Show typical window of eighteenth century WE WE KNOW that the eighteenth century is often called the golden age of the cabinet makers we know that the english cabi let makers chippendale hepplewhite sheraton and the adam brothers flourished then and that their work was copied by our own END of 16 R DRAPERY I 1 FABRIC ATC cavas C aca 40 TA el J abinet makers of the late colo abal period the furniture types it f their day have become standard with us but we seldom stop to think about the kind of curtains and draperies that were originally used with this furniture visitors to the reconstructed village ot of williamsburg va are often surprised to ind that venetian blinds were ere the fashion ong before the revolution and the wen well aildred canvas lined valance used with loor length chintz draperies also seem modern to them yet these were the cur ain styles when ladies and gentlemen ivore vor e powdered wigs valances were made lust just as we make them today and were sacked to a valance board in pretty much he same manner as is shown here ad NOTE this Is the second of 0 a series on modern adaptations of period curtain ashong ash ions another version of the shaped ype of valance is given in BOOK 5 ot of lie le series ol of ten booklets on sewing for he home to get copy of book 5 send 15 15 cents cent direct to MRS RUTH WYETH SPEARS bedford hills new york drawer 10 enclose 15 cents for book no 5 name address i |