St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-07
THE RECEPTION ROOM.
e4eetlve and laexpeaaive Drspsries fss
the Windows.


the Windows.
mo. am not going to got any ne ~
window curtains" said lady who was
noted for the daintiness of her house
decorations 81 lave been looking over
nv treasures, and made q most delight
full discovery. I found = very large
counterpanc of darned net that am
going to cut up to drape the bow-win-
dows in my reception room. 1t is .
beautiful piece of work, and by divid-
ing il in half and adding q small piece
to it, shall have an abundance of ma
terial. 1t is long enough to drape over
tho pole and make sort of top finish.
The drapery is edged with lace of the
same round mesh as the material, and
the curtains will require no further
trimming. Inside Of these shall put
sash curtains Of fine plain net run on
brass rods. These. with the exception
Of the Holland shades, will be all of the
decoration I want. ! intend. during
my leisure moments. to make an excep-
tionally pretty and elaborate set Of
sash-curtains Of fine net dsrned in
pattern to match the draperies, but as
this will be work of time shall put
up the plain net for the present. Gus
tom may decree what it pleases, but 1.
for one, very much prefer . simple,
conservative style that I can always
keep and that is not affected bv the
changes or caprices of fashion. There
are few things that more plainly indi-
cate the character of the inmates of the
dwelling than the arrangement and care
OF the windows, and few portions Of the
house are susceptible of moro tasteful
handling.
ITO secure the best results, il is by
no means necessary to have expensive
or elaborate window-dressing. For
many years, such thing rs homemade
window ow-curtains were scarcely thought
Of. but since the decorative spirit has
become general, and women arc learn.
ing how to make all sorts of really
useful and elegant draperies, much
more individuality can be assured than
when one must rely entirely upon the
professional furnisher or take what.
ever the stores happen 10 offer. Raw
materials are not expensive these days,
and there are always odd hours and mo-
ments where one can put few stitches
into handsome piece of work. and by
and by have something very creditable
to show for it.
Among the most interesting under
takings in this line is that Of lady
who is making portelle in embroidery
on q foundation of silk hone-spun.
Among the hcirlooms in her cedar
chest were some old time crcwel EN-
broideries in grape leaf and vine pat
tern. The material on which these
were wrought had become almost worn
ont and were put away because it wa:
not safe to handle them in their dilap
idated state. The homc-spun was pui
on a stretcher and the embroiderie:
were carefully basted on, appliquee
down and the old material cut away
New veining and an occasional stitct
through the leaves and stalks made the
| attachment sufficiently close, and thcr
the entire pattern was satin stitched
upon the new backing.
"As draperies for reception-rocm
they are among the most artistic o
amateur production and my lady ha'
more than once been importuned t.
tell where she got such lovely curtains
There is great pleasure in making
something with q distinctive char
acter. and only those who have
wrought with patience and skill SOME
| Of those art-embroideries out of an
| ccstral possessions, who know the de
light there is in having them."-N. Y
Ledger.