Evening star., 1940-11-09
Regency Furniture
Is Outstanding in
Fall Showing
Use Of Light Woods
And SimpIified Designs
Temper the Traditional

Smart, functional and space-sav
ing, the new furniture displayed a
fall showings is distinguished line
Scorning too precise relationship
and excess period correlation, much
of the traditional furniture acquires
a modern aspect through the SIM
plification of design and the use
of light woods.
William and Mary pieces as well
as Queen Anne appear in natural
pine, in bleached walnut and beech
wood, and in brushed, bleached
oak. Senli-formal French is found
in a new country mahogany"-a
mellow, weathered hnish-alSo in
black and gold enamel. French
Provincial in walnut or beechwood
that has been carefully aged. is
outstanding in 18th century lines.
The French Provincial inclines
toward authentic Louis XIV and
XVI styles. reminiscent of fine
country estates rather than of
courts. Modernized versions of 18th
century design with strong French
influence, painted powder blue, egg
shell and dusty pink are also
admirable additions to. the new
showingS.
Outstanding in favor this fall is
Regency. Easily blended with 18th
century pieces, it appears in dark
mahogany, rosewood-even in black
and gold lacquer. One mahogany
bedroom suite in particular featured
a new finish which caused consider
able furor. This finish is known
as "Batique" and is produced by
first dying the wood, then glazing
1t, then Gaping the whole with a
coat of lacquer The suite was
offered in either fawn, frosty trans
parent green or dusty blue.
Oak Given Attention.
For some time oak has been on
the upgrade, and the terms British
oak, feudal oak. Pollard oak, wire
brushed oak, lined oak, intersperse
all news from the furniture marts.
Lined oak in particular is much
In evidence. This is an oak with
q grayed tan finiSh-as though the
pores of the wood are loaded with
white filler. One of its most salts
factory presentations is in a deri-
vation of the late 18th century oak
furniture With broad surface
planes broken by bas relief carving,
temporary than to any period
school. Retailing" the home
furnishings magazine, terms it as
really a rustic modern" and proph-
estes that if it attains mass pro-
duction it may yet be the solution
''for one-third of a nation seeking
good, simple furniture conceived
for present day needs and falling
into two budget brackets"
Recent furniture shows have re-
vealed a great deal of admiration
focused on oak bedroom groups in
sculptured modern with silhouette
figures, geometric motifs and base
borders of oral design. And now
and then appears suite of British
oak with heavily carved head and
foot boards and elaborately turned
posts. At least one bedroom group
appeared in two-tone effect.
English brown oak formed the case
fronts, but for the tops, ends and
bases, white oak was used. Carvings
from white birch set into the fronts
and bed panels gave interesting
accents to the whole. One manu-
facturer presents particularly
pleasing oak coffee table with iron
stretchers, copied from 18th cent
ury antique. This has distinct
Victorian flavor because of its curly
silhouette.
Upholstered in Leather.
To upholster these new pieces,
leather is used in novel ways quilted
or otherwise. Some of the beds
have leather panels in head and
footboard, and many 18th century
fabrics have been reproduced for
the traditional and semitraditional
pieces. One designer contrlved an
upholstered headboard with fabric
removable for cleaning. Thumb
screws at the back can be loosened
to detach the frame, and the fabric
replaced with bedspread or dressing
table material.
For the backgrounds which will
set off this new furniture, the
decorator has wide range of colors
from which to choose. Key colorS
for fall will feature rosy-rust run
ming from a delicate blush pink
through terra Gotta, brick and cocoa.
Rosy-rust and turquoise blue in
combination are promising to be-
come as popular as the long-wor-
shipped blue and mulberry tie-up.
Green is significant In delicate
range through almond and bud
green, also intense Kelly or emerald.
Plum still holds popularity and
pastel shades of plum veer into
mauve, amethyst and the new high
style amaranth.
Blue High in Favor.
Blue is still tops, particularly pale
and medium grayed blues, grayed
turquoise, deep robins egg, as well
as the violet blues like periwinkle
and grape. Pale primrose and clear
butter yellows prevail, while beige
and kindred neutral tones are good
in their own right as we'll as foil
for turquoise, dusty rose and other
contrasting tints. Biscuit, chamois
straw and fawn are stressed, and