The Washington times., 1919-12-04
The Bride s
Problems
By Loretto g. Lynch.

7rHERE are some souls 50 lack
inx in the artistic sense that
= window curtains or drapery
are taboo in their homes because
they are ''unsa nttary" they tell W.
Yet what dreary places our homes
vsula Be IL there were no curtains,
no arapes-just plain hospital va
rtety clsaAltnsss.
Materials for curtaining and
msens Of keeping curtains clean
and sanitary are such, these Gays,
that enc may have dehghtfully cur
sAineA windows and cleanliness at
the same time. The entrance door
ef the home nrst claims our atten-
tien. Where the door contains
si19is window. q panel curtain.
strstshed On wsll-set brass rods. Is
spprspriate. These panels come In
wonderful assortment Stout
net With q renaissance lace center
- always pleasing. Patterned net
snirrsd top and bottom Is also a
geSA choice.
when there II q fan-shaped piece
Of giaSs. over the entrance door,
oAtain 4 curved rod and shirr the
nss On it- At the center of the low
ct D0lnt gather the net tightly to-
eotAef and finish 1t OF neatly.
Often the effect of . window Is
1illed" because q curtain has fg-
uYts too large or too small. Wide.
loag windows in q large room call
for the larger, more elaborate hg-
urss, while small windows or even
large windows in small rooms. call
for the small inconspicuous figures.
Plain net with no design is also
1ooA to advantage in making a
ansli window appear larger.
Oace upon q time the shops only
showed hollow. round. brass rods.
But nov the better shops are
shswtng the nat rods These are
vsrth investiGating~ IL one can
A8ard the extra expense, the solid
brQos redA cut to measure, are .
Wiss purchase They last \ life
uDs AMI no amount OF tuSging on
the curtains will bend these rods.
AAy good metal polish may be used
to brighten up brass rods, either
herlew or solid. IL they become un-
pleasantly dlscolored.
The ovsrdrapes may be made OF .
variety of materials. Among the
materials shown in the better shops
are velour. the silk and cotton pop
lins, are cloth, boral cloth, ta6eta,
- ~Sh - eNaAhis S~NaAs oaN SAS~ -
cloth.
esms Of the better shops win
undertake to stencil the art cloth,
or. In faet- any other suitable ma
terfal selected In most attractive
dssiGns and colors. Recently I saw
easement length oyercurtains in
the living room of q modest apart
msat that were most effective.
These overdrapes were OF natural
eclossd linen toweling. about eigh-
teen inches wide. A stenciled bor-
der Of . brown basket with high
Loop handle just brimming with
variety OF old-fashioned garden
Sewers gave a delightful warmth to
the room There were posies of
blue and pink and rose and red and
orange with just sufficient green to
make q Harmonious whole.
Most women spend so much of
their lives in the kitchen, often
wonder why they are satisfied with
the ugly. ill-kept hangings one so
frequently sees on kitchen windows.
Sometimes the ex-curtains of some
other room are relegated to the
Kitchen to insist upon Its further
6tsagreeabls atmosphere. But when
you ere considering q curtain for
your kitchen consider a plain hem
stitched white wolfe or scrtm or
marQuisette- A good quality of
cheese cloth or plain sheer muslin
10 sisscussd II one cannot afford the
revs expansive varieties.