The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-29
WINDOW DRAPES
MAY MAR HOME
Choice Of Materials Has
Much to Do With Good
Effects

In the enscmbis OF the room, no
elnple article 81 decoration contrib
utes more To the general effect, good
ur bad, than the window curtains.
In the sweep of the eye that the
visitor Involuntary gives TO tho
room on entering 10. the vision is
attracted TO tho windows and nee
cssnrily tho curtains ada their sharo
20 the Impression given by the room
ns whole
Fortunately for the most of peo-
pie, the curtains need not be Of Ok
penslvo material. In fact, ~ IA bot
ter that they DO simple. but they
should be well chosen aud well hung.
There arc so many good materials
ia the stores which may le pur-
chased FOR "a moderate price. that
their effect In tho harmonious i'm
preston produced by the room is
moro matter Of individual taste
than n cost.
Tho range OF fabrics for cuftnins
is 40 wide and so rich In variety
that thcre should be little difficulty
in making satlBfnctory choice. The
list suggested here by no means oN-
hauHtB the resources OF the shops.
In estimating the amount needed,
do not skimp In width, but rllow for
lNlls NNillt lblflAi fHn''lA lAAAN ~ AAAN
thin, Hheer materials
one ot the least expensive mate
rinls and stiil always In good taste
~ cheese cloth--some people call u
Euciid bntibtb--in white. cream or
unhichched. Decorators use n great
deal OF u. sometimes doubling " to
give body 90 tho curtain, Tho white
comes "a. "a and as inches IN width.
while the cream or unhloached
usually In SO inches in width. The
bottom hem should be made wide
az to inchea In not too much II
no trimming IN used--whlle the side
hons may be tho same width or lcsa.
Weights should be placed IN the bot
tom cornera Simple cotton gimps,
costing but few cents a yard. make
suitable trimmings and add a needed
touch OF color. Although the gimp
gives body. 10 Is better 20 weight the
bottom hem with shot or loaded
braid. For gimp trimmings. make
hens. both bottom and sides. not
quite the width OF tho Rimp and sew
~ on Ro that the fringe viii Just come
free OF the edge OF the hem.
Some Satisfactory Materials.
Scrim IL another desirable curtain
material that comes In several
weights and mcshcs and of different
widths--36, 40 and 4b inches wide
white, cream and acru. and In pat
tern either plain. drawn or barred
r'he plain Is generally preferable, aA
it can be washed without being
stretched afterward. Scrlm curtains
may be made like those OF cheese.
cloth. or with a narrow hem nt bot
tom ana sides, and may he finished
with narrow cotton cluny edging,
Other materials which closely re-
semble scrim are Mnrqulsettc. bohi-
notto and Brussels net. Some are &c
inches wide; others double width.
Tho material may be hemmed like
scrlm. Unlike scrim, they have to
be stretched after washing. Figured
net. which comes In widths OF 80. 45
and SO inches also makes pleasing
curtains II may be hcmmed like
scrim, or trimmed with gimp as sug-
gested forSC SChecsccluth, the latter
making bettor finish moro than
worth the slight difference In cost.
Another highly effective fabric for
curtains is dotted swiss with bands
OF colored sateen, several inches
wide. sewed on about two inches
from the edge at both sidos and the
bottom. or sateon, OF tho same width |
or slightly less. turned over 10 give
double thickness, may he used as n
hem for the edges II comes In
widths of 90 aud 80 inches. Even
AZ material for tho whole curtain. |
sateen may be used to advantage.
with wide hem at bottom and Sides
and the bottom weighted. For Il
large window, II makes good cur
tain. Still another excellent fabric. |
appropriate In name for use at a
window. IN easement cloth. II IN
light enough In texture and color
coming In various shades, but white
and cream nearly uiwnys 20 he pre-
ferred--to take the place OF thin