Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-27
THE HOUSEHOLD.
How Art May be Displayed In Cur.
talns and Draperios at a
= Small Outlay.
Meals Fit FOR the Gods. Hut BETTER for
stout Humanity, who WIN Ar.
prcciate Ihem.


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perhaps, shown more clearly In the mat.
Ter OF draperies than IA any other one item
OF furnishing. The young couple who a
quarter OF century ago bought the plen.
ishing OF their first home never thonght Of
enumcnting pouierrs, mantel-lambre.
gums and double window curtains among
the "must hayesn In their list OF pur-
chaseS. II they possessed fair share Of
TINS worlds goods, the parlor and bed.
room windows Were drapcd simply, but
When ihcir means were modest they were
contented with white or bun shades,
frightened With gay cords aud tassels, and
comtOrted themselves with the reflection
thar they Jared as we'll as the majority OF
their neighbors.
When, as sometimes occurred, their
tastes were rather 1orld, they selected
muslin representations OF cathedral
stained glass, or pictures " gorgeous
Swiss or Italian scenery TO shut out the
gaze OF passersby, and thought proudly
that 10 amount OF wealth could give them
more. Nor could it have done 80, proba.
bly,, In point OF brllllanoy Of coloring and
ambitiousucss of design.
In cNtenuation OF the perpetrators of
these horrors It may bo pleaded OF them,
AS did Peter OF the Jews, "that through
ignorance they did it.n Eslhetlc tnts
aud art needle work were sull OF the
future. II may be doubted whether even
they would have exercised softening IN.
huencc II they had recommended the elab,
oratc aud toilsome designs prescribed hy
some OF the household columns aud house
decorative notes OF to-day, A large pro-
[ portion of houSekecpers have neither time
nor money TO spend In emhrodcrlng
/ plush In intricate patterns with silver and
1 gold thread. The result OF such labor is
uuquestlonably satisfactory to the eve,
/ hut there is too often an accompanying
twinge OF the pocket nerve.
Yet draperies have become almost y
necessity even IN the cottage home. The
lucky creatures who have cherished rs
hclrlooms old damask curtains, purchased
by their mothers or prandmothors for the
state drawing room of forty, atty or sixty
years ago, may now eNult as they disintcr
tho long buried treasures from
the dark depths of the camphor
trunk or cedar chest, whore they
have lain unused SO long Let those
mourn and repent themselves who, In Inn
patience at the space required By the
bundles for which they thought so have
no further use, sold them 10 the old
clothes mau or cut them up for carpet
rags. 1t seems almost sacrilcgluns TO
hint al such disposition OF those and
similar relics, but what cannot bc believed
ia century may, even IN q deCadc-iu
which an intelligent woman viii boast OF
having exchanged a pairof old brass and
irons formerly belonging 10 her grand
mother for 60 cents worth Of tinwarc
from a peddlcr
Ia rgtufn ia thn 1VrpnrI.n
those who can boast neither ancestral
lcgacies nor a long purse pretty hauglngs
are not ont OF The question The woman
who has leisure for embroidery and skill
with her needle can attain richer effects
than are possible to the one who has to
rely upon what she can buy ready made
unless such purchases are permitted TO
amount to a pretty high figure But II
satin, plush or turcOman caunot be pro-
cured, there are inexpensive substitutes
for these that look UNNECESSARILY better
In their places In the home than when con
trastcd with more costly material In the
shops.
II is woven now only In widths seven
Fights Of yard and cannot be used for
portieros except by joining two breudths.
A new variety Is figured On one side, sell
ing NJ from 20 to 50 cents yard, while
the plain costs even less. one dra Vbuck
10 the usefulness OF this fabric ls its iu-
ilammabIo nature, single spark from
n match or cigar Is enough o. send a
whole curtain into a light blaze, not
easily uNtinguishod. For this reason, 10
Is not advisable 10 hang IL near an open
fire or q gas burner. In other localities
there Is no more danger than with lace or
scrlm 0raperirs, II due caution rs OBJ
served. The canton flannel or "fashi0n
drapery,h a. 1t Ia called among uphol-
steIs, possesses the advantage Of being
the same on both sides The reason
given by merchants for reduced sale OF
this fabric Is It's tendency 20 fade ON the
edges, so that the brighter shades begin
10 look dim IN short time II can
be renovated however, by dyuing
ito darker tint aud still look well.
Fashion drapery has been 10 great
extent superseded by felt. This comes
two yards wide, aud costs from s 10
81 20 yard. IL hangs IN grRc ful folds,
and Is heavy enough 10 be- used without
bands, II preferred. 10 harbors and shows
less dust than the canton flannel. nor il Il
as combusu1le as the later Enriched
hy bands Of plush or rRw SILK, curtains Of
this material are handsome aud scrvlcca.
bic, 4 very pretty eject can De pro
duccd by the addition uf applique work,
species Of fancy ,fak which, perhaps,
makes a3 much shOS for minimum OF
labor as any other mode Of ornaments I
tion, Designs cut from silk, plush, vel I
SGT, or even crrtOnue tackled upon the
itself or upon bands 10 b. added .
TO N, then outlined IN buttonhoic stitch I
with lloselle OF a contrasting color, pro- 4
ducc q more attractive result than would .
be prUphcsied from the comparatively 4
small amount Of toll involved. Work Of I
this Kind, Kept on hand 10 Doe picked up
IN odd minutes, consumes les lime, Ia
Ken day IN and day out, than one world .
suppose, aud the complete performance
o=stainly confers as great satisfaction a.
would an indefinite number OF tides, pin
cushions OF catchalls.
New materials are constantly being iu-
,roduccd, aud there II wide choice
among them. The French igpcstry, Ga
rich, sober hueg, frightened With gold
and silver thread, makes an elegant eur
lain without either bands or embroidery
Tne width, fifty inches, Is quite sufficient
Tor a pOrtierc ~ a single door, and IN
price il ranges from 81. % s per yard.
beautiful design can be- purchased even
0f smaller sum Grape cloth, hAnd-
some and durable, u % the game width
md sells FOR 81 80 the ward, while TIE