Show 1 r WOMANS WOMAN'S WORLD I Ir r Give Rooms Well Well-Fu Look with Proper I r s j v By Ertta Haley DOES the sunlight need softening in your rooms Docs Does a particularly particularly particularly lovely scene outside require a proper frame Or would you rather close out an ugly view 1 All AU this and more cnn can be accomplished pUshed in any home with properly selected and styled curtains and draperies The style of the furniture furniture furniture furni furni- ture can be accented with carefully sel selected style and material and rooms can cnn take their cue for furnIshing furnishing furnishing fur fur- from drap draperies ries or curtains Theres There's great freedom of choice In the to select well style as as asin in l lengths and widths but there are certain rules to observe for V propriety For example If it sheer curtains are your choice you may r have them sill or floor length but not In between in-between floor and window If It they're to be used with draperies sheer curtains should be of the same length as the drapes When sheer curtains are arc to be hung straight you'll want them fulland full fulland fulland and luxurious looking no matter how bow inexpensive the material Make th the curtains two and one half or three times the window width I 1 S Let LeI drapes and curtains ains Glass or sheer curtains always need need a heading beading so they will look properly finished Give them shirring shirring slurring shir slur ring pleating or gathering whichever whichever whichever which which- ever you ou like for the room type Here Bere arc Facts About Tiebacks Should sheer curtains be tied back or hung back Th This depends upon the style of the room If 11 Colonial Colonial Colo Cob nial Early American formal Victorian Victorian VieS Vic Vie S torian or Eighteenth Century Engish English English Eng Eng- lish ish sheer curtains may be tied back to be most effective If the room is done in Modern let the curtains hang straight The best height for the tieback Is right below center of the window If It the curtains are arc tied back above the center the window will look long and narrow Tied too far below below below be be- low center they make the window S. S t look too wide t S With small paneled windows the S tieback should be horizontal with one of the bars of the panel so the theS S 1 panels are not cut down in size S S Large ruffled tiebacks need to S have a slit cut behind the heading S of the ruffling so they can be tied S properly without bunching the ruffling Traditionally tiebacks are made madeS S of the same material as the curS curtain curtain cur cur- S tam tain but this Is not a hard bard and fast rule if you want to try for different S effects If It for example you are areS S using a chintz with sheer material the tiebacks can be made of the chintz or at least the heading or ruffle rufie teamed with sheer material How flow to Use Curtains S Without Draperies S When you want a light airy feelIng feelS feeling feel- feel Ing in a room plan to use sheer curtains without the side drapes L' L I Summer Suit I IWhite S 14 5 vI 5 5 s White silk linen plus brightly colored thin silk satin is featured featured featured fea fea- in this smart casual suit for summer The double breast ed cd jacket is fastened with pearl knob buttons and shows a little of the camisole- camisole strapped top beneath Tucked Into one pocket is a a. kerchief of the same vivid red and black printed silk This may be a room that Is quite dark and you want to bring in as much light as possible Then again if you have a room with an abundance of the rich materials materials materials ma ma- you may want the relief from such material that sheer curtains curtains curtains cur cur- can give Many modern rooms full of ot rich color and textured textured textured tex tex- effects are arc good too with plain glass curtains made full and hung in a straight tailored effect Those who are worried about giving their then rooms the finished look I I add the decorative note with curtains without the benefit of draperies have several solutions solutions solutions painted of at fabric covered cornices gathered valances of the same material as the curtain or a contrasting material used elsewhere elsewhere else else- where in the room and brackets at atthe atthe atthe the side of the window For glass curtains use sheer materials that reflect tones of white peach yellow or pink Net and scrim are arc always appropriate but others to use include ninon batiste dimity organdy marquisette marquis marquis- ette sheer percale theatrical gauze or coarse net More expensive but very eff effective etive e- e tive live are arc the nylons nylon laces fine organdy silks point and spun glass sheers Use Draperies For Color Accent Certain rooms require drapery treatment for the windows rather than sheer curtains When furnishings furnishings furnish furnish- ings arc simple and need the accent of color your best choice is drapery of some kind Then too i if you have an attractive setting outside the window it may better be framed with drapes than with plain sheer material Skimpy draperies arc are worse than no drapery material of any kind so make certain that the draperies are at least twice as wide as the windows If the drapes hang on ring or traverse rods and are arc pulled across the window at night they should be at least two and one half times window width Draperies may be lined or unlined unlined unlined un- un lined depending upon the amount you have hav to spend and also the material used I If the room is too sunny and yo you want to shut out some of the light for decorative or fading purposes then its it's smart to use the lined draperies Lightweight cream or sateen material material material ma ma- is customarily used for drapery drapery drap drap- ery lining Colored linings may be used also but the color of the lining should not confuse the color of the drapery Hold up to light to check If It the colors do confuse use an interlining of cotton flannel Relate Draperies Draperies To Room Styles Draperies are an important part of the room in which they're to be used so Its It's a good idea to select them with care They should be related related related re re- re- re in style and materials to the room type in which they're used Most draperies arc are length full that is to the floor of the room but if you desire an Informal casual look they may be sill Choose an informal material forthe forthe for forthe the draperies that are to be used in informally styled rooms chintz cretonne percale or toile de Jouey More formal rooms require the traditional fabrics rich satin brocade damask or moire Modern rooms may have in them taffeta linen plastic materials raw silk novelty cotton satin mahair mohair mohair mo mo- hair chintz and textured fabrics Quaint patterns in chintz or voile are good in Early American settings If budget worries you then consider consider con con- sider paper or inexpensive plastic materials in appropriate patterns and textures How flow to Select Fixtures Trim With plain draperies s you might consider the decorative value of 01 fringe and other similar trimmings This may be used at the edge orthe orthe or orthe the heading Avoid trimmings of this type on draperies with texture and pattern interest as it will only draw attention away from it Weights at the corners of draperies draper draper- ies les help them to hang straight and even and give them a professional appearance They are bought bythe by the yard and may be basted |