Show how to hang curtains the mistake Is too often made of hanging white curtains the full width of the window and from the top to the floor says suburban life for decem her ber this treatment is unsuitable except in very dainty or elaborate rooms the mass of white la Is usually distracting and destroys the harmony of the room perhaps the most effective treatment Is to let the curtains hang straight at the sides of the window covering the woodwork and have a plaited valance acrons the top curtains made in this way keep out very little light and give gire a pretty broad effect to a window the rhe curtains may mav either hang to the floor or stop at the the sill if the curt curtains ning lire are dai ank k and long straight lines beoni een culled called for they should rench to the floor but when in ID doubt stop at tile the sul sill |