Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
Anything From Most
Fantastic M o d er n
Designs to Quaintest
Village Scenes May
be FoundDancing
Figures Execute In
tricate Steps Many
Fabrics.

WHEN you sit down on a sofa or an
| w upholstered chair these days of
gayly patterned fabrics there is no
| knowing what you may be leaning
against. Those. down cushions that are
| so softly resilient may be covered with
anything, from the most fantastic
modern designs in the new patented
fabrics to the quatntest English village
scene depicted on chintZ. One person
in the room may be comfortably loune-
| ing against a covered wagon-driver
horses. whip and all-while another
| sits on a bouquet of the most exotic
| flowers and leaves.
Besides the simple flowers that bloom
ed on upholstery and drapery fabrics
| few seasons ago, there now appear
dancing figures executing intricate
steps. animals doing more tricks than
| the trained seal of the circus ever
| thought of performing and reproduc-
| tons of the domestic and hunting
| scenes from the most charming old
English prints.
The fabrics seen at the Midsummer
homefurnishing markets are as varied
as they are interesting and unusual
| Every sort of weave-from the most
sophisticated brocades and damaSks to
the simplest homespun-is seen, and
the colors include all the old ones and
| many that are new. The upholstery
material, the drapery fabrics and the
curtains and slip covers are no longer
just something adequate and we'll wear
ing They are, both in color and de-
sign. among the most decorative and
distinctive features OF the room.
| The Summer furniture is no longer
covered with gaudtly figured cretonns
Waterproof and sunfast fabrics, in
colors and designs to suit the style of
the furniture and the material from
! which 1t is made-reed, rattan, fiber,
metal-have< been created. Clean-cut
! patterns III concave and convex and
refreshing contrasts in color have re-
placed the startlingly sharp angles Of
few seasons ago
A popular variation of the usual
method of upholstering ali the pieces in
| the suite of porch furniture in one
material and one pattern, is that Of
having the cushions in the backs of
chairs and sofas of a figured material
while those used in the seats are plain
usually the background color of the
| figured piece. Vivid stripes in the varied
patented materials for Summer furni-
ture are also new market showings.
Broken stripes, checks and broken
plaids in rough texture fabrics are
among the desirable designs for the pro-
| vincial, peasant or early American in
/ teriorS. The comfortable look and feel
and the substantial wearing qualities
of these materials recommend them to
the thrifty homemaker. Hand-blocked
linens and stenciled canvas weather.
proof, are popular for both indoor and
! outdoor furniture.
The displaying Of drapery material
and glass curtain cloth in colors and
designs to match the upholstery fabrics
is an innovation which will please many
women who have shopped hither and
yon in an effort to find Grapes to match
slip covers or slip covers to match
drapery material.
Chintz, linens and smart-looking cree
tonnes continue to be popular fabrics
for the simple home. Among the
heavier type of upholstered lines, tapes
tries continue to maintain prominence,
with brocatelles And danasks coming in