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I f d v vI I r. r L 4 li t t I t i iI l Vl jLii L d t 4 d I t t t 4 f l. l J r c 1 h I 1 r t I J 11 CO 1 P r r I lr Aa 1 s j f J I I r S 1 t b 1 f I y yf 1 l J 1 w ra iL J 1 r I ty n. n w l' F ri d I t tall II 1 J v i kI E or e e CHE t. t r F I 1 11 I EOON jt a. a lit t I v Root foot r A Al Association 11 1717 A FEW FEN years ago wo Investigated A our foods with the pleasing pleasing- result re- re sult of finding that our strawberry Jam v vas was as mostly made of ot apple peelings and benzoate of or soda Our molasses conI con- con stained sulphur dioxide Our marshmallows marsh- marsh I mallows allows 1 were made mado of ot carpenters carpenter's glue glucose and tar coal dyes When we got through with these pleasant little discoveries somo some of ot the better tetter merchants began to tako take an In Interest interest In- In terest In the next most moat personal of ot merchandise merchandise merchandise mer mer- chandise that la is our bedding The discoveries made In the past year or two In this regard have been almost as s disquieting as the pure food Hair mattresses have havo been IT traced back hack to the City Dumping Grounds remade of ot course but still showing shot plainly their origin Cotton mattresses opened up to daylight have disclosed shoddy 13 and waste cotton hardly hardly hard hard- ly 13 fit for a wipers wiper's work In an engine room and pillows well pillows well pillows have contained pretty nearly everything along with the feathers from sawdust to chickens' chickens heads The result of this campaign h has s been that one state at least has passed a abill abill abill bill compelling manufacturers to label their bedding to show plainly the ori ori- gin Many state legislatures are considering considering considering con con- similar bills I Pillows In particular are a source of ot disease unless the tho feathers are prop prop- erly cured that is the dirt removed remo and the animal matter and germs Inthe in inthe inthe the quills thoroughly cleaned out and disinfected For this r reason aSOn man many of the stores handle nothing but pillows containing feathers only absolutely new for tor these when properly treated and cleaned are arc perfectly pure and safe As they thoy also retain their resiliency and last much longer lonser than second hand feathers they are more economical FRENCH FRENChI DRESSMAKER IER TURNS VS DECORATOR Meanwhile Paris has been erupting along a different line Une Home decoration has been the storm center tel there A few fow months a ago o Paris was a at swords swords' points about what was termed the Black and White craze Even E In Inthis inthis this country the effects have been noticeably noticeably no no- felt While we are not so fond of straight lines and severo severe contrasts as the tho Europeans are black and md white whito in connection with a touch of color has hns been one of ot tho the most popular forms torms o of printed upholstery effects for the tho past six months But now comes even a bigger bigger bigger big big- ger change Paul the famous French dressmaker has turned his attention to homo home decoration Paris reports that ho has upset altho al an anthe tho the accepted theory and yet produced some somo striking and beautiful results v Probably we wo must now prepare preparo to find it fashionable for our portieres to wear wea hobbles and our rugs to have panniers Still since women's dress nowadays 1 is IR largely largel a matter of or draping why should not tho tables be turn turned cd an and home decoration be become como a a. matter o of dressmaking Seriously speaking the tIle advent o of In this field will unquestionably make Itself felt In the decorative field POPULAR FABRICS F. AND CO There was never ne a period when so much good taste was wag displayed In the decoration of ot American homes as a atho at atthe tho the present time nor has the housewife house house- housewife ouse- ouse wife ever cr had so 80 wide a a. range of or materials ma ma- to choose from She no longer finds In strolling through rou h th the story department of her favorite store that It is made up of ot a n. counter and a a. shelf containing a lL few couch covers and chenille curtains for with the In Increased Increased Increased In- In creased range of ot materials the tho stores themselves have caught the artistic trend and In the tho upholstery department today you not only r got get suggestions for tor merchandise but In most cases for their artistic use Nor does dOM the beautifying of a h home mc depend on priced high-priced merchandise alone Artistic Artistic Artistic Artis Artis- tic effects can be bo had even en as low as a yard Printed goods are Elre shown more and more In attractive e designs Scrim cretonne and a raft of ot other printed fabrics are being used with splendid effect In bungalows and in the less formal rooms of almost every home The very ven newest t thing In decoration particularly for bedroom or sewing room Is the use uso of ot embroidery It is the proper thing nowadays to have the entire room dressed In some one one motif Silk oleno or other colored material material material ma ma- Is usually used In connection with the tho embroidery Ordinary dress embroideries obtainable at an any store are used for tor this purpose and gives gl Just that dainty touch of color much desired In miladys milady's boudoir It Is remarkable what beautiful ef effects effects effects ef- ef can be gained by this use of embroidery embroidery em em- when the whole room Is carried carrIed carried car car- ried out In harmony Including the curtains curtains curtains cur cur- bedspread bureau and In Indeed indeed In- In deed ever every trimming of ot the tho bedroom It would bo be safe safo to predict that In Inthe Inthe inthe the coming year rear this tints will be the most popular style of decoration for tor the rooms for which It is especially able Madras crete crote and similar fabrics which in most cases nowadays come under the head of ot Sun Fast draperies continue to be bo remarkably popular About the only onh change that has taken place Is in the colors Green must al always always al- al ways was be one of ot the best beat colors but this year brown promises to outstrip red In tho heavier fabrics of course Ve Ve- etc will continue continuo to bo among the materials largely in vogue this season but there thero has been a D. re remarkable remarkable re- re Increase In the tho popularity of or vegetable silk slIk curtains A WORD ORD ABOUT FLOORS Floor covering st styles are not subject to such rapid changes as drapery draper fashIons fash- fash Ions but th there re have been several oral very cry noticeable tendencies In this part of ot home furnishing In the tho past few months When the Idea Iden of sanitary homes first began to get attention carpets were abolished In favor of t hardwood or stained floors and rugs but a f few years years' experience with polished floors had a a. ten tendency to teach us that the danger from broken bones sometimes off ets the danger of tho the nimble mi mi- mi- mi This Is particularly truo true In a ahome ahome ahome home whore there are old people or children for the sliding rug on the tho polished floor offers otters an f e present ever danger langer Then too carpets do not foreshorten a room a as ar do doru ru rugs s and when all is said It must be admitted that they give he a more fully furnished appearance The advent of the vacuum cleaner clenner also furthered U tills this s tendency by making It t as easy to keep a carpeted floor clean as a polished one The Tho very natural result of all this has las been a a. considerable increase in the popularity of body Brussels carpeting For or bedroom sitting-room sitting and similar uses there can cah scarcely be found a more hygienic floor covering than a n. good Brussel carpet when vacuum cleaned with reasonable regularity a and d the theon lone on r life Ufo of this type hpe of ot carpet appeals to o the economical buyer Another noticeable tendency In the fl floor loor or covering co line lino is the tho Increased Increase use of at linoleum Two reasons are usually j I given ghon as explanation of ot this First that is sanitary and second that It keeps the tho house warm One reason that Is us usually un 11 overlooked Is that in the last few years ears the stores store have been carr carrying a greatly increased number of oC attractive patterns Innumerable Innumerable Innumerable merable effects are arc now to be had In either Inlaid or printed linoleum The Tho latter In particular Matting and novelty novelty novelty nov nov- elty patterns shown at all the first first- class retailers lend themselves to a a. great variety of uses It Is no longer merel merely the bathroom and kitchen which are linoleum covered but In many cases sitting room nursery and bedroom bedroom bedroom bed bed- room have ha been added to tho the list In these latter rooms linoleum is usually used In connection lon with rugs lUSi In tho the bedroom Is usually a a. a Brussels or one of ot the art rugs that have havo be become become become be- be come so popular in the last few years ears Speaking of ot sanitary homos homes the Idea IB Is steadily gaining force torce that wall coer coverings cov- cov er as well wen as floor coverings Co should be washable There are sever several l sanitary sani- sani tar tarv w wall ll coverings to be had but the most popular is a n. modification of ot oilcloth oilcloth oilcloth oil oil- cloth and can be bo scrubbed with soap and water without hurting It at all This sanitary wall wan co covering got Its first start because of ot Its economical features for tor the use In the bathroom or I childrens children's room but since that time so many splendid patterns and color effects ef- ef effects effects ef ef- have been made up and the tho general general general gen gen- eral satisfactorIness of ot the idea has been so thoroughly proven pro the use of ot such wall coverings threatens to spread to every room in the home COLONIAL AND AD MODIFIED MISSION FURNITURE Furniture styles slowly but weare wo we are arc gradually evolving an American style stylo of ot furniture Just as we wo have evolved an American style stylo of ot architecture architecture archi archi- Out of ot the simple but unwieldy Mis Mis- slon Idea i coming a l lighter and m m beautiful type of ot furniture known known Il modified Mission it has haa for its ba bathe the same Idea of ot simplicity that XH dominates in Mission 1 but curves i inot I not entirely tabooed and the size width of ot the furniture is Js being fit more naturally to the nee needs 3 of ot the In m me meern home ern 5 The Colonial revival IB le l also ulao o a nota not factor in tho the furniture world parti In the bedroom where whore wethe we wi withe the simple and beautiful Colonial t 1 I The Tho poster four seems to have a II home homo and Is rivaling rivaling- if it not to some somo extent the brass beds bed's I which has been so popular t |
