The Washington times., 1905-07-28

naments for decorations than any other
room in the house. for besides the wall
paper and curtains, there are numerous
little boxes that may be fitted up for
the dressing table. Boxes may be fash
toned into chairs and u bles and covered
with the paper To make a bedspread
three rolls of crepe paper at 10 cents
a roll are necessary. White may be
preferred, or if figure is desired it
should be a small wild rose vine to har
monte with the other decorations in the
bedroom.
Cut two of the paper rolls into five
foot lengths, which will give four pieces
of the same width. A sheet is used for
a foundation. The first strip should be
stitched down at the four edges to one
side of the sheet, the edge of the second
piece is pasted over the stitching along
the inner side of the first piece, with
the other edge and the top and bottom
seWed to the sheet. The third strip is
done In the same way, as is the fourth.
Out of the third roll a big ftounce with
Il beading of about two inches Is first
Tuft1ed through the thumb and first
finger at both top and bottom, and then
seWed about the spread SO the stitching
where the strips are Joined to the sheet
will not show.
Out of cardboard fashion a French
roll for the head of the bed. Carefully
cover it with paper to match the spread.
One roll should be enough, and at either
end put big bows of pink or white that
will add to the effectiveness of the whole
A dressing table for the bedroom can
be Drettilv covered with a combination
OF plain and figured paper to harmonic
with the other decorations.
An old square box with the sides and
top covered with white paper Is made
most attractive by the addition of
ten-inch fiounce decorated a third
ruffle or series of pufTS of white paper
falls over the founce, and the top is
covered with the figured, completing
the table at a cost of about 20 cents
A shirtwaist box should be covered and
| trimmed in the same way with white or
| decorated paper. The entire cost OF I'm
| ishing such a room would be less
than g.
A dining room in dark green is cool
| for this season and not less attractive
! than the dainty bedroom done in pink
| and white. Dark leaf green paper on the
! walls with the stTikingly colored pea
! cock feather border so popular this
summer would be unusual. For a change
! put rope curtains at the windows in
| stead of the plain ones with ruTftes. To
make the ropes. cut a roll of leaf green
| or grass green paper into three equal
! strips. Roll each piece separately around
| the index finger 4 little bit at a time.
| so that when it's pulled off it is round,
! and when Che three pieces are rolled,
| roll them all together; that makes a
| rope about half an inch wide, or else
! plat them. making cord about an inch
! or an Inch and half wide. These may
| be tied around a curtain pole or tackled
/ to the top of the window easement. At
/ the bottom Of each piece of rope a pa
/ per tassel should be attached
/ TasSels are simply made by nine-inCh
| pieces Ot paper about a yard long that
| matches the ropes or is OF a contrasting
/ shade OF green. 1t is cut into fine pieces,
/ leaving a half inch to twist the cut
/ pieces together and paste on the rope
and tie on with a wire thread. These
/ rope curtains are often more effective
| when the ropes are graduated 50 that
| they touch the floor on one side.