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Show Painted Walls Still Favorite Decoration Some people have an idea that paint, as an interior wall decoration, lias but recently come into vogue. A visit to the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York proves the contrary. Painted walls apparently were much in vogue in great-grandmother's day. For the early American bedroom, In particular, paint offers the best background. back-ground. A light, plain wall paint throws into relief the framed silhouettes silhou-ettes and quaint old prints which belong be-long to' that period, whereas against a darker background they would lose their effect. It is fascinating to make over an ordinary bedroom into the fashion of the early American period. The room must first bp. robbed of every modern feature, and a new start made. First, the wall may be painted a light buff, and the woodwork white. On the floor, black paint will be exceedingly ex-ceedingly effective with this light setting set-ting and to add to the durability . of this floor a coat of varnish should be applied over the paint. I!ag rugs, in which red. blue and yellow are conspicuous con-spicuous colors, will be striking on the glossy black floor. If one is so fortunate as to possess pos-sess some choice old mahogany or w;'nut bed. a chest of drawers, n L'atideg table and a straight-backed, ruslibottom chair or two the "early American" aspect of the room Is assured as-sured without further effect. Yet. even without these, an old-fashioned old-fashioned effect may be gained from pieces of more recent u:itc, and having hav-ing thein painted. For (he painted furniture so much in vogue today is but .'mother revival from an earlier period. Window drapes of flowered chintz, bra' s can s;iek. an old fashioned oil lan;;i (elect riealiy equipped) wiiii a parchment shodo d'-corated with silhouettes, are appropriate accessories. |