New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12
THE COUNTRY HOUSE.
BEAUTIFUL DRAPERIES AND UPHILL
STERY


the delightful chntzes and tapestries OF inc h1"s
ish decorations. the altogether lovely cotons ana
arras of the Associated Artists. ana the qua'n''
rich-colored fabrics Of Oriental lands.
The upholstery goods most generally recon-.
mended for summer use are the cotton veiVe's anu
the cotton tapestries OF light weight. Inc hohuo"
velvets sent out by the house Of Liberty eaVe
nothing TO be desired. They are generally pr'h.eu
In leaf. flower and bird patterns. In duli' TIC"
colors though there are also delightful indian ue-
signs in a medley OF blue and shade Inc tu'p'
the poppy the hollyhock. the chrysanthemu"'' a'e
familiar examples Of design These veVe's inv
the printed velvets Of the Associated Artists nave
a peculiar bloom Of surface giving the colors a
soft. dull glow, which makes them especially el-
fective in upholstery. They are much usea ior 'io
cushions of wicker chairs and settees. nc ou'"
ions for this purpose are generaiiy Haoe WIZ
back of English corduroy In green 10 harn'o"'~o
with the stain often used on the wicker OF ~
or,. =, tho "fade' shades Of the velveteen me
cushions of the backs Of chairs and settees arc
tufted with buttons but the seats are ielt plain
Tha summer tapestries from the house OF Wliham
Morris are woven In a variety OF the mos' i"e'
Mating highly conventionalized flower patterns.
which are usually printed In monotone IN seVera,
sh.a.s NJ the same color. There are lovely cooi
.,oA tanestries In russell shades old blues anu oe.
co,ors These goods fifty inches woe anu ', :"
a ward They are reversible ana i'ane ue'
.ummer portieres, though they are more olteh useu
IN a
Winged "eraudfat her' shape. or as CUSHION 10
como curious,y formed. picturesque Old Yorkshire
~ chelsea chair The portiere Of the room Is then
chosen from some lighter Oriental stun Win e','
Of god and gorgeous co,or In It's weave l"e'e 10
also fancy for q port!ere OF loosely woven canvas
like tapestry. when aom's a'' anu
through Its meshes 49,,
rha American tapestries Of cotton made by the
associated Artists are not as severely conventional
, nattern as those OF Morris. and are usually III '"o
tones a blue and russell. pink ana sage s'ee', "
uood brown and ecru The tulip tree WIN gu &c
Gus effective bloom and leaf. and the pomesra"a.e
Nth its picturesque manyseeded fruit ana graceiui
$1,000, ora extensively used by these American
a.s,or.r. portieres couch covers and other furni-
ture coverings and wall draperies are maze VI
those tapestries There Is inquired hanging !"
hr,ck red that Is attractive when USED III rooh''
Nth huge nantes and nreplaces OF red orck. NO
foreign tapestry OF cotton Is more effective tnah 'ne
80 go a-r.s IN pomegranate pattern which sells
a. u5O a ward fifty inches wide. Simply hemmeu
q, makes an artistic tabecover for diningrooms UT
ma r,ors Entire dinlng-rooms nave Recently pe."
c,,ea I'm with crimson and gold arras. The walls
were hung smoothly. the windows were drapeu WIN
long curtains and there were chair CUSHIONS ana
, 80 cover ~ the same picturesque stuff.
Olive green Is another color that may be used IN
a,n,n~ rooms and In London russell yeows are rec
commended by decorators American goId arras, IKE
all the hest tapestries, Is reversible ana neeos no
lining when used as a hanging. The skeletoh-'eai
brocade Is rich tapestry In skeleton lear pattern
which sells at IS IS a yard. small quantity may
be used as a table-cover or for single chair eush
tan London corduroys used In various ways
and come In a great variety OF aestheuc saue'
They are 81 Is and 81 80 yard
po,,on cloths which are familiar as the material
40 much used in ecru and plain colors FOR emoro"-
ery are imported In rich floral patterns ior summer
use They are not reversible so they are more o1ten
en,oyed for bedspreads and the upholstery OF bed
rooms Indian dnurrahs plain cotton cloths OF
heavy texture which come In q variety OF dehgh'iu'
East Indian colors. These harmon'ze e*ac". WIN
the colors OF India rugs and may De depehoeu y"
az fast The Khiva tapestries are gay Orientai hahs
inss in which gold threads are mixed. They come
t., ,r,nss and are used extensively for portieres In
country drawing-rooms and In sailing boats ana
yachts. $3.50
The regular London yachting cloths whicn are
used for cushions and hangngs are heavy goous ho'
unlike dhurrah In texture. They are found IN d"
colors. Cairo lattice nets are woven with an open
mesh so that they admit the air freely while they
shield from the light. They are now to be found IN
the English shops In this city. as they have peen
for some years in London. These nets. which are
used in natural ecru In Egypt. are dyed IN various
effective plain colors They make excellent oraperies
for yachts and for genera, piazza use or
In the chamois cloths the American decorating
artists s sSNssa s% o
are Of six and cotton and are printed n variety
2, %s snss
sanshemums: a lovely pink ground is strewn with
Sqdsp su: and srdaHS is
cloths which are Sansnss for
eouniry houses furnished French fashion There
are lovely silk and cotton cloths IN pie 1angied
e e shn'as ss9 for fu1nssnf
forms the twenty four inch frleze above plain
re su shs ss o~sr '3s
With pale pink iris and green leaves is used arG IN
e ena CUSHIONS rIH'"; are re Of the chnz .oou,
lovely color scheme for yellow room IS car
soeat ted Artists The freae chints in yellow
css;s tdT%s The eSses and
brass bedstead which is canopied with Lbert KS
yellow sksn game Th S,ns ern,ed a. wth
the same yellow ribbon and shell pattern tIe ts AND
5s are s ssnSn' Cloths 20 Ssn's eSy Of
simple country the sesye 'ns Some Of the
Sv efnt' patterns yars ars this tns chns are
and the sPr nss a1s sspe
dsccgaisd il ds blue and white Colonial as p.
/" ssSasAs as sa pei 'a
are shown "rs :" oanS Il
flower design like the Iris and dragon iy the morn morn
siST r" ssp Ss ST"s Tor "s Seaside
u Is In tho simplest cottage hansingS , OF denim nm
The English decorators have achieved their great
est uiumphs blue denim the material iormsrn
| used exclusively for workman's oyeralls was rsr,
| discovered by the artistic embroiderers o. Ken
10 possess just the proper body for drapsy
anil io he OF an excellent color for decorative
effects. This material may now be had " rose
msileioe greens, esmssn ys' Slys when Il ~
most popular cocr Printed as"'% Willie nssssS
.insi"n print, n cotton Of about the same wrlshl
bu,' narrower Is ~ cent. The simplest ,, ,f' su
HHn"iIrhini co!ors, IL ~ cents Among morc costly
primis are the Dashertan and lnglaD patterns
nr 'p q" curious crafts sailing on conyenl,3na
seas and '4s .u 2,@ % "n% Woy.r%nn Many
there cnn,sss are designed especially , ,2 bry ss
T.. ""nseI "a drapericH without Innings. 4, ,.,.
Many chntres In flower despraio r.n or na, Wn
navs manora 10 match them In design Inc prices
~ thesc cottons depend somewhat upon the de.
=" .,.n very pretty Vatican chntz Win a. cream
src,ind' suitable Tor bedroom or for wa'' arap.ry
- summer drawing room II - cents yhru
ot "a suns grounds figured with floating pond