South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-04


ny this one item. and no amount of
detail in draperies or other furnish
ings will restore TO il that quality
known as artistic rhythm and unity
" lille this item is wrong Perhaps
there is no one point upon which
decorators put so much stress as up
on this. The wall is the background
of the room. the setting for all
which must go into that room. This
being the case, it is easily understood
how necessary 1t is for a home
maker 20 study this point and to
think Of her possessions in relation
TO the walls.
notwithstanding the paramount
importance Of this part of the en-
semble Of the room, there is. per-
haps. more ignorance upon the gem
eral subject Of wall paper and its
effect upon the furnishing OF a home
than upon almost any other of the
many details which make for mar
mony. These strident patterns.
these aggressive colors we have 10
sell more of than the beautiful soft.
rich tones which / have been show
inS you" declared II. w Webster.
manager of one OF the largest wall
paper manufacturing concerns in the
country, with general Offices in Chi
cago.
I'm wall paper. as in draperies.
rugs. furniture and ornaments. sim
plicity should he understood as the
keynote OF elegance. There is no
reason either. why. i'm a home of
modest expenditure. this element OF
elegance should not obtain. IL all
depends upon the understanding of
certain laws OF combination i'm col
or, in fabrics, patterned and plain
surfaces. and the effect OF these col
crs, surfaces, fabrics and styles OF
furniture upon the light. the lines
and spaces of the rooms, taken Ell
each and every one of these elements
into consideration, when choosing
ones wall paper. can the rieht re-
suits be achieved. These results are
balance. harmony OF line and color.
and the accent of points in the size
and spaces of the rooms
For instance. no room should be
covered with anything that hits the
eye as one enters. Accent should al
ways be in crescendo, not staccatO
Carry color and lines up from the
rug, sometimes from the rug and
furniture covers, and draperies, to
the wall. The basis from which one
must start is the use and size OF the
room, giving due consideration to its
relation TO other rooms and 10 the
points of the compass. In "a poorly
lighted room. colors which radiate
light should be used, not those which
absorb. For instance. northeast
rooms should have paper with a
good deal of warmth, like all tones
of yellow and gold. Blues. browns,
and green's tone down the brilliant
southwestern exposures. For high
rooms, of good size. larger patterns
may be used: here heavy designs in
wall paper, furniture, and draperies
are appropriate. Low rooms should
be raised by stripes in the wall pa
per, long lines in the furniture, and
long. flowing draperies, with few
spreading effects in design. The
richest effects can be got by using. in
such instances. two tone paper. the
rug and furnishings accenting the
deeper tone in the paper and carry
ing il up in the draperies.
If il is a very high room. the |
rich brocatelle designs of wall paper |
tend TO lower its effect. and used
with heavy mahogany furniture, up
holstered in the strong color Of the
two-tone paper, will lead the room
down 10 the one tone. The draperies
could we'll repeat the broeatelle of
the wall paper Such effects should
never be used. however. unless the
size and height warrant.
In large halls, where there is "A
great deal of space. large figures and
light backgrounds are acceptable.
Elaborate rugs and furniture call for
simple unObtrusive wall paper and
One-tone draperies. We are using all
colors in our wall papers.-more
green than formerly and but little
red, what there is of it being more on
the purple tone. This shade blends
in better with the mahogany furni-
ture. so much used. For the Twins
room, grays gray green, and cream
gray are both popular and apprO-
pirate. They are so neutral that all
kinds OF people are expressed by
them. Blue is excellent for halls and
dining rooms.
The wall papers are governed. as
are fabrics, colOrs and designs in
mems wearing apparel, by the pre-
vailing fashions in womens clothes
Nor is this other than it should be
Women are the ones who are most
in the home setting. That back
ground OF the home, the wall paper,
should harmonic with and accent
Wall paper has had to keep pace
with beautiful fabrics, Chinese and
French, Italian. Persian,
which have been so dominant in
dress fabrics. We are producing the
most equisite chintz. with the dainty
little rose buds, forget-me- nOts. blue
bells. primroses, hawthOrns. daisies.
allOver patterns. on gray. cream and
white grounds, with the borders riot
ing in garlands OF the flowers. These
are for bedrooms. We even have the
paisley shawl effects in wall papers
for den or library. the deeper in solid
color for draperies. furniture and