Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-20
TO HANG CURTAINS.
How Good Effects May BE Secured by
Little Care.

Little Care.
AS many a woman is puzzled TO know
how to hang Der curtains. the advice
Of the Upholsterer Oh this point may be
/ helpful 1t says among other tssings:
If sash curtains are used it is usually
a good plan to hang the long curtains
so as to be the opposite Of the sash cur
/ tains- that is, If the sash curtains hang
straight loop the long curtains, and
vice versa In this way the treatment
win balance and a neutral effect be OBJ
tanned. Bear in mind also in this con-
pection that long curtains hanging
straight reduce the width and increase
1 the height of the window, while cur
tains looped or caught up with ro-
settle reduce the height and increase the
width
Curtains reaching only to the sill or
just below it have a tendency to short
en- The window, and # topped Or draped
this effect is increased. 49, sssss-'s - =
/ Sash curtains, panels or any 9TH
er style of glass curtains are hung
with the right side of the goods to the
| glass unless the windows are SO far re-
moved from ordinary vision that 1t is
| impossible to discern the difference.
Long lace curtains are hung with the
right side to the room where sash cur
tains are used; to the reverse way
when hung alone, subject to the above
proviso in reference to the difference
being perceptible from without
Lace curtains may be shirred on to
the pole or rod by making double
hem at the top, the distance between
the two stitchings being. a little less
than twice the diameter of the pole to
allow for shrinkage. Thus for one
inch pole, which would measure loose
" three and one-eighth inches in cir
conference, you would require to allow
tween the shirrings, making three and
three-quarter inches of pocket for
the hole to pass through.
Lace curtains hanging straight should
| just clear the floor, and to adjust this
to a nicely we have found it good
plan to pin them so as to clear the
floor by about two inches (not more)
and then gently stretch them down this
distance
To stretch them place an outspread
hand on each side Of the curtain and,
pressing the two palms together,
stretch gently, little at time, work
ing across the curtain from one side to
the other until it is the required length.
This must be done very carefully, and
if the curtain is not found pliable
enough to stretch the required dis
lance pin it over again, allowing it to
be longer.
Narrow windows in large rooms may
be made to appear wider by making
the poles or cornice project at each side
and plating the curtain to cover part
of the wall at each side. The pole or
cornice should be placed high enough
! in this case to entirely conceal the top
of the wood trim, but in cases where 1t
is advisable to show the wood trim at
the top it should be shown also at the
outside.
Frilled curtains made up as sash cur
tains are very effective next to the
glass, but should be made of very soft
material that will drape easily and
gracefully. Sash curtains, lace cur
tains or overcurtains should be plated
to the exact width of the space they
are to cover, sufficient pins being used
to dispose of all the fullness and hold
the top edge Of the curtain from sag
ging between the pins. This may seem
a small thing, but to those accustomed
to neaness the sloppy droop of the top
edge of a curtain from pin to pin is ex-
tremely distasteful and would spoil an
otherwise neat arrangement