New-York tribune., 1903-05-18
FADS IN WALL COVERINGS.
Important Papers of Characteristic Designs
Much Sought After.

The velours in stripes and large conventional
figures and the less pronounced floral designs are
among the imported wall papers that will hold
over" or with slight variations. define the fan
styles In the veours certain rich mellow old
yellow that first took with the Boston folk is
spreading in popularity, and seems destined to be
one of the colors during the coming season.
In the matter of wall furnishings Boston is
looked upon as the Athens of America. When the
Hub thumbs turn down certain pattern the
dealer knows the best he do is to unload it in
some wild and wooy' part of the country, where
almost anything would go" and cancel further
orders But if Boston tastes take to design the
dealer feels moderately certain that an appetite for
1t will develop in time at other points of the com
pass, and invests his money accordingly
In many of the imported velours or silk flock
stripes the prices up to S25 and even 500 Tor
Vineyard roll. The majority of these are of Ger
man imprint in rich deep tones, especially in vivid
greens and reds. The liking for imported wall
papers is growing rapidly, and some of the largest
dealers handle nothing else. From England,
France and Germany the most important new de-
signs to this country, though the japanese
papers have clientele Of their own here
The different netfonaities can. of course be dis
tingushed at glance in cOloring and line efects
For nurseries and the sleeping and living rooms
used by children the English pictorial effects con-
tinue in vogue and grow more refined and interest
ing with each years output The LIreenaway
designs still hold their own, and Mother Goose
Illustrations with generous supply OF the rhy mes
as well, plainly perennial. In landscape wall
coverings giving the effect Of distant forest with
a glimpse of blue sky gleac. oI sunlight be-
tween thick leafy branches or close standing
trunks with perhaps a bTdged stream or some
daisy strewn meadowiand in the foreground, Eng
land exces, and the most costly materials in this
line come from the island manufactures. fine
conventional design in three tones of pale bun and
warm bronze comes from Glasgow and IS expected
to have decided with the coming season
For dens quaint Paisley shawl designs that
come from France much in favor, and the most
ex0lJ!steIv tinted floral papers are also supplied
from this source. In the pictorial line delghtfuiiy
soft color effects come in pastoral scenes and
legendary figures very different from the crisp,
clean tones Of the English Mother Goose achieve
\ bathroom paper from Germany
showing the PROV of a yacht and wind blown Old
saIt in comfort aOle tones OF light sepla and old
blue is in constantly growing demand. Green par
rots and pink roses another German comblna-
ton which strange to say. has proved favorite
According to the wallpaper authorities, never
before were the rank and file OF dwellers in houses
SO fastidiOus as to wall coverings, SO wei! IN
formed as to good things and determined TO have
only the best The cheaper importations' the two.
tone and moire effects in all colorS are USED aos
exclusively now in preference to the same priced
domestic papers, and tie brush work by the yard
for halls and assembly rooms IS now a feature, OF
tbe foreign trade, the almost entire exclusion
oP the home industry. One reason for this Is the
/ Comparative cheapness OF the work as done ABROAD
and another the glamour that seems TO surround
everything from over the water.