New Britain herald., 1930-07-11

New ork. July 11.-Ihe name wallpaper is just little mis- leading. So many people think it is merely paper to put on the wall.
 As a matter of fact, the decora- tive uses of wallpaper gre only be- ginning to be understood. Not that its biggest and best use is not to rcmake a room. liveH it, give it meaning in color and design and furnish a background against which the furniture and drapes can appear at their very best. But that it suits innumerable additional uses has been proven by ingenious house. wives and good decorators.
 Probably the decorative screen, made out of scenic wall paper is one of the best illustrations. They are colorful, they furnish much needed vista, they bring in the out doors. You can make a jolly screen for the children's room Of romping figures at play. You can make dignifed addition Of beauty for the living room with water-scene paper, a garden, cool lane of trees.
 Decorative for Doors
 Next in importance I would list the use of bit Of toile de Jouy paper to decorate plain doors in rooms painted neutral tones. which you can match up with cutouts for plain colored beds, dressing tables, chairs. Paste the medallions all on. shellac over them. Presto, the room takes on gaicty. floral beauty, tcmininity.
 know a woman who had drab apartment with one window of her living room looking out on dis mai tenement. The room she frightened by cheery creamy walls. the windows on the front with cream glass curtains and pretty chintz over-drapes; and for that outlook on the dismal court, she pasted a bit of scenic wall paper, put a window box of ivy under it and the light came through to cheer the room while the view was entire lT hidden. SuCceSStQl' Every body commented on it,
 Leftover floral designs Of paper, Or modcrnistic paper, can be turned to good use to cover old hat boxes, shoe boxes. any kind Of boxes to make a perfect bed room closet en- semble which is pretty enough to impress the most fastidious guest. The cost of materials is nil, or per haps q little glue and shellac, for it is well to paint over the surfaces with shellac to make them hardier 10 prevent tearing and also make them easier 10 keep clean, since you can wipe shtllac off with damp cloth. Waste paper boxes lamp shades, desk pads, a lot Of orna- mental odds and ends can be made of a part Of a roll left over from the living room wall paper.
 Sill other uses that wall paper will serve include making coasters for the outdoor dining porch. Cover cardboard neatly paste on the paper. raint over in light green or just shellac them and there you are, with no cost at all. You can cover your old worn-out and rickety porch table with wall paper and when it is glued down, you can paint the whole thing q gay tone and the de- sign of the paper shining through will delight you. Chairs for the porch can be decorated in the same manner.
 Atop the Fireplace. Too.
 For bigger and better uses, wall paper can he made to serve admir- ably for an oyer-the- fireplace deco ration. Get a classic design. one the size Of painting. if you could afford 10 buy a painting. and one that has colors that harmonizA with your chairs. rugs, drapos. When walls are plain color, as SO many flying Soom walls are nowadays this kind Of mantel decoration is lovely. Halls, too, may have single hand some wall paper picture panel, at