Show v 41 4 1 x 0 I I The Esteemed Rag Rug I 0 4 There was a time when the rag rug connoted poverty shabby gentility im- im Impoverishment Impoverishment Im Im- of one sort or another But now the rag rug appears in the homes of the rich it Is sanctioned by the decorators decorators dec dec- decorators orators and thought a a. fit tit associate with the prized poster four-poster and the choicest choice at of antiques There Is la no sort of rag that is not capable of at being used In some sort of rag rug but some rags of course are more choice than others Stockings seem to be especially desirable and even black stockings may be used to give occasional dark k ks stripes In sc colored e rugs g Of course u any s sort of r rags but very e dark ones n i be dyed quite simply before they are woven so BO you can work up any color t scheme that you jou wish to I Rugs made from tram old carpets are not to be frowned upon and to the person of taste a a. made over o rug of this sort sort If It I Is In tones that harmonize with the surroundings sur sur- Is to be preferred to the tho heaviest velvet carpet or oriental rug that clashes With the rest of the tho furnishings fur fur- I Nice rugs can be he made from heavier fabrics such as old portieres couch covers covers covers cov cov- ers upholstery materials and the like like like- fabrics that would be too heavy for the usual sort of rag rug but that are not quite heavy enough to combine with the carpet rug By all me ns be sure of the reliability of the eon concern cern where you have your rags woven woven Often In industrial institutions of of one sort or another one can get this sort of thing done and then one has the satisfaction of helping a worthy cause aswell as aswell aswell well as a a. fair certainty that there willbe will willbe willbe be as ns many ounces of material In the finished r rug g as In the bundle of rags sent to be woven Copyright 1921 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate |