Evening star., 1902-03-08

AROH 8, 1902.
In hand. Fashion Is not always art. and pro-
nounced styles In housefurnishing where
changes can seldom be made are in quite as
oao taste as In dress. Every woman knows
that when she will have to wear the same
garment for several seasons, anything con-
splcuous should be Stunned. So also in
auulnIshlng, though fortunately the era of
rapidly passing. Today there is no lack of
artistic things for those who are educated
70 appreciate them-styles which carry out
as d.usklns 8 definition Of ornament in either
uecofation or furnishing. The true form
OF conventional ornament" said the Mas
Ter consists in bestowing as much beauty
on Ihe object as shall be consistent with its
material, its place and it's office"
ihe revival of styles long recognized as
sooo mas placed upon the market the best
.ne past has to offer, and that best select
eu ana adapted to the needs of our pres
ent In cabinet work great attention ia
gwen to the selection of wood and veneers
Mahogany. which has never lost its pres
llse' Is To-Day more popular than ever and
ebIiety ebiy Ioik with ancestral seats or those
opIseo 10 content themselves with repro
uuctlons still JOY in inviting their friends
any" 'he nahos-
In IN this the Eiizabethan style is deemed
especially suited to dining rooms Wills
dressing cases beds. suites writing desks
chests. chairs and mantels in chast colo
~ n,aI or more elaborate empire are models
An especially attractive dining set noted
iateiy had an odd feature In the china
eloset, the plate-glass windows Of which
were barred with strips of mahogany like
the oid-fashioned lattice windows
for the lover Of antique forms there
az Jenerson1an chairs and dull-finished
Even the hSh-boy" beloved Of our great
siahunotners is restored to favor.
In the black and weathered oak there
are exact copies of the furniture owned
Dy Elder Brewster, Governor Carver and
other colonial celebrities. all marked nv
IN Inc simplicity Of outline indicative Of the
Puritan character y "
Ihe small. neat pattern" formerly ad-
s,sed ise LOT wall papers is no longer obtain
a, aoie; All the new designs are f1amboyant
IN the extreme. Great vines OF roses
oTanches Of lilac. clusters Of clematts and
stalks or hollyhock make veritable gar
ueiis ;a.i ol our rooms. One Of the most real
ant .n.to papers displayed in a 9th avenue
arr store gives an impression of the forest
prlmeval. Great beech trees. with wide
spread-ng limbs, rise from floor to ceiling
When the frieze completes the tree tons and
Thr,,, M, niue ana white Of the summer sky
through the opening between the trees one
cs'ches vista Of woodland and the CLINT
OF water. when some quiet lake mirrors
again the trees and sky. The whole effect
charming. The paper is designed for
nan. nprary or dining room Of a country
mousse Its price is 90 cents per roll and
II comes In either Of these colors, a vivid
sreen' an olive and a deep green.
AS wall papers grow more pronounced
IN ceslgn, carpets show a trend In the
otner direction. Nearly all the new ones,
from ingram to Wilton and Moauettes,
a,e OF small, close patterns and softly
blended colors.
carpets that seem to be too hopelessly
snabby to ever go down again often take
on new lease Of life if judiciously treated
IN the spring cleaning. After a careful
shaking or steam cleaning spread out on a
ciean foor. and take stock Of it's possibili-
ties. I Frequently the center breadths can
De Iransposed to the sides. leaving the best
OF the carpet for the middle of the room.
II there is badly worn place anywhere,
cut across the entire breadth and cafe
fully insert a section, matching the pat
tern as near as may be and basting each
edge under ON the wrong side an inch or
even more. Then overland the edges to-
ecther with carpet thread as near the
color Of the groundwork as possible. If
your best endeavors fail to make the car
pet large enough for the entire floor a
plain carpet filling can be used as a
border Choose a color as near like that Of
the groundwork Of the carpet as possible,
and cut any width desired.
Still better. from sanitary point Of
view. would be the staining Of the floor
around the sides, and the utilization Of
the best Of the carpet for a center rug
II there is a border for the carpet, SO
much the better
II an ingram carpet is too badly worn
to be used in It's original state, clean thor
oughly, cut in strips like carpet rags, and
several small ones. The rugs or woolen
rags woven "hit or miss are always har-
monious and In good taste. They are also
durable, an important item In most homes.
A good stain for floor may be made
from one gallon of linseed oil. two pounds
Of powdered sienna, one pound Spanish
brown, one ounce litharge Mix In an
old pan, heat carefully to the boiling point
remove from the fire, and beat in one pint
of turpentine. Apply with a broad brush
selecting dry. clear day. when you can
have doors and windows open. The next
around brick. which may be caught in a
clamp with long handle, such as is used
for scrubbng brushes. This is an adapta-
ton Of the pothair, which Is In such gen
eral use in France.
A word Of warning must always be sound
ed about the extreme infiammability of var
nishes and stains when turpentine is used
the fire When preparing the polish the
wax may be melted by setting in vessel
of hot water on the back of the range: but
when the turpentine is to be added, take
away from the fire.
An excellent polish for floors, marbles,
tiles and bricks is this: Cut into small
pieces four ounces Of laundry soap and one
pound Of wax. put into five quarts of boil
Ing water and set on range. Stir frequent
ly until dissolved; add two ounces salsoda
and take from the fire Stir constantly
until cool, then put into vessel that can
be covered closely. When it is to be used
for vanished or waXed floors, heat in a
water bath, and dilute with an equal part
Of turpentine. This is one OF the encaustics
recommended by Miss Parloa Without the
turpentine 1t will remove ink from varnish-
ed surfaces.
The "quick process health food bread
you ask for Is made in this way: Save
from your breakfast porridge one pint of
thin oatmeal Mix with it pint of
lukewarm milk and two compressed yeas.
cakes. dissolved in a little Of the milk
Now beat with 1t two rounded teaspoonfuis
Of sugar, six level teaspoonfuls Of shorten
ing. one rounded teaspoonful Of SALT and
entire wheat -four until YOU can't stir any