Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-10

is great variety Of lace To choose from
I iiehI.s, ear1, pr ni On ne ne
heaviest. These Arabian IL es are *
! tremely rich and eli ectve. ana come IN a
deep ecru or hemp shade. Irish point l.
used TO some extern but IL is not nearly
mighty favored Lace for curtains. and
makes handsome ma showy border Tor
! 4 centre OF plain me- Cluny IS Used in
the same way. ana Is. perhaps more sat
isfactOry than other .ace at the same
cost.
one Of the novelties IS curtains Of lib
trty gauzc IN ycllrw white tinge. sho#-
ing appliques ~ irrsh point or Cluny. the
lower edges cut IN broad srallops. which
are bordcrea with vice ;lOunces These
are very iui and may be entirely al lace
% 81 the g1uze lace edged, and can b.
bought at 1880 Il pair
Point d'Arnbe curt aims may be said 70
lead among the true novelties ~ the sea-
son. and ,perc i9 no comparison between
the rear anu IN" Imitation. ANA vet many
persons there are wac prefer thu lower
priced curtains for l! cir showiness. Zero
are three grades ~ me real Ara oiaH cur
tains, the body 81 which IL ~ net OF
webbing. vita heavy lace border III hand
made pillow lace. after the style ~ Rus
sian or C!uny- The hes; grades are made
4H l"h't, dhH ar" hoticeaDiy diIersnt D.
as the webbing or net IS particularly soft
and me. while in the lower grades the
webbing - CoaT-er and heavier. ana the
lace border III "A heavy ana snowy design.
est examples O! TN Point d'ArdDe cur
tains will cost from y7J to SI0e IA pair
while some Of lac pretty and simple imi-
tations can be had for less than SO
pair.
Curtains are hung now directly from
medium sized brass rod without the IA
milar pins and rings. the rod being slipped
through hem at the top Although the
long. straight hanging curtain is consid-
cred the most elegant. the sill curtain Is
popular with many, and this Is draped
n
and reaches only to the window sill.
One entirely new, tasteful and inexpen-
slNe way 10 dress the windows requires
but single pair Of lace curtains one for
each window This curtain is laid Over
the pole directly in the centre, either with
pleats or gathers. Al either side and lap
ping well over the lace IS curtain OF
silk or wool fabric or of brocade. which
Is generahy lined with soft silk in plain
color. These heavy draperies are laid over
the pole in broad box pieats ana fan to
the floor in rich folds. This idea lends it.
self readily TO he cheaper draperies. and
always adds effectiveness to the furnish
ings
a pretty curtain which is likely 10 BE-
popular for the library or dning-room or
for rooms furnished in deep color tones.
IS made Of ecru net. with border and de-
tached figures OF red or green cloth. APP
pliqued ana outlined with black. The fig
ure Is generally the feur de lis and the
cloth is light weight batisie. The effect
is striking, md the price j. from $ 10 SO
While many Of the drawing-room win
Gows in the handsomest houses will show
Il succession of three curtain dra DerieS-
the sash curtain the curtains of lace and
those of brocade or tapestry-theSe are
nothing To the window dressing in the
private houses in Brussels, which is car
ried to a surprising degree. described
by an American woman who has recent
ly returned from abroad, They are sim
ply fascinating. and. as thousands OF
women throughout Belgium are engaged
in acemdking, ii is not beyond the reach
of the majority to indulge In lavish use
of the cobwebby stuff in their window
decorations. There are innumerlble win
dows dressed like this: First. there is
either the pale creamy silk made trans
parent by real lace appliques or the puff
shades. which gather up at the centre am.
sides, wan lace at the bottom. Thes..
cover the upper sash and display below q
voluminous pair OF creamy curtains, with
lace insertion and a full lace frill fully
six inches in depth along the edge. These
curtains overlap each other their full
width over the pole. and are draped back
high in a wealth of billowy folds. Stilt
inside OF these are heavy hangingS
which NAV be draped back also but arc
always pulled together when II is cold.
Some windows boast still more novel
protection in the way of threefold screens
of fine. creamy lace set in mahogany
frames. One can hardly conceive of the
richness of it. and for a finishing touch
there is generally dainty bit of green
cry in The way OF fern. Truly, the win
dows of Brussels are a treat.