Telegram-herald., 1889-06-17

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at doos as.a windows Aaa white sNsh eur
tan rsxt ths glass ihS hoog 10 e0sSr~~i
vita a b.a~ aBd brown naattins AID tns
walls are eosxfxd witA more :, as nneh la
nzrrcss - II pale biae. Il yer and gray.
4 ks deep fsiSzs l. a paie blue ste iaeall1d
vita SILVER And tAs fareituss - holly
carved and iBisld wlgA silver. Table
spreads. ruzs a8a searfs intV0Gece japan
&c er~toas and ehiRtz@s ever whies are
scattered sprays of tiny uO~efs "A pale
bsae. Fsa AID olive gfe~n .eases-
Rave pleasant reeOliecilons 0f eoun-
try house at shelter Island, whose im-
lasnse hail occupies bali The ground door
aBd IL living rooaa and reception hail Ia
Oue. TIE Eall, whlch has Just besa Fe>-ee-
oral e. for tie seasons occupancy, Is Ia
isaed Dos onk-heasY OAK staircase, Oak
niautel aud huge oak sesteeS draNn up GA
p Guilty evening ab0at tte los Ifo- Iae
iOoF j. polished oSk and the walls are
united Kind OF wood brown with stray
golden tones. The picture rail Is OAK
sgaIn aud the frieze brOanlsh ecra
figured NTH blue. The cofuice Is blue and
a brOnsy brow IA and the ceiling pale blue,
with enough yellow introduced 10 keep iis
temper With other tones The rugs repeat
the wood brown, the gold and blue, the
wiaGow EaugiBgs are ia tnO shades of palo
aud dark old blue Persian stun. and the
portiers aud nan gings add little dull red
To the other cOlOIe. The walls are nearly
covered with etchiugs ia oak frames, tue
ugly space alongside the stairs having
scarce nonotOnous foot 10 weary the eyc.
With the rain dsshing against tho win
dOws outside this hall does not meet you
with pursed up lip and hands behind
its back, a. II 10 SAY What's your
btlsiu 80 here" but opens It's doors To
the entire household with generous hos
pitality.
II is hardly possible 10 say too much for
the pretty and artistic cretOnues which go so
we'll with the rattan furniture so deserv-
edly popular for moderate priced Summer
rooms la tkis branch OF Manufacture
the New England mills are giving us
something more characteristic than can lee
offered by foreign makers, introducing IN
their designs the American wild flowers.
la blue and white cretOaDes there are blue
hell designs; in pink and white. arbutus
and mountain laurel and wild roses; In
yeiiows, sun flower and goldenrod patterns.
The Louis Seize designs are liked III MI
the ligkt, cheerful, delicate tintings, and
are shown in narrow stripes mostly. Like
these ia color!nG are the Pompador Gre
tonnes with small bouquets on pale cream
grounds. japanese cretonnes 20 well
with the Summer hangings of bamboo
and beads, not those you see in the shops,
| but newer ones made from bamboo cut in
| short lengths and strung on cords with
| large green beads between, each strand
| ending in tiny musical bell. Italian
| renaissance cretOnnes are appropriate In
| bedrooms furnished with the pretty and
| graceful sets l.. maple and bamboo. y
| chamber ia All out of town house IL being
| fitted up with this material. The walls
| are payered in low soft coiors, the design
| showing baskets of fruits, birds and small
! beasts patterns seldom introduced nova
days but occasionally appropriate. Across
| n corner between TWO windows stands n
! DuchesSe table draped with cretonne or
the same pattern as wall paper. The bed
| il bamboo and maple with cretonDe spread
and the floor is covered with white mat
| ting. There sa portiere OF cream linen
monte cloth embroidered IN the cTetonne
colors and white dimity window curtains.
| Dimity, by the way, Is being fashionably
| revived.
There is nothing more attractive among
| the new Summer curtain fab.ics than the
| Liberty cottons, which show Gld-f shioned
| India designs in soft blues and Nsndyke
reds and ccrus on creamy grounds. n
country paT!or has walls In gold leaf on an
ecru ground. The carpet i soft blue
green with invisible figures. The haDgings
are ct Liberty cotton blending into the
same cool grcenish blue. Under tho win
| dows is IA divan where one might dream
away an entire July afternoon, an ideal
nook when the sun has made the robin
redbreasts drowsy outside.
No Summer hingings show violently
contrasted designs, both wall paper and
chintzes paving more heed To color than ~
patterns No Summer furniture displays
much carving. Simple patterns and well
made pieces from fine wood are rhe rule.
ELIZA PUTNAM HEATOS.