The Forrest City times., 1900-12-14
HOW TO DRESS A WINDOW.
Curtains That Are in Vogue This Fall Their Effective
 Arrangement.

Each year seems to bring about more lavishness in window dressing. There are so many dainty, artistic and inexpensive ways of treating the win dows that the woman of taste can make them supply more than half of the furnishings of the room, says the New York Tribune.
 Before selecting curtains one should study the requirements, including the size of the rooms and the amount of light to be excluded. If the windows receive the full rays of the sun, the light may be toned by dark colors or soft blue or green for relief. Where the sunlight seldom penetrates yellow is desirable.
 For the drawing-room or parlor, there is great variety of lace to choose from. Filmy Brussels point contrib utes the lightest form, and Point de Arabe the heaviest. These Arabian laces are extremely rich and effective, and come in deep ecru or hemp shade. Irish point is used to some extent, but 1t is not nearly so popular as formerly. Renaissance is highly-favored lace for curtains, and makes a handsome and showy border for a center of plain net. Cluny is used in the same way, and is, perhaps, more satisfactory than other lace at the same cost.
 One of the novelties is curtains of liberty gauge in yellow white tinge, showing appliques of Irish point or Cluny, the lower edges cut in broad scallops, which are bordered with | wide flounces. These are very full, and may be entirely of lace or of the gauge lace edged, and can be bought at S15.5O | a pair.
 Point d'Arabe curtains may be said | to lead among the true novelties of | the season, and there is no comparison | between the real and the imitation, and yet many persons there are who prefer the lower-priced curtains for | their showiness. There are three | grades of the real Arabian curtains the body of which is of net or webbing with heavy lace border in handmade pillow lace, after the style of Russian or Cluny. The best grades are made in France, and are noticeably different as the webbing or net is particularly soft and fine, while in the lower grades | the webbing is coarser and heavier and the lace border in a heavy and showy design. These are made ir Switzerland. The finest examples oi the Point d'Arabe curtains will cost from S75 to s100 pair, while some oi the pretty and simple limitations can be had for less than S10 pair.
 Curtains are hung now directly from a medium-sized brass rod, without the familiar pins and rings, the rods be ing slipped through hem at the top Although the long, straight hanging curtain is considered the most elegant the sill curtain is popular with many and this is draped back six or eight inches from the bottom, and reaches only to the window sill.
 One entirely new, tasteful and mex | pensive way to dress the windows re quires but a single pair of lace curtains one for each window. This curtain is laid over the pole directly in the cen ter, either with plaits or gathers. Al either side and tapping we'll over the
 lace is a curtain of silk or wool fabric or of brocade, which is generally lined with soft silk in a plain color. These heavy draperies are laid over the pole in broad box plaits, and fall tothe flool in rich folds. This idea lends itsel readily to the cheaper draperies, ant always adds effectiveness to the fur nishings.