The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
COUNTRY HOME DRAPERIES

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VARIED AND PRETTY FABRICS
TO BE HAD AT Low COST.
4 CrctOnne Season In Bungalow n Got
tase-Attraotive Dutch and Engiish
Print Goods-Madras In Now WaAvoa
New border ldeas-Coiors, Prioos,
A decorator remarked the other day
that 1t may be q question whether the
recent rapid multiplication Of country
bungalows and cottages Is responsible
for the many varieties Of low priced
upholstering fabrics now In the market
or whether the fabrics are responsible
for the increase in bungalows and cot
tages. 1t 10 certain that this seasons
exhibit Of such goods IL far ahead Of
other seasons In variety and the excel
lenoe Of the designs. Cheap fabrics
no longer mean necessarily common
place designs.
Areason for this. the decorator thought.
10 the nor general use Of cotton. linen
and mixed wool draperies by persons
who keep up more than n country head
quarters and have no need TO count dol
lars. This man Is fitting up Q cottage
on Long Island Sound and q bungalow
In the foothills Of the Adirondsoks for
two New Yorkers Of largo means, and
sxospt In the dining rooms he b using
cotton drapsries only. INK
A large retailer OF upholstSrtng
materials remarked that this Ia q orc
tonne season and that all grades, from
those selling at rs cents to those bring
ing u q yard in the single width, were
having . remarkable vogue, equalled
only by that Of Dutch and English block
prints manufactured in widths Of
thirty-two and fifty inches. A Fifth
avenue concern which imports the Dutch
prints sells them In made up sets inchud-
ing portieres, bed, bolster, table and
bureau oovers. Some Of the best de-
signs In fact can DO had in no other way,
and the orders for these. placed with
the manufacturers several months ago
arc not coming over fast enough TO meet
the demand.
Most Of the designs r very largo and
preferably floral. one Of the most stylish
showing . single large. fully opened
flower about nine inches in diameter and
Of M tint spinkled on q white back
ground. Red, rose. delft blue are the
favorte COLOR In this pattern. which Ia
also shown In several shades Of green.
These goods. 1t 10 said. may bs boiled
without their changing color.
A design les bold done in several
shades Of delft blue mingled with white
and touched up with soft red shows Q
Paisley shawl pattern varied here and
there with q small peacock. Portieres
like this finished with q border empha-
sizing the shaded blues are beautiful.
suggesting at q distance silk draperies.
For the time being they are far more
modish than draperies Of silk for country
houses. WHO'RE they are used for both
windows and doors.
Although q triie higher In pnoe than
the flower designs they are not at all
costly. For instance the latter. when
separated from bed or table cover. are
sold for about - . pair; the others cost
$3.50 . pair.
In a small house Of the bungalow order
Long Island recently put into com-
mission by the son and daughter Of q New
Yorker. and to be used principally for
week end parties. q corner Of tire living
room. which has plain eoru ~plastered
walls. Is fitted with q cushioned divan
with . Dutch print patterned
with huge red lotus flowers on . white
ground. the same print being drapediabovs
tho divan against the wall to the osiling.
Tho doors and windows have portieres
to match. The cfeot Is Oriental and
quite distinct from that generally OBJ
tanned from cotton draperies.
The English block prints OF the season
which are used for window seats. por-
there's and curtains give prominence to
designs which group several con-
colors. like bright green.
red and royal blue. the more gorgeous
having the lead.
Sleeping room sets Of woven linen
in French designs wherein
soft blues and pinks and green's mlngle
dainty flower md ribbon patterns
IRE also among the new things in sleeping
room draperies. These sets cost q little
more than those Of Dutch print. and some
IRE designed to agree with certain wall
md ceiling decorations. They 20 we'll
also with plain unlimited walls and ceilings
with both the heavier and the lighter
makes az bedroom furniture.
Lovers OF Colonial effects are enthusi-
lstic over Java prints made up In por-
and window curtains. These in
dude all the shades seen In old blue china.
In the best designs the white background
8 we'll covered with a small conventional
mostly Of rounds and ovals with
three foot wide orosswiss border which
a larger. holder design and larger
Of the darkest blue.
Although cheap. Java print portiares
ined with plain blue print are now used
n unpretentious country dining rooms.
One woman has draped with this material
all the doors and windows OF the main
loor OF her summer cottage and has
these hangings with blue and
white rugs Of Colonial or rag carpet de-
,ign, which are extremely popular.
The only advice q wen known deco-
had to give to women who want
furnish sleeping rooms with oretonne
lrsperies alone "a full grown fad OF the
.,eason-is not to buy the very cheapest
Of cretonne. Women who can
Iford II do not stop with window drap.
,ries, portieres. table cover, bureau
,over, Counterpart and toilet boxes
u oretonne. Chairs, sofas. window seats
re upholstered to match. and for this
the heavier qualities Of orVtonns
ailn eeve~. IN eh.i-s and sosss az .o