Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-10
epr,ne tim. VII soon Do here. then

Spring time Will soon be here. then
tho housewife viii begin to think Of
spring housekeeping. This will bring
back, no doubt. the memory that
when the lace curtains were laund-
cred the last time she decided that
thew. were entirely too ragged go
stand another washing and that this
sprins she would have to buy some
new onest
She win fnd when she goes 20
make her purchase that the styles
In lace curtains differ decidedly from
few years ago. For the past hve
years small, dainty designs have held
sway, both In ready made curtains
ana IN curtain goods by the yard
but thh year the large and intri-
cate patterns arc newer. don't mean
moro fashionable because small de-
elgnp Are bsshown also and would
not try 10 prophecy which Will "a
! the more popular.
also ana I would not try to prophe-
" which win be the more popular
larps and Small Pattsrns Good.
Local stores are showing lace cur
tains with both large and small de-
signs. Net IN either square or round
mesh 10 almost the only material used
for curtains IN downstairs rooms. al
tho q little filet is seen, on the shelv-
O.. One viii ind such q great var
iety from which to choose that 1t
should not be hard to select curtains
to suit every ones fancy. In the ready
made curtains the design some
times makeS border Just inside the
hem and then again the design ap-
pears here and there over the cur
tain. This IL true as well in the yard
goods materials. Some designs,
which cover the entire surface OF
the curtain, are shown and are call
ed Lever curtains after, . certain
English all-over design. As said
before, these designs or motifs, may
be either large or small to suit your
particular fancy. The curtain goods
that comes ~ the yard Is made the
correct width for curtains but some
pieces are wide enough to cut In two.
Panel csrtalns and swiss.
Panel curtains, which came In q
few years ago, are still good but
not 20 good as they were. They hung
so straight and plain that they did
not enjoy 80 much popularity as was
predicted for them. Perhaps the
reason was that every one did not
feel they could AFFORD Grapes that
were almost. necessary to make the
panel designs effective.
Dotted swiss CAME back last sum
iner to be fashioned into dainty linz
gerie frocks and now It Is appearing
again at the bedroom windows. With
q starched r1f1e to finish the curtain,
which 10 tied back with cord and tas-
sci, they look Just like those cur
tains that made mothers room so
dainty for her girlhood days. Now
and then the dots are blue, yellow
or pink but white Is the more fash
,,ionabls and has the added attraction
of laundering better. Those ruffles
are somewhat Of q Job to iron 30
there WIN be some that like the plain
edged curtain better. For this style
marquisette. vsile and light madras.
\called grenadine, are offered. These
materials can be had plain or In .
small all over design.
Variety ol,SWn In Shades.
Pretty curtains are not effective
at the window II the shades are not
right. The bid fashioned dark green
shades Of water colored muslin are
being supplanted by shades in q
variety Of colors and materials. The
dark green ones did not show dirt
SO quickly but the new ones in a
linen shade very near the color OF
dust are becoming almost as popula.
for the same reason and because
finger marks are not discernabls
Muslin either water. colored or oil
colored by machine or hand. Is still
the most commonly used material
for shades. The shades colored by
hand are made up I'm better material