New-York tribune., 1908-12-08
WALL COVERINGS
Before Selecting Them Studg the
Rooms and Furnishings

IT Is taste, not price that counts - ..,., -
wall paper said woman who has charge - 49,
"aH paper department Of one OF the best go
hrrns Of interior decorators IN New Y7-L, -
have way Of looking interesting f- 49, - @ @1Sers
ed store. but Of going to pieces in the 49, =
the houss effects that count Befor. -, - -
pers one should study the house not7s pa
In which the IS bright. A na-.e- - - '|'Ils
take from the cheerfuInesz OF -. - az % o
can increase or reduce its appars,. IN -
exercise wonderful influence On brfos - II
ures ana furniture by making them s,,a.-. - -
appropriate or out OF place 'a' sl'asr
Stripes running I'd and 4o,,.
parent height OF a room. whra +Lo. . aO-.
across tend TO reduce the height strfns+ .ls
SiIouiu De avoided near the staircase Irsfs.s -
ail-over patterns a small scale ara - - - uSs
awkward angles and patches 10 No. Lpo eS-lpo
paper IN a northern exposure az IL win - -
room look cold Dark papers always ra5T--. - -
Hsht papers increase the apparent size OF a -.
All dark reds and some dark greens -,-o.vv, -
PUPPIES seem TO eat UP the light Yellow ls -
soroed' blue greatly darkened By gaslizht
Because Of their excellent qualities a. 49,,
80 . 4 'iisIr inherent sense OF repose ora
tone patterns printed IN several shades ~ - -
color form the safest aIl-round rs-a- -. Sa-ls
anywhere under all conditions A re- -
printed on a white ground. with the addf-fo- -
many tones OF green. IS about the most dass-.LI
combination for general purposes bs,,a -
variations Of this style, green on white 70 -
In the homes Of some OF our esaIthfasr - -
particular customers They feel that suca -
are invested with the quality OF space a. -
as repose- As rue, large patterns TooLr -. =
large rooms and small patterns on sr7s1r - - u
FOR large room. where the wall q. .,-. -
WIN architectural features in such vav as -
i9d'e niue wall space anywhere. about the orr,
thing left for the decorator IS to hang q -
paper either lively quiet in color and arrTv. -
drawing For such a room I USUALLY, -s,,r-
patterns with circular OF curvtnz designs f.
miscellaneous collection OF furniture. Dfcr,T-.s
~ drawings souvenirs and knicx- -kaacks
Ihe oeSt selection is notified green ua7s- -
age house -' aseE-
WOVEN FABRICS POPULAR
Burlap canvas is a wall covering that r.-s,.--
uiS'Lnc'Ive note The cost is 10 cents a 80
go ~ "Hich makes 1t more expensive than son.
go, So %aI4 paper and less than many others -.
PIOoaoly the best medium for the personal -
sion OF the one who is planning rbA ro,-- -,
II cosls more TO handle. the wall req1frf7z -
treatment Wnen well hung It will stand s1--.s
-0f anu tear 1 have often had f- 1vzsL5
on with weak solution Of acid vzttb @-
results Its rough. open weave vii - 7Aslsnt
any Aihd' opaque or transparent T- v-+rr - =
u 'L7 numerous patent fllers. so thar +1a -
CSH De reaoliy changed and adjusted TO snv go.
- -, Iousn OF smooth There is really no "a
ceive- I "e made 70 re-
6esldes ourlap there is an alr7ost a,-rs.. -,
lecuon OF woven fabrics. mixtures OF tr-a -
~ Coi anu some other mixtures very var4s5ra =
-Ni--4 d background o. peculiar
t'H dHd mellow In most OF these -7fr+7,-a =.
IHeinlcaI action OF the dyes gives an z71az =,
teISt- 0'rahds or jUte will take the r01o- +,-s- .
iIIlI7 more readily than those Of linen o- -,+-,
anu 80 give curious mOtted effect that is sf-z--
amy plsasihS and in no way set or regular o..
'onHeS diHlties. tapestries and a long III. =.
woven stufs for walls are to be had n So.
iuIaslhaOIe shade and design MANY pe-so, =
means contend that it is more heathfuI and cIss
~ 10 cover all walls with these closely yvoys,
materials, hung in such a manner that r5a,, -.
De readily removed and cleaned Be thar =. =
may for general effectiveness the wall ra,A-. .
to-day are far ahead OF the tapestries
JUST az present there is great demand TO- L.
oorders. crown effects and frfeze psrrer7s -L.,
aIe as d RUE very costly and not easv 70 r7srazs
IN spite OF their beauty They seem To eat -, -.
wall space. and frequently tend 10 rnaka = -oc--
look Iopneavy- No room under sixteen feet high
can stand both a frfeze and A vafnsco- ,.e-
often have TO fight TO keep people rrorn 6-,,-5,g
such papers They claim that they are fss1fo7abta
and that their furniture IS Just the right kind
The advice OF saIesmen is not ALWAYS q. ,-,r,-.
How can II be when they have never seen ~.
house the furniture and the pictures to b co7,
bined with the wall covering they are called on n
select? Where person can't depend On ser ov-a
taste and wishes to get advice from the rAonI.
in the stores. she should draw a rough plan oE
the house. the amount OF sunlight IN each room.
the reflected light and its color The size and
shape OF the rooms and the style and color of ths
furniture-aH OF these points should be taken into
consideration
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