Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16

cious lap Of an old chippendale armchair,
for the library, the dining room and the
bed room it makes a good cushion silk; is
easily soiied, cretonne is too heavy and
muslin Is too thin.
Denim has none Of these drawbacks. The
fabric comes in red as well as blue this
season, and both colors are of a good tone.
AS 1T Is lighter on the wrong side, but still
pleasing color, many of the cushions are
made up with the wrong side of the goods
for the bottom half, but the cushions are
much handsomer with both sides alike and
both ornamented. The decorative pattern
chosen is generally outlined in narrow white
linen braids or cotton cords. Very hand
some screens are mounted with denms; the
two outer panels of blue, red forming the
central one while arabesques of white cord
run over all three.
Denim makes good portieres, for it shakes
on the dust and can be easily washed; in
the portiere a broad design is used, sat
isfactory one being Greek border done
with an inch wide Hercules braid in white.
and the lower edges finished OFF with white
bali fringe.
Even chairs are beginning to be up
holstered with denim. the dark red espe-
cially giving a fine tone to cherry. A din
ing room has been done in denims, and the
carrying out of all color effects was pleas
ing when taken in conjunction with the
coy. "liveable' look which it is now the
style as far as possible to give to all rooms.
The wall paper was of broad. bold pat
tern in white and blue. the mantels were
of cherry the frieze Of blue enameled wood.
the chandeliers and cornice poles a dull
silver and the pictures simple etchings and
engravings in narrow white frames and
wide white margins.
At each doorway hung a portiere Of blue
denim, with Greek border in broad, white
braid; over the plain white shades were
draped lambrequns of the blue without
ornament. All the cherry chairs were up
holstered in the darker side of the blue,
the table cover was in the same shade, with
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cushions of both red and blue across one
corner was artistically swung a hammock
in which great cushions of the same rested
while three Daneled screen in red and
blue with the Greek pattern in white stood
In corner framed in cherry
In one window stood a round Japanese
!ardiniere In blue and white porcelain. and
here and there on the wall was fastened
mony Of blue shades.
Drawing Room Decorations.
Many are the schemes for decorating our
reception rooms A recent drawing room
richly colored has the walls hung with a
deep crimson wall paper, the background of
which has the effect Of watered silk, upon
which the figures appear to be raised as
tnougn OF velvet. In reality they are not
even OF flock. but are merely printed in per-
fectly fiat color the same tone as the back
ground, yet they seem to stand out from 1t
because or the apparent difference in tex
lure. Inc Design Is rather rocco in charac-
ter, long curved acanthus leaves in the form
or graceful scrolls being intertwined with
roses. The ceiling paper. which is a plain
watered silk effect in pale greenish blue Is
brought down over the deep cove cornice as
a canopy, until 1t reaches the broad gold
picture moldirg, enriched with the egg and
dart pattern. The curtains of heavy silk,
both at doors and windows, are a dull
greenish blue color; the carpet is oriental in
pattern and of rich. deep red.
The chandeliers and hardware are
OF an elaborate rocco design fin
fshed in gold ormulu. What woodwork
shows Is Of oak, stained a dull blush green
the molding being very sparingly enlivened
with FURNISHED gold. The mahogany furni-
ture Is upholstered in figured silk and velvet
damasse Of the same shade as the curtains.
This might, perhaps, make a heavy and
gloomy room did 1t not serve as a setting
for a number of superb pictures rich In all
the luminous atmosphere Of the French
school,