New Britain herald., 1930-08-11

New York, Aug. 1.-The walls of our homes are likely to grow so- phisticatei this fall. It is part Of the general trend towards subtlety and elegance,
 Wall paper is in again and the plainly painted wall will seem dis tlessingly obvious compared to the allure of one dressed in the new and beautifully designed pa pers.
 New papers specialize in types. There are papers for the bach elor's apartment, the small home hallway, the nursery, the colonial living room, the old-fashioned home, the modernistic apartment. In colors, design and atmosphere these new wall papers recognize their responsibility 10 reflect the atmosphere Of the room they dec crate.
 Suaye designs. subtle color and the possibility of d tremendous variety Of effects are outstanding style points in the new papers. And. good news to the housewife most of them are washable! They do not, l might add. look it. For none of them have that oilcloth shininess that makes you think of kitchens and bathrooms and never of drawing room. These new washable papers are dull-surfaced, and unless someone told you. you would never dream their delicate patterns would welcome soap and water.
 There are two main trends in the new designs One is towards scenics and the other towards the modernistic. The scenics picture everything in the world from Jap anese gardens to girls faces in such profusion as a high school boy might draw on his plain walls. One of these is called charm girls in which girls heads, of many different types and poses, are interspersed with detached mo- tifs of braceleted arms and hands.
 Colonial mansions, bareback riders, covered wagon scenes, h. dian encampments, pirate ships, Ualtzing Colonial figures children dancing and playing, flowers in modernistic interpretation, all are to be found as fascinating pat terms for new papers.
 The combination of colors used is one of the most appealing points of the new papers. The primary colors, the old garish red, blues and yelloHs Of our childhood are grown sophisticate Rust reds, wines, all the pleasing nuances are there, but none of that rcd that hurts the eye. Backgrounds of beige and soft gray have the most delicate tracerIes - flowers, mod ernisticalIy interpreted - in such subtle com bination as soft blue, pastel green, touch of orange red
 Many Designs Irregular
 Many Of the designs are repro ductions of hand prints and bear that charming irregularity of hand-work which makes it so easy to gaze upon. Of this type are those that use a combination of articles to make q complete de sign. such as a wisp of a flower, a tiny bird or butterfly and perhaps the suggestion of a pagoda in the distance, or a ship. One very ufl- usual paper, charming in colo nial room, has delicately colored missiles and then black silhouettes of tiny figurines.
 Startling effects can be achieved by the use of the right papers this fall. Take small hallway that makes you feel a bit crowded when you enter. There are scen- ics that give the eye charming vistas to suggest vast spacious. ness. Take a penthouse studio apartment that is high above th, city. Airplane motifs. spacion views of sea and land heighteI the effectiveness a hundred-fold.