Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-13
Nowadays these things are not con-
sidered either artistic or beautiful.

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Draperies and Window Curtains.
Femininity loves soft draperies much
more than the average man dislikes
them. sc as long as woman is the pre-
siding genius in the home she will
have them at windows and doors. Ger
tainly they do add the finishing touch
to a home. the ina touch without
which a room never seems quite com
plete, no matter how well chosen are
its appointments. But a word of eau
tion Is necessary in regard to draperies
both for artistic and sanitary easons.
Window curtains should not be so
heavy or numerous that they shut out
air and sunlight. Wool draperies and
portieres should be avoided in rooms
that are to be much used, because wool
fabrics catch and hold dust more than
any other material. For living rooms
and dining room silk or linen ~draperies
are the best when expense need not
be figured too closely. but there is such
a big variety of cotton fabrics display
ing beauty In both design and color
ing that one need not buy the more
costly silks unless one prefers them.
In color portieres and draperies
should harmonic with both walls and
floors and should be a tone midway
between the two. The long folds of
the straight hanging drapery are much
more beautiful than the looped and
festooned arrangements which were
popular a few years ago and which are
still used by some professional uphol-
sterers. Window curtains should come
just to the lower edge of the easement
and not to the floor or spread out a
yard or two on the floor, after the
fashion of recent years. A single pair
of window curtains made of thin ma
terial, either plain or trimmed and
hung In long straight lines, with side
curtains to match the portieres, is the
best trimming for any window from
every point of view. II the window is
very wide, making more than one pair
of curtains necessary, there may be an
overdrapery from the top as well as
the sides. This should not extend
down too far.
In selecting draperies keep two
points firmly fixed in mind-first, don't
use Powered drapery with a Powered
wall and don't buy heavy, ~unwashable
hangings for bedrooms. Such mate
rails are entirely out of harmony with
the whole idea of bedroom simplicity.
For a Powered or much figured wall
no curtains are prettier than plain
white muslin or net made with wide
hens or finished with a ruffle. Fol a
bedroom with plain wall decoration a
white curtain with a Powered inner
curtain draped at the side of the win
dow is very effective.
Furniture and Where to Put Il.
One important rule to observe In
buying furniture for any part of the
house Is that 1t be of good quality.
built on simple lines and suitable for
the service 1t is intended to give. The
living room should have comfortable,
substantial furniture-not too much of
it, yet enough to meet the require
ments OF the family. The table should
be large enough and strong enough to
-supp6rftire wefght>uftkgb books, magds
zines and other articles which may be
brought to 1t. The frail table, which
looks as il 1t might go to pieces Ii sub
jected to greater weight than hat OF
q vase of flowers or a book, may be
permissible in the reception room. but
is entirely out of place in the living
room, where the family has its several
pleasures and interests. The chairs.
too, In this room should be comforta-
BILE, strong and sufficiently varied In
size and style to suit every n from
grandfather to the little child. Furni-
ture for the living room. especially the
chairs, should not be cumbersome.
There can be strength without unnec-
essary weight. such as is often found
in the so called mission" furniture.
The lines and general composition Of
this kind of furniture are good, and
the popularity of the style has done
much to revive simplicity in furnish
ing, but occasionally we find pieces
that are unwieldy and awkward to
move.
In the dining the same rules
should be followed; also adding to 1t
that in this room the furniture should
be limited to that required for serving
and p~artaking of meals. A dining ia
BILE, six or eight chairs, a sideboard or
buffet and a serving table are really
all the pieces necessary in the room.
and unless there is an unusual amount
Of space to spare no more should be
added. If possible the furniture in
the dining room should be Of n style
and one finish. Odd pieces spoil the
attractiveness of the room. 1t is a
good idea when practicable to have
the woodwork In the dining room and
its furniture match. For instance, a
room finished in old English oak may
have old English furniture. and this,
with a dull yellow or pomegranate wall
decoration, is most effective In q north
room. Do not crowd any room with
su%perfluous furniture. There should
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