Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

Apropos-
OF window drapery an old style has been
| revived and Is rendered almost a necessity
by the multiplicity Of windows which mod
| ern architecture shows. Where several win
| dows are thus placed it is manifestly impos-
| ssble to hang side draperies at each of them.
| where even a pair Of sheer net curtains at
| each window seems superfluous. After drap-
! ing these windows, then, with pair OF
single net curtains at each width OF tapes
| try or other drapery is allowed to fall at
! either side of the two. three or five windows.
| as the case may be. Across the top Is
| stretched valance slightly fulled or a
HANDKERCHIEF cut in some deep-scalloped
design. In this case the side drapery con-
| sists of a single lined strip about eighteen
inches wide. For such purpose these large
| figured cotton tapestries are well suited.
Still more quaint is the English glazed
chintz, as strong and almost as stiff as OIL
cloth. with huge grape leaves in delightful
shades of green and brown stems and ten
drills almost covering the white ground.
Imagine a great. roomy country chamber
with white woodwork and hangings and
spread of chintz-one would be Independent
of the rise of the Thermometer within its
precincts.
Calais tapestry" trife wider and at
| the same price. Is the same except In the
patterns, which. as the name indicates. are
French
One of the prettiest shows three perpen-
dicular stripes, two inches in width, COM
posed of tiny flowers in pink. green and
yellow with green foliage; second double
| the width and third measuring twelve
| inches across, with great damask roses and
| their foliage. Another has La France roses
| fully fifteen inches across. their thorny
stems and dainty buds being faithfully re-
r0k~I ~.
! A couch in my lady's chamber, piled with
pillows covered with these tapestries, would
| be veritable flower garden.
! To Dry Clean White Cashmere
| Try the French dry cleaning method and il
the dress is not too dirty you will find It
most satisfactory. Heat some flour In the
| oven and rub this well into every soiled
| part of the material: shake and brush after
ward till all the -four is removed and repeat
| the process If necessary. If the cashmere
| Is extremely dirty 1t is best to send 1t to q
professional cleaner.
Washing Embroideries.
! Make a suds of good plain hard soap and
warm water. Wash the embroidery up and
| down in the suds without rubbing until
clean. Rinse thoroughly. as soap will make
them yellow. Do not allow to stand in wa
ter. II several pieces are to be washed.
| wash one at a time and hang out straight
so that the colors will not touch each other.
BY the time the last piece is washed the
first one may be ironed They may be
rinsed at once II preferred, as they should
not be sprinkied. rolled or folded. Do not
| blue or boil.
| In ironing lay several thicknesses of fan
| mel on the table or board over this place
| clean soft cloth. Iron On the wrong side
until dry. If large piece and much plain
| linen. turn and iron lightly on the wrong
| side. where there Is no embroidery to give a
| gloss to the linen.
| II a circular piece iron straight across the
| grain Of the goods. instead OF around the
embroidery. and then to the center. This