Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10
Furnishing Plan in Home
Curtains, Bedspreads, Throws and Cushions Pro
vide Important Details of Attractive and Con-
venient Interiors-Use of Wall Spaces.

a vertical position than they do when
lying on q counter.
Window Shades.
window shades should be in white
or light color unless in very warm
climate or for Summer use, when dark
green may be used. Shades Of gay
glazed chintz are very bright and pretty
and may easily be made at home by
buying the chintz by the yard and tack
ing 1t to an ordinary roller, the desired
width being obtained by hemming both
sides and pressing the hem fiat.
Bedspreads and Throws.
Care and attention should be exer-
cised in selecting bedspreads. You
should consider that the bed is the larg-
est piece of furniture in bedroom and
allow for the effect achieved by color in
bedspread. An opportunity to intro
duce more figure in q room is offered by
the choice Of q design In the spread.
Careful study Of the size of the figure,
the combination Of the design with other
designs in the room, and the placing or
matching of the pattern are necessary.
Linen bedspreadS are handsome as
well as easily laundered. Heavy linen
can be bought IN 50-inch width and one
width will extend to the edge Of single
bed. Use covered cord of contrasting
color when straight hounce is sewed
on and you can Offset the plainncss
The bottom edge Of the spread should
also be bound In the same colored cord.
A distinctive bedspread Is made of yell
low linen edged with a cherry-colored
cording. If linen spread is figured or
embroidered, and the design Is large, be
careful to have the design in the center
of the bed. Small-patterned linens,
especially those that are embroidered,
are very effective. One handsome spread
Is decorated with tiny geraniums en-
broidered in red, with O green stem and
tiny leaf. The background Of the linen
Is cream, and the geranium-colored
pipings are Of linen to match the fiow-
ers. India prints make excellent spreads
Tor mans room or q boys room. The
colors are rich and strong and the ma
terial will stand hard wear and does not
wrinkle easily.
A pretty nursery spread may be made
from cotton print such as children's
rompers are made of, which have de-
signs OF various animals pictured on
them. These tiny figures are usually in
blue or pink. The print is inexpensive
and is SO inches wide. The spread is
made by placing strip Of the material
down the center Of the bed, finished
with q narrow band of blue fast color
French gfngham on each side, Extend
ing to the top edge Of the bed. A ruffie
Is sewed to this, made Of the print. put
on rather full and bound on the bot
tom with narrow band Of the blue
gingham.
Most bedspreads should clear the
moor by one to i've inches, but never
should be shorter. The lines Of the bed
are much more graceful when the
spread Is long. II the bed Is very high
1t Is best to break the long fiounce with
contrasting band of color or several
small bindings Of ribbon. Another way
OF treating long dounce Is with several
bands, three to five inches wide and
scalloped in five-inch curves. Be care
ful to bind the Scallops with bias strips
finished neatly. A lining is necessary
Tor silk spreads In order to prevent pull
ing and splitting. Only the part Of the
spread covering the top Of the bed need
De lined. The hounce does not need
lining. Comforts and throws are at
tractive when chosen In colorS to match
or to harmonic with bedspreads.
A pillow which you can neither rest
your head on nor comfortably put at
your back Is Of no use except for deco
ration. Pillows may serve to introduce
touches Of bright color impossible to
get elsewhere In o room. Often by
means Of o bit Of vivid color one Is able
to relieve the monotony Of certain fur
nishings that are too drab. There IA
one place that an assortment Of pillows
can add to much comfort and that "a
on . wicker or reed lounge or couch.
These are usually 50 uncomfortable that
pillows are necessary, and since the fur
niture itself lacks color, gay pillows or
cushions can serve two purposes.