New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-30
yoyEL les IN ROOM DECORATIONS


GARSIsHMFNrs or BURLAPs AND MANILA ROPE
MONEY PENr ON WALLS AND CURTAINS.
Here is new kink in room decoration,
observed the designers in large establishment on
Union squfre and he led THE TRIBUNE reporter
in and out a hewildcringy magnificent aggregation OF
paror furniture which covered the third floor OF the
building and entered a small room at the further end
The apartment was superbly furnished and the light'
altering through two exqusely stained glass WIDOWS
lent additional beauty the rich cOlorng OF tue CHAIRS
coucbee and carpet
Z" Look at the walls"
On inspection the walls were found he covered with
what "a known In the trade burlaps familiar to the
public In its Coz form sackng, which Ia used for
baIing pnrpost and for potatO-bsgs. Appropriate
lengths OF nanilIs rope and bright divided the wall
into panels The dado which around the room ana was
carried 10 height of two feet and half above the oor
was made OF O n aeral described sx-cent calico IL
was red. Tue dado divided from the upper wall
by MANILA rope twice as thick that indicating the
panels and tile line where the wall ended and the freze
began was marked in the same fashion, IL was the
frieze perhaps hch illustrated the utmost develop
n,ent of the idea This was composed OF diamonds,
squares devised by lengths OF the smaller ma
na rope obauey and the points OF intersection were
made picturesque by the insertion OF large nat headed
nails OF poshed metal technically known as anvil nails
over the frieze dropped at intervals quaint and pretty
strands And an ditional ornament was secured along
the line OF the ceiling by continuing the larger ropes
which emphasize the divisions OF the entire wall INTO
dsdo central wal ana rice so mat they tSs
dsport u einseyes about the corners Ill the snape vi
hearts.
awe recently completed small breakfast-room In this
STYLE for $780, bnt in that ease WOOD paneling dd
away with the necessity OF dado ard the ceiling was
not high. Observe what naryeously effective BACK
ground 1t makes for this rich furniture -.
From. fftta LiHE
tons walls will be flushed IN much the same fashions
this year heretofore And IN another portion Of the
silk plush ornanented wish Fe0sde lis ia gold frezes OF
various binds Tich material deliberately embroidered
ard a manner coverings for the central space IRON
gorgeous wall papers 10 the choicest productions OF
foreign looms Where the walls gotten up ~ so costly
a NAY as any OF ese, the divisions observed by
10 treat tne ceiling in some one the
more fashions, wien the HORSEPOWER will find are
In the matter OF hanging curtains and generally Of dis
posing draperes, there distinct departure from toe
set aud formal fashions which have hitherto pfeVaiel
decoration The use of curtains OF similar size,
which fall from central point to either SIDE door or
be longer than the other and they be draped fr0n
point 70 side or th- ther OF the centre
Nv the empOyue1t OF handsome ELK cords aud tasses
curtains of soft materials Will be caught from warren
and at various angles an VIII De arranged IN
variety OF lovely and fantastic folds. And IN many
long lengths of richest plus other goods,
and III married. and wound and twisted into graceful ana
nv serious resu will form the most novel and unique
of firaperes foI winnOa s. doors O bed canopies A
design for windows treated thus with plush
called for thirty yards Of the material for each cur
tain.
The variety of Gaperies for curtains and windows Is
very large The material usually which Is made In
imitation OF Turkish goods and To match Turkish mats Is
known "a je retoVrS, ana handsome pair OF curtains
may be ha OF it $25 to 800 pair In the SILK
nisb and embrode "a curtains prices TO have
limit One gentleman recently paid $1,000 for the
draping OF two plr windows and door. and this was
uot considered an cxtravagant expenditure by the firm
filing the order IL short II Will be seen that par0I,
dmisg-roOm O hDrary may now. and generally does,
epresent large outlay to its owner before stock OF
furniture goes In II and In direction which was, 10 tue
last generation, cey known. The business which
has grown ~ in connection with it has up within
the last ten years IL of the greatest most
extensive and most Opuent in the city. Where rooms
were once fitted I'D for hundreds dollars, they
fitted up for thousands. The furnishing OF w. X
VanderbIlt's manson cost about $4,000, OOO