Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-12
BY LUCE EBERLY.


FLOOR coverings are gay this season
they have left the beaten path
of conservatism and have claimed new
individuality as well as recapturing
personality cast off few decades ago
The all-over pattern, so reminiscent
of Grapes used in the COS, has been
revived with great success and in the
most interesting manner. 1t is
amazing how well these ''old num-
bers" lend themselves to the modern
influence. The patterns are gener-
ally small, indefinite, and the colors
mostly two-toned, picking up the
color used in the background of the
rug. We say these rugs should prove
to be practical for the average home
they would certainly stand hard wear.
Additional advantage lies in the fact
that spots, stains and footprints
rarely show up. One wonders how
the plain carpeting ever achieved
such popularity, for it is such an
impractical type of floor covering in
home where children romp-at least
it would seem So
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HOWEVER, in spite of all its SEEM
ing impracticability and the many
new additions to the rug mart, the
plain floor covering continues to hold
its own, and, we venture to say, is
leading. 1t will continue to be the
choice of the fastidiouS and diScrimi-
mating. The rich new colorS in the
broad weaveS are really sensational.
Burgundy, rich deep wine. Autumn
brown and platinum gray are the
headliners. Any of these colors are
perfect in the room where the popular
and smart bone white furniture is
being introduced, as well as in the
home where the elegance of mahog-
any reignS. Eggshell and pure white
are not often seen, but in the period
boudoir, the formal or strictly modern
living room, their exotic beauty is per-
haps best realized. Scatter rugs of
color may be placed where the traffic
is heavieSt-the effect is most pleasing.
Hooked rugs, VT have learned, are
becoming more popular every minute.
Not only in this section of the coun-
try, where the early American home is
so favored, but in the West and
Northwest. They are much more rea-
sonable in price than last year and
merchants claim that they are virtual
ly blessed with nine lives! Some of
these much-lauded rugs, occasionally,
seem too stereotyped for real beauty.
Tn tho offort RI ooy,p,o rcio live old nat.
terms much of the individuality gen.
orally expected in this type of rug has
been lost. A hooked rug to our mind
should be as individual and interesting
in pattern and color as the highly
esteemed Oriental. To compare some
of the modern and new hooked rugs
to those made in the Colonial days IS
just as futile as trying to convince
the average person that printed
tapestry is just as beautiful and
handsome as a hand-woven one by
Mercier.
A MoNG the newer textures and
= weaves we find that tufted or
embossed surfaces are going over In
a big way. The pile often remains
high in the design while the back
ground is clipped short. Some OF
these floor coverings look almost like
mammoth candlewick bedspreads, but
they are very handsome and effective
in the modern setting. Most OF them
are richly fringed on all four sides
and this combined with the shaggy
surface is happy and dramatic re-
lief from the usual. These rugs are
generally mote we say generality
designed, hand tufted and sculptured,
and made in pattern to the specifica-
tons of the architect or decorator so
that each creation is a chef d. oeuvre,
made for its own particular setting.
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