Evening star., 1902-03-08
SPRIN G. WALLPA APER
NEW AND HANDSOME DESIGNS
FOR BED ROOMS.
Touches Of Fr3shness Needed-Judici-
GUS selectionss Of Patterns Of
Prime Importance.


As spring approaches the careful house
keeper notes where 4he home presents a
dingy appearance and plans for the needed
touch Of freshness. That touch is frequent
ly found to lie in the wallpaper, and there,
more than anywhere else. is judicious Sc
lection Of prime Importance. The color must
harmonize with the upholstery and the de-
sign must suit the room as regards dimen-
sions, while the lighting must be consid-
cred in respect to both.
A high-studded room with good light
needs an entirely different paper from that
suitable for room with lower ceiling and
less light. Stripes and large designs are
both to be avoided in small apartments,
and friezes are admissible only with high
ceilings. Light papers should be used for
dimly lighted rooms. except In the dining
room, where a dark. rich paper may be
largely relied upon. With these general
Ideas in mind one can go In search of the
appropriate wall hanging with a reasonable
certainty Of finding it.
Wall Fabrics.
The spring styles are exceedingly hand
some and artistic at their best and at the
worst are inoffensive. The woman who can
afford the 'fabrics'' now so fashionable for
wall hangings will naturally look at them
first The various weaves of burlap have
large artistic possibilities, and some Of them
have an adhesive backing that makes 1t
easy for ordinary workman to apply
them. Their designs are quiet and seldom
go beyond the he-aldic device or a simple
floral treatment. Burlap is especially suit
ed to halls and libraries. but the plain kind
makes an excellent hanging for a drawing
room where many pictures are to be hung
This matter of pictures is one that usu-
ally receives too little consideration in
choosing wall hangings, and the example
of young woman who went a-shopping"
one day last week might be followed with
advantage by the ordinary prospective
buyer. She was evidently about to take
possession Of a pretty little house in the
suburbs, and the wallpaper was to be re-
newed throughout. Unlike most people in
similar position. this young woman knew
exactly at what result she wished to arrive
and how to get 1t. She began In pleasant
but business-like way, addressing the sales
man after this fashion:
Il want paper Of good color and design.
not really cheap or extremely expensive,
and l wish to preserve a single color effect
on each floor On the first floor there is
large hall, a drawing room, library and a
dining room.
"The walls are not high studded, although
they are not really low and the rooms are
all well lighted, except the drawing room
i! have a good many pictures and must
have papers that will make good back
grounds. For the drawing room, they are
principally OILS In deep gold frames"
Salesmen's Difficulties.
With that little preliminary outline, half
Of the usual difficulties Of the salesman
disappeared, and he was prepared to show
her his wares with an intelligent appre-
citation Of her needs.
The drawing room papers were the love-
liest things Many of them looked like
silk damask and really were silk floss ap-
piled to paper ground. The two-toned eff
feet appeared In stripes. medallions, gar
lands and various combinations of all those
ideas. "Two-toned'' means that only one
color Is employed, and that two tones are
used to make the design The variety pos
sible Is really surprising.
The salesman produced some snowy. sat
my papers with sprawling poppies or chrys-
anthemums or other large flowers on
white ground, but the customer said, de-
cidedly: "No; I may look at those for the
hall I will take that stripe on the left, 1
think. for the drawing ROOM" The paper
chosen was a delicate terra Gotta in two
tones. with glazed and dull moire stripes
alternating in a highly effective way. "That
will do perfectly" said the young woman
The color will tighten the room beau
tifully. the stripes will make 1t seem high
er and 1t will be a good background for
the picture. mo, do not want a frieze
The room Is too low for that. picture
molding. creamy white like the woodwork,
will finish it sufficiently"
The striped papers were shown In lovely
colorings-green, red, yellow and others,
and many of them had changeable effects,
as the light struck them
bewildering variety OF papers was
shown. There were trellis and arbor de-
signs, with the most natural looking flow
ers climbing over them. for bed rooms
There were papers that looked like pressed
leather for hall and dining room. papers
SO like chintz. burlap and tapestry that
in a dim light the sense of sight might be
misled; velvet finished and satin finished
papers Of wonderful richness and cameo
relief for drawing rooms.