New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09

gathers from which are drawn into the waist in
shape front and back Make the skirt perfectly plain
over lining Of the dotted muslin-two breadths
should be allowed for the funess of the back but the
front effect should be perfectly fiat and smooth Gather
about five six yards Of the lace on the SKIRT so that
the edge Of the lace comes to the bottom OF the
skirt. Two inches above your first founce. gather
on the lace Of which there should be twelve yards and
catch 1t up intervals with bows of ribbon of three
quarters of yard each Arrange the lace In the same
way for the neck, placing the bows so that one
will come on each shoulder. The same ribbon VIII
serve as belt with rosette behind bow on one
side of the hair, which is knoted top, completes
this pretty and girsh toilette.
The tendency to return to Puritan simplicity in arch
lecture and house decoration has been eavcned by the
more Injurious tastes Of the day, until we have
meange which, although not strictly correct perhaps
Is extremely pretty when managed by tasteful arch
tect or house decorator For those whose means com
pei very careful expenditure and yet who like the
new and the beautiful the Of white furniture white
curtains and white paint Is veritabe blessing. For
the drawing room then, which next in our
series Of suburban homefurnlshing hints will take
advantage Of this useful fashion. and have the pro
vailng tone white with much color you like TO
add to II In the way Of decoration.
In the last article curtains were omitted because 1t
was wiser TO advise the young housekeeper TO take
them as whole for the lower floor and dress all her
windows In the same fashion. In the first place it
gives better effect from the outside to have them
uniform and secondly 1t Is great saving Of expense
II one have Them made Of white muslin they be
taken down spring and autumn to be washed II well
laundried they will last for years and will always be
fresh and pretty. One suburban home not far away
has the freshest and incest looking Of windows, and
yet nothing could be simpler than the furnishing Of
them. For the whole house she has white muslin
with polka dots, made to hang plain and straight the
exact length Of the window and gathered in cord
Above the window frame and nailed to 1t is narrow
pine shelf on which is tackled a founce also gathered
with a cord, which gives a pretty finish 10 the whole.
There any number Of beautiful stamped stus for
thin curtains nowadays. which very tempting, but
their delicate freshness is soon gone, and as they can
rot be washed. they not an economical purchase
1t Is better to get good material that he put into
the tub.
And now let us go back to the drawing room. In
tho first place nothing gives greater finish to room
than beautifully kept floor Have polished floor
and fresh curtains at the windows and you have a
pretty at once and even II your furniture Is
somcwhst scant for year you afford to wait
TO get piece by piece that which Is really good Under
no circumstances whatever purchase "paror suit
they call them. at furniture shops-t gives COM
look to a room at once. The rug question should
be considered next and whatever else one does with
out the rugs should be good. Buy only one II you
cannot afford mOre-but have a bona fde Eastern rug
good In color ana 1aollc III can De supplemented Win
a skin two which are cheap, and are much more re-
fined looking than cheap rugs. The next absolute
senual Is low table, covered not with articles OBJ
viousy used, but with periodicals, weekles and
monthlies at least Of the best and the last
book. Your pretty knick-knacks you can put
on your mantle sh III and in other safe places.
neat little writing table with inEstand, taper.
matches, stationery and botter is another essential
and a third little table may have pretty II mex
pensive service for afternoon tea An ugly feature Of
our drawing rooms of to-day is the purely American
habit Of keeping lamps in the rooms in the day time,
many of them dressed up with artificial flowers and
tissue paper. They really should be only brought in
when required In the evening. Then, Of course,
soft. pretty shade Is very grateful.
You cannot paper a new house for year or two,
on account OF the settling Of the walls. and II you