Show TO GIVE A ROOM EXPRESSION I Simple Arrangements of Draperies Has Cd Effect Wo nil remember how wo formerly drew pictures of very angular men anti women A circular line represented repre-sented the head Two dots made two eyes The mouth was n line Hut this was when wo were very young For very soon we gave nn upward curve to the mouth to represent Joy But a downward curve represented grief Our crude nrt had struck the keynote to expression the same keynotes key-notes that gives u room expression and without which tho roombo It decorated ever so welt lacks soul Ono element which can best give character to a room lies in treatment of the top trims of doors and windows because these aro salient and frequent details looming largely on tho walls Usually theso trims aro plain straight horizontal and tho horizontal line Is neutral with an Inclination toward severity In tho average home these ungainly horizontal top trims nro hidden so far ns tho windows aro concerned con-cerned by n gathered valance of draping drap-ing not possible In the door Expression In a room Is not necessarily J neces-sarily confined to the shape of tho top trims of doors anti windows Height has always been associated with stateliness nnd Informality has been associated with the reverse or merely moderate heights Therefore a less costly way to simulate height and Its reverse may bo achieved by tho uso of movable plaque shelves mado at small expense and such as we Illustrate In this article The double shelf adds to tho height of tho door anti gives dignity The more complicated single shelf shows effort to successfully give tho apartment apart-ment a cozy and Informal air The completely arranged shelf contains con-tains In it tho drooping curve clement characteristic of the Informal curved pediment shown In our first drawing The extreme right and left of tho shelf present massed vases and shelf uprights The center of the shelf has Its vacancy accentuated by tho orna I t Use of the Valance with drooping curve pattern In living room doorway mentation beneath The variation ot height in these three details gives the curved element of Joy These elements are Influenced by Juxtaposition and environment They are only details In giving a room expression ex-pression With them should bo harmonious har-monious arrangement of walls pictures pic-tures draperies and furniture The color scheme of the room has its Influence In-fluence Interior Decoration New i York |