Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-07
Hand Braided
Durable and
Beautiful
BY Jean TRUE.

How we love to bark back to the
oldcn days when braided rugs were
plentiful in the homes of our foreia-
theirs. We somehow like to initiate,
appreciate and use braided rugs to-
day-and why not? Are they not
lovely in color, durable and useful?
Is it not right to use braided rugs
and improve upon the former de-
signs as we are doing? Many house
wives must think so, hence the pop
ularity of braided rugs today.
Necessity was the mother Of in
vention with our forefathers. They
needed rugs and made dignifed
braided ones, placed them in front of
the fireplace (the hearth OF the
home). in bedrooms, entrance halls,
and other needed places to beautify
and add comfort to their simple but
dignified rooms.
Braided rugs are used frequently
in the old colonial houses in the east
but one may use them in any mod
ern home providing there is the prop
er setting. They seem to fit in keep
ing with the craftsmanship. of Sher-
aton,, Chippendale and colonial fur
niture.
If you wish dainty bedroom
you can find these rugs in any soft
toned colors you wish; washable ones
may be secured for the bathroom
and nursery, while the darker tones
find a place in entrances, dining
rooms and living rooms, They are
cool and fresh looking and make
good rugs for summer use.
These hand braided rugs are made
both round and oval and are gener-
ally used in three sizes. small, me-
dunn and large.
One Of the chief assets of these
rugs is their various color combi-
nations-there is no limit They may
be made to blend in with any chintz-
es or cretonnes you may select,
they submit to any color harmony
in wall coverings you may devise.
have seen dignihed hand
braided rug at the foot of a
colonial stairway used with good ef-
feet. I know a clever housewife who
uses braided rugs in the bathroom
these have white centers with blue
| borders. She sends them to the laun-
dry and they come back white and
fresh as new.
Have you seen those wonderful
hand braided silk and wool rugs
that would grace the hearth of spa
cious> and dignified fireplace? Do you
wish to possess one? Are you am
bilious and do you have some leis-
ure time? Have an Inspiration and
make one Of these rugs. Create your
own design. Let your feeling for COL
or lead you and you will be pleased
with your results, provided you
4 make it to fit particular and pur-
poseful place.
You can use old clothing to make
these rugs. If you do not have
enough bright colors, dye material
in contrast to other colors. Cut
strips from old clothing the width
you wish for braiding. You can mix
4 colors when braiding or use solid
! color as you wish.
I An oval mat with a gray center
i surrounded by narrow border OF
! dark brown, then a wider border OF
orange, a narrow one of brown. then
one of blue half as wide as the or
ange. and last a brown edge the
same width of the blue and you have
rug that will be nice for a bed
room with yellowish floor and buff
walls. The furniture should be OF
walnut, buff curtains with blue
drapes, the picture frames should be
brown or gold, and touches of yel-
low or orange should be repeated
in the bed cureain or hand made
spread.
: questions directed to her at The Bee
: With the season OF flowers SC
close at hand, one cannot have toe
many vases available. The woman
of foresight will collect all the odi
ones there are about the house lei
/. from last year. and supplement these
. with others which may be picked ut
here and there as one comes upor
them inexpensively priced. These
should not all be of one depth, bu
of varying lengths, so as to hole
l fshort-stemmed as well as long
j, stemmed flowers.