Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29
HINTS ON WALL PAPER. AND OTHER
DECORATION IDEAS

HINTS ON WALL PAPER. AND OTHER
DECORATION IDEAS.
Generally, th. average housewife
needs little encouragement towards Md
rnlng her Held ~ active operations. She
I. quite willing "a venture. even though
.he has mn. dehuitc knowledge of the
correct moiu. operandi ~ accomplishing
the task she assumes. ] have heard
women ssy, "Oh, you may know a bet
ter way II doing piece of work which
\ ,lhl sftsr my own fashion; but u doe
not matter, n oniy Il VA. all right when
finI.h.Si." Hut u doe. matter, my dear
Woman. .sItnr l. God. nosi prcciou.
rIf, ,o NJ. Children = ani life Il too short
aud strength too precious Ia bc ns.lessiy
.quanjerc'i IN doing our work In an W
norsnt fashion.
Hanging wall paper may b. a mans
prrrugAtl,r; hat We all know that u
so.t. a. much, oft.utimcs, a. grt "
hung a. n doe. io hay the paper; aud
that many a lo,er of cleanliness aui
l..au,y In her h"m~ might L. able q"
cumpass the expense of the latter, wcrc
ia. somf-tsat tn do the work of the
formsr bsrself. n IL an operation which
reauIr.s neatne.s. iextsfity aud ingcnu-
ity; bat II u no more ar,iuous work tn
hang paper on side walls than Ia wash
" Insloss and .coar woodwork.
Ia affecting wail paper, there are both
general and .pccihc rule. which should
govern YOUR choice.
az "a. dr.t, avoid bald hgurcs, -spc-
clally floral one. which represent moth
Ing. and caus. you untold ml.er, Ia the
ef'or, to magine that they do, and CAV,
lncungruous combinations 10 col"r..
Neutral ,olors ani inconsplcuous all
ever dc.lgu., ~ cl.s plln, eli c'loTcl
tap.rs. max. no, only th. bet and mes,
elective background iof pictures, but
lmpsft a f,r morr rrfine'i alr Z" tro'n.
The time has gone BY when the si-"
Noman, having hat small means ~ her
eomm,ni, mn.i sacfitc" her knowledge
~ beauty, h~cau.c cheap guo'is are MOI,
Manufactured IN beautiful color. an,l
irtisik dcslgns.
The .ecfvt ~ nrni.hlng room .uc-
cc..full, D.. Ia miking II himouious
v hole. Ia having ~. opc feature to
daaff The frmalning onrs, hui wherr All
uulic g. make rstfnl plciurr. Ani
thl. se,t,t llrs, net Ia oar ability to huV
fich and expansive fafui.hlugs, bat In
an educated aud rvhnei taste.
Tho sall paper which cisi. bat ten
aud uftsrn ,vnl. a roll csn h. found ln
a. iellsats colohng. ani dcslxn. AZ tb~
most expensive. ihslr bsauiy ~ill Older
In degts, bat no, In Kind.
me plain. .slf colory,l paper. Narl"us.
I, know n a. .lugrain," ",anrhlgv" an,l
..art paper" have ob,ain~i q dc,ils,l
tspulsfliy sitltln the past tao Nsars.
In !. heayy. Cuaf.s paper, having .
rough surface, sni CuDrs la Az the high
AT color. nnN 80 fashionable namely
terra Gotta. oli,s, old rsc, rull,u
hrown.. duil obi blues, etc. each srI'sr'
,to color having q ffiefr made Ia c"rrv.
.lsond With u. They tome Ia dlicrvni
q blihs ani arr Centrally In scroll de
sisns, tnuchei up beautifully Nth Nafl'
ous n,stals-cupT-f. bfunrr, glli and Ill
tef. 10 my taste th.y arr capahl" ~
producing The lssi cfir,ts ~ any paper
Ia The market.
They Ier,vtdihly incr,ass the apparent
.ifs II : snail roam ani also the h~ighi
II Low criling, While thsy max" the
mo.i effective background fot picture.
ani dnparics.
1umpiritltsly frw 10 us, no matter
how much oar tastes may have improved
bt time. 90 how uglS the oil fufui.h'
ings wc onC- thought beautiful NAV l""L
to Va. can anori Ca throw th'tn ABIDE af'l
rntltvl, rrfumish our r,-nms la q man
nrr Indicative ~ oar tastes ~ tosisV.
- let "a give car hcst thpughi e. The
.uhic,t, aud De- What vii insurv ili"
grratssi harmony.
Avail pat~f shouli D. renew ci ofisu
In living f,.pm., of IN .l.eting spari.
msut. which ar in constant u.e, i
therefore wi-er in selecting nss q" taxi
The odd csrI-.t. which viii probably D.
u..,I =. much longer time AZ thu val
pat~f san h..iihfully D., &c q starting
polnt la our decorations.
To- obtain the l--.t f-.ults ln furnish
Ing a r,Om. liz c1n-t shouh u ~ 4
dafk or me,iium shade Il color Nstt
LIGHT colorrd ,tu.ts should onlS D. u.cl
Alsu the woodwork, wall decoration
anil other furnishing. arr In light, deb
cate color.
commencing at the csrT.t, l-t th'
SoOdsufk. duIrric., and wall d-cota'
tIon. gradually grow lighter until thu
c.illug I. reached. Happily iof al ouI
homs., a.. dsy 20 black walnut inisfioI
hnl.h. az an imiiatlou 81 u, l. passed, az
4. also the pfspohdsfanc. formerly giNeu
10 that DARK. gloumy culofci Nuod foi
furnitur., aud the still homsli.r slony
so,-l gu.. Rigging for q bayvr. "a
no, believe that noi, vho made thl'
l-autifui world eNpr-.sly for the h,pph
n-.s AMI elevation IL mankind, and nllc,l
" With i--auty. ani no'Sl-i u With Sun
llshi, ever Intended that his childfvf
should spend their live. In dark, ."ni's'r
Iclossly-,uftalnsi rvoms. III d. hai ~
would have constituted us physically .,
that tlio.. condition. would u m".'
conducive Ia our hsppines. and we'll L.
ing. and every cducated, Intelligent pr
.nn knows that such are not the lsSs Of
nature.
m anv woman reading thl. v 80 un
forunsi. q. io have any rooms Ia hsI
HON. finished IN black walnut, suppo.'
ther, 4. M relief for her; she must suf'
Ter q sI-s'ie. IL martyniom until .uri
time a. u can h. replaced by some cheer
ful. neutral tint ~ natural finished wossl
or even ~ loft i,lnc painted. would
much prefer the latter o. the mo-t els,
CANT carving. aud molding. II black
aalnut, Ia q room where ! had Ia pa.
NV time. ". arr more sensitive Ia snd
infiucnc-d by our surrounding. than ~
rpalige.
n you are intending Ia freshen az OF
rcpslut any II the Interior woodwork 81
your house the coming spring, do not,
beg - you. hay. any granting done; u
deceive. nobody. an ignoramu. eau de
te,t ". sham, and paint la hafmonlou'
color. I. productive II Tar better result.
Ia this DAY of nicely prepared paints,
any woman possessing average xii and
ingenuity can repsint the woodwork OF
room a. easily az -he can paint any 81
the .o-calle,i ornamental work" aud
there I. such Wide range of tln,s and
color. from which 10 select that one ha'
no excuse for using a parslyging. ugly
combination 81 colors Ia a room.
Then, too, the wall paper for room
.hould AWAY. BE- selected With reference
90 the situation ot the room and the
amount ~ sunlight which " receives
Dark rooms, or those lighted only by
north windows should have FAR deeper
warmer color- used In their furnishing
than shouli those that have an album