The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
Third in the Series on 'fDoing
 an Old House Over"
By Dorothy Take.

@HE hall is quite as important in
 decoration as any room. kirst
 impressions count for so much,
 and it is very necessary that cur halls should be inviting. Besides, go many people come to the door ana see only. the hall and judge the house ac- The most important thing is the color scheme. When papering we must eon- sider carefully the different rooms wnicn red hall opening into d rose du Barry and a delft-bIue dining room. That is so dazzling and inharmonious that there is no feeling of rest created there; It is nearly always best to paper a nan either with soft green or q tan paper as these two colors look well with any thing.
 The hall shown in the illustration has q dark oak dado, with green crinkle felt paper above it. The dining room on the left and the living room % on sr the rignds sbd no one could fail to be impressed Dy tne delightful feeling of rest and refinement in this little home.
 Sometimes we can find a pretty paper that has in it the coiors Of the rooms that the hall leads into. A very success ful han was papered with a tapestry paper dado of green; blue, tan ana 4an 'eLla fsIt paper. The reception room was blue, the dining room tan and the library terra cotta, so that each room was in-
 
 Beware of a figured paper all over the wall as 1t seldom looks well running up the stairs. Hardwood or stained noors, with rugs, are the incest thing for . hall, but if these cannot be had good plain filling is the next best thing.
 The furniture should not be hard to choose, and yet how many mistakes are made in, for example, the bamboo book case and chair in the illustration. How unsuitable for a hall. how hideous for anywhere. There is no occasion for books in hall. Instead there should be d good, substantial table near the door, ff possible, with card tray, hat brush and such things upon it; one or two side chairs and hat stand, if necessary. though happily the day for hat stands is slipping by, most houses having a cup- board under the stairs for coats, etc., which is more suitable for the coats and better for the hall, as coats and hats are not artistic. However, an at- tractfve hat stand can be easily made at a nominal cost by buying an old iron ing table, which will cost from 75 cents to $2, using it in bench form and put ting a shelf across the top for hats to rest on, and putting pegs at either side of the seat. The shelf above protects the coats on the pegs, and If it Is not need ed for hats. an ornament or, two of the right color will add a decorative touch
 In a long hall an old church pew is useful and ornamental. These can cas- fly be picked up at secondhand stores for Sl or so. and can then be painted to match the rest or the nall. The Duilt-in bench in the illustration is very useful and effective. and such a one could cas- fly be made by the home carpenter.
 If there are to be portieres, do not have them of chenille. like those in the illustration. These are bad, and are fortunately a thing of the past It ia far better, if you cannot spend much, to use either denim or burlap One of the incest materials for portieres is arras cloth, especially when trimmed with a tapestry border. three or four inches wide, across the bottom and down tIe front Or even prettier are these cur- tains with an applique frieze design. For instance, if the curtain is green. cut out a circle of tan arras cloth about six inches in diameter, then red apple and a green stalk and a leaf or two. Baete this onto the disc, and then do either buttonhole stitch or plain stitch, with heavy linen embroidery thread Afterward apply the disc to the curtain m the same manner. placing the design about six or eight inches below the top of the curtain.
 II sash curtains are needed, they should be of the simplest sort, and if