The Washington times., 1906-09-27
HOUSEHOLD DECORATION

Very effective curtains may be made
that are not forever in need OF the
washtub and stretching poles, as are
those OF muslin and lace. Buy thin
grade Of glasscloth for about . cents
a yard. Cut it 10 hang straight from
the top Of the window on each side.
with a deep hem al the bottom
Then make a stenciled border across
the bottom, or reaching one-han way
up the curtain of simple design
Apply the color over the design v'-Sh
navy blue diamond dye Do not trouble
yourself To boil It, Simply mix a
spoonful OF the dye with water. These
curtains viii not wash but they remain
clean for a considerable time, and may
be easily shaken 10 free them from
dust and pressed with an iron.
A silver-plateG bedstead, with brass
foundation metal, is being manutac-
tured for a home of this city. Soft
gray satin viii be hung as pOrueres.
Blankets and furnishings are 20 be
partly Of soft rose color. since that rs
the fsvorite color Of the bride who is
a brunette
The new Circassian walnut furniture
IS delightful and modest ln effect,
though costly. IJ is made in very sim
pie forms. Circassiau walnut Is much
lighter than black walnut with hne
raised grain and a soft surface, re-
miudiug one Of the DiTdseye maple. As
yet no chairs have been made uf d.,
only the bedroom pieces. such as pH-
r-aE. Chift0uier. and dressing Jaule- ii-
stead OF each dra weT coming nom
different strip OF wood they are matched
So that the whole bureau front Is Ike
a section of the tree Instead or sill
yer bureau ornaments gold-pachea
brushes and epId-toppcq bottles contest
with shluc china trays and pale gray
or green handkerchief baskets.
There is a beautiful cathedral wall
paper. cmiurutly suited 90 the library
OF den It consists OF paper panels Te-
sCmbIiuE the frame for stained win
dowS, and iu the center. i'm place or the
So iudoW. % is filled with a solid rich
col0r-red. blue or dark green. The
paurliuE is $50 cleveFly done that 10
closely resembles real woodwork, and
above a deep WdIuscoLlng the effect is
liking The window draperies, with
this paper. should preferably be plain
color. the same En- shade as the tounda-
tion color in the paper.
For the bedroom new paper is
white ground with a silver stripe
through DO. while the border is paint
"a drapery hung In festOGus about six
inches deep from the ceiling. This
seeming draperV may be pink blue or
yellow, 90 harmonic with the room
The woman or moderate means VIII
do well 90 insist upon simplicity lu her
furnishings. particularly li her house
is very small or if she must aCCOmmO-
date herself 20 "a FEW rooms Let all
that she buys he the best of its kind.
even 30 very simple and let her avoid
much carved woodwork. particularly u
she must do her own duStlng-
This IS one OF the greatest charms
about The S8-caIcl mission fUrni-
tuTe u presents good appearance
and does not require much painful and
intricate brushing and chsmOIsiug-
It is much better TO have a room
fairly bare OF furniture for while
than 10 crowd il with lot of odd
uieces which do NOT suit it. and require
much care al h0usecIeaniuE times.
The woman who learns that coziness
does not necessarily mean a crowded
look has made a great stride in in
terror decorating.