The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01

Would she BE- In the fashion the house.
wife selecting summer draperies must
choose for window curtains white with
trimmings OF color or Of white and oolors
MIXED offset with cotton pOrtieFes Of a
tone 10 match. The most pleasing novel;
ties perhaps are in tho former.
Some Of the prettiesi Of these NAV be
duplicated by any one handy with a
needle at half the oOst-fOr instance.
examples made Of scrim. curtain brussels
or cable nett trimmed with oretonns. This
scrim, pure white or cream. forms the bulk
Of the curtain. About three inches back
from the edge is an eight or nine inch
wide insertion Of heavy net the color Of
the scrim. outlined on either edge with
an inch wide heavy lace insertion. Down
the centre Of the net runs a four or Eve
inch wide applique Of cretOnns with roses
and leaves, nargpeTites. viOlets. pansies
or other flowers IN any and every color.
their edges fastened TO the net with a
fancy chain stitch. The edge OF the
curtain il finished with inch wide lace
matching the insertion.
The floral decorations NAV be had In
many shades Of mauve. lilac. pink. rose.
blue. green. &C. and some 81 the designs
are exquisite. RedspFeads and holster
covers 10 match trimmed down the centre
with the cretonne appliques arr 4 feature
Of those importations.
The same style OF decoration Il used
on scrim curtains minus the net and lace
insertions. alaO in curtains Of cream cable
net. A variation in the latter Ia appliques
Of narrow strips Of self-toned green or
old rose merccrized cotton goods re-
sembling silk trained In a conventional
design between vertical strips Of like
width outlined with a fine cotton soutache
braid.
White and cream cotton taIeta pat
termed like dimity. which may be bought
by the yard. 10 made up IN imported
curtains trimmed also with oretonne
aBpliuu6s and edged with narrow ball
fringe and half inch orstonne
hand. The chief charm In all these e1-
amples % course IL the arrangement OF
the cretonne appliques. which In the
cotton taheta examples surround here
and there n segment Of brussels net. In
none do they resemble n straight band.
such a. IL stitched 10 the cheaper grades
Of muslin curtains.
A fine example Of white muslin curtain
with a wide hemstitched hem Il embroid-
cred hack Of the hemstitching with small
sprays Of pink roses. with yellow daiYo-
dis. with clusters Of forget -ms-nots.
with sprays Of wistariA and other flowers
in the natural color. All Of these styles
ara matched in bedspre ads and bolster
cases.
Another imported novelty Il q curtain,
Of a material which h a cross betWecn
scrim and fishnet in solid colors-nastel
blue. mulberry. rose and green. This
Il trimmed here and there down the front
edge and across the curtain half g yard
or so from the bottom with small square
meets Of deep cream Cluny lace.
Two toned scrim, sold by ths yard. ID
among the low priced, popular curtain
materials. In these the beauty Of some
patterns and the combinations Of color
are equal almost % the liner imported
madras fabrics which TINS season are
having a vogue as window draperies
Some % the best patterns IN the latteE
are Oriental in design and In color. the
effect when hung a. a sunny window saE-
costing In some Instances stained glass.
Still another novelty u 0Tiental nes
Of deep red and OF RESIDE green Only
which has a mesh three quarters OF an
inch In diameter made Of fine cord
This lined with the thinnesi and Aheerest
Of cream color sCrim. II used for our
tains. also for top draperies over plain
scrim curtains.
The vogue % cotton portiAres 10 in
creased because o. the wonderful a.
sortment ~ fabrics imported for this
purpose. which 20 the uniformed eye
look Ike anything but cotton.
In the list In plain COLOR. Il easement
cloth. substantial. heavy and OT absO-
lutely fast colOrs. which include baaIti-
ful obi red, such a. is popular in artists,
studios. This fabric is Of a plain. coarse
weave. Another plain, heavy. mercer
lied cotton h woven % look like poplin
and Il may be had in almost a. many
cOlOrs a. woolien poplins. Some made
up poTtieres ~ Il have appliqued leaves
| flowers or stripes Of contrasting color
crossing the curtain near the top and
! bottom
A fabric not unlike a brocade shows
small, Irregular designs. raised in eject
% gold. gray. blue. green. red or helio-
trope on a linen color background Por-
there's Of this are finished only with
a narrow gimp
Soldare. a new material in iaspe effect
which means a self-tOned stripe within a
stripe IL yhter in weight and costs less.
The colOrs IN these include the new shade
~ mulberry. old rose mauvs aud many
shades ~ blue. green and yellow
Linen taf"taS. an exact imitation 81
hand spun linen. trimmed with stencil
borders ~ fruits and flowers and con-
veutlonal designs. arc among the most
stylish u the new door draperies designed
for country houses their strongest rival
being English chintZ portihrea which
include desi eHs Ibis yesr never seen
before
For instance. one example showing
a close. fine pattern in which rod and
green are blended. is printed IN sections
only. leaving eight aud nine inch expanAcs
Of plain white crossing the poriiere hor-
z0ntallv. IN another example bordering
u IN part. while a third style shows larae
white oblongs placed here and there
irregularly. The variety ~ colors offered
IN these Is wonderful.
Ia the English chintzss sold hy the
yard for poFtiares the variety ~ desiFna
IL even more eXtrayaEant. including a.
they do the richest u Oriental patterns
done In aolid color tones ne well az IN native
color schemes. Grecian effects. Paisley
shawl designs in beautiful cashmere
colOrs. ~ say nothing 81 the remaFkahla
array Of English flower designs for which
this class 81 chintz h noted.
This season country house owners are
showing a preference for these chintzes.
uphOlsterers say. in fitting up sleeping
rooms and adjacent sitting rooms. Chairs.
tables and sofas are draped 20 match
window boxes. portieres. window lam
hrequins. Dressing bureaus, even % the
favOrits photographs and toilet boxes
disnlaved thereon. are similarly trimmed