The Republican journal., 1906-10-25
new YORK STYLES.
Fashionable Household Belongings. About
the Choice of Floor Coverings The
Modern Bathroom Equipments. House
hold Linens. A Word about Toilet
Table and Couch Pillow Covers.

Modern Bathroom equipments. mousse
hold Linens. A Word about Toilet
Table and Couch Pillow Covers.
correspondence Of The Journal.
The tasteful woman who likes to
make her home look artistic as well as
comfortable will be delighted with the
choice afforded this season in floor
coverings. OF course fitted carpets are
quite ont of date; convenience and
hygiene have combined to favor the
use of rugs, and carpets nave Deen
gradually discarded or made into rugs
which is practical way OF dlsposlng OF
them. Certain firms take old carpets,
clean them and return them IN the
shape of rugs, very attractive ones, TOO,
woven of the yarns raveled from the
carpets. A Wilton rug is safe invest.
ment and the most practical choice II
the price of the Orientals, which last
lifetime, is prohibitive. A good Wilton
rug will last for years if treated with
proper care. Small geometrical designs
are feature this season and it is pos
sible to procure shades of one tone to
match the color scheme of a room, II
desired Brown or wood color and
green is popular combination and is
frequently seen in Smyrna rugs, which
are reversible and are considered better
than a Wilton for dining room. In
choosing a rug whether it be Wilton,
SMYRNA or Oriental the wise and con-
servatiye woman will select the SOFT
tones and small designs that are charac-
teristic OF the genuine Persian rug; ana
she will never regret 1t.
TIE MODERN BATHROOM FITTINGS.
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important as the kitchen in the modern
home and seems in fair way to re-
auire almost as many different articles
for its complete equipment. Most of
the articles in the assortmentS OF bath
room fittings and fixtures found III the
shops are of nickle and if one thought
it a necessity to provide one OF each
kind the furnishing of the bath room
would be an expensive item. There are
large round rods fixed to the wall, OF
nickle, or of glass or porcelain with
nickle mountings, ON Which.toWels are
hung. There are nickle soap dishes
with a hook made to fit over the edge
of porcelain bath tub and fancy ones
for the washstand, just large enough
for a cake of Pears soap, always the
fayorite of the woman who desires
fresh and beautiful complexion. There
are sponge holders, tumbler holders
single and double, tooth brush racks on
which to hang from one to -FOUR
brushes, triplicate mirrors, match DoX
holders, brush and comb trays ana
powder boxes all of nickle, which
added to the porcelain tub ana mafDle
washstand seems luxury almost prince
ly, and taken altogether impresses one
with the belief that the physical purity
of the present generation must be ABOVE
reproach, whatever may be Its mora
status.
HOUSEHOLD LINENS.
The floral design, which is the ruling
one in all household articles, obtains IN
table linens as WELL Tie cloth with
border all around and napkins IN same
design are preferred except for ordinary
use. Plain centers with floral or Greek
key borders are still liked and also
grounds on which large flowers are
sparsely scattered. Except for dinner,
sets of center piece and doilies to match
are much used and they come with lace
OF embroidered borders or with drawn
work; the latter being the best and
most effective value for the price.
Sheets have hemstitched hens and
some have also drawn work borders.
Aud towels Always and in every case
buy buck Though damask may de
light the eye, when one considers the
mission of the towel it is buck that can
fill it satisfactorily-but be it under
stood there is buck and buck; one fur
nisher advertises buck towels at prices
each ranging from twelve cents to the
surprising sum of four dollars.
EMBROIDERED LINEN COVERS.
THO ,vida cnraad apcpntance of the
germ theory is revOlutlonlzlng some
features of home decoration. The
MANY little articles our grandmOtherS
made for church fairs, and used to eX-
change with friends and relatives at
Christmas, on birthdays and other
tetes, and which afterward served to
make cosy and attractive their rooms
at home. are voted denominations in
these scientific days. DevoteeS to the
theory will have nothing in the way OF
toilet table covers couch pillow covers
and even glove and handkerchief cases
that cannot be sent to the laundry tub
weekly. And now there are to be found
i'll the shops embroidered linen articles
of the kind in cushion covers, toilet
table covers and mats, couch pillow
covers with hemstitched rutfies, glove,
handkerchief and tie cases in envelope
shape with hand scalloped edges and
hand worked fancy lettering. They
look very neat and pure and fresh, but
are not gay like the embroidered and
much be-ribboned articles with which
we have been wont to decorate our
rooms. and, regardless of germs, never
thought of renewing until they were
hOpelessly Solled.
VERONA CLARKE.