Show curtaining windows to increase width by RUTH SPEARS A A READER living on a rural route in south dakota writes me my parlor is 16 by 14 feet and has an 8 foot ceiling right in the center of 0 the 16 foot wall are two windows each 6 feet high and 3 feet wide they are only I 1 foot apart and I 1 foot from the ceiling how should I 1 curtain these windows should the drapes c over cover the 1 foot space between AN OUTLINE DRAWING OF WALL MADE TO SCALE SHOWS THAT WINDOWS ARE BADLY K WIDER 1111 7 THE TWO W WINDOWS AS A UNIT DRAPES EXTEND WALL AT SIDES them how long should they be would you extend the drapes nearer the ceiling I 1 have been advised to do this S A these quest questions ions are nice nice and definite dF definite finite and all dimensions are given A scale drawing was made a little larger than the one shown here vi inch to a foot this showed immediately that the win windows needed to look wider rather than higher by framing them with a valance and side drapes to the floor they are made into a unit of pleasing proportions give your own home a fresh start with new curtains ers and other smart new touches which you will find in in book 1 SEWING for the home decorator book 2 gifts novelties and embroidery illustrates 90 embroidery s stitches and many ways to use them they are 25 cents each with each order for both books Crazy patch leaflet showing 36 authentic embroidery stitches is is included FREE address mrs spears S desplaines Desp lames st chicago ill |