Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
The Dolly Warden Room.

In a Dolly Warden room the walls are
hung with Powered cretonne, and the wide,
comfortable pieces of furniture are daintily
draped with founced covers OF the same
material. -
which resembles cretonne and is less eX-
pensive. for like all woven fabrics, 1t Is very
difficult to hang. Only professional deco
rator knows how to impart smooth, we'll
matched surface to the cloth. Furniture Is
aasier to manage. In many attic store
rooms are quaint specimens of cushioned
furniture which will look very attractive If
recovered with cretonne. Shaped little
like a Davenport is what old-fashioned peo-
ME call lounges" an inelegant term. per-
hans but one which admirably defined their
uses In the old lang syne. Now that we
are more rigid in our department and our
terms we refer to such luXuries as couches
because we are supposed to no longer COM
NIT the gaucherie of lounging. Before COW
ering a couch a pattern should be cut out of
naper or old and discarded cotton goods.
This should be pinned together ana silpped
over the frame to make sure that 1t fits
correctly Then take it apart, lay the pieces
over the cretonne and cut the cover.
Flounces should be lined with plain chintz.
This will prevent the draperieS hanging in
flabby. ungraceful lines. Any number of
cushions can be thrown IN comfortable
fashion the couch.
Several of them would look well made of
the same material the lounge" with
possibly a plain green pillow.
Simple Furniture Frames.
little divan is made of an od-fashioned
flat trunk whose lid Is thickly cushioned and
upholstered with cretonne A deep. plated
valance Is stitched neatly about the edges
to conceal the lower part. Cretonne tackled
smoothly over the surface of the trunk con-
ceals the character Of the frame. Casters
are inserted so that the divan may be easily
moved about. A low oblong box will make
Just as good foundation as a trunk
A quaint round seat can be made from a
well-padded round stool. These are mex
pensfve, for the quality does not matter
because the wood will be quite concealed by
the cretonne A cheap foundation is a we'll
secured firkin. Several thicknesses of an
old quilt, rounded and bound before being
laid in position. may be made to do when
no better cushion IS available. When all
have been prepared, the sections may be
stitched together and tackled into position
A strip of the well-padded quilt should be
tackled about the base of the firkin- The
cover Is made in two pieces. one or these
sections decorates the top, the other one,
long straight piece, forms the plated val
ance.
Covering Old Furniture.
If you are covering old furniture be sure
that the cushions are in shape before the
cretonne Is put over them. A great deal de-
ponds upon the care with which the work
is done. Hastily finished upholsteries are
always disappointing. Plated valances are
ca sier to make than gathered ones, for the
amateur does not understand how to adjust
the latter.
The old-fashioned. high-backed grand
mothers chairs. shaped very much like
the high-backed ones seen on the beaches
at the seashore In the summer, are in har-
mony with this style o: furnishing. Ladies'
magazines frequently assure their readers