Evening star., 1925-04-11
REAL HOME REQUIRES
CARE IN FURNISHINGS
Suitability, Comfort and Cost Are
Factors That Must Be Taken Into
Consideration to Get Best Results.

are suitable for colonial houses, and
are agreeable in living rooms, dining
| rooms and bedrooms. AS a rule, dark
woodwork and light walls are not in
! harmony, except in the case Nof all
dark furniture. Thus, if the furniture
is dark mahogany or walnut, and the
| house is not strictly of a period, it
or mahogany woodwork. If the fur
niture is dark oak, woodwork of the
same kind would be in keeping.
| Highly vanished light oak and
| pine woodwork is the most trying to
| harmonize with either furniture or
walls, and should not be considered.
Oak, mahogany, walnut, in fact, all
hardwoods, should be finished with
| either wax, yarnish or oil, and rubbed
| down to dull finish. This is a help
! in blending the woodwork with the
furniture and the hangings.
Advice ON Hansings.
Next we come to the question of
curtains and draperieS for the home.
In rooms with plain wall colorings,
striped or figured hangings are best.
but in rooms where there is a figured
wall covering, the hangings should be
in plain colors, repeating the color
note dominant in floor coverings and
walls.
The exposure of each room must be
considered in connection with drap-
cries. Windows facing north may be
curtained with light, cheerful fabrics
in warm tones, but for a room Of
southern exposure, somber, cool tones
should be selected
To insure that the house shall ap-
pear from the outside to be well kept
curtains at all the windows-except
perhaps, the -kitchen-should be alike
and hung similarly at all windows.
For such curtains, the choice is wide.
including plain scrim in white or neu-
trail colors, marquisette, plain or
small figured nets, large or small
mesh f1let nets, cross bar batisteS,
colored voiles, cheese cloths, sun
fast gauZes, Japanese silks or ra-
diums, and easement cloths For
overdraperies, the list of materials
from which to choose includes dam
asks, brocades, tapestries, poplins
silk taffetas, Velours, satins,. Paisley
cloths, armures, cretonnes, printed
linens, cotton or silk repps and mo-
hairs.
For bedrooms, nurseries, kitchens
and porches a number of inexpensive
materials may be selected. The list
includes unbleached musIins cham
brays, japanese or cotton crepes, ging-
hams, kindergarten cloths. sateens.
mulls, Russian crash, organdies, cot
ton or silk seersuckers, dotted Swisses
in plain white or colored dots, linen
toweling, monks cloth and thea trfcaI
linen gauze.
In the general selection of furniture
Mrs. Sanders continues, it is a good
rule to avoid anything which appears
elaborate or prominent. If a piece of
furniture stands out while in a shop
it may be taken for certain 1t will be
even more noticebale in a house.
Good taste must be the main guide
in choosing furniture for the home
High. narrow pieces of furniture do
not look well in long. low rooms, and
short, broad pieces are just as out of
place in high small rooms. Slender
or fragile furniture and fabrics of
delicate design are inappropriate in
rooms with beamed ceilings or heavy
woodwork
s A house is properly furnished only
when it meets the real needs of the
family whose home it is. Comfortable
chairs, sofas and beds, good tables,
soft carpets and rugs are the most