The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
WHAT'S IN FASHION,
Drube1y ChintS for Spring Cheerful
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NEW YORK, March 1e-Don't
IN be confused, Mr.. Husband. if
you come home one night socn and
stumble over bolts of chintz as you
enter. 1t merely means it's spring.
And If you follow the trail of
those gay lengths it viii lead to
where she's sitting, Betsy Ross-like,
in bright pillows, making spring
draperies.
For where is there a woman who
sews who can resist for long the
lure Of new drapery chintzes? Nor
can the woman who doesn't sew
resist buying them in ready made
draperies.
Either way-bought by the yard
and made at home or bought all
ready to hang-they're so inexpen-
sive no window need go without a
CHEEKY new spring dress.
They're Real Boon
Ready-made draperies "a COM
paratively new fashion-are GER
tainly a boon to the woman who
doesn't like to sew or who has many
windows to dress.
She can see beforehand just how
the pattern will look made up. She
doesn't have to figure on lengths
and hens and castings. And she has
a choice of almost as many differ
ent patterns and finishes as though
she designed them herself.
Fine pleated chintz edging is one
Of the most fashionable finishes.
This you can see in the ready-made
draperies Illustrated The edge of
the pleating is piped in contrasting
color.
Other Trimmings Available
Or maybe you'll prefer a trim
ming Of contrasting bands, or ruff
fies, or Fittings or ball fringes.
All these you can have on your
ready-made draperies.
But making them yourself isn't
difficult. In the first place no lin
ingS are needed, for chintz is one
material that often looks even love-
lier when the light filters through it.
You get a sort of stained glass
window effect from the various
colors in the design.
Then, too, all the appropriate
trlmmings-the Fittings, ruffles,
fringes-can be bought by the yard
all ready to put on.
Flower Patterns Popular
Flower patterns are especially
popular for summer draperies. They
have sort of bringing the gar
den inside" effect.
Big bouquets look almost as
though you'd picked them in your
own yard. And these are particu-
larly smart used with eighteenth
century type furniture. But they're
so gay and lifelike they can be used
with practically any kind of furni-
ture.
American and French toile de-
signs are always pleasant to use.
But newer is a Chinese pattern
scenes such as you might see
or the popular willow china
pagodas, bridges and small manda-
rir-coated figures.
These are usually developed in
typicalIy Chinese colo1ings such as
lacquer red combined with the clear
blue found in Chinese embroideries.
Or green combined with gold and
lacquer red.
Fit in Perfectly
If your furniture is Chippendale
type, these Chinese designs are what
you'll probably decide on. They fit
perfectly into the spirit of Chippen-
dale designs.
Contrary to ideas of former days,
chintz draperieS no longer are con-
fined to the informal room. Now,
it's the fashion to use them in
rooms where formerly you would
have used only more expensive fab
RIGS. And more formal designs
have been developed with these
rooms in mind.
One of the best is a typically
classic pattern with garlands, me-
dallions and urn-shaped containers
full of flowers.
Either way ready-made or
made at home new chintzes are
one of the best spring tonics for
your home.
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