Show of floors A among he farst to introduce twenty arc years ago floors were elaborate and costly anil in strong color contrasts were with different sorts ot natural woods were the the designs worker out ID these floors were elaba orate ahe borders decidedly s through fill the mula tlona of carpet and rug styles of manufacture the hardwood floor whether of stained oak or par hae advanced steadily in popularity until to day it 16 pre the floor ot all arko fare fop elesa ace or good taste under foot the hardwood floor in it forms 1 seen in nearly au building of any protection and la private residences it has reached a nigh dearee of beauty and elegance A short these floors often the stained alib the natural wood today to day the grain and pattern ot natural wood anre brought out and to a u polish and floor soft sheen or eatie and vt burnished metal v As an example ot brilliant color la wood nothing could be more vivid tyaan the vera mallon wood whose sane nine hue corre spends to its name it Is used in where oriental patterns are produced and occasionally a whole floor Is laid in vat cost and with wonderful effect one such floor in the borne of a new banker cas a border of empire blue this h the of a peacocks feathers end the curtal the room are of abe same color parquet boors are often kitred mitred at the ners but a favorite corner arrant rement la to have squares which ali the cointe ot ahr in shape and to bale a rp of the of the floor on it borders the most elegant floora are borders except la special cases or la tible patterns and many oak floors arc without ornamental edges thase are a lodl anft white quartered oab labe la be coatne scarcer rear no mothr lean ott 1 good or flooring dealers say and they tell now the southern live oak Is sometimes slipped in with the logs anen we see cotton sticking to it they say we know pretty well where it comee brorn the hard grain of the oak Is greatly desired but the wool shows red streaks in unexpected places which mars a floor if we could only get a floor of those streaks mid one enthusiast it be w teakwood la a favorite or alne floors it nas a natural 11 which preserves and funtes it valuable at one time all the of were built of teate wood and t Is through that country that east teakwood reaches america in making patterns of floors the brewit Is obtained by reversing the gra n of the some woods are sy arranged that cubes and apgear built a a other aff t 1 to its single color jt bilte mahogany a pale brown streaks i 10 aas threads laid takes on a and VS and in ite co lorias w 18 of the exquisite of wood or entire alcor are coming aced be sid but less and wooda ere til trust abe east and the south wl ant from the sandwich Sand islands Isla ads there Is a floor that can be bollea up a bott of and at will to lie flat in narrow strips upon its cloth ion the a now 1 that it cannot be purchased at eo touch pr errard rard with a chance ot li ap y a i a bargain there arc also floors and others of rare wood ar old dutch doors for halls and s robins are laid 1 abood while oriental floore contain a of bright and data colored woods contrasted in effect e patterns the striped wood with it wana w red gold coloring and the pa with ite greenish gold stripes teem too lotell tor common usage under foot and so do the while maple the godden ebony and the bagua wood choso whoso ruby color shades to bronze red |