Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11

Uses. but this year roses have grown gigan-
tie and trellises have lowered and expand
ed into miracles of architecture. Where,
OH where are the plain felt papers, the two
toned Morris designs, the small and unpre-
tertious colonial patterns of a year or two
ago? Good taste congratulated itself then
that it had arrived at of safety.
Few can go astray within the limits of a
plain felt paper. Almost any living apart
ment is TO be trusted with almost any
shade of this mild and unobtrusive hang
Ing. Few also can accomplish any great
amount of harm with the discreet two-toned
Morris effects or the self-colored striped
colo NAL designs or the neat vine patterns
which were in vogue for country bed rooms.
But this almost absolute security must have
been monotonous to many. for now wall pa
pers have burst forth into perfect riot of
color and design. Away with melancholy,
cry their vivid pinks and greens and yell
lows. All sorts of inharmonies are possible
even with careful selection, while If the
utmost care Is not exercised In choosing the
new papers an unima ginable clash of wall
hangings Is sure to evolve.
Prominent among the new designs are
papers having backgrounds of white or pale
gray on broad satin stripes running up and
down the room. Scattered over this heavily
striped foundation, which is all on col
or but of different textures to mark the
contrast. are huge branches of red, pink
and yellow roses almost as large as trees
and towering from the top to the bottom
of the wall
Very larg? snowy lattice work made in
broad satin paper bands on ground of the
same color has also branches of huge roses
In shades of red, pink and cream Chamber
ing over IT. Other new papers are in daZ-
cling MORE effects in white, silver gray,
pale blue. pale pink, yellow. lavender, light
and medium green and red. These MORE
papers have very deep fringes of red and
yellow roses on a brown lattice work. They
are also set off by narrow panels of these
roses about as wide your hand. which
are put on running from the floor to the
freZe between each two panels of the pa
per. These narrow panels of roses are In
one or In several shades of roses and the
design generally shows a brown pole or
part of lattice over which the roses are
clambering These flower papers formerly
meant for country places and for bed rooms
are now used in any part OF the house ana
I'm the city well as the country. They
are very attractive when well selected and
used for bed rooms with white curtains snd
simple bed room set. But In sitting rooms
and In other rooms where It is desired to
have pictures and other wall ornaments
they are not satisfactory They seem. how
ever. to have taken a firm hold of the fancy
OF many persons.
Faithful search for the new millinery
which should be along about this time of
year 10 cater to the southern trade reveals
the fact that spring fashions In straw hats
are likely to be more perky and less rea-
sonable than ever The fact is that most
women wear lace hats and those of malne
chenille braid. etc, on their uidwinter trips
to the south and do not trouble themselves
to buy hats definitely intended for warm
weather. such as straw or lingerie crea-
lions. The nidseason hats, those which do
equally well for summer, winter, fall and
spring, such the taffeta and braid hats
for morning and the lace and net ones for
evening are unquesttonably much more
sensible for such a trip than a lot of pre-
mature summer headgear bought especially
for the occasion For knockabout occasions
white felt and other soft felt hats are ex-
actiy suitable, and indeed the south in win