Evening star., 1924-06-20
WindO1v Curtains and Shades

, and porcelain. A blue and white kit
| if enhanced by a few yards or this
material
| Overdrape rics.
While easement curtains should be
made of sheer material, overdrap-
cries neceSSitate the use of heavier
material, which will hang in pretty
folds Overdraperies should be in a
shade which harmoniZes with both
wall and furniture. For instance, If
you have mahogany furniture and
a buff wall, choose draperies with a
buff ground and a patterns showing
mahogany tints.
If the color effect of a whole room
is monotonous, the needed accent of
variety may be supplied by the over
overdraperies for dining room
which has a dark brown rug on an
antique oak floor, the walls lighter
shade Of brown and the furniture
Flemish oak. Here the overdraperies
might be made of cretonne in To-
liage pattern with a brown and buff
ground, and small, fairly bright f1g-
ures of blue, green and burnt orange.
Cretonne that blends well with the
paper and furnishings is also pleas
| ing to use in upstairs rooms. for
drawing rooms and other first-f1oor
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also suitable to use.
For bedroom overdraperies printed
| lawns are pretty, and so are Gre
tonnes and chintzes- Tapestry Gre
tonne is a very strong material In
charming designs. 1t is suited to
draping coucheS and doors as well as
windows.
Overdrape1es usually have some
sort of dressing for the window
which runs across the top. 1t may be
lamhrequin, or it may be a valance.
A lambrequin is straight piece,
usually stiffened and shaped. 1t is
used only in large and formal rooms.
In other rooms the valance is the
usual finish for the top. This may be
box plated, gathered or shirred.
contrasting color to the side dra-
peries. A touch of heavy embroid-
cry will sometimes add richness.
\ thrifty housewife will almost al
ways find 1t an economy to make her
curtains at home. especially simple
curtains. For easement curtains a
simple hem about two inches wide,
ladder stitched, is a durable and de-
sirable finish. Another excellent way
to provide an edge is to crochet a
simple half-inch lace into the mate
rial. Knitted lace also is pretty.
Imitation cluny lace can be used if
you do not care to do the handwork-
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The roller shade is the most uni
Versally used type of curtain. It's
wide use is explained by it's great
utility. II the color of a roller shade
is the same on both sides, it should
be selected to harmonic with the
outside of the house rather than the
inside. A soft, medium tone of green
is particularly good il the house is
painted white. Tan is an inconspicu-
Gus color which harmonizeS well with
many other tintS.
1t is often advisable to have two
roller shades, one light and one dark
the one nearer the glass to blend with
the outside coloring of the house, the
inner one to harmoniZe with the dra-
draperies and the furnishings of the
room. BY the use of two pairs 1t is
also possible to regulate the light
pleasantly at all hours and seasons.
If you do not care to use two sets, a
duplex shade is good. This is made
Of double-faced material, showing
different color on each side; for in
stance, green on the outside and
white on the inside. These roller
shades should sometimes match the
side curtains in color.
New glazed chintzes in bewitching
floral, butterfly and bird life designs
are the latest thing in window
shades. Printed on these chintzes are
delicate morning glories spraying their
slender tendrils against a golden
ground, gay cherry blossoms or uelu
bouquets against a deep blue sky, or
garden flowers with wonderful birds
of the air, which add a charming note
to graceful furnishings and turn
small room into a bower of beauty.
These shades are especially attractive
for a boudoir or bedroom or break
fast room. If still darker effect is
desired than that given by the mel
low light of the chintzes, darker
shade may also be used back of these
lovely ones. Another good idea is to
use glazed cretonne in a bright pat
tern for kitchen window shades, espe-
cially for a white kitchen.
One woman who had blue ana
white kitchen needed window shades
to match. SO she took the old green
shades off the rollers, cut some white
oilcloth the right size, then scalloped
the lower end in wide shallow half
circles, using a small plate for a
pattern. Then she bound the seal
iops in plain blue gingham. For cur
tains with these shades she used
cream -colored cheesecloth, with
three-inch hem that just reached the
window sill. On each lower outside
corner of the curtain was appliqued
a. bunch of flowers in shades of blue.
AS an overdrape for the top, she
made three shallow scallops from
small blue check gingham, bound
with plain blue. The curtains and
shades were inexpensive, but very
attractive.