Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
MARCH 20, 1910.

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the ceiling is brought down on the
wall for one-quarter or one-third Of the
distance Conventional designs are best
Tor halls, living rooms, drawing rooms,
libraries and dining rooms. Flowered
papers are best for bedrooms and up
stairs sitting rooms. Plain paper, two
toned or textile paper may be used in
any room in the house. Wall coverings
of every description are to be had,
from wonderful leather and tapestry
to wall paper for cents a roll; but,
as l said before, the same rules apply
to any and all of them.
Do not decide on q paper until you
have pinned a generous sample on the
wall, and tried living with 1t for few
days; put two widths of it side by
side and see how the repeat comes; see
IL the color is good by artificial as
well as daylight; see how your pic
lures look against 1t. Ali these precau-
tions may save you from disappoint-
ment in the end. When buying hang
ings for any room be sure to take
large sample of the paper with you To
the shop, and insist on seeing it in
good light. If possible, have a piece
sent home before deciding. AS a gen
eral rule plain hanglngs are best with
figured paper, and figured hangings
with plain paper. Among the fabrics
suitable for use are cretonnes, chintzes,
denims, linens, Japanese crepes, and
many beautiful hand woven hangings
to be found at the different Arts and
Crafts societies. Then there are wool
en- tapestries, silks, brocades, Yelvets,
and host of other beautiful fabrics.
Decide what the limit of price is, then
patience will do the rest. For the cur
tains next the glass there are plenty
of nets, laces, plain and figured mus
Inns and thin silks to choose from.
A simple manner of hanging curtains
and draperies is i'm the best taste. The
muslin or lace curtains hanging
straight or looped back, or cut in two
sections, the first falling straight to
the top of the lower sash just covering
the woodwork, and the second hang
ing from a rod hidden under its ruffe
or hem and pushed back to each side;
the heavy draperies at the sides hang
ing straight to the floor from sepa-
rate rod so they can be pulled together
at night.
To illustrate some of these principles
I will give a few color schemes. A
drawing room on the southwest corner
of a house could have the walls COW
cred with a gray figured paper the
Jamaica pattern or one of the gray
landscape papers are especially good
and are copies of fine old designs, the
woodwork stained a soft gray or paint
ed white, not dead white, with egg
shell finish the curtains next the glass
deep cream -colored, almost yellow, net
or lace, gray velours hanging at the
sides. the gray to have yellow lights in
1t, and edged with soft green and gold
braid, the floor hardwood with duh
toned Oriental rugs. The room open
ing from this room is library ana
faces west. Use plain soft green paper,
the woodwork weathered oak, have
loaded glass If possible, and the cur
tains of madras of tan, green and SOFT
reds; the rug, browns, green and red.
Window seats piled with cushions, al
ways add comfort and charm to
library. The dining room opens out OF
the library and faces northwest. 1t
should have soft yellowish pink pa
per, the woodwork deep cafe-au-lalt
or mahogany, the furniture mahogany,
the curtains deep cream net, ana
hangings at sides cretonnes or silk
with tan ground and figures of green,
pink and mahogany color, the rug
taking the colors of the room In rich
dull tones.
yellow is the most cheering color of
all for many people, seeming like sun
light. In a room with a northern eX-
posure yellow paper, cream white
paint white muslin curtains, ana
hangings of cream, yellow and brown,
with a dash of red, would make
charming room. Blue and green, II
used with an unerring color sense,
gives a wonderful effect in room with
bright southern exposure. They must
he the soft blues and greens, and are
verv difficult to manage, and one
false tone or value will ruin the whole.
Also blues and white, and green and
white are fresh and charming. 50 IL