Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15

/ toral scenes of Vatican and Boucher
they are developing motifs of their own
century ago few American china dec
orators took such subjects as Niagara
Falls, Harvard College. Mount Vernon
ana other beautiful and historic spots
Tor reproduction on china. They did
not win favor at that time although the
original models command princely sums
duced. But the textile manufacturers
are adopting these same views and
countless others as motifs for house
They are also being used not only in
heaVy tapestry but in cretonnes,
chintzes and calicos designed for drap-
grated with old French Chateaus and
English towers it will soon ue possible
TO obtain historic American landscapes.
In addition to these, views of the Grand
canyon, Yellowstone Park, the Catskills
ana other bits of natural beauty, have
been adopted as wallpaper motifs. 1t
has been possible for several years past
TO paper room with panels of we'll
known American scenes. Now these
same views are being reproduced in
Tapestries are not suitable for all
klnds or rooms and many women see
no appeal in them. The fresh bright
| colored cretonnes and chintzes are bet
| ter suited to the average home and
their price may be high or low to suit
the purse Of the buyer. 1t, no longer
requires a full pocket to have wall
| paper and drapery in the same pattern.
| Some of the daintiest designs shown are
| IN wallpaper at twenty-five cents a
roll with cretonnes and chintzes in COM
parative prices.
The number of new materials being
offered for house clothing is a conspicu-
Gus feature of the drapery and uphol-
steIy. trade this season. Printed mo-
! hair in bright colors is conspicuous and
differs distinctly from the cotton fab
| is another novelty now shown in natur-
al gray ALTHOUGH it is promised in a
variety of shades a little later. A new
manufactured from the Silk waste in
Italian factories. Despite the interfer-
ence of the war it has been brought into
| this country in quite large quantities
within the last six months.
Color Schemes Vary
The color schemes vary even more
many women were enthusiastic over
the magpie effect of black and white
color scheme for both bedrooms and
| living rooms. Some decorators intro
duced a vivid orange shade with the
| black and/white which was pronounced
chic and modish al. first but has. already
who possess it.
The dun French grays are still pre-
serving their popularity both for wall
but their cold somberness is being
| lightened by the introduction of the
favored color. room which was cold
cheerful warmth for the winter by add
| ing draperies of rose-colored easement
cloth, soft woolen material which has
lately been introduced from England
where it has been popular in country
house furnishings for at least a quar-
ter of a century.
The decorations of many homes are
strongly influenced by the colorings
used in the clubs of the community,
especially the country clubs to which
both men and women belong. Frequent
ly the clubrooms will be furnished in
a single color or to represent a distinct
historical period. The woman visitors
are pretty apt to attempt to copy the
effect. new club in Ohio had its hall
and ladies' reception room furnished
in blended shades of yellow. Within
less than three months nine parlors in
that town cleaned with draperies, rugs
and upholstery in the same golden
hues.
The growing use of fabrics through
| out the house is a new development of
furnishing. A surprisingly large num-
| Der of bedrooms are now being furnish
ed throughout with a single patterned
| floral fabric which is not only used for
upholstery and drapery but is pasted
! fiat upon the woodwork of the furni-
ture. The same motif appears in the
! panels which break the monotony of the
plain tinted walls.