St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-05-26
WALL PAPER FOR COTTAGES.


-WeoA Finish.
A departure from the conventional
rule for wall papering is admissible in
cottages that serve only as summer
houses. The reason is apparent when
one gives = thought to the comparative
" short period Of time in which houses
Of this kind are occupied. the coming
and going Of different guests, and the
absence Of the permanent decorations
of the city residence. These three ele-
ments, then, are the guide to choice
of certain daring color effects and
striking designs, . combination that
conduces in great measure to unique
finishing.
The wall hangings and wood finish
to be happily united must be planned
while the house is in the hands OF the
builder. Situation, environment, use
and artistic merit may then receive
their due value with greater certain
ty Of reaching ideal results As prep
aration for the right selection of wood.
the wall papers themselves may be
turned to rs teachers, and among the
unnumbered varieties made nowadays
some are distinctive enough to suggest
their own accomplishments of wood
work and furniture.
Backgrounds. in general. make their
own plea for = duplicate setting of
woodwork. White paint il demanded
by lowered designs printed upon white
ground. A quiet-tsned paper applied
to . room flooded with sunlight or ex-
posed to glaring water view, requires
. soft, dull paint on window castings
and doors.
Southern pine rubbed down with
shellac is often adopted for the interior
finish Of cottages. To Offset its monto-
nous appearance the wall papers
should be chosen for their variety Of ex-
preston, with due regard to the tone OF
their setting. Different shades Of yell
low-cream, bun, canary, buttercup-
may be united with blue or green, and
the latter color used alone. Reds need
to be avoided
Picture papers carry = decorative
charm that will pleasantly character
ize the walls of the summer cottage.
"The Troubadeur" in its white-and-
green printing makes . cool, fresh and
comfortable-looking wall hanging for
a music room. For accessories IL sug-
gests white woodwork, muslin cur
tains, = green carpet and willow furni-
ture.
As = contrast to the hest Of summer
and the pervasive outdoor greens,
there is winter landscape In deep blue
and white that speaks for white enam-
eled furniture In = bedroom. For the
dining-room high dado could be made
Of Dutch landscape showing wind
mills. A plain paper above would
graphically outline some pieces OF
china. A novel design Of the favorite
pine cone motive is made in brown and
blue, and indicates the use of two coll
ors in oak furniture and axnte window
draperies- A peaj blossom pattern ON
light s.sen ssSmd~osk can be7ap-
piled to bedroom walls, and the blQs-
SONS adopted also upon the toilet china
and bureau linen.
For a north room good choice u one
Of the full-blown red roses ON white
ground. Curtains for bed covers and
and chair cushions can be matched in
color and design with excellent effect.
Two flower papers vivid with summer
loveliness. and novel in conceptions. ara
those of pink poppies and daisies, and
purple lilacs. An entertaining wall
covering for reception room il : re-
production of the colonial scenes and
for the dining-room the English hunt
ing scenes
For the single chambers Of cettage
there il . call for = paper with hne.
almost indistinguishable figure. The
armure printed in two tones Of one col
or meets most closely this special need.
or, for substitute small. geometrical
design made for ceilings. The pictur-
esque outlines Of the sharp-pointed
roofs Of = cottage offer distracting
problem when the treatment of the in
side walls is attempted. The dificul-
ties of frieze, moulding and dado can all
be obliterated by selecting small pat
tern without perpendicular lines and
hanging it over side walls an6 ceiling.
A rose climbing over trellis, or flower
powdered thickly, are charming used in
this manner.
For every artistic utilitarian need Of
the cottage walls there is . super
abundance Of happy ideas, varied-col-
ors, clever designs, that win contributes
more than any other feature to the i'm
terror delights Of the summer home
n. Y. Sum.