Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-17

AN ENTIRELY NEW THING IN INTERIOR
HOUSE DECORATIONS.
From the Carpet Trade and Review
The modern tendency to turn things topsy-
turvy Is strongly illustrated in the carpeted
ceiling which adorns the reception-room of a
fashionable dancing school in this city. To
carry out the idea completely the floor should
have been frescoed, but the professional deco
rator TO whom the ceiling is indebted for its
novel ornamentation weakly yielded TO the
carpet on the floor 1t must, however, be added
that the proud AubussOn on the ceiling is by
its brilliant coloring we'll as it's lofty position
a far more conspicuous object than its meek
md lowly brother on the floor. It may be nee
;ary to explain that the purpose in placing
Ills carpet on the ceiling is purely esthetic.
Imported by gentleman who intended 1t for
the breakfast-room in his villa Oh the Hudson.
o sudden change in the stock market tore this
snowy product of the loom from its luxurious
quarters and happy chance only saved it
from the profane hands OF some heartless auc-
tioneer. Its preserver came in the person of its
present owner, gentleman who has waltzed
through lie with such success thai the pur-
chase Of a. score OF Aubussons would be for
him q comparatively trifing expenditure
for his school, he needed carpet for the recep-
tion-room. The Aubusson was recommended
and he bought 1t.
But the professional decorator who had been
engaged to superintend the refittlng and orna-
mentation OF the building was not consulted
@ren t inc Pnrcnass was made. and, when the
clared it TO be utterly unsuitable for the room
The bright floral pattern was, he said not In
harmony with the predominant color in the
furniture coverings, and the blue ground was
pronounced q still worse defect Tor it would
give people the impression that the floor was
flying up at them. Finding the owner of the
carpet not quite convinced by these arguments
the artist fell back on stronger ground by point
ing out the moral and esthetic faults of the floor
covering, its obtrusiveness, lack of repose re-
nnement, sympathy, sentiment, or conscien-
tlOusneSs. This arrangement was rendered still
more effective by the horror-struck air of the
orator and his closing declaration that to place
the carpet in that particular room would be to
ruin his professional reputation and drive him
to hide his blighted hopes in an untimely
grave.
"But what shall be done with the carnat,,
asked its perplexed proprietor.
Inc artist ran his hands through his hair and
turned his eyes upward, as If to read the answer
In the stars. The dreamy orbs encountered the
ceiling and suddenly lighted up with the glow
"Poot heem up carer he cried, while in his
Joy at the happy thought he executed pirOu-
cite which made the dancing master turn pale
with envy.
The suggestion was approved, and as the car
pet was in one piece there was not much diff
Guilty experienced in carrying out the idea
When this had been done there remained on
the ceiling, on each side OF the carpet, an un-
covered space of about twenty inches, which
was filled in by the fresco painters with a very
clever imitation OF the texture and coloring Of
q carpet. ~
This plan Of carpeting ceiling may in time
De followed In many houses. The carpet trade
would doubtless approve OF carpeted ceiiines
provided the doors were carpeted as WELL aud
the designers would find in the new patterns
essential tor ceiling coverings q fine field for the
exercise OF the spiritual side Of their imagina-
on administer seraphim, Wilton cherubim,
brussels angels and MoQuette saints.