﻿May. 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  187 
  

  

  A 
  Scotch 
  Madras 
  in 
  Persian 
  Design 
  

  

  Artistic 
  Curtains 
  

  

  and 
  

  

  Portieres 
  

  

  for 
  th< 
  

  

  summer 
  

  

  H 
  

  

  ome 
  

  

  By 
  Mabel 
  Tuke 
  Priestman 
  

  

  HE 
  perplexing 
  question 
  of 
  what 
  to 
  buy 
  for 
  cur- 
  

   tains 
  and 
  portieres 
  confronts 
  every 
  house- 
  

   holder, 
  and 
  when 
  there 
  are 
  so 
  many 
  beauti- 
  

   ful 
  things 
  to 
  choose 
  from 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  reason 
  

   why 
  we 
  should 
  not 
  get 
  really 
  pretty 
  draperies 
  

   without 
  an 
  undue 
  amount 
  of 
  expenditure. 
  

   The 
  trouble 
  is, 
  the 
  majority 
  do 
  not 
  know 
  what 
  can 
  be 
  found 
  

   by 
  looking 
  for 
  it, 
  or 
  what 
  can 
  be 
  evolved 
  by 
  their 
  own 
  

   ingenuity. 
  Among 
  the 
  piles 
  of 
  sheer 
  draperies 
  for 
  sash 
  

   curtains 
  we 
  find 
  a 
  splendid 
  variety, 
  and 
  the 
  old 
  stand-bys 
  of 
  

   swiss, 
  madras, 
  and 
  fishnet 
  are 
  as 
  much 
  sought 
  after 
  as 
  ever. 
  

   Few 
  things 
  improve 
  or 
  stamp 
  a 
  house 
  so 
  much 
  as 
  the 
  

  

  choice 
  of 
  suitable 
  sash 
  curtains. 
  It 
  is 
  therefore 
  most 
  im- 
  

   portant 
  that 
  we 
  give 
  a 
  great 
  deal 
  of 
  thought 
  to 
  this 
  subject. 
  

   In 
  a 
  house 
  in 
  the 
  country 
  which 
  has 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  white 
  

   paint, 
  white 
  swiss 
  curtains, 
  plain 
  or 
  dotted, 
  are 
  a 
  wise 
  selec- 
  

   tion. 
  These 
  should 
  be 
  well 
  made, 
  of 
  fine 
  quality 
  of 
  swiss, 
  

   and 
  with 
  careful 
  laundering 
  should 
  last 
  for 
  five 
  or 
  six 
  years. 
  

   The 
  very 
  cheap 
  coarse 
  swiss 
  sash 
  curtains 
  wear 
  out 
  after 
  

   one 
  or 
  two 
  washings 
  so 
  that 
  they 
  are 
  the 
  most 
  expensive 
  

   in 
  the 
  end. 
  

  

  Bobinet 
  is 
  another 
  suitable 
  material, 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  white 
  

   painted 
  house 
  white 
  is 
  the 
  best 
  choice. 
  It 
  also 
  comes 
  in 
  

   cream 
  and 
  coffee 
  color. 
  The 
  latter 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  recommended 
  

  

  An 
  Improvised 
  Portiere 
  

   Readily 
  Arranged 
  

  

  A 
  New 
  Fishnet 
  Suitable 
  for 
  the 
  

   Hall 
  or 
  Living-room 
  

  

  Helena 
  Tapestry, 
  a 
  Good 
  Portiere 
  

   Fabric 
  

  

  