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Show , r i The Home Harmonious Domestic Rugs and How to Choose Them By Anita de Campi TM13 preference shoun b deeorators lately for solid colored and two-tone two-tone Hoor coverings r-as given a. . wonderful lmpctua to our Industry of domestic tug wcnlng, su lhl a decided improvcnicnl Is noticeable in otir products, in style, texture, color, and workmanship The best domestic russ are those that do not attempt intricate design. Rugs of some good body color, with a border self-colored in a deeper shade, hae been the best belling soil ever since the popularity popu-larity of chinU nnd cretonne wasataJicd Nothing, of couise, seta off llgured draperies dra-peries as well as plain side walls and rugp. When they arc kept neutral much latitude Is allowed in the choice of upholstery up-holstery fabrics, which may alto bo figured. Good oriental rugs, hand made as they tare, with Inimitable bklll, are Incomparable Incompara-ble In beauty, but our plain niachlno made rugs are quite as suitable to the I simple surroundings of the average home, and certainly moie within the scope of tho average pocKetbook .Let ub accopt them for what they are good, well wearing, wear-ing, practical floor coverings and lot ua not ruin their dignified simplicity by making mak-ing them masquerade aa orientals Imitation Imi-tation oriental rugs are a delusion and a snare. It Is a. pretty good Idea to acquire a little understanding of the various kinds of domestic rugs beforo going to the shops to select one. Among the rugs with -wool pile are the Axminster body Brussels, Wilton. Smyrna, velvet, and tapestry Brussels, and the Hat rugs aro tho ingrain, rag carpet. liber, Max. grass, and Terry. Tho flat rugs are all of the cheapest vnrlety, though some of thorn are In excellent ex-cellent taslo In tholr proper places Som of the new llax rugs arc really admliablo and aro surprisingly inexpensive. They coma In various slzea, so that adjoining largo and small rooms may have rugs to match. Tho gray grounds with streaky borders In broken Roman stripes are specially jrood It is conceded that one large rug makes a room look smaller than several sma'l rugs, yet the large onc3 are distinctly 1" In higher favor. Oi the domorrtlc ruga with pile, the body Brussels re-preacnts tho " best money's worth." It wears the longest, probably on account of the loops being uncut, and ?U Is the easiest to take caro of. Itles.itls-f Itles.itls-f i factory It tho buyer can content hereelf with Its blatantly sclf-assertlvo machine , made air. Wiltons ar nothing more nor less than heavy Brussels with the loops cut. This cutting of tho loops gives them a volvcty '. , look. They catch the dust more than tho Brussels do, and so require more car. but they aro inoro pleasing to tho eye In ( regard to their oelling, moro pcoplo buy J Wiltons than any other kind of domestic fugo. Tapestry brussols Is a clever chenp Imi tation of body Brussels , the printing that i Xorras the pattern is done before wea-vlng-. Chonlllo ruga aro having a tremendous run. Chcnillo Axinlnstcra are now mado in pleasing and appropriate designs, 1 They aro on tho market in abundance In ( solid colors and two-toned effects, and !t at Httlo additional price over the rogular 6 shop term3 they can bo mado to order In any desired paitern. Thoro is no bot- 1 tor domestic ruff than tho chenille Ax- minster. lu the illustration a chnlllo Axinlnster j boa been mado to order conforming lu I f , -:!.. AyTl ' rJi3iyl I 1 m WW mUl it irm lUlilllll II Hhapc to tho form of the lloor It is of old gold with a self-colored deopcr border. The walls of tho room aro of dull Jade green. The lamp shade is of cloth of gold on an ebony standard Touches of black, deep red. mulberry, and blue arc found In the wall bolder. Tho furniture is lacquered, lac-quered, while a vaao enameled In real coral color gives a fearless bid for pral.so from tho cabinet top. Chenille Axmlnsters are made without scams. They arc to bo had in almost any Holld or two toned color, and in several thicknesses that influence the price. Thuy range from three-eighths of an Inch thick to seven-eighths of an mch and can mado In any size, with-straight or curved edges, permitting perfect harmony between be-tween all parts of their environment. While tho Wilton ruga are woven in breadths and sewn together the Jolnlngu are hardly visible For general uso tho Wilton deserves Its popularity. It comcB In an unlimited variety of patterns and pilcca to meet an unlimited variety of tosto and means. Tho domestic Ftoncn Wiltons aro dellcato in tone and flno in weave. If tho number of gales means tho stamp of approval, oriental patterns in.Amer- ) lean French Wiltons arc undeniably successful. suc-cessful. Art squares, though the name Is detestable, de-testable, are not as bad as they sound. They aro flat cloth without pile and seamless seam-less and double faced. They are mads of -wool and a 9x12 sells at an absurdly low flguro They arc light in weight and apt to rumple, but, on the other hand, they aro easllj taken out and beaten. Tho fact of a rug being the same on both sides docs not, us Is often misrepresented, misrepre-sented, give It longer life, for tho under part, being ground ugainst the lioor, wears out quite as fast as tho face. It la true, how over, that spots on ono side frequently fre-quently may not penetrate to tho other, and a doublo faced rug that is stained, eon indelibly, may be reversed to advantage advan-tage whero a single faced rug in tho sama condition would bo hopeless. Smjrnas nro also doublo faced and cin bo had at various prices, but they are like tho little girl with tho curl tbope that are " good aro very, very good, and those that are bad aro "well, horrid lent a w'ord for them. Reversible rag rugi, unaffected and worthy of respect, aro low'prlced. They are the beat for children's rooms, and aro i ; ' v good in colonial bedrooms Chicago can boast of a unique departure that has won recognition In the rug industry in-dustry one of those well balanced niceties nice-ties of trado w here the demand Just equals the supply, and that is tho rug -weaving department of Hull house, where now rags are woven Into rug Tho most expert weaver In this department depart-ment is a blind girl w ho chooses her colors thiough tho exquisite sense of touch in her supersensitive fingers When tho wholo product of tho department is on display dis-play it Is extraordinary how many time this unusual girl's work is given the preference pref-erence by Judges who are unbiased, being unacquainted with tho remnikablo circumstances. cir-cumstances. In selecting domestic rugs a thing to bo avoided Is a great number of colors. Tho cheaper the American rug Is, ordinarily, tho moro replete with colors it become. Frightful pattorna and fierce color discords dis-cords arc too often tho ugly masks of imperfect im-perfect weavo and material. Regarding choice of color, a rug to bo most effective should havo Its prevailing tints not match tho walls but contrast with them. This can hardly bo relteratod too often because-so few monnndwom- en, oven among professional decorators, rcullzo the full valuoof couttastlna color scheme. It should also be deeper In tont than tho wall. As to tho placing on tho floor, tho rules of symmotry and balance may not be Ignored. Ig-nored. The rugs should follow tho structural struc-tural lines of tho rooms. They should not be thrown down hapha7ard In a manner man-ner familiarly known as "cat-a cornered," but the line boundaries of tho rugs should be in parallel confoimlty to tho lines of tho floor. Answers to inquiries. E. W ; You might cover your old fashioned fash-ioned wash stand with a pleco of chlnta or cretonne cut to fit, and havo a piece of glass over this. It need not be plato glass, but ordinary window glass, which is in-oNponsive, in-oNponsive, and any glazier can cut It to mcasuro Bind tho edge? with a Httlo passepartout. A long narrow box painted with enamel paint and having a 'fitted cushion strapped to its top makes an acceptable ac-ceptable combination window seat and storing box. Either calico, gingham, or chambray can be used In chlldreO's rooms effectively in placo of moro exponelvama- terlal Seersucker Is another suitable material, ma-terial, It is pretty for both casement: curtains cur-tains and bedspreads Crochet one or two rugs made of now rags for the small boy's room. i: K M : Oriental rugs certainly 50 wU with solid walnut furniture, particularly those in which' shades of gray and bluo predominate Sometimes walnut Is oiled and left unpolished, but decorative panels of oystered walnut are usually finished with a fine polish Why not try Wilton velvet carpeting In neutral tones in your bedroom? Keep to dull blue and oldgold in your color scheme, and you cannot go far wrong. I N.: A warm Italian red strongly tinged with tan would bo a good choice for your dining room with the light oak. Have the other rooms of this floor done in grayish tan grass cloth. Tho.dlnlng room paper might bo a good quality of flock paper. J. R. Uso dull blue for your dining room, pale mauve for your bedroom, blue green for your living room, white muslin for our bathroom cui tains, and the same for the kitchen. I do not understand your question, " What kind of curtains for windows on back porch for child's 100m?" Is It an Inclosed porch? For privacy and neatness you might uso unbleached un-bleached muslin and have two sets and change them weekly. L E. F. N.: Why do you not havo your rux: that Is now greeru " w ith. sort of plnkmh roses in bunches" died a, dcp gray? Finish jour side walla In a pale gray Tha gray of your stationery Is Just exactly" right. There H on the market mar-ket a beautiful chintz printed' In giay and whl to in Adam design. That woulf' bo lovely w'lth your grea t-grandiaotiirr'V. colonial furniture Tb wlwrt6 effect would bo restrahid end" exquisite Uso In this roAic lamp shades of apricot pink, odd bve on the wall an old fashioned sampler simple framed This you can do yourself on canvas of cross stitch. These initials in filet are easily made l and suggest many uses. The gilt of a H dresser scarf with C. E. H. inserted jH neatly and a pretty crocheted edge add- M ed certainly has a touch o individuality H coming direct from giver to receiver. IH The she of. letter depends upon the 'M number of thread used. 2o. SO is al- H wu.vs a good number, neither too eoarto H nor too fine for ordinary uses. Tfic small- M et possible square for the letters is a H square. 10x10 meshes', and it is best to H begin and finish with n row of plain H meshes. All the letters shown are made H 10x21. If desired larger, crochet around H the finished letter, adding any finish de- H sired. A few rows of open meshes show H the letter distinctly By following the H outline of the letter with a Uttlc prao H dee a good initial is sure to follow. Oare IH is necessary to keep the letter well bal- IH anccd with an equal number of meshes H on each side. jH |