The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-05
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'sThe modish style for winter said a
professional woman house decorator yes
ferday, will be the silk paneled walls;
at least, where elegance is desired and ex-
pense not considered.
ssThe available material is a deep
cream satin brocade, called chrysoprase.
In one room where c-hrysoprase covered
the walls the draperies were made Of the
same, lined with delicate rose pink, har-
monizing with one of the tinrs in the
striped Marie Antoinette silk used for
chair and sofa coverings / have many
orders for this silk hanging. 1t will be
extremely popular.
.Burlap is to be used -extravagantly for
wall covering. This fabric in pale green
makes a charming interior.
II know a charming room owned by 9
young woman artist which has its walls
in light green burlap with q frieze of pale
green under a rope moulding. The high
narrow mantel has a drapery OF green
fish fsh-net caught from an iron ring.
.Fish-net. by the way, is a pet fabric
in studios. It is about forty inches wide
and worth a dollar a yard in a good
quality. There is also Waban netting,
very similar to hsh-net, which comes in
several art shades and is particularly eff
fective over plain cloth of q contrast
ing hue"
what is new in fancy work." 1
asked.
s.Have you seen any of the Beardsley
style of fancy work? That Is the latest
fad" she answered.
IS far it has been used for cushion
covers. Cloth figures of white bon black,
or black on white are edged ant APP
pliaued on with a dash of red. Serpen-
tine traceries are given in heavy
wrought silk or cotton. Women with
plenty of leisure have taken UP as q fad
the embroidering OF satin or silk covers
for their down quilts.
"A pretty one has the centre of figured
satin. Around this Is a wide band of
plain blue of the same shade as the
ground of the figure. Then comes a
band of the figured n again a band
of the plain. the whole finished with a
four-inch ruffle Of the figured.
.'Thi scheme can be varied to suit in
nividual tastes. On the plain borders are
often worked running vines. This is not
as laborious as 1t sounds, because the
work is done In outline stitch, which can
be done very quickly.
II don't care for these fads, however
In following them women give such same
ness to homes. Interiors are SO much
alike, because many people prefer to take
their ideas from others. Each house
should be Individual and express the
taste of the owner. In my work 1 aim
to make each interior expressive of those
who will live therein.
s.s
special fftments, as they are called,
built in bookcases and cosy corners to Ill
pertain spaces are always effective. They
add a honey. look to q room and give
Individuality. I delight IN adding such
things as adjustable window seats made
box fashion. These when space must be
economical serve to hold various odds
and ends. High backed settees which can
be moved about the fireplace at pleasure
are less common than built in corners and
nocka.
IAN artistic OF shelves in
; corner Is g simple device which often
changes the character of the entire room.
with all ITS beauty a home should be
q liyabie place, else it is only a house with
{ furniture in it. Things must be used and
that fact must always be kept la mind.
Too many things are not desirable. Worn-
IN make untold work for themselves and
endanger the health of the family by clus-
tered and crowded rooms-roonrs filed
with a confusion Of vases. pictures. carv-
sngs, senseiess bric-a-brac and too many
Sust-fIIed hangInes.s
IT often have the greatest work to per-
suade some Of my customers to pack
away certaiR I have just
reached that place where ! Will not accept
a commission to create q room or any
interior unless / have carte blanche given
me I can't have the effect Of nay work
destroyed by some of the ideas that are
presented to me.
1T would spoil my reputation"
s.
The DRY Goods Economist says we
may rail all we wish against the revival
of black lingerie. we may condemn 1t as
inartfstic and lacking In that feminine
daintiness one naturally associates with
woman lingerie. but for all this, under
garments fashioned from gloomy-hued
fabrics are the latest whtm of Dame
Fashion.
The black night dress was the first gar
ment to gain favor in the spring, and It
was hoped that its advent would discour-
age other experiments In the same direc-
ton But no, Paris and London ultra
fashfonablesH set the pace, and decreed
that other uldergarments fashioned from
dusky stuffs, which tend so well to set
eff the beauty Of a smooth skin, should
be worn. American women took their cue
and followed suit.
It was hoped that the fad for black lin
gerie would be confined to those who
could afford to pamper their whims which
would enable the designers to produce
bewildering effects without the necessity
of considering what this will retail for
Unfortunately, this has not been the case.
Women with limited means. whose de-
sires should be nearly as moderate, are
clamoring for these funereal-hued gar
dergarments. AS a result designers have
been requested by the trade TO produce
moderaeely-priced garments from black
fabrics for all classes OF shoppers.
THIS request Is not an easy one to COM
ply with. Lingerie OF black materials to
be at all acceptable must be exquisitelv
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