Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-12

The season for the Spring house-clean-
ing aud renovating will soon be upon us,
and a wise housekeeper, II she eontem-
plates repapering or painting, will make
her decision early. as another month Will
bring the busy season, when II Is often
dlfcult to get satisfactory workmen In the
general rush
The leading house-furnishing and deco
rating shops already have the new Spring
stock on view and most artistic and beau
tful designs 10 wall coverings, draperies
furniture and rugs are being shown.
There have been great advances made
during the past few years IN artistic wall
eoverinRs. and although some Of the more
exclusive patterns IN the heavier papers
are quite expensive, some very charming
patterns are to be found at very modest
prices
In bedroom papers especially, most de-
ightful papers can be had Tor even as ioW
q price as fifteen or twenty cents roii,
most OF these designs being In nowerel
patterns on q white or deicately unteo
ground The rather large bouquet designs
IN Pompadour colorings are especially
liked, and the striped backgrounds SHOW
Ing vines or punches Of very natural.looA-
ing roses, tullt peoples, clemat.i violets
or panEies are very good In style nNn
these large designs no frieEe IL used
narrow picture molding joining the drop
ceiling paper TO the side wall eoyering
Where no frieze Is desired the testoon
friezes are often used with plain sIounu sI,ls
side wall and the panel papers, whleh
come with the frieze cut TO exactly mateh
and carry out the pattern or the sioe
wall, are also to be recommended. One
lovely little room, recently decorated naa
the walls done In paper having nshs
blue ground, showing a trellis enect IN
pink trumpet flower and foliage. me
trellls formed a sort OF arDor rle1e,
the trumper flower blossoms being masaea
aud drooping az the top and the room had
sort Of out-0f-door eject as II one eoulu
see the blue sky through an arbor or vines
The wood work OF the room was IN Whlto
enamel, as was all the furniture. Inc
chairs were cushioned With blue SIX ana
linen brocade and the curtains were o.
white embroidered swiss, with ruihes aoou.
the edge, and hung about six inches DeioW
the window ledge, being fulled onto urAAs
rodh. The bureau cover was OF Whlte .aWu
and lace over light blue and on the noos
was a white mating with small blue ano
white rugs thrown over It.
For the drawing room. the library the
living room or the dining room, the Waii
covering Is OF a more formal character. ana
generally In richer tones. than are useu
tol the sleeping and dressing rooms
The new papers which Initiate SATIN
damask are exquisite for a drawing-room'
reception or music room. and are shown ln
tones OF green. rose ecru, pale brown ana
delicate blue. and light golden yellow
These papers are rather expensive, uut are
very rich IN effect and make most sue
eessful background for pictures
II the wood work OF the room ls white
cream white ceiling paper, which e5
lends down TO the picture moidlng "a usea'
though n the wood work IL dark, the cell
tinted to harmoniEe.
The fabric or "homespun" papers, as
tney are called. are also very good TOT
such use. these plain papers being useo
with pattern frieEe. These friezes are
revelations 10 wall paper designing, many
OF them having almost the effect OF paint.
iags done directly on the wall some o.
tnese friezes show a series OF hgures anu
the dining room. the biliiard room or
ssingFoom, the hunting scenes, showing
leoated riders galiopinE across co.I. cosnI.
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