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Show KXKCMCCKK I Use Plain Curtains if Paper Is Figured ootwxooooowooooooooooow (Prepared bv the United States Department of Agriculture.) WNU Service. The choice of curtains for any room is determined by its use, the character charac-ter of the wall, and the other furnishings. furnish-ings. If the wall paper Is figured there is already much color nnd design in the room. To add more pattern, usually us-ually of a different kind in the window win-dow hangings would produce confusion and restlessness. However, an interesting interest-ing contrast may be secured, according accord-ing to the bureau of home economics of the United States Department of Agriculture by using plain curtains when the wall paper Is figured. They may repeat the background color of the paper or one of the dominant hues iu the design. The Illustration shows a successful window treatment for a room of this kind. The ceiling Is rather low and the divisions in the wall space tend to make the window seem shorter than it really is. For this reason simple curtains were selected and made to emphasize the straight vertical lines. The side draperies were finished at the top with a french heading which divided the fullness into well-delined pleats. -Shaped tie-backs were used to hold them in soft, graceful folds. French heading hooks, such as are described In Farmers' Bulletin F, on Window Curtaining, were sewn to the back of each pleat and used to attach the curtains to the rod. The tan cotton poplin chosen for the draperies Is slightly darker than the deep creamy background of the paper and blends with the lower part of the wall nnd the woodwork. Deep ecru dotted filet net was used for the glass eurt:iins. They were finished at the top Willi an inch heading and a small casing through which the rod was run. The lower edge wlis fiuished with a 2-inch 2-inch double hem. When planning curtains, an allow- ftnee for shrinkage should nlways be made. An extra 2 inches may be added add-ed when cutting them, nnd after the curtains are hemmed an inconspicuous inconspicu-ous tuck may be basted to the wrong i: - Wyi , ,i 1 L; "S , r -i "it r' til V "I -J r f '. ' " A - ' y- - .?? . ' " Plain Window Curtains for Room With Figured Wall Paper. side Just below the casing. It provides pro-vides a practical means of having the curtains the proper length at all times, and can be quickly and easily ripped ut before they are laundered. |