The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-04
ON HOME DECORATIONS.
HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES WHO
 DELIGHT IN THE ARTISTIC.
Burnt Wood and FIoweTed DrHPerIss Art Nonvean POFtterss and Wicker Furniture-summer DTaPsTies.

Art N0uVeRn EoftAeTSs aHN "'SH
 Furniture-summer DraPsries.
 Just about this season of the year the thoughts of every housewife turn Tn the direction of spring house-cleaning-that horrible domestic nightmare in the masculine mind.
 But even in the contemplation of the drudgery which is to come-for house. cleaning can never be truly looked upon in any other light by the most cheer fully inclined of the fair seX-there ap- pears far off cloud with the conven- tional silver lining. After everything has been ripped up, pushed, pulled, beaten and renovated, comes the little self-satisfying flutter of conscience which says that the house is now splcK and span for summer-and more, that the opportunity is at hand for putting | into effect the cherished plans Of the ! winter for the decoration of the home. l She may not have a great deal of money to spend in this direction, but no matter, The artistic instinct pre-
 vails to a greater or lesser degree in the heart of every woman, and if the dain- 1 ty effects in her home are more the ere ations of her own cleverness than the
 result of purse using, then so much
 more the credit to her and the likewise
 appreciation of the family circle.
 Every woman has her own ideas. If she cannot afford to lay out much coin | of the realm, she can call her ingenuity : to the front, and by adapting to her
 own notions and means those things she sees reproduce them on less ela- borate scale, but with the identical ef- feet.
 Take, for example, the matter of dra- peries What varieties of these are not shown on all the counters ranging in price from cents to dollars yard?
 The subject of draperies is apropis of bit of reminiscence. We all know that from the days of our great-grandmoth CTS it has been an established custom in the east to take down the lace cur
 tains in summer In other cities the
 custom is, if anything, precisely the re-
 verse. But many are beginning to
 change their notions in this respect,
 and it is now generally conceded as proper to have some sort of draperies
 on your windows to offset the barren
 appearance of the plain window shade
 Summer draperies this season must
 be hung almost invariably in straight
 down effects; no cords of any sort con-
 fine them to the wall, the beauty of the
 design being apparent at every breeze
 or with the motion imparted by per-
 son passing through. One design has
 water lily buds of applied burnt leather,
 the long, graceful stems, too, having
 their outlines burnt in and afterward
 painted a brilliant green against the
 duller green of the body fabric. Many exquisite designs are to be had along
 similar lines, and. in the domestic goods. they are not expensive.
 The most popular light fabrics for summer curtains are dotted Ewiss, Ma
 dras. Pongee, Shantung, lowered
 lawns. embroidered mulls and net. AL most any of these goods can be taste fully arranged for half window effects
 by shrring them across the center Of the sash on a brass rod. Tassels, lace or rufling may be used to advantage
 for the edging.
 , It is noteworthy that in the dozens of 2 varieties in which both the print and
 woven fabrics come to us this year the
 designs are gold and glaring. And why , not? Out of doors we see gorgeous , clusters of flowers, combined to make F all sorts of brilliant color effects The , art nouveau decorators and designers 7 have simply taken advantage of nature . by bringing it's colors and forms indoors r a very rational scheme and one cal s culated to afford no end of opportuni- 7 ties for keeping the appearance of the = home in touch with the seasons r changes.
 ! Sull carrying out the same idea i' t wall paper One design consists of long = stemmed roses massed against deli
 cate arbor. Tn keeping with this sum [, mary conception is an ample arm chaii of prairie grass. Wicker and rustic i furniture will be much in favor thi' f year. but the prairie grass, by reasoI - of it's harmonious green tone, bid [ strong for first place.
 e Burnt wood is now all the rage Il With a topographic outfit the hand! y woman can burn pretty figures on pIc " ture frames pipe racks. panels, tabour a cites, screens, etc, but she can als' = buy these articles within reasonable Q figures A very odd screen done il q burnt outline is colored in flat decora Q tive tints. A very pretty as we'll as or 7 namental object is handy box with = padded lid and the front and sides O 5, burnt panels in colors. Burnt wood e a fad may not last long, but it is boun' to make it's impression, and, in certail = forms to last indefinitely, along witt l. the many other novelties in house dec e oration.-Philadelph Inquirer.
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