Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-19
Furnishing and Decorating
Cost of Less Importance Than Fitness in Con-
sidering Spring Fashions for the House.
Various Rooms Studied.

Ideas should underlie all attempts to
furnish or decorate home. With good
ideas a young homemaker can steer her
way through a labyrinth of opportu-
mites offered by the stores. and can
find much awaiting her that has re-
ouired i1er knowledge to discover it,
Cost is really not factor in furnish
ing and decorating. Expensive Things
are more often than : 0t out OF keeping
in a small home Ind become Earring
notes in the harmony and rhythm OF
the house. The most important matter
is to get the proper character and ex-
preston, as well as the right scale, IN
the things finally selected.
Each item under consideration should
be studied long and carefully before a
decision is made, so that you Will be
sure that the decision is the best that
could be achieved.
Diversity of appearance in furnishing
can be obtained by simple means. Con-
trast and variety between the plain and
patterned surfaces of floor coverings,
walls and chair covers change the APP
pearance of a room in a decided way.
Importance Of Upholstery.
Upholstery fabrics are important in
furnishings. They are not only usetul
as coverings for chairs and coucheS;;
They rank with drapery fabrics ana
floor coverings as conveyors Oh colol
and pattern. They form the connect
inc link between the rugs and the wall
hangings. There is seldom room IN
which some design cannot be admitted
in the upholstery. A small geometrlcaI
figure in an all-oyer design is always
good. A striped fabric or erect can
always be added, even if other types OF
nattern have been used to the limit. "A
strine is always decorative. AS to col
ore the governing principle here Is tnaC
the upholstery fabrics must repeat TIE
colors of the draperies and floor coveIi ny
A standby in upholstery fabrics tIIa'
never goes out of style and can DC ue-
nended upon for beauty and long NE ,s
velours. This lovely fabric, even III Is
lower priced grades, can now De pous; ~
in sunfast colorings. Beside Vne pam
velours, there are figured ana cut paw
terms to choose from as well as wv
toned and antiqued eftectS., Conslu Ni..
ing their 50-inch width, tnese reaiiy
Another printed fabric that has be-
come increasingly popular is glazed
chintz or what is known as SEMI
glazed not only as window draperies,
hut as upholstery material, the same
rattern being used at the window and
on at least one piece of seating furnl-
tlre. Here again there are beauty:
smartness and little cost all combined
in one fabric.
When selecting upholstered furniture
think of color first, then pattern, tnen
texture. You may want to brighten
I'D a plain upholstered couch you now
own. This may be done by supplying
cushions in velour, velveteen. mohalr
or upholstery damask in attractive and
suitable colors. One or two of the
cushions should be figured. Another
might be plain or in stripe. Color
full upholstery squares may be bought
at remnant sales. You can cut out
the pieces to fit seats and backs OF
chairs and tack them on neatly. You
can freshen up good deal by these
simple devices.
Window shades may be made more
decorative and component part OF the
decorative scheme of the room by
cleverly using the same kind OF drapery
fabric that you use in the room Tor
decorating the window shades. Chintz
or cretonne is material well adapted
for this special use If the entire shade
is not made of chintz, for instance, If
that material is used, a band about
2 inches wide may be pasted onto the
shade just above the shade stick.
Patterned papers are reserved for
rooms in which the walls need fur
nishing, and for this purpose suitable
patterns can be found in sufficient
variety. Patterns are always improved
in appearance by the addition of a
border. A closely covered pattern in
bright colors. which would otherwise
be tiresome is rendered entirely salts
flying when inclosed with border and
the necessary foil of plain surround
ing. For nurseries there is a delight
fully humorous frieze which depicts
familiar wild animals skipping, playing
blindman's buff and other childlike
games. Below this can be placed a
dado of washable black paper on which
children may use colored chalks, thus
giving liberty to exercise the desire to
mark the walls in place of the old
time admonitions.
For Slip Covers.
Closely-woven cottons are the best
materials for making slip covers, as
they are the best protection to up
holstery material against Summer dust
and glare. Among these cottons there
are interesting novelties that are suit
able for slip covers, materials that will
stand hard service. Gay cretonnes are
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