The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-03-22
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.


New Wall Papers showing Artistic Dc.
signs In Most Exquisite COl0ring.
No item In the furnishing of house calls
for more careful attention than the wall dec.
grafton. with the possible exception of the
carpet The following mention by Good
Housekeeping Of new and notable things In
wall papers Is therefore Of interest to pros
pective buyers: French and English goods
are shown this season In q perfection of
finish and beauty of coloring which have
never been surpassed. Domestic papers arc
made up In great quantities and are often
very beautiful, but would rarely be selected
In preference to the elegant products of the
Old World. It is interesting to note that the
day OF deep, somber tints Is over and that
light, cheerful effects are generally chosen
Occasionally dark tones are used for the hall,
library or dining room, and all the leading
houses carry good line of rich colors.
While friezes are shown In goods of domes-
tic manufacture, the French papers of newest
designs present only the plain chintz figures,
simply finished with narrow picture mold
ing not exceeding three inches In width for
even the highest rooms. The same styles in
home make have frieze of medium width
and in pattern slightly modified from tho
body of the wall, from which 1t is separated
by q few dark lines The effect is prettier
than that of the foreign article. These chintz
patterns are exquisite in design and finish.
The ground is almost invariably a light and
generally neutral tint, or sometimes very
delicate salmon pink, buff, fawn, blue or
Nile green. On these dainty surfaces are
gracefully arranged great clusters of flowers
Of natural size and nearly covering the
ground. The designs are rarely conven-
tional, and are usually so well drawn that
they may be named at glance.
On ground of cream, shrimp pink horse
shoe geraniums with abundance Of shaded
green leaves are scattered at random, as ii
some one had carelessly thrown them upon
the wall with liberal hand. Clusters of
pink and maroon dahlias adorn a pale fawn
ground Dielytra, carnations, broad acan-
thus leaves, snap dragons, japanese and
Easter lilies, roses of every shade, peonies,
convolvulus and great clusters of daisies,
each with its own proper foliage and in
natural size, are sprinkled with artistic skill
on light grounds and produce charming,
summary effect.
For halls huge designs Of the larger flowers
are displayed, and remind one of the papers
styles are adapted for halls of generous di-
mensions
Another recent fashion is that of tapestry
designs which are generally somewhat deeper
in tone than the preceding, and are copied
exactly from rare old tapestries, even the
mesh of the canvas being plainly seen. The
colors are the dull old rose, blues and greens
Of the ancient needlework.
A pretty and exact imitation of faience til
ing is shown for bath rooms and small halls,
and is so much like the original that the sense
of touch is necessary to distinguish the imita-
ton.
There is nothing more beautiful for draw
ing room, or a stately saloon parlor, than the
repousse papers which show rich designs in
gilt or white on light but decided surfaces.
For example, rather large statuesque de-
sign in gold is raised from delicate pink,
light cadmium, sky blue or lavender ground,
Or the raised figure is in white, a pure Parian
marble white and may be in figures or in
great white roses or lace designs These
papers give an effect of elegance and purity
# tone which harmonizes well with the light
bushes and chintz patterned satins which are
low SO much used by the upholsterers.