The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-18
ALL AROUND The HOUSE.
New Carpets for the season-F1oral De-
signs and Light Elects Prevail.


The new effects in carpets for the season,
as described by Decorator and Furnisher,
consist almost exclusively OF floral designs,
with small proportion of geometrical pat
terms representing Turkish and Persian rug
| designs.
! In moouettes, there are light patterns
where the motive blends almost impercepti-
! bly, into the ground, and light tinted pat
| terms having holder effects, the flowers and
! foliage being strongly tinted so that they
stand out in high relief on the carpet. Then
! there are patterns with leaves OF dark smoke
tints and London fog blendings, with a touch
Of absinthe green and yellow. These grounds
are generally dark green, dark red and dark
| brown.
There are some critics who object to that
form of embellishments that reproduces nat
ural flowers and foliage in carpets in particu-
lar, but the public seem to have settled down
to the idea that, no matter how natural the
design Of the flower appears, it is still not a
flower by any means, and therefore may be
tramp3ed upon without compunction.
In body Brussels, the best grades of floral
designs are prominent, the patterns being, in
all cases in soft and aesthetic c1Ors. There
are also floral scrolls in maroon, ecru, green,
larly tinted grounds Some patterns have
Turkish arabesoues and rich japanese floral
effects but floral contrasts are most proni-
nent.
We have seen, says the authority already
mentioned, a beautiful geranium leaf pat
tern covering the ground of the design, each
leaf having prismatic band in soft colors.
The begonia is popular pattern this season,
effects The Brussels carpets have fine and
crisp surface which gives an effect that is
very different from the smooth, soft pile of
the moquettes and WiltOns. Many manu-
factuTers produce each pattern in ten differ
ent colorings. We have seen some in yellow
and brown scrolls on a solid maroon ground
that look exceedingly, handsome. The same
pattern has the scrolls in green, yellow and
gold on an ecru ground, while another has
the scrolls in cream and yellow on a dull red
ground.
In tapestry Brussels, as they are termed,
there are some notable effects. One very fine
ard original pattern has repeat consisting
of five groups Of sea shells in various tones of
reds and pinks on an ecru ground. In these
also are japanese effects. As in general the
designs in Brussels are very largely produced
in tapestries, there are the same beautifully
diversified floral effects. One example con-
sists of an all over pattern Of thjckly clus-
tered chrysanthemums with neither leaves
nor branches visible.
In ingrains, the patterns exhibit beautiful
color effects, and there IS a decided advance
both in design and coloring. One nice pat
tern has wine red lily with brown and olive
leaves shown on slate, brown, bile and gray
grounds. The designs Of ingrains are very
suggestive of tapestry and moquette effects,
such tints as slate, brown, gray, yellow, blue
and terra Gotta predomiuatng. The tints
this year incline to light artistic, cheerful
effects, and this obliges the manufacturer to
use a superior grade of wool in his three phys,
extra supers and all wool superfine ingrains.
1t is now possible for a man of limited
means to cover the floors of his apartments
with ingram carpets Of the most artistic de-
signs. There is also an art square of ingram
weave.