Evening star., 1884-07-26

TION OF wALLS-LADIES WHO DESIGN THEIR
0wN PARLOR Observation-Disclosures
FOR HANTEI.s AND FRIEZES-THE DADO OUT OF
FASHION, TALK WITH AN ARTISTIC PAPER
HANGER.
''There are not two parlOrs alike in Washing
foa, said an artistic paperhanger and decorator
on T street to a STAR man the other day, as he
stood admirng the handsome designs for wall
decoration Il mean that there are not two
fashionable parlOrs decorated alike. In this
particular Washington differs from every other
city There is some chance for fertility of in
yeEtiOn and wide range of taste here while
In other cities there is rigid uniformity OBJ
served In Baltimore or Philadelphia, for in
stance. when you see one parlOr you see them
all But here the aim is at originality. Every
thing must be unique. Each fashionable lady
aims to have her parlOr decorated according to
her own taste, and different from that of any
bodys else In the circle of the upper ten,
which forms WashingtOn's active society," If any
lady in making her round of calls finds room
like her own. she has hers changed at once in
some particular They will go to great expense
to crafty this whim."
Are the decorations expensive usually"
asked The STAR
The paper and frieze for the walls and ceilings
OF most of the handsome parlors costs from
2.0O0 to 50. COO but there are many very nice
parl0rs decorated for a. little as $500"
That paper Is very expensive, he said. point
tEG To rolls of heavily embossed wall paper of
various tints and designs. which looked like
stamped leather rather than paper. ..Tsis is
very fashionable. though not so expensive" and
he threw out "a roll of Chinese paper fecked
with gold tinged from that of the FURNISHED
grade To the bronze shades with an almost i'm
perceptlhie red back ground. ''Thisis used with
various fri''Z' work designs and bound by heavy
gold m0ultiin-s. .>Cmt. U>e narrow frieZe some
broad. and some double row of different pat-
tern, separated 10y Il gold bar. IL is thus the
difference of design i effected"
- Is frescoe or painting fashionable now" the
scribe asked.
use handsome ranel paper. ard if they desire a
sold color for the Walls they this" And he
uDrU!lrd a thick paper OF suhdurd tint probably
n sixteenth of an inch thick. and soft aud pliaut
Ike cloth. THAT, he said. makes one Of the
handsomest walls Many of the finest parlors
Ia the city covered with that all, however
having different frieZe with it,"
" Do You not find it difficult 10 meet the de-
nand for new designs ?:
Yes. II takes study. but we Ike it. II
gives Us chance to display or talent as to ar
tlStic decorations; and il pays. We have an ar
list drawing designs for fricZe all the time. /
fake more satisfaction in my work in Washing
ton than In any other city in the world; and
where. The ladies here have ideas OF their own
Some of them design their own frieze work
The frieZe In one OF the haudsomest parlors in
the city is hand-painting. done by the LADY of
The house IL is more than two feet deep and
Is OF a most rich and artlStic design. 1t is an
INTERVIEWING OF vines and leaves extending all
the way around the rOOm near the ceiling and
The luxuriant growth is alive with birds. The
vines and birds are all in graceful positions
Some other branches of the parior decoration
ladies' with artistic talent do for themselves
Many ladies paint tiles for their nreplaces. and
one OF the handsomest mantes have seen was
H.ahe ey hand 10y young lady. IL reaches
nearly To the ceiling. and has the appearance of
massive carved ebony"
''l ou speak Of frie7e and not of dado7- said
fHE STAR. returning to the original subject
hes. was the reply. The dados have gone
out OF fashion Five years ago IL was ali the
rage. Now. Instead Of having il near the floor
Ike wanscotting. it is near the ceiling. and be-
comes fricze. II is Of siuch more elaborate de-
sign. however
Among the handsOmest parlors In the CITY. ~
~ added. ARE those of Representative Perry
Eelmo I. Admiral Rodgers. Mrs. Mckee. Mrs
Cuackenbush and Mrs. Noble"