Evening star., 1922-10-08
The Home, With a Personality
Article xH-Upholstery Fabrics.
BY Cele,sins b. Hodge.

oring muddy and dull and very apt to
fade. Tho subject OF fast color. by
the way, IL a very, delicate tons now
honestly whether . fabric will hold
its color or not. unless 1t 10 one OF the
few guaranteed pieces now gradually
coming back on the market
Equally important ~ the tapes
tries are the velours, velvets and
plushes-that is, materials having q
cotton and they are plain, striped or
cut in figures. When made Of wool
they are called inohair. The mohair
has had q tremendous vogue in recent
years for overstuffed furniture and
is used In the plain, striped or cut
2 dark pile and q light background.
which shows through and gives n
changeable effect. The striped and
plain velours can be used very ef-
fectively on odd pieces in combine
tfon with other furniture covered
with tapestry. One OF the best things
bility H. what 10 known as imperial
linen velour. 1t is an imported velour
with linen pile and cotton back, and
IT comes In especially lovely soft COL
ors. 1t is merceriEsd so that 1t has q
silky sheen and ID SO much hand
somer looking than its cost would In
terial is approximately - a yard. al
though it can be obtained when spe-
cially priced rs low as $3.50 4 yard
For our dress-up furniture, for
drawing rooms and rather elegant
houses there are the more delicate
finest qualities are made of silk and
cost from SIS a yard up to $50 or
more, and the less expensive quail
ries are made of silk and cotton OF
all mercerized cotton. and cost from
81 or 80 yard up to SIS
The fine, heavy cotton cretonnes
are used for upholstery work in Eng
land and France much more than in
this country. This is due probably
to several reasons. First of all. they
probably cannot afford the more ex-
pensive tapestries since the war. due
Then, too, their labor is so much
cheaper than ours. Here a housewife
who must watch her budget hesitates
TO cover a big davenport with Gre
tonne that will soil even though IL
may not wear out, when the cos, for
the work amounts to almost as much
as the material in some cases How
ever. personally would rather have
the best quality Of cretonne than the
cheapest quality of tapestry at the
same price, and there are fine heavy
cretonnes in dark colors that would
give very good service as furniture
covering. always considering the type
OF furniture and the place where it is
to be used.
The most important thing always is
to get the very beet possible quality
for the amount Of money you have to
spend.
Quehtions.
In my living room from which the
stairs lead to the second story, the
woodwork is ivory. the floor is oak,
the stairway and newell posts are oak
and a colonnade with built-in book,
cases separates the living room from
moor, the stairs and the bookcases and
colonnade? n
Stain the floor sufficiently to make
q good medium oak color. not too
light: apply a good hard coat of var
nish and wax II. Make the steps the
same color. Finish the newell posts
and stain rail dark walnut brown
onnade bookshelves and spindles to
the stair rail ivory.
Suggest two lampshades suitab
Tor a mahogany lamp and for a putty
colored crockery base. Also a good
color for portleres. The living room
in which they are to be used is fur
nished In old mahogany and wicker.
The walls are grayish tan oatmeal
paper. w. B.
For the mahogany stand use a shade
made OF champAgne-colored silk lined
rose and trimmed with rose or light
brown or little black. For the pot
terry base use a brilliant parchment
shade. For portieres a soft, somewhat
neutral gold colored velour or rep or
damask would harmonize we'll with
the wall and yet give brightness and