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Show 4 ; 1 1 Curtains Give Character To House Choose j Wisely the Window Hangings For Your Home i r.v VTOM H EKSUM Intcrtor I rator, CLEV ELwVND "I always Judxo a house by its windows." , ! Curtains do Rive character to .house, and that Is what these good ( houewi ps mean when the Sy they I Judge a house by Us windows. Before selecting material for curtaining cur-taining the windows of your home you should consider the type of window. Its I relative proportion lo the room as a whole and the wall spaces and the amount of light the room receives. 1 window which has the appearance i of narrowness or t,eems long and high 'for ill' -"ie of the room should have a curtain arrangement which makes this ls obvious. At such a window cross curtains, similar to those rhown as the left in the Illustration, should 'never be used Cross curtains, how-'rver. how-'rver. arp beautiful for wide windows i if made ot net. grenadine, marquisette, self starching organdie, dotted or plain SWISS and niUblln. inn ( tSEMENT WINDOWS, Casement windows anif French door require a curtain arrangement which will not Interfere with opening, the swinging frames freely. A double: set of rod Is usually employed one. set above and one below whe:i the cur- tains are made uj as shown by ihc, French doors sketched. Nets have been used and still are being used for curtaining doors, but even softer lighting effects and mor; grace can be given, especially when the curtain Is tucked as shown, bj using georgette, silk gaure or shantung' silk A fringe of r'lk. wool or chenille' according o the curtain material ! nrfay be used an a novel finish at the bottom.. An interesting anangenient of hang- ings for a group of windows In a bay, la shown Casement cloth could be I used both for the side handhgs and 1 the valance, employing the ecru or na- i tural color material for the hangings' and soft old blue, or other color not. of the room itself for the scalloped; ar.l dilrr.-d val.ince. ' ch' -.1 ij" I1; Stitched to the hem of this material to gi. e the necessary weight. DISP1 IXSE N n il SHADES 1 Shades can be dispensed with at these windows if drawn-cords be pro-1 vidc-d to allow for pulling the side! hangtnas across the window readily when i he light or view Into the room. Is to be shut off. Casement cloth is a raw silk, slmilar to pongee and comes In various weights, textures and colors It be coming, more and more popular because be-cause of the grace with which is hang- ' ro- curtains an1 beantlfnl for wide windows: I'rencli door nirtains us- j nally need u double set o. rods; attractive roller window slwd-s are made f figured materials: in a scalloped and and shirred valanoi r n contrasting iii arc Interesting- and the way it softens harsh, cold light Attractive roller window shades for such part;; of the home as the sun room, breakfast room and sleeping: rooms are made oi figured materials, usually oiled silk or glazed ivarnlsh-l ed ) chintzes. |