Show r INTERIOR DECORATION 1 r r t MODERN PORTIERES Rod-hung Rod portieres are the rule in inthe inthe inthe the modern home and they carry with them the jingling of brass rings the dissatisfaction that goes with flimsy stamping from sheet metal the rattling rattling rattling rat rat- of wooden parts each time the hangings are touched With all Its defects however the curtain rod is undeniably convenient It has held sway for many years and will probably never be entirely dIscarded discarded discarded dis dIs- carded although new methods of ot portiere portiere portiere por por- hanging are coming into use t with the spirit of the new ew decorative movement of the past decade The mission and arts and craft styles of furnishing are doing much to emancipate us from the slavery of the rod for other ways of hanging portieres have been devised and applied applied applied ap ap- plied in these new decorative schools The portieres need not be movable That is a mere custom The necessary necessary necessary sary changes may be effected by the use of hold-backs hold at the sides of the door Then there are the piece one-piece and three piece hangings which fur fur- nish draping for the door without the thi use use of side loops S. S Slight may be given fill fla hung portieres extending acro across th door by th the use use of a rod or bar banIng haning han ham hamIng Ing from a a work fret grille above th door A solid and Immovable hung p pj may be gathered at top top v a i I pleats and nailed to a wooden p Iacross I Iacross across the top of ot the door by sulta suitable le Ie I In n nails nails' l s' s Of bf fancy resign Some dependence dependence dence lence must be placed on the drawbacks drawbacks drawbacks draw draw- backs or chains at the side of ot door for opening ning or closing portieres of this style etyle If It nails are not available heavy e 7 1 I J fu r. r J I I I J cord may be brought alternately alternate through a apertures In the panel and holes cut In the drapery to receive It as shown In the corner of the grille pictured below The piece one-piece door hanging in honey-comb honey work is more difficult to prepare and Bang nang than either of theother the theother theother other styles A skeleton frame maybe maybe may maybe be made by a carpenter and the material material material mate mate- rial is carefully gathered into pleats which are nailed at even intervals to the upper and bottom bars of the skeleton frame The material and pleating are duplicated on the other side A local decorator for small cost will take off the hands of the housewife housewife housewife house house- wife the bother and trouble of securing securing ing the fancy nails etc necessary for any door These are all pleasing variations on the old old old-fash- fash rattling rod which does not retain retaIn retain re re- tain the hangings In their most effective effective tive positions Interior Interior Decoration New York |