Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-23

tom. Certainly a house with a uniform window
DRESSING something more ornamental than the
plain dark or Light shades. looks much better
from the street than one without thisscareful
finish. Sash curtains always have an air Of
being special and provision Of
the mistress OF the house. and public ex-
ponent of her taste in such matters. SER
wants hand cannot tie the graceful bow that fas-
tens them back. or loop them in the graceful
curve which is the favorite style Of arranging
them. IL takes personal interest IN the mat
ter to give the particular touches that make a
success OF the undertaking 1t is still too early
to really get curtains hung in this warm eli
mate. but as / advisedly said. they have nov to
be Thought Of" good way to manage in
cleaning such curtains OF muslin or any wash
fabric. such as Is preferred for the purpose, is
to have them washed thoroughly in the spring
when they are taken down and then laid away
rough dried until autumn. when-if they are
Numbered a. home-they may be starehed and
Ironed as they are wanted to be put up, thus
having no folds or creases in them.
ENGLISH STYLES.
without being in danger at all Of becoming
an 'Angiomaniac" Une may find much TO adj
mlre IN English ways and customs Some Of
the housefurnishng ideas, for instance, are
both coed and pretty and differ in various
points from our co.. re 'ponding ones. They ad-
vocate nothing III bed room dr aperies that will
not wash, on sanitary grounds cretonnes Of
all Kinds, chints and muslin are the choice for
health. White muslin is the almost universal
curtain used next the window either arranged
as sash or long curtains under something
hsaVl"r. frllis are an Indispensable
adjunct and certainly a very prett y
one. Nothing can give window a
dalntler or more dressed look than muslin cur
talns with frIlls. yet we seldom see them here.
that IL. the frills. mean. ruffies. az we more
commonly put 1t. Ii curtain Of this kind is
to be put close TO the sash a small rod is some
Ot ind tha
curtain with RULES meeting in the center at
the top IL slipped on these rods and pushed
back each side at the bottom as far as one
fancies.
GOOD WAY.
Another way which also prevails when the
muslin curtains are long enough to just clear
the floor is to have the curtains cross at the
top ana then loop them high on each side; the
frIlls gong down each side and across the bot
tom. As far as my observation went last sea-
son only one house here in Washington had
ms arrangement. and as they were put close to
the sash the outside effect was extremely pretty
Lace instead of muslin was used in this in
stance. however. The crossing ought to be
easily arranged with rods, rings and curtain
pms and would be novel and attractive. Or
course more fullness would be necessary
for curtains to be hung in this way. A re-
versIb!e cretonne called Florontne is used il
England and makes light and pretty curtains
serves for portleres i'll bed rooms or other
places where crttOEnC3 are suitable. Last sea-
son the tambourcd muslin was the newest in
expensive material with US for sash curtains.
and like many other things was best in its
simplest designs.
The large polka dot, with scallop OH the
edge was really more effective when hung
against the light than closer or more elsb-
CRATE pattern. Probably this style will be q
iaV0rIEe still another year. though some rival
may appear to dispute it, claim to popularity
II Is stilI too early to have much choice in Sc
iecting things new for the house but the nov
elites are BEGINNING TO appear and sooa good
choice may be had.
PRETTY FRILLED COVERS.
Another pretty way to use chintz in bed
rooms and sitting rooms in an English manner
Is to make frilied covers for chairs or lounges
and have them either buttoned on or pinned
with safety pins. ST. that they can be easily
taken off and washed. These covers give a
''dresscd-up' look to the room and might make
old chairs look as pretty i'll quaint way az
new ones. bed room with every detail
carried out III chintz can be made
very pretty. The bed spread. toilet covers
chair covers, table spread curtains and por-
there's. all III small-patterned chintZ can be
made INTO an artistic effect and still further
accessory might be TO have sle ceiling covered
with 1t, with cream painted holdings crossing
1t, SO as to form panels of. say, three full
squares. plain deep frieze would best suit
such a ceiling IN deep pink. il pink is in the
chIntz. with picture rod OF white below it. and
SIDE wall of patterned paper in small figure
and two tones OF buff. Mating on the floor.
with few small rugs and the be frilled furni-
turc. would make this cheerfully bright in
terror.