Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-20
FLOOR COVERINGS, DRAPERIEs-
 WHAT'S NEW FOR SPRING


 FLOOR COVERINGS, DRAPERlEs--
 WHAT'S NEW FOR SPRING Quiet Tones Characterize Best Typsa
 of Rass.--Lir~l~nrrs Now For Every
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 New Curtain Red [ A sunshiny day like Tuesdas, causes a womanss fancy to turn to thoughts of spring laousecleanifg. At the same time the heightened hours of daylight, the opened windows and doors, tend to show up in n1ereiIess fashion the shab-s biness of carpets and rugs. the faded tlraperies whoch no domestic art can. any longer ca1iaouf age. Nothing but new furnishings will satisfy the fernf nine soul; and 1t is safe to wager that nine out of every ten women shoppers in the streets these days are headed ltowdrd those business houses where bright, fresh furnishings and deco- rations for the home are awaiting pur chasers.
 New Floor Coverings.
 Few room fittings which a housewife buys will give her such genuine sat- isfaetion as does a handsome rug. This season there is patriotism in buying the beautiful big squares in axminster, body brussels, wilton, or tapestry brussels, since all are Ameri- can made. h fact, few rugs of any account have been imported for the ipast decade, the great carpet n1anu- 1 factories of our own country now turning out designs and makes as nearly perfect as such outputs can be. ouist Tones fixed. Subdued patterns, small effects, quiet ttones, characterize the choicest of the rugs inspected Tuesday Naturally the in high colors intended for. special den 1 furnishings or other exceptional de- Hands; but as a rule designers follow the unobtrusive, artistic motifs, the soft blends and not too sharp con- trasts of the Persian or Indian rug workers who know their art so well; land the result is harmony, restfulness, Ia richness but softness of coloring, of (which the eye never tires.
 Prices Still Reasonable.
 :. Some of the best types of wilton lrugs noted yesterday are priced at tfrorn $50 to s108--and that means lyears of satisfactory wear and ser Twice. Because the government has Iconmandeered so large a proportion Iof the carpet looms. as well as the wool. there has been an advance of 25 ito 50 per cent. in all carpet prices land the tip was given Tuesday that lprices will goS even higher. Conse- lquently, women readers of The Bulle- tin who plan rug buying will find thai speedy purchasing will mean the sav- ing of good money.
 Leading coIors.
 Tn colors this year, brown and ivorS lappear to have the call, although tgreens in delicate shades are popular and there are certain designs in want led colors, like deep crimson in India Ipatterns for dens. two-toned blue, ax minister rugs with bronze motifs fo living rooms. dining room designs il small patterns and coloring on tn, tpastel order. sleeping room rugs il shades of delft, and the like On charming bedroom rug in two tone tof blue admired yesterday bore tn ] extremely reasonable tag of s52. | A Chinese Novelty. : One novelty featured is a Chimes : trug which won a gold medal for tn ? native designer It is a wilton, ever finch of which tells it's story-tl1e bor der of the powerful. cities of the. Ce Elestial kingdom, the inner edge of tn :, Great Wall, the center syInbolizes tn Topography of the Empire, river:
 mountains, plains and the, like. Thi Irug is finished with the new. modis linen fringed ends and it's price is sSl In fact this weeks six frame ru $ prices range from s55 to s10e, accord ]. ling to the grade of wool; but as note : Eearlier, d jump in cost is likely be J Ifore another month. e For Stairs and Hall. In the main. carpeting for stairs an ' hall now comes to match exactly tE ' rug which is the floor covering of th /. living room.
 C Wonderful LinoIeum Development s From being an ugly kitchen cover
 ing, the servieeabFe 1inoieum is no Ishown in wonderfully artistic pattern
 tile: parquet, mating designs ft
 sleeping rooms, etc, in fact, in. colol e ing and designs for every room in u
 house.
 Of Bygone Era. l. 'Ingrain carpets? ?" The departmel Ii head smiled yesterday, pointing outi n few half forgotten rolls of the on'
 time standby of the economical hous, keeper. "Only once in a blue moo " do we sell such floor covering no ,s land chiefly to suburban customer
 who want it to match something -- chamber fioors!'
 d All Draperies Short.
 Window dFaperies no longer swe, l. the floor, the proper length being e, 1-4 to 1-2 yards. Quaker lace is
 material well liked and small desigl l. are the vogue.
 l. Fascinating things in cretunnes a
 loffered for draperies,, and there is I- new Japanese wool chaIlis which d.E taking we'll Madras in gold, brow1
 pale greens and soft tints generally l. making big bid for popularity. eT The New Curtain Rod.
 l Something as practical as new is u -ifiat rod for hanging draperies, an e of Esentially useful invention, whic
 comes in velvet brass and enamel ,., white, has curved ends, is extensit r. and costs the modest sum of 35c. m Now is the housefolders opportuni
 to buy floor coverings, draperies, f, aLy to advantage.
 2, Where the newest and the most ss r. isfactory as to quality, artistry al
 tprice may be found, is told by T T- Bulletins advertisers today. l0
 Selling Without License. Rico Dorsini, a teamster. employ