The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-17
Scarcity Of Dyestuffs Is Reflected in
Many Unusual and Striking
Decorations for the Home

when usually white or old ivory sets
1t oQ with bold effect.
A chintz vase seems indeed an odd
ity. This vas the first object seen in
black, frightened, though. by c,lor. Thu
receptacle was made OF brass, to hold
water. Crctonnes covering 1t cntirel,
black, with Dresden roses; old rose,
pink. unnatural history roses of blue
or lavender. Candy boxes to hold three
pounds. round in shape, of tin within,
are OF black crctonne, with small vari-
colored flowers to decorate them.
These are most popular in the FASH
ionable confectioners'. Small sewing
bags for embroidery, or larger ones
for darniny, are not so unusual in
chintz, but are rare in black, as they
now are shown with stripes or flowers.
Every conceivable article for the writ
ing table, or for the dressing table, with
It's glass covered chintz top. are them
selves of his black or white and black
chintz, with or without colorings. lit
tie roses being the favoritcs. These
small trays. cushions and other bits
are bound with enamelled wood and
are glass covered for protection.
! Lamps and candlesticks are effective.
especially a they are used, with a great
deal Of white. or ever to be nara
doxical. with "old" ivory. From the tall
est OF black stemmed piano lamps to
the banquet lamp. the small dressing
table lamp, h writing table G. ndle or
the dining or library table candelabra
all are shown in black, usually the
black being white or old ivory striped.
y complete vcranda or summer music
room set is of white ena,nelled wicker.
there being the boldest. most fashion,
able effect given by the black used.
For the table Is shown a large square
cover OF dead white. with Greek fig
ures or urns. and border of black. Re-
markably effective his IT,. with a tall
piano lamp of black. the shade being
OF white and black striped cretonnc.
white fringed. cushions for the settcc.
Tor the deep chairs and for the little
three cornered chair being made Of
broad striped white and black chintz.
The candlesticks shown ar. four
cornered. tall. black with white stripes.
or white with black stripes. the candles
also striped me or the other black or
white more prominent, the black and
white shade also striped, and white or
black bead fringes. Not at all funeral,
as II sounds. though decidedly odd, all
this ~blackness. the effect being bold
enough to take the eve. il not the
fancy. The test { permancncy will
tell.
Effective lamp shades are of black,
their four sidcsh being circles. medallion
IKE. with a tiny rose in the centre,
their green leaves Re catci I'm the color
II h fringe. again = black ground.
Others arc Of small squares. white
flowers on e black ground or couNeu-
ii mai patterns Of old iN,ry or white
on black.
\ tea wagon and muNiu stand oc
black enamollcd wicker for the porch
or lawn afternoon tea has the black
cretonn" idea carried out in its tray,
glass covered for protection. This is
made of black C|rct.nne with broad
white stripes, or better still OF old
ivory. sometimes Of the checkcrhoard
effect. in the border. being very fash
ionablc whcn centred with delicate or
bright r pastel flowers. ono with wild
flowers is particularly artistic. pale
violet, white. { IN color. rescda green
and Old blue.
Tea trays Of mahogany with chinta
lowered or with conventional figures
ur designs are more commonplace. as
they have been in longer. hut In the
blacks they are ucw. \ lovely effect
was seen IN a porch basket T = gath
ering roses dew sprinkled. II is long.
with twisted handles. ohlong in shape.
all If white cnameilcd basket work. en-
the bottom. "A glass protected