Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-12

spreads, rugs and scarfs IntrOGucc Japan
ese cretons and chintZes over which are
scattered sprays OF tiny flowers In pale
blue. red and olive green leaves.
have pleasant recollections OF n coun-
try house ut Shelter Island, whose Inn
mense hall occupies half the ground floor
and is living room and reception hall in
one. The hall, which has just been redec-
GRATED for the seasons occupancy, Is fin
ished In oak-heavy onk staircase, oak
: mantel and huge oak settees drawn up on
chilly evening about the log fire. The
floor is polished oak and the walls are
tinted kind of wood brown with stray
golden tones. The picture rail is oak
again aud the frieze brownish ecru
figured with blue. The cornice is blue and
u bronzy brown and the ceiling pale blue,
with enough yellow introduced to keep its
temper with other tones. The rugs repeat
the wood brown, the gold and blue; tho
window hangings are in two shades Of pale
and dark old blue Persian stuff. and the
portiers and hangings add little dull red
TO the other colore The walls are nearly
covered with etchings in oak frames, tue
ugly space alongside the stairs having
scarce monotonous foot to weary the eye.
, With the rain dashing against the win
dows outside this hall does not meet you
with n pursed up lip and hands behind
its back, as IL to say whats your
BUSINESS here" but opens its doors to
the entire household with generous hos
pitality.
1t Is hardly possible to say too much for
the pretty and artistic cretonnes which go so
well with the rattan furniture so deserv-
edly popular for moderate priced Summer
rooms. In this branch OF manufacture
the New England mills are giving us
something more characteristic than can be
offered by foreign makers, introducing In
their designs the American wild flowers.
IN blue and white cretonnes there are blue
bell designs, III pink and white, arbutus
and mountain laurel and wild roses; la
yellows, sun floweran goldenrod patterns.
The Louis Seize designs are liked In all
the light, cheerful, delicate tintings, aud
are shown in narrow stripes mostly. Like
these In coloring are the Pompador ere
tonnes with small bouquets on pale cream
grounds. Japanese cretonnes go we'll
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 ara appropriate IN
bedrooms furnished with the pretty and
graceful sets Ia maple and bamboo. A
chamber IN an out Of town house Is being
fitted up with this material. The walls
are papered in low soft colors, the design
showing baskets OF fruits, birds and small
beasts, patterns seldom introduced nova
days but occasionally appropriate. Across
u corner between two windows stauds o
Duchesse table draped with cretonue of
the same pattern as wall paper. The bed
is bamboo and maple with cretonne spread
aud the floor is covered with white mat
ting. There lisa portiere OF cream linen
monte cloth embroidered in the cretonne
colors and white dimity window curtains.
Dimity, by the way, is being fashionably
revived.
There is nothing more attractive among
the new Summer curtain fabrics than the
Liberty cottons, which show old-fashioued
India designs In soft blues and Vandyke
reds and ecrus OH creamy grounds. A
country parior has walls in gold leaf oil M
ecru ground. The carpet is soft blue
green with invisible figures. The hanginrs
are OF Liberty cotton blending into the
same cool greenish blue. Under the win
dows Is divan where one might dream
away an entire July afternoon, an Ideal
nook when the sun bias made the robin
redbreasts drowsy outside.
No Summer h iJ,.Il.s show violently
contrasted designs, both wall paper and
paying more heed to color than to
patterns. No Summer furniture displays
much carving. Simple patterns and well
made pieces from fine wood are the rule.
ELIZA PUTNAM HRAToN.