The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-01
UiLL PAPER FOR COTTAGES.
Departures From the Conventions Sug.
Rested for summer Homes.

A departure from the conventional rules for
wall paperng is admic ible In cottages that serve
only rs summer homes. The reason is apparent
when one gives a thought TO the comparatively
short period Of time in which houses of this kind
are occupied, the coming and e ing Of different
guests, and the ab'cnce Of the permanent decora-
tons Of the city residence. These three elements,
then, are the guide to = ch, ice Of certain daring
color effects and striking designs, a combination
that conduces in a great measure To unique fin.
niShing.
The wall hangings and wood finish to be hap
PLY united must be planned while the house is
in the hands Of the builder. Situation. environ
mcnt, urc and artistic merit may then receive
their due value with a greater certainty Of reach
ing ideal results. As a PREPARATION for the right
selcc ton Of wood, the wall papers thcmselves
may be turned To as teachers, and among the
unnumbered varieties made nowadays some are
distinctive enough to suggest their own accom-
paniments Of wood work and furniture.
Backgrounds. in general. make their own plea
for a duplicate setting Of woodwork. White
upon white ground. A quiet toned paper APP
piled TO a room flooded with sunlight or expo'cd
to a glazing water view, requires a soft, dull paint
on window castings and doors.
Southern pine rubbed down with shcllac Is
often adopted for the interior finish Of cottages.
To Offset its monotonous appearance the wall
papers should be chosen for their variety Of eA-
preston. with due regard to the tone Of their
setting. Different shades Of yellow cream,
buff. canary, buttercup may be united with
blue or green, and the latter color used alone.
Reds need TO be avoided.
ItrtpVa ana carry m lnsnpatiga rhaVp, thae
will pleasantly characterize the walls of the sum
mer cottage. The Troubadour" in its whi,e-and-
green printing makes n cool, fresh and comfUTta-
bic looking wall hanging for n nv ic room. For
access ries it suggests white Woodwork, muslin
curtains, a green carpet and willow furniture.
As a contrast 10 the heat Of summer and the
pervasive outdoor greens, there is winter land
scape IN deep blue and white tina, speaks for white
enamelled furniture in a bedroom. For the din
ing room a high dado could I've made Of a Dutch
Landscape showing. windmills. \ plain PAPER
above would graphically outline some pieces
Of china, \ novel design Of the favorite pine
cone motive Is made in brown and blue, and indi-
Gates the Use Of the two colOrs In oak furniture
and azure window draeries. A pear blossom
applied TO bedroom walls, and the blossoms adopted
also upon the toilet china and bureau linen,
For a north room a good choice is one Of the
full blown red roses on a " white ground. Curtains
for bed covers and chair cushions can BE- matched
in color and design with excellent effect. Two
flower papers vivid with summer lovellness, and
mover IN Gomez Ilon, are lnOSt OF PINK IDpI1eS
and daisies, and purple lilacs. An entertaining
wall covering for a reception room is a repro
duction Of colonial scenes, and for the dining room
the English hunting scenes.
For the single chambers of a cottage there
is a coll for a paper with a fine, almost indistin-
guishable figure. The armure printed In two
tones Of one color meets most closely this special
need, OF, for a substitute q small, geometncal
design made for ceilings. The picturesque out
lines Of the s~harp-pointed roofs Of a cottage offer
a distracting problem when the treatment, Of
the inside walls is at mi tpl The difficulties
Of frieze. moulding and dado can all be oblitera,rd
by selecting a small pattern without perpendicular
lines and hanging IL over side walls and ceiling
A rose climbing lover a trellis, or flower pow
dered thickly, are charming used in this manner.
For every artistic or u,iliIarian need of the cot
tage walls there is a superabundance Of happy
ideas, varied colors, clever designs, that will
contribute more than any other feature TO the
interior delights Of the summer home.