Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-22
STYLES IN CURTAINS.
Madras, Tamboured, ,Nottinsham. Bat
 iate and Silk Turcomau.

From the Decorator and Furnisher.1 The demand is just now quite equally divided between tamboured lace and Mad ras curtains. The former style has been somewhat out of favor, or at least there has
 been no enthusiasm in the trade in them but they are rapidly recovering their lost prestige, and are the best selling medium priced curtains in stock. A novelty is known at Soumak; it is a talnboured pattern in
 bright colors on Brussels net lace, very pret-
 ty and effective. A style not unlike the lace
 is shown with similar tambouring on pineap-
 pie muslin.
 High class tamboured curtains are very
 attractive. The fine handmade goods in
 this grade reach far up in price, quite beyond
 the reach of any but the favored in fortune.
 The shading in the leaves and flowers in
 these fine goods is veritable art work.
 Rich heavy curtains of Egyptian lace are
 shown; they are very elegant and costly.
 The same may be said of the Russian guipure
 and point lace curtaining.
 Nottingham curtains are in good demand
 for frst-class out of town trade, and really
 furnish about the best value for the money
 of any lace goods in market. There are at tractive styles in printed Nottinghams, show ing clear, bright floral patterns on white grounds. Clusters and trailing sprays of wild roses on white ground are especially adapted for country houses, cottages and chambers. Single bordered curtains are again preferred, those with double borders seeming to have the pattern too much crowd ed on the curtain and having a heavier and less pleasing effect than those having bor- der only on one side.
 Fine batiste curtains in the style known to the trade as E'coin spots'' are popular. The name comes from the goods having at inter- vals spots the sizes of the various American silver coins. These spots are woven in the fabrics and are of the same color as the ground or in any of the fashionable con- trasting tints; red, blue, olive and sometimes a combination of two shades of the same o1 contrasting color being seen. Madras cur tains are in high favor. There are various styles, colors and qualities, all good and making desirable draperies. A new tint o1 lemon colored Madras goods, both in pat terms and by the yard, and with marrow fabric for vestibule curtains to match is just | now in great demand. Chenille curtains art shown in seventy-two inches wide goods | these extra wide curtains designed fol portieres, and there are regular widths ano | table covers to match.
 Silk Turcoman curtains are allowable all the year round, and are especially desirable for portieres where it is desirable to shut of the view altogether. These curtains have
  five dollars the window up to one hundred dollars for fabrics that are real works of art A later style than the Turcoman, and one that is growing in favor, is the chenille curtain There are new patterns that are extra wide and very fine and light in weight. They are in good demand for summer use and are be ing ordered for folding doors in country ! houses. In curtain poles there are various l attractive patterns. For plain, ordinary use l walnut and ash poles with acorn ends are preferred They cost from forty cents tc one dollar and seventy-fve cents, according to finish and length. Some of the finer ones 1 have brass tips and brass rings. Cherry is { popular wood for such purposes. In costly | fittings there are elaborate brass rods in fan cy patterns of various sorts Looping chains of brass rings, links and twisted loops are popular. They cost from twenty cents te one dollar each.
 All shades are now put upon spring rollers and have fringe at the lower edges. Ecru
 and greenish gray are the popular colors l They cost from seventy five cents to one dol lar and twenty five cents per window, with all fittings and put up complete for use.