The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-09

which in the original cost fabulous sums
| BY means of these reproductions one ma,
| achieve for from $50 up a fair imitation O
| scheme OF decoration which with origin
| al materials might cost thousands to car
| ry out.
The new limitations OF Spanish leather
cost about $3.50 a roll and are accurate
copies OF the genuine. In order to repro.
duce the varied markings OF the natura
leather impressions are taken directly
from the latter so that the irregular
veins and the diverse markings are cor
rectly copied. From this matrix the paper
is made
Nor is this all. Once the ground color
which most frequently Is dull brown
green or gold, is applied then the illumin-
alton is done by hand. SO that, consider
Ing the labor involved. the cost is not at
all exorbitant
ing material for wall hangings. A room
papered with dull gold field running
three-quarters of the way shows a tap
estry frieze the remaining distance, all OF
which is most effective. The grass cloth
can be bought for 80 a roll and the tapes
try for $3.50 roll.
While panelling was introduced sea-
son or so ago, there is no diminution OF
the craze for 1t and II Is carried out in
many why's IL lS IlOrt expensive tnan
plain paper but the advantage OF the
style cannot be denied. One of the least
expensive methods OF obtaining the panel
effect Is to use a quiet two-toned paper
for the field, with a narrow Renaissance
border which follows the Dashboard and
acts as a frame, besides outlining the
windows and doors. BY far the newest
and most striking panellng for bedcham-
bers is paper showing an ivory back
ground with a floral panel effect. Usually
the design is confined TO floral garlands.
baskets of roses and the Ike, which form
a frieze from which streamers depend and
define the panels. Altogether this makes
a particularly simple and yet dainty deco
ration for a bedchamber.
Another panel effect for a bedroom is a
revival of a Louis XVI pattern showing
the ground, say of pale robins egg blue
and the border OF blue bowknots on a
white ground carried all about the room.
top bottom and corners. This encloses
each wall In panel.
Other extremely simple bedroom papers
are those showing dull yellow back
ground OF invisible pattern, and a narrow
floral border. the two separated by mar
row wood moulding and the flower papers
showing cream ground with punches
of roses scattered over the surface and no
border. the field running straight up to
the ceiling and only a moulding as fin
ish. A green Japanese grass cloth may be
used to cover two-thirds OF the wall, with
a border OF bun and pale yellow roses
covering the remaining one-third.
Nurseries are particularly favored by
designers. There are any number OF novel
schemes of decoration in which the orna-
mental poster largely figures. One of the
latest in nursery effects shows a wall,
divided horizontally through the centre,
the lower portion being papered In soft
orange and the upper half in dull ecru.
the dividing line being an interesting bor-
dor representing chickens, ducks and lot
Of things stimulating to the childish imag-
ination. The upper field is decorated with
posters OF children in various attitudes
and costumes