The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-14
. Black Designs on Wall :
Paper the Latest


No one could ask for anything
more attractive, more highly artistic
or more happyifying than the pap
crs now being offered i'm the foremost
wall paper houses Ia this city. says
q writer for the New York Times A
recent round OF visits To these es-
adjustments showed conyincingly
that this branch OF the decorative
art IL reaching a standard Of excel
lencc unequaled before. Not only
are many Of the papers rich in coli
oring and original In design. but they
are carefully considered as an In
togral part Of the room and designed
TO complete the scheme OF color or
period.
Should the style of your room fur
nishings bc OF the era OF Louis XIV.
the daintiest OF rose garlandod pap
crs can be found 10 harmonize. or Il
you favor heavy Colonial mahogany.
or carved Flemish oak, suitable de-
signs for any Of these schemes are
obtainable. And the latest OF an
ideas Is black wallpaper.
This T. an innovation" remarked
the clerk Of a prominent Wallpaper
firm on Broadway as he spread on
the display rack n satin finished
white paper with % handsome Jap
anese design IN black. witt tho TAD
for black carpets we had To got out
something to 80. with them"
BLACK and white sounds rather
dreary as "a color plan for a room"
the customer objected.
Not II Il Il properly handled. The
woodwork must be white. Of course.
ana white cnamcled furniture is APP
propriate. Then "a touch az color Is
needed IN the hanRings and uphoi-
stery. Here ~ something suitable.
and he produced a figured crotonno
with a design Of birds aud flowers
in the japanese style. N dun reds.
flue and green's on a background az
black. The first impression was one
cf sharp contrasts ana conspicuous
ness. hut a longer study convinced
ono that this might De decidedly
pleasing II no false note were struck
In any Of the room furnishing
what Is popular for the living
rooms Of the house?" inquired anoth
or customer.
Fashion Is returning once mors
Go a preference for the darker PAPERS
for all the main rooms OF the house"
the salesman replied However
there are many light papers in gold
and pale shades, successfully rcpro.
ducing the fabricR which are used in
pariors and drawing rooms. For q
substantial richly furnished living
room or parlor this Is effective ana
.u~p-to-date."
The sample brought out had a two
tone background OF a small pattern
and OVERLAPPING stripes THAI conveyed
the idea 90 bands OF embroidered Ia
brio. These were deep cream In col
or with the design In rose and green.
nd one might have the choice OF
dull blue or rose for the body OF the
paper.
Figured hanglngs or upholstery
would be apt Co clash with this pa
per cautioned the clerk. "nnd dra-
peries should be of single tonc ma
teriai matched To- the ground color OF
the paper"
In a FINN avenuo shop was shown
another paper OF an old English mo-
ti, Of poacocks roses and liics. in
dull colors on a black grass paper
ground work. Il was suitable for
den or library, and like an papers
having a decided note would need to
be carefully considered in conncc.
tion with all around II.
zone great trouble with the ordi.
nary persons choice ct -walipaper
Remarked a decorator. "ls that thrv
select a thing because Il o. pretty
here and OF itself and fail 60 stop
To think how u will look Ia their own
rooms"