Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-02
TIMELY H|NTSFOR
WOMEN READERS
Replacing Draperies.

| With the advent OF September house
keepers thoughts turn toward the eelec
| ton of draperies curtains etc., to replace
those in use in summer. supposing Their
are none packed away to be brought t.
/ light again and rehung.
Today. when houses are kept warm al
winter, II is less the fashion to use heavy
1 draperies than 1t was a few years ago
Those that are light both in weight and
| coloring are in vogue
| House furnishings on this order can bt
bought for such a comparatively small
sum that when they are faded or very
much soiled II often costs less to buy new
ones than to get heavy curtains cleaned
so that the lighter draperies may also be
said TO be more hygienic.
The variety of pretty stuffs Is so large
that one can usually get suited. provided
she knows exactly what she wishes 10
buy. This is problem many women
have to confront. They know when some
plain just where the fault lies. with dis
appointment as the result when the new
draperies are in place.
When a woman buys a hat she keeps in
mind the colors Of the gowns she will
wear with 1t. but in buying curtains she is
apt to lose sight Of some of the points
that should be remembered.
She should consider the position OF the
room. whether north or south. the design
Of the wall paper, which Is. perhaps.
more important than the color: the floor
covering and the woodwork.
1t is safe to say that when the wall pa
per is plain-a solid color-or combined
with a figured border, figured curtains
finished with an edge or border should be
hung in rooms covered with figured pa
per. Then the designs should harmonic
bedroom bordered with floral paper in
yellow should not be draped with curtains
in a conventional design, as fleur de lys
hera Idle or conventional effects, even
though the colorings in the curtains ex-
actly match those in the wall paper. II
the floor covering is rug in natural
floral effects, the curtains may carry out
the same idea. but IL the rug is of a con-
ventional design the curtains may dis
play flowers conventionalized-
Yellow. suggesting light and warmth. is
a good color for a north room. so are
pink and soft old rose. Green and blue
are good colors, SO should be chosen for
rooms which admit a good deal OF sun
shine. Red suggests warmth. but is
rather heavy looking for the average
small room unless IT be library or den.
Brown is very restful. and a com bination
Of browns running from fawn to wood
brown. introducing a little green. is
most successful choice for a living room
furnished with woodwork in oak, when
not facing due north.
] have in mind a very pretty north
room that is used a sitting room. the
woodwork is painted white and the wall
paper has an ivory background, VITA
stripes of tiny baskets of flowers connected
with bows of ribbon, suggesting the en-
pire period. The colors are natural. pink
prevailing, but blurred in effect, which Is
most attractive. The window hangings
are sash curtains of fine white scr1m,
hanging straight from the top and trim
med with a band of filet lace above a
deep hem. The outer curtains are Of soft
old rose rep. edged with a four-inch band
Of galloon, carrying out the same col
oring as the wall paper, just the same
indefinite tones Of olive pink and dashes
of dark red. The effect is extremely good,
and all the curtains were made at home.
at no very great outlay. either. including
q twelve-inch valance. which ran along
the top Of the window next the ceiling.
The scrim was IL cents q yard, and
the flet net, bought in q wide width and
cut into strips, was 50 cents q yard. The
rep cost 90 cents yard In q wide width.
and the galloon IL cents q yard.
Cretonnes are extremely effective as
draperies when the wall paper Is OF a plain
pattern, but should always be finished
with self valance at the top IL one
wishes q complete or coy effect. This
material In by no means expensive. and
many of them wash to look like new
again. For bedrooms cretonne IL q very
good choice, and the variety OF coloring
to DO found In these fabrics makes 1t an
easy one also.
Tho madras curtains which one asso-
ciates with summer cottages are cold reg
uiarly for city h6lns0- - winter drapeEiea.