Evening star., 1925-12-25
Artificial Silk Fabrics.

Wonderful artistic possibilities for
| interior decoration are afforded the
| housewife this season by the produc-
ton of new designs and color scheme
! in artificial silk furnishing fabric
| All the best Winter fabrics for IN
terror decoration show a tendency TO
make designs more bold and the color
ings more brilliant than formerly. but
there Is nothing gaudy about them.
Ideal for upholStering coucheS and
chairs is a new artificial silk tapestry
with a design that stimulates needle
work in the Portuguese style. In q
scheme of vivid blue, green and gold
this material is particularly effective,
and has a cleaning surface which sug-
geSts great richness of texture. Violet
is very fashionable this Winter for cur
tains and upholstery. 1t is rarely used
alone in the best schemes. but is the
predominating color in lovely combtna-
tions of violet, blue and fawn.
The influence of Chinese design is
especially apparent at present. A Won
derful artificial upholstery silk Is pat
termed with antique Chinese designs o.
flowers and butterflies in bright tones
OF yellow, blue, green, deep SaImon and
cream. This material is appropriate
for covering the furniture in room
that has curtains of the new green
rep, against which the Chinese de-
signs make so lovely a contrast.
Red is another color which Is appear.
ing in furnishing schemes great deal
just now. 1t is excellent when used
with primrose, providing a contrast
that is very unusual, but so effective
that it is surprising that such color
scheme has not been more frequently
used. Long curtains of glowing red
frieze look delightful for bay window
that Is fitted with short primrose case
ment curtains.
Handsome bedspreads for Winter
use are made Of silk repp with an ir-
descent surface. A rose bedspread
with a silver eiderdown makes a
lovely color scheme. When il comes
to arrangement and color schemes
and the little touches that give char
acter, the French can teach lis a les
son. They can show Us how 90 intro
duce art into furnishing of the home.
Even If the art Is too futurtstic for
our taste, along with such extremes
are to be found styles which are Sc
verely simple and beautiful. For ex-
ample. colored bed linen Is becoming
very popular and Is being chosen to
match exactly the shade Of the FASH
ionable patterned blankets.
Frightening Up Kitchen.
Interest may be added to your con.
ventional kitchen by using simple
curtains Of bright colors instead Of
the usual white. Kitchen curtains
have to be changed .frequently. so it
is well to have tWn. .or even three
sets on hand. A clever thought is to
have these curtains Of different col.
ors, and so change the whole appear
ance of the kitchen ina few minutes,
simply by putting up freshly launder-
ed curtains of different color
Mercerized voile, plain gingham. or
Japanese crepe would be excellent for
the purpose. -
Here is a good plan for a colorful
kitchen: A patterned linoleum in any
good color scheme Of soft colors, such
as gray, dull green, and henna, for
instance. The cabinets, stove, table
and other furnishings could be Sc
lected in the new French gray finish,
which bids fair to rival white in popu-
larity, and the walls could be very
light gray with white or cream wood
work. Short. straight curtains made
with proper fullness and no trimming
would be charming in henna, any
harmonizing shade Of green, or a
deep yellow.
For another color scheme blue and
tan linoleum might be matched with
curtains In almost any shade of these
two colors. or accented by a deep
orange. With a blue and gray floor
covering and gray for the other fur
| nfshings, a deep coral color would
give yery CAV and decorative effect