Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-13
New Rugs and Carpets
Those Selected Should Harmonic With Plan of
Roonl-Pattern Determined by Type of Furn-
iture-Styles Represented in Work.

WHETHER you select your rugs or
wv carpets, you should be governed
by the same principles. They must be
appropriate to the room in which they
are to be used. A rug or carpet that
looks well in a living room would not
be suitable to use in a bed room. The
colors must harmonic with the plan
of the room. Certain color schemes in
floor coverings will impart the cheeri-
ness and warmth that is needed for a
northern exposure, and certain other
color schemes will cool of and refresh
room with q southern exposure.
Other floor coverings can make room
look larger or smaller than it actually
is, or make it look higher than it is.
The pattern in a rug or carpet must
harmonic with the type of furniture
used. Large, massive furniture re-
Quires an accompanying large-pat-
termed rug, whereas conServatively
patterned rug Is in keeping with the
more delicate periods of furniture. The
rug in general must follow the rule of
being darker and duller than the curtains
or walls. With q large patterned floor
covering, use plain walls, and then, If
you wish, a design In your curtains
With a figured floor covering, deli
cately patterned wall and subdued de-
signed or plain hangingS may be used.
It is on account of the rather difficult
art of balancing pattern against pattern
that many people prefer plain carpeting,
but here there is danger Of monotony.
With a plain floor covering either the
wall or the drapery must be figured. In
rare cases, both wall and drapery may
be figured, but in such a case the wall
design should be subordinate to the
drapery pattern.
The old-time carpet has come into
favor again. Even unadorned, a car
pet produces q good effect because it
Is q means of obtaining an unbroken
expanse Of floor space in room of
small proportions, and it is easily
cleaned by use of vacuum cleaner.
Beauty and Service.
Wiltons.-Thls rug gives the impress
sion of luxury and comfort because it
has thick. heavy body and the pile or
nap is straight and outstanding. This
rug is very popular because it adds dis
tinction to any room on account of its
good quality. 1t is also very service
able rug and Is especially suitable for
q living room, hall or dining room.
BrusSels.-This rug Is similar to the
Wilton, but Is not as luxurious because
1t does not have as heavy body and
because the pile or nap Is known as
loop pile and does not stand up as
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the Wilton rug. However, the Brussels
is less expensive than the Wilton and
it may be used for the same purposes as
the more expensive Wilton 1t is some
what easier to keep clean than the VIII
ton, but the pile of the rug is more
liable to pull out, as it is in the form
Of a loop-that Is, if the loops are caught
on a nail or chair leg or clawed by
household pet they will pull out, but
with careful treatment this is good
serviceable rug.
Administer rug Is quite often |
patterned after handmade OrientalS. |
It does not compare with the Wilton |
in durability and weight Of body, but it |
Is colorful rug, costing much less than |
the Wilton or Brussels, and has dura- |
hihty quite In keeping with its cost.
Orientals.-The Oriental rug is the |
artistic expression of nomadic tribes. |
We see only strange figures worked in |
multiple colors, but to the various tribes |
who make Oriental rugs the symbols |
have significant meanings. To them the |
blending of the coiors in the rug is of
religious as well as tribal significance. |
When buying Oriental rugs the tmpor- |
tant point is to buy from a reliable |
dealer so as to be sure that you are
getting genuine Orientals. The new
American copies of Oriental rugs are
handsome and have good wearing quail
tiles and, Of course, are much less ex-