New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-29

at the top OF the canopy and the edge Of the
bed The materials most In favor at present for bed
testers and for coun,erpanes, foot valances and
holsters TO match them India silks. sheer cream
white muslin, and Madras muslin, over an in,crlning
OF color. and old fashioned chinze, cretOnnes.
Probably cretoAneS are more used than any other
material. because their freshness may b. renewed by
cleaning Costly byocades sometimes used for
This purpose. but they do long remain fresh and
ncat-looking materials that shed the dust.
II requires about twelve yards Of silk other
material thirty inches wide. for The valance around
the top OF the canopy ana the side curtains. In
addition to this. there mu, be- canopy lining at the
top and lining at the head or head-cloth These
should De made Of plain ,ik OF some contrasting or
harmonzins color 10 the figured silk used for the
outside. The head. cloth finishes tic drapery at the
head Of the bed below III" canopy The head cloth
lining Of the top. II tuilcd require about fourteen
yard, Of plain slk. sixteen yards OF narrow fringe
the OF little fluffy as>'l, will trim the side
curtains down the front edge and around the bottom
and finish the lower edge Of the valance. About one
hall ilncSs allowed for The valance, which falls
entirely around edge OF the canopy. Ths valance
NAV be from five fifteen inches in width II " Is
simple gathered ruic, deeper II II i held In SIN
upho>tcrcrs p!tat>. The sidc-clrtanI should reach
within about inch Of the floor. The cover OF the
canopy the head cloth are usually tackled on To
the wooden frame. The curtains either hung on
ring, or are Tackled and the valance i tackled over
/, made of the same material The outside OF the
canopv will require with the Of the bolster.
nine yards OF silk and seven yards OF fringe rms
countcrpanc nav be made large enough TO extend
nearly to the and drape the bed Mt the Sides
and foot, II should therefore be always lined with
silk and ,ilc,ia give II body. The round bolster i
covered first with cotton flannel and then with SIX.
1t i gathered In 1T the ends 10 form full ro-etc
As II is AWAY, a show piece, Il Is often made over
stiff houpcd frimc sam.timcs Of pi,t"hoari When TIE
coIntcrpanr reaches 10 the floor. square prc" must
he cut out nj the two lower corner, 10 allow room
for the pcsf. of the b.d>tcad These Sits FUR
nshcd with hook, and loops that the counterpart"
| NAV b. kept I'm place. the counterpart" doe,
not drapc bed the noCr II l. ntal 10 nave
foot valance brass brd>tcad. and all tn" English
| beds leads furnished with peg around IN" edg
upon which 70 hang Tn" valance. Where the mateila
! used Is silk an in.ornlng OF WigLlr must t." IL 81
I'm valance. around the rdg" ~ III" counterpart
| if the cOunicrplnc hang over. Nhrr" th"r' !, III
objection To tho stiff uphoNcrcr> ho>icr bccan>c II
| make, additional and useless piece to the hd mr.
nurc the Nat bolster which /, used 1T night on Inc
bed NAV be- covered with The countcrpanc: In order
TO do this cfcctuay. the counterpart" should u" anon
| one. thd OF rqIartcr longrr han II usually l.
| and faced back on wrong sid" Tor ms hlNanr
with silk like tho -idr and hOrd"d across me t"l
4, we'll a. at sides and Bottom with fringe lace 81
| other trmmin. used in The dlIprfy. III" bolster J.
| hcn laid on IN. side of the Counterpart. ana IN
| c0unIcrpanc l. turned back 10 cover 1t. go
| \ bod may bc similarly dra7cf with cro'onne VIZ,
| Main SilcSa Innings. large canopy or tester ,h"u'
| ALWAYS he supported by chain, that arc 'nncralrh: "N
tending The front cdc" 10 the Sidewalk or tclhhS
| hrsidr, the hooks o. the wall.