Middletown transcript., 1906-03-17
HOUSEHOLD LETTER
New Ideas for Home Decoration Sim.
piicity Fashionable Furnishings

New Ideas for Home Decoration Sim.
piicity - Fashionable Furnishings
New YoRK, March 10Th, l906.--It is
said that the leader of New York Society,
Mrs. Astor, never permits any change in
the furnishing of her homes. Once built
and suitably fitted, they are finished as
i permanently as the woodwork or walls Of
the house. As wear makes renew ais nee
essary, articles are replaced IN exact du-
plicate tIlongh to do this often involve es
fresh importation and great adj ,ioralex
pense.
This il extreme conservatism but il GER
tainly makes for repose and no ole eau lie
in tonch with the bert dt tcorators here,
without realizing that tie pendulum is
swinging toward simplicity aid perm:
ence i'm the selection of household be-
longings.
Fashion Harnessed
Fashion has been put in harness and
made to work not drive" the busy women
who preside over the household and who
are responsible for its well being.
The servant problem which is ever
present, and the need for Time to devote
to reading, study and to social intercourse,
have combined to create demand among
intelligent women for furnishings and
decorations that are not only pleasing to
the eye, but permanent and practical as
well. Even the dwellers in flats have
learned to select their household Lares so
that they retain look Of distinction and
individuality when placed in the changed
surroundings that are apt to be rendered
necessary from time to time.
Women Who are Houssholders
To women outside the crowded city life
who are SO fortunate as to have real homes,
and in many cases able to run them quite
free from the annoyance of the servant
problem, the new Simplicity Styles
should be especially welcome
Furniture built OH the Arts and Crafts
lines can now be haa almost everywhere
and is substantial and lasting with no vex-
atious cracks and creyices to catch and
store up dust, and it is comfortable and
artistic as we'll. The detachable cushions
can be aired and beaten in a way that is
impossible with upholstered" furniture
and the tables and chairs are made 50 |
that one does not feel obliged to consider |
weight in selecting seat or to step GIN
gerly lest an insecure table may be upset |
with dire consequences to the lamp or |
other necessary aud ornamental things |
which may be placed upon it, for be it |
said. il is altogether out of date to have |
house Uttered with useless, dust catching
brio brac, though really useful articles
were never so ornamental as at the pres
ent time.
Washable Wall Hangings
The new washable wall hangings prom
Use to revolutionize wall decorations.
These are in truth only gloriied oilcloths.
The base is the same as the ordinary sort
that we associate with nice clean pantry
sAAe4ANS 0hA hieNtlCll tnbtCes Il
In the new form for wall haneings.
these oilcloth papers are known as Sani-
tas, and Leatherole. They are made with
an unglazed surface in-a great variety of
artistic patterns in quiet harmonious col
orings just right for side walls, wainscotes
and friezes down stairs, and in light
grounds and dainty patterns suitable for
bed rooms. Then there are glazed tile
papers in this material for kitchens.
pantry, bath, nursery or servants rooms
that initiate costly tiling at a small fraction
of the cost.
Tire durability of these new hangings
exceeds any other form Of decoration.
Since the colors are ingrained, they can
not wear off, and cloth dampened with
luke warm borax water removes any
stain or soil and restores them to their
original freshness.
Hall Decoration
It. is frain the entrance that enc receives
the FIRST and most lasting impression, So
the importance oil having tlsie clean and |
attractive can not welhbe over estimated.
From the nature OF things this part ofthe
house is most difficult to keep in order
since it receives the largest share Of the
dust and soil tliatseyen adults will bring
in and that smaller humans carry in
much larger proportion, in spite OF "not
to-" Bless their dear little /
hearts. Hall and entrances should, /
therefore, be decorated and fitted to stand
hard wear without looking shabby. and
with the least possible amount of work in. |
solved in keeping them clean. Bare
aoors-hard wood il possible are best !
lor this use. simple substantial furniture
md little9of it, rugs that can be taken out
1oors and made clean and walls covered 4
sith SaLitas or Leatherole, as the style 4
II the house, and length OF the purse per- /,
nit. sanitas costs about In proportion to b
,sper at 60c per roll, and Leatherole is in
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