Show French Provincial Gains Spot In Home Popularity Long a decorators decorator's darling French Provincial is becoming more popular every year And with reason treason for a fine blend between formality and informality informality informality mality may be gained with French Provincial furniture It is the answer for the woman woman woman wom wom- an who isn't sure whether eighteenth century is not too formal for her tastes and yet finds most Provincial styles too rustic for in the scale of formality formality formality for for- mality it is almost half way between eighteenth century and early American Actually French Provincial is not provincial at all in inK the theY the v usual sense of the word For it is far from peasant furniture It was developed as the manor house the country chateaux chateaux- version of the court furniture in the great days of French furniture furniture fur fur- making It has the graceful graceful graceful grace grace- ful curves minus the gilt the carving is simplified to the barest outlines and gay cotton or linen prints are used for upholstery coverings instead of velvets and brocades Now with French Provincials Provincial's rise in popularity with more and more furniture manufacturers manufacturers turning their attention to it it is easier than ever to decorate with it Fabric mills are making just the right kind of amusing cotton prints slightly checks plaids and small figured prints And there is a wide choice of cottons with the appearance of hand-blocked hand linen and yet at only half the price And lamp and accessory makers are showIng showing show show- ing many things that add just the right note to French Pro Pro- All those are shown in the soft shades off-shades that contrast so beautifully with the gleaming beechwood finish of French Provincial and are so necessary to decorate with correctly |