which a
spreading branch, covered with peach
blossoms, Is placed. The vase is worked
in light blue and the peach blossoms in
their natural colors
\ design Of ~sunhower, with a deep
plush bordering, upon which convention
zllod flowers OF the same kind are laid
i sill popular for hangings. The upper
panel : frequently Of blue cloth, the
hosers being worked in crewes, and
the lower panel OF deep blue plush,
TIE eoaventionzlfzed sunflowers upon
this having a black centre and
the outer circle of the leaves being
~orsed in bright gold hloseIle.
Mixed materials are now much liked
ioE Windows ~hangings Generally the
are neutral, and the only attempt
al decorative effect is in the very heavy
and handsome fringe which is seen on
Tie l1ez edges Of such fabrics. At
TINES the fringe Is Of a color to har-
za>1lzs with The prevailing tone of the
E1gz2
TIE As1&J1 81 using wall hangings is
zra~Eg In favor. Entire rooms are
n0w drzpd II ouch . way that walls,
xE6O~s AID doors harmonic not only
Z e0AG but IL tie material BY which
fhsg arr concealed Wall hangings re-
ga5re 20 BE lined, even If they are of
hesvs fsbEcs, 10 insure their hanging
pgfscsly even IL borderings are used
hey mu<- De stitched on before the
hanging u hxed upon the wall.
Vesystea Is particularly well suited
f0x aznginys, being durable and very
accessible 70 ornAment if worked in
s1aze curtains o. this material are ex-
.TsEesy handsome. Velvet is less man
zzea5Se, and does not answer as well for
applique work, as the fril, when it is
rlrh, iz~terferes with the set Of the stitch
"a
Dzap@rles for halls and yestibules are
hAodsoussly made Of deepcolored plush.
They are usually only sufficiently wide
70 fall In graceful folds, and never long
~ than just 10 touch the floor. 1t is no
k0zer fashionable TO have long or full
6rzEsrAes.
I. yery usual % have half-draperies
-sfz. stO say, s0scething in the style
81 ysry deep valances in d~oorways.
sseh al arrangement breaks the mono
tOzg ~ the opening, and yet leaves the
yses into another apartment unobstruc-
ted
For beam drspriss border designs
are generally fashionable for lighter
0aez eo1tin1O1s pattern carried over the
xh0se ground IL in favor. Branching
1ex yrsA ARE found II both materials. and