The Washington times., 1906-01-27
ITALIAN DRApERY
RiOtOus Effects Now Quite a Fad
Among Fashionable Women.

| A bedroom that is just being done for
the country home OF August Belmont
has set the style IN odd bedroom deco
irations for the spring by having the
/ walls OF the sleeping room hung with
gorgeous prints that are exact repro
dnctions OF the gaudy scarfs that Ital-
ian women used TO wear on their heads
as covering.
| To correspond with the walls are used
the same elaborate patterns for a bed
spread and at the windows, and the ef-
feet is that OF an Oriental room. for
| there are so many shades that the tones
are riotous. The composition Of It does
/ not lack harmony, though In decora-
tive schemes We are not used 10 seeing
vases flled with huge towering plants
on the same spot with bunAios. rein
deer, peacocks, parrots, giraffe, etc. But
all these animals and birds are cluster
ed beneath a huge spreading tropical
tree Of the palm variety.
Despite the fact that the rubber tree
| bears no flowers. this one is covered
with huge red and brown blooms that
look ike enormous ccnventionaiized
pOppies. The tree IS in the center OF a
beautiful Vine-covered island. where all
sorts or flowers and shrubs bloom IN un-
usual green's pinks. and yelIOWs OF most
vivid shades In the tree there IS
birds nest with the young fedgiugs
peeking over the edge The parent birds
OF brilliant plumagc lowering near. In
the TOP boughs TWO ringtail monkeys
are playing pranks on each other and
teasing the birds that iy near them.
The tree Is surrounded By large red
MOWERS that seem 10 be raining down
on the island. Around this scene there
TE a F.s.a al -
of single flowers, like those that are at
tached TO the tree. The whole print is
d congiOmeratiOn or COlOrs that are not
related. yet make pleasant effect
Several other women in the smart set
have ordered designs in large patterns
or the most brilliant coiOrs. The trees
or plants make a background on which
parrots and birds or paradise show their
beautiful plumage. In one OF these prints
the peacocks 5 tails outspresd are the
most prominent part or the design The
green blue peculiar TO the bird is
strongly brought out and emphas sized by
the red roses or chTySanthemums that
are growing on a convestiOEalized vine
OF brown that twists IN artistic knots
as II 10 make a seat for the birds 10
rest on comfortably. This pattern costs
- a yard
Amid huge bright red flowers. birds
OF paradise with their wonderful Varie-
gated feathers are shown in flight be
side their nests. and in the act Of eating
a Z
parrots basking in the sunshine and sur
rounded by purple. red. and yellow pop
pies and chrysanthemums have been or
dered By several wealthy women who
are paying 80 and $3.50 for these re-
markable copies OF old Italian prints
Women who don't care TO have their
walls hung with the cloth are using il
as beospreads or as curtains, because II
Is odd and new. 1t Is selected carefully
10 harmonize with the paper. so the
room viii not be full OF discordant
tones. Less brilliant flowers and birds
are 70 be found In these new patterns
that may be used with green. red, and
even blue wall papers without being IN
bad form
The background Of all these hangiDgs.
etc, Is a rich cream The material looks
ike superior grade OF muslin. and is
quite sheer. so that for hangings at the
windows IT is not 10 heavy.