The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-13
FASHIONS In HANGIN GS.

FASHIONS In HANGIN GS.
The bonnie femme curtains which have
been popular on the other side are becom-
ing more liked over here They were for
mally introduced last year and are now
becoming familiar friends. The bonnie
| femme. with its fiounce ut the lower
| edge. has !; style of its own and is diff
| ferent from the tlraperies that have been
| used 50 long. and is n welcome change
| The cnrtainS come in all the different
varieties Of muslin, lace and embroidery.
| The fionnces suggest those that are worn
on womcn'S frockS. There is more often
than people think certain relation be-
tween gowns and furnishings. The work
ers in different lines borrow from each
| other and the notes of, seasons fash
ions in all kinds Of things will be found
usually to be all in the same key.
| A garden party Of flowers is one Of tho
most popular designs for cretonnes.
Beautiful red peoples. white yellow-cyed
| daisies. and blue bachelors buttons with
/ small yellow flowers dropping in, seem
1 TO form procession on these cretonneS.
| and. Of course. on the wall papers rs
well. \ rather new way of introducing
the cretonnc is on pretty little sets of
| furniture. with frames of polished ma
| hogany. This is unusual. for. as rule.
1 the cretonnes and similar cotton ma
terials are made mp into conches and
chairs in which no frame is to be seen
| The cretonnes made into screens are
| like miniatures Of flower gardens, and be-
ing made usually big and high. are in
valuable and practical pieces of furniture
One wealthy woman who spends much
| of her life in hotels always carries n
| large screen with her in her travels II
is useful and ut the same time gives n
| decorative effect to her rooms, with the
aid u II few exquisite hanginss that She
| takes with her in her trunks.
The cretonnes arc most frequently used
aS coverings for the big "Forty Winks"
chairs which are 50 delightfully."- big and
comfortable and which give an air Of
cosinrss 10 a bedroom. They are good in
any room. for that matter. and are made
up in many forms. They cost very little
in comparison to the comfort there is in
them. for they are made mp for from
$12.50 upward.
Another article of furniture that all
these attractive materials 20 into is the
most charming of couchcs. 1t is soft
and Springy, with no back. and the two
ends, upholstered like the seat. turn IN.
giving the couch the effect of tete-a-
tete seat. 1t has the extra advantage
of having beneath il big box into which
gowns and waists and all sorts of things
can he tucked away. II can he made MP
ms low as $25. or more when more OK
pensive tapestries and other materials
are used.
The various hangings Of the season and
the various purposes for which they ara
used are innumerahle. In one Of thu
least expensive of these. material used
for many different purposes. there arr
100 different designs. One stunning ma.
tcrial in silk damask, which is used
chiefly for hangings proper, is delightful
II has the soft ground in green's and
blues, yclows. and the soft French pink
with magenta tint in it. which is beau
tiful when il is used properly. but it must
be used with discretion. The damask is
made in peculiar double weave. the two
sides quite separate 50 that the finger
can be inserted between. except where
the pattern comes in and the weaving is
solid. The colors are reversed on tho
two sides. The material in these nang
ings is delightful hut it is the pattern
which is particularly pleasing and strik
ing. II is of "splashing" lily design
the lily plain, with its long. narrow leaves
and growing from each plant scyera
round conventionalized blossoms on long
stems. The ground work is in beautfu
shades. and one used for draperies in 4
girls room is beautiful. One damask Is
very Wholesome fifty inches-and costs
S2,25 yard
There are other things in silk hangings
which are delightful. are comparativcly
inexpensive, and in some designs mr.,
beautiful for wall coverings. One excel
lent small conventional design is in rcds
and green's. II has something If +
Moorish effect, though it is possible thai
; It could not he classed. An up-towl
bachelor has used this in his apartment
\ hall and smoking room covered Will
i are most effective. 1t is put on per
fectly plain and all the fleet Of the pat
tern is obtained. There are fine hang
inGs in linens and some that arc nexpen
, Sive in cotton.
One Of these is only 2S cents ward and
J is to he found in many patterns and DO.
signs. and will wear and wash well. II
is strong, twilled material. something
of the nature of galatier. IT comes in
: various designs in stripes. with broad
bands Of flowers. It is not only used
for furniture coverings and hangings. hui
for trimmings. and broad and narrow
bands Of the flowers are cut out and usnd