Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26
ART IN THE HOME
DAY OF ovER.FURNIsHlNG HAS
 GONE FOR GOOD.
Simple Decorative Effects Are Now in voaue-Directions for Recover. Ing Upholstered Articles
 of Furniture.

Upholstery demands more knack than strength. In recovering any, thing, as chair or sofa, first remove the tacks which hold the edging gimp, then take. oil the plain outside.
 This will reveal the tacking. Cut the tacking threads, remove the but. tons, noting how they are applied.
 Loosen all the edge tacks, take of the old cover, mark the middle of it. brush 1t well and press very smooth.
 Go over the chair with a whisk broom and small brush and remove every particle of dust and lint from the tufting.
 Spread out the new covering flat and smooth, doubling it lengthwise, right sides together. Fold the old GOV CT likewise and lay it on as a pattern, taking care to make the threads run the same in old and new.
 Cut wth very sharp shears and sew up wherever seams are needed. Fol low the original cover in finishing. That is to say. either bind the bottom and leave it free or sew it to the seat cover and bind the seam.
 Next, put the middle of the new cover to the marked middle, of the frame, tack it lightly with temporary tacks along sides and arms, then begin tufting straight down the middle, talk. ing great pains not to pull the new cover away.
 The tufting requires upholsterers' needles and twine, to be had at any shop.
 Thread needle with Hlree yards of twine, double and knot it; then stick 1t from the back through the highest middle tuft, press the cover in with the fingers, arranging it in proper folds, pass the needle back, draw in tight, then bring it out again, thread a button upon 1t and again pass it to the back. as9a s
 Fasten there with slip stitch and go on to the next tuft.
 Work straight up. and down, taking care to draw the new cover so 1t will not reach.
 When the tufting is finished lay the edge in proper plaits. tack down and cover with new gimp.
 Finish the back first with cover of paper muslin and over that with a smooth stretch of the furniture stun, It Is wise to practice upon somethfng one can afford to spoil, as upholstering is among the rare things easier said than done.
 The age of over-furnishing is dying the death and even in flats, those in. evitable gim-crackeries, as Howells christens them, the hideous era of dec. orative art seems to be at an end. One sees vistas of delightfully."- clear man. tel spaces, with one or two candles in sticks bereft of architecture, a bit of good china or bronze and the effect is restful and pretty after the memories of crowded shelves, lambrequins and hand painted" horrors that used to deck our homes.
 And that frightful thing, the cozy corner. no longer appalls us with it's miscellaneous collection of antiques, armor and oriental hangings from the same east. entirely unsuited to the rest of the apartment. There are no more tides, bows of scarfs tied on the furniture, the plush portieres have been torn down and space and light and sometimes flower in bloom fill the places made hateful by overcrowd. ed ugliness few years ago.
 We have advanced to the blue china stage. and if We never get beyond 1t we still have much to be grateful for that the cozy corner, the folding bed and the gilt cabinet have passed out of our lives.