The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-29

artists and in a sufficient number Of sections
TO reliev monotony.
For a living room, a sitting room, q
sleeping room, there is nothing newer than
a frieze OF this sort matched with suitable
wall paper"
The dealer, in illustration, mounted some
OF the new designs on a tall easel.
One very noticeable scenic frieze about
eighteen inches deep included q small
structure nesting under trees. a CLINT Of
water, a sky line, all done in soft browns
and ecrus, and instead Of the same view be-
ing repeated every yard or 20 the fneze
included several views which according
to taste could be matched at regular oT
irregular intervals. Because OF their sub
dued treatment hone of the scenes jumped
at one, 80 10 speak. The wall paper TO match
this frieze was a n tone, soft brown elton
bury covered with a notified or slightly
watered pattern. There was also a golden
brown, plain ingram paper, the latter the
cheaper OF the two.
The scenic friezes are not confined to
browns. There are greens Of all shades
and many others which introduce con-
trasting touches Of color.
This Is the Ease also in the landscape
~friezes, which include only drawings from
nature. II Is In the heraldlo iriezes per-
hAps that the most surprising and pleasing
effects are seen both In drawing and oolors,
the latter for the most part dull grays,
green's and browns mixed. For instance,
one remarkable example representing the
Crusaders shows battalions Of armed
men mounted and unmounted and maSsed
80 oloSely shat the effect d lneonSpicuous
rather than intrusive. The soldierS' tall
shields and their are done In steel
gray, the rest OF the picture showing several
shades Of brown, and touches Of light green.
The best wall paper to match this trie1e
Ia an imitation OF burlAp. the warp Of green.
the wool OF brown, givinga brongod result.
This paper 10 called Japanese burlap.
Many OF the best Of the floral fnezes are Of
French design. and all Of the new designs
are cut out ~irregulariy on the lower edge.
This style, TO be sure, was introduced some
time ago, but the earlier examples we're
commonplace beside those shown to-day. q
variety Of which may be compared for lack
OF q better simile TO delicate openwork pas
sementerie. Take for instance the Cupid
fneze. Cupid, representing the daintiest pas
tel shades Of white and blue touched with
rosy pink, is suspended from chains Of
inch wide pale blue ribbon, q garland Of
pale pink roses dropping from bis fingers,
The interstices between the oupids and gar
lands are OF course filed In with the wall
paper which In places continues up to the
T1DDOil OlAAAn ullh VI NOAloS al ~ q
fectly with the freze.
The particular paper displayed for this
purpose had q white ground decorated with
quarter inch pale blue vertical stripes
placed th~ree-quRrterB Of an inch apart.
Between these we're two hair lines Of blue.
An alternative wall paper even daintler had
a white ground covered with vertical lows
Of quarter inch long leaves done in hns hair
lines OF blue.
In the dealers opinion a solid toned
paper or a Powered or vide striped wall
paper would spoil this frie1e, and he en-
phasized the poipt that TO match o
Of the new floral friezes nothing vas so
artistic as a narrow satin striped wall paper.
Exceptions, he said, were the darker
toned Oriental effect floral designs, which
would be the better for plain paper under
meath. In this class was a foliage fhese, a
study in rich brownsand greens, touched with
red. which when mounted over a dull green
wall paper was exquisite. Clusters Of small
roses almost hidden by green and brown
leaves, a cluster dropping alluringy every
be the edge were the frie1e finished In a
straight line, surrounded q wall paper OF
white crossed vertically with quarter inch
yellow stripes alternating with hair lines
One remarkable design resembles an
old fashioned valance a. much a. anything,
the drapery caught up every nine inches
or 30 With q bunch Of flowers. In one Of
these the oolors are brown and yellow
principally; in another soft, old rcd. deep
almost as port wine, mixed with gray.
and matched respectively with an inch wide
satin striped yellow paper and an inch
wide striped paper Of warm gray.
A fneEe in which old pink-thS very
shade one sometimes sees In old tapestries
was combined with paler pink In narrow
ribbon patterns enclosing hne wreathS Of
very small varegated wild flowers had
a striped wall paper 10 match the old
pink, and a delft blue fheze which included
gray and white tones was matched with
French gray striped paper.
These are only q few exAmpla1 Of TIE