The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
Chintz Hangings for the Boudoir.
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This is TO be distinctly chintz sum
mer. Not only are gowns trimmed with
chintz, parasoIs made of chintz. and
even hats adorned with great chintz
bows. but for the boudoIr chintz is un-
quesuonably the favorIte hanging. Wall
papers with chintz colored effects have
to a certain extent given way 10 palmer
two toned effects in sJrTpes and MORE,
but there is always the relieving border
and the curtains ard furniture coverings
TO correspond carried out in gay lowered
ehintz.
With a plain wall paper and a plain
colored carpet or rug all effect must de-
pend upon the trimmings of the room,
and these trimmings are now carried out
all in chintz or cretonnes Of one pattern.
Curtains. furniture coverings. bed spread,
table cover, lounge cover, and its cush-
ions, cover for the dressing table and
even the scrap basket, work box, stock
ing bag, and the hundred and one small
boxes for ties ribbons, &c, in which
every properly orderly girl delights, all
must be of the same bright, cheerful.
Powered chintZ.
Any girl can work out her own chlntZ
room with comparatively small cost. For
the bed cover, the curtains. and the COW
ering for the upholstered chairs the &C
tual material need be the only expense,
and from the leftover pieces most OF the
small boxes can be fashioned. Fortunate
~ chintzes can now be had at any price
from 10 cents up 10 50, 81. and perhaps
more q yard, so that while the costly
French and English chintzes are very
beautiful in texture and coioring, the
cheapest materials are to be found ex-
tremeiy pretty IN design. so that the pos
sibilities OF every purse can be satisfied.
To bring out the coloring and the de-
sign of a pretty piece OF chintz more
nOticeably, the curtain, table cover. or
whatever it may be. should be bordered
with a three to five inch bias band Of
plain Observation-Disclosures, linen, or some
thing Of the sort. When there is q flow-
cred paper on the wall this combination
is especially good, as the plain band
makes break In the mass OF trellis
work and flowers
To make a cover for a dressing table
the wooden top must first be carefully
measured. and even If the cover must be
a shaped piece two inches at least should
be allowed on all sides for shrinking
Cretonne and chintz wash easily. but
they are bound 10 shrink with even the
most careful handling. A straight band
OF the silkoline can be used IN the border
II the top OF the bureau IS perfectly
straight, but II curved a bias piece will
be easier to work with. II the dressing
table is at all valuable piece OF fuTni-
ture it is worth while having a glass
top fitted for Il TO go on over the chintz
or lace cover. Glass tops are being used
more and more for this purpose. and since
the days OF the marble tops nothing so
nice has been found. For both nestness
and cleanliness the glass top is strongly
10 be advised. Long cotton tassels az the
four corners OF the table make a pretty
finish. and the cushions on the divan and
even the bed spread and roll cover may
have Ike adornment.
So much in vogue is chlntz this year
for all articles In the boudoir that It may
even be used on the backs of the toilet
articles upon the dressing table. Already
all desk furnishings are made In chintz,
the scrap basket being, of course, COW
cred TO correspond with the rest of the
room. while the picture frames. both
those on the wall and those with their
own stands. as we'll as the books on the
table, all have their summer covering
of pretty. cheerful chintz.
With this material, 10 be had at any
shop and in patterns and shades that are
charming in even the least expensive
qualities. all that is necessary for a girl
TO turn her tiny room into a charming
nest for herself and her pet belongings