New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
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sign embossed and brought we'll forward. They
REQUIRE very large spaces. lofty halls and wide
stairways their tendency being to reduce the
apparent size OF the place in which they are
hung.
The third category OF "papiers peints. OF
painted papers, is a return 10 the charming
fashion of the seventeenth century. when walls
of living rooms were hung with Indian painted
cloths The vogue OF these delightful hangings
lasted through the whole Of the century. and
they were as popular for wearing appointments
dressing gowns, ladies' dresses-as for walls
screens bedspreads. etc The cloth was then
manufactured In France and has been known
ever since as "toile de Jouy," from the name OF
the small township in which the most successful
factory was placed. These cotton hangings, with
their all-over designs. accustomed the eye to
wall entirely concealed beneath many colors and
a running pattern. such as the story Of balloon
ascent the manufacture of the cloth ITSELF
hunting scene. and so forth. The painted papers
reproduce in a modernized guise this kaleido-
scopic effect Of bright natural coiors. and here
in the museum are specimens that strike now
familiar note For example. on pale. sunny
green background painted groups OF large
field flowers in natural size and coloring There
are foxgloves in reddish and lilac tones. hem
lock with it's fat, warm whteness. Shirley pop
gestive of heights to be attained. and meadows
in full sunlight, Charming for country houses
they should be valuable a nerve tonic. A
still larger design shows scores of softly tinted
cranes dabbling in shallow brooks beneath
spreading and lightly sketched trees. and above
are friezes with gracefully dropping fruits. and
hanging blooms. orchids and climbing plants
vines and blossoms These become pictures
with pronounced color schemes.
Since, however there still persons who
refuse to march with the times and prefer the
unsantary cloth hanging 20 modern wall pa
pers here are some stencilled cloths linens in
stone colOrs wood tnts with bold design
stenciled by way Of dado and frieze. The
same process is applied to the finer kinds OF
linen. and here are tea cloths with the same
art nouveau designs, and tea service tete-a-
tete. in which the same stencil reduced has been
applied upon the porcelain. All sorts of pretty
fancies shown of assorted and whimsical
home decoration.
Another use for paper is shown in a few glass
cases in which variety Of marbled papers
used by bookbinders in combination with calf
or morocco. Here are books entirely bound In
paper that reproduces in lifelike manner the
special aspects OF certain feathers, such as
lizard skin, with it's pretty. delicate markings,
fine grained calf and ringed crocodile. Here.
too. is a massive head apparently in bronze.
which is merely a stage property made in
cardboard. while a leading fanmaker shows to
what artistic paper can be turned by ex-
hibitlig collection of beautiful fans signed by
well known names in which the paper is mount
ed ivory, tortoiseshell and inlad sticks.
Here is most original paper fan made for the
daily paper, lie Journal" On one side is
light sketch by Mile Louise Abbsma; the
other. printed in closely grouped motif. are
the heads OF scores Of illustrious contributors