New Britain herald., 1930-09-10

New York. Sept. 1o-Stepping on the modern rugs and carpets isn't easy.
 There was a time when rugs and carpets were just a background for the rest of the furniture. But now they are laying themselves out to attract some attention of their own.
 Small rugs, especially are scat tering their charms everywhere. These scatter rugs, as they are called, are choosing soft. gay col ors, which either match or con- trast the draperies of a room.
 Bedrooms are their most popu- lar setting. Modernistic designs which are carried through several shades of the same color, are be- ing used in oval rugs of rayon tex ture. There is a sparkling lustre. and at the same time a deep soft them admirable for boudoir-u use.
 Colors Are Varied
 Rayon stuff is made in fifty-two colors. meeting every possible color problem. Most prominent among the bedroom colors arc roses, greens, amethyst. blues and a black. .and-white combination.
 One favorite design, which Is done in varying shades of green. has a leaf pattern. which Is clear cut and distinctive. This same effect is carried out in other col ors, also.
 Many of the rayon rugs have matching shower curtains and bath mats. which help preserve the spirit of harmony.
 The oblong shape is the favorite for bedrooms at present. Several are used in the same room. When a room contains twin beds fre- queptly a rug is used at the side Of each bed, and one is placed be- tween them. In, front of the dress ing table is another popular place for such rug.
 Chenille is tremendously popu- lar in the oval rugs, too. And there is a tufted effect which shows flowers in relief, that is havings it's innings.
 Contrasting Weaves Effective
 Mohair with a plain border of the same color, relying on the con- trast in weave instead of color for it's decorative effect, is another of the new offerings. Chenille rugs are presented, too, in four shades of the same color.
 Wash rugs for nurseries are among the most useful and color full of modem floor coverings. Some are cotton. Boats go sailing on blue seas, menageries hold cir cuses, and Mother Goose charac- ters romp across the rug surfaces. One rug, which children particu- larly adore. has an owl seated on a limb of a tree, and another favor ite shows an elephant perched on the moon.
 The same modern blending of colors, and rather square effect of design which is so noticeable in adult rugs is featured in the chill dren's department.
 The modernistic spirit of the scatter rugs has crept into the full size rugs and carpets. Large plaids, gay as the proverbial steamer blankets. lend a warm tone to a living room that follows a gay informality. These rugs are made by the peasants and farm women of Canada, each one creat- ing and using her own design. Something of the coziness of their lamplit rooms where they work on the long winter evenings has crept into the warm red and brown and yellow tones which they favor in this work.
 Breakfast hooks and colonial living rooms frequently are shown with such floor coverings.
 Another group of rugs, equally appropriate for living rooms and bedrooms, is being made by cer- tain European mountain peasants who are weaving their tribal designs into their decorative schemes. Here again gay colors. softened to avoid any flamboy- ancy, which is entirely out of keeping with the new mood, are used.
 From Germany and France hand-tufted rugs are coming. They use modernistic designs, leaning toward a square pattern. A special feature is the working