﻿AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  M 
  

  

  ay, 
  1907 
  

  

  for 
  the 
  city 
  house, 
  which 
  has 
  dark, 
  paint 
  and 
  stone 
  walls. 
  

   The 
  chief 
  advantage 
  of 
  bobinet 
  is 
  that 
  the 
  mesh 
  is 
  so 
  open 
  

   it 
  lets 
  in 
  plenty 
  of 
  light. 
  The 
  ready-made 
  bobinet 
  curtains 
  

   are 
  the 
  best 
  to 
  get, 
  as 
  they 
  can 
  be 
  bought 
  from 
  five 
  to 
  fifty 
  

   dollars 
  a 
  pair, 
  in 
  every 
  quality 
  of 
  bobinet, 
  trimmed 
  with 
  

   cheap 
  imitation 
  torchion 
  or 
  hand-made 
  lace. 
  In 
  buying 
  

   ready-made 
  curtains 
  get 
  them 
  several 
  inches 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  

   window 
  requires, 
  and 
  turn 
  in 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  folds 
  at 
  the 
  top. 
  

   Bobinet 
  shrinks 
  considerably, 
  and 
  as 
  it 
  wears 
  well 
  it 
  will 
  of 
  

   necessity 
  have 
  to 
  be 
  laundered 
  a 
  good 
  many 
  times. 
  If 
  the 
  

   top 
  hem 
  is 
  sewn 
  by 
  hand 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  

   adjusted 
  each 
  time 
  to 
  the 
  window. 
  

   How 
  often 
  one 
  notices 
  pretty 
  

   bobinet 
  curtains 
  six 
  or 
  eight 
  

   inches 
  too 
  short 
  for 
  the 
  window, 
  

   which 
  could 
  have 
  been 
  so 
  easily 
  

   obviated 
  by 
  the 
  hem 
  at 
  the 
  top 
  

   being 
  adjustable. 
  These 
  curtains 
  

   are 
  usually 
  trimmed 
  with 
  re- 
  

   naissance, 
  cluny, 
  or 
  torchion 
  lace, 
  

  

  up 
  very 
  little. 
  They 
  come 
  in 
  white, 
  cream, 
  and 
  ecru, 
  while 
  

   they 
  may 
  also 
  be 
  found 
  on 
  black, 
  cream, 
  or 
  green 
  grounds 
  

   with 
  flowers 
  of 
  various 
  colors 
  and 
  make 
  a 
  most 
  artistic 
  

   drapery. 
  Our 
  illustration 
  shows 
  a 
  Persian 
  design 
  in 
  soft 
  

   tans 
  and 
  reds, 
  which 
  would 
  be 
  suitable 
  for 
  any 
  sitting-room, 
  

   especially 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  Eastern 
  rugs. 
  Curtains 
  of 
  this 
  

   kind 
  are 
  better 
  sent 
  to 
  a 
  dry 
  cleaner's. 
  If 
  the 
  home-maker 
  

   has 
  them 
  constantly 
  shaken 
  they 
  will 
  last 
  a 
  couple 
  of 
  years 
  

   without 
  being 
  cleaned. 
  These 
  are 
  only 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  many 
  

   nets 
  to 
  be 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  stores 
  to-day. 
  Nainsook, 
  dimity, 
  

  

  grenadine, 
  point 
  d'esprit, 
  and 
  

   cheese-cloth 
  can 
  all 
  be 
  utilized 
  as 
  

   occasion 
  offers. 
  

  

  We 
  have 
  even 
  more 
  variety 
  for 
  

   the 
  inner 
  curtains 
  in 
  the 
  chintz, 
  

   taffetas, 
  Java 
  prints, 
  Japanese 
  cot- 
  

   tons, 
  India 
  prints, 
  Dutch 
  prints, 
  

   denims, 
  art 
  tickings, 
  velours, 
  and 
  

   velvets, 
  which 
  are 
  always 
  avail- 
  

   able. 
  Individuality 
  can 
  be 
  given 
  

  

  A 
  Simple 
  Window 
  Treatment 
  with 
  White 
  Swiss, 
  Blue 
  

   Denim 
  and 
  White 
  Paint 
  

  

  A 
  Java 
  Print, 
  Often 
  of 
  

   Gay 
  Colors 
  

  

  but 
  new 
  varieties 
  are 
  

   found 
  in 
  applique. 
  

  

  Our 
  illustration 
  shows 
  

   three 
  styles 
  of 
  curtains 
  

   with 
  different 
  designs 
  of 
  

   white 
  braid, 
  the 
  edge 
  

   only 
  being 
  outlined 
  with 
  

   lace. 
  Where 
  long 
  cur- 
  

   tains 
  instead 
  of 
  sash 
  cur- 
  

   tains 
  are 
  preferred 
  they 
  

   will 
  be 
  particularly 
  suitable, 
  as 
  the 
  inner 
  curtain 
  would 
  fall 
  

   over 
  the 
  plain 
  part, 
  leaving 
  a 
  chased 
  little 
  border 
  coming 
  

   beyond 
  the 
  heavy 
  drapery. 
  Bobinet 
  curtains 
  can 
  also 
  be 
  

   stenciled. 
  A 
  very 
  effective 
  touch 
  can 
  be 
  given 
  to 
  the 
  room 
  

   by 
  the 
  predominating 
  colors 
  being 
  suggested 
  in 
  the 
  curtain. 
  

   Old-fashioned 
  scrim 
  has 
  come 
  back 
  to 
  stay, 
  and 
  is 
  of 
  ser- 
  

   vice 
  when 
  we 
  need 
  to 
  be 
  protected 
  from 
  the 
  passerby, 
  the 
  

   mesh 
  being 
  quite 
  close 
  and 
  therefore 
  affording 
  an 
  excellent 
  

   screen. 
  A 
  year 
  or 
  two 
  ago 
  fishnets 
  seemed 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  thing 
  

   of 
  the 
  past, 
  but 
  the 
  last 
  two 
  seasons 
  a 
  wonderful 
  variety 
  have 
  

   been 
  forthcoming. 
  Except 
  for 
  their 
  name 
  they 
  are 
  a 
  new 
  

   curtain, 
  as 
  instead 
  of 
  just 
  a 
  variety 
  in 
  mesh 
  they 
  come 
  in 
  all 
  

   kinds 
  of 
  designs. 
  Our 
  illustration 
  shows 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  new 
  fish- 
  

   nets 
  in 
  cream 
  with 
  a 
  design 
  appropriate 
  for 
  hall 
  or 
  living- 
  

   room. 
  Some 
  of 
  the 
  designs 
  have 
  geometrical 
  wheels 
  and 
  

   are 
  very 
  open, 
  and 
  fill 
  a 
  long-felt 
  want, 
  as 
  they 
  can 
  be 
  used 
  

   where 
  a 
  swiss 
  or 
  bobinet 
  would 
  seem 
  out 
  of 
  place. 
  

  

  The 
  soft 
  dainty 
  folds 
  of 
  madras 
  give 
  refinement 
  and 
  re- 
  

   pose 
  to 
  sitting-room 
  or 
  bedroom 
  alike, 
  and 
  are 
  especially 
  

   suitable 
  when 
  the 
  entire 
  house 
  is 
  curtained 
  with 
  one 
  ma- 
  

   terial. 
  It 
  is 
  very 
  economical, 
  as 
  they 
  keep 
  clean 
  a 
  long 
  time 
  

   and 
  when 
  they 
  are 
  laundered 
  need 
  no 
  starching, 
  and 
  wash 
  

  

  A 
  Plain 
  Border 
  with 
  Applique 
  

   Finish 
  

  

  to 
  the 
  home 
  by 
  the 
  right 
  

   and 
  appropriate 
  use 
  of 
  

   any 
  of 
  this 
  long 
  list 
  of 
  

   materials. 
  

  

  Suppose 
  we 
  have 
  a 
  

   bedroom 
  papered 
  with 
  a 
  

   flowered 
  paper 
  and 
  want 
  

   to 
  have 
  our 
  curtains 
  to 
  

   match. 
  An 
  inexpensive 
  

   cretonne, 
  a 
  yard 
  wide, 
  

  

  can 
  be 
  used 
  for 
  the 
  body 
  of 
  the 
  curtain, 
  while 
  a 
  heavy 
  border 
  

   five 
  or 
  six 
  inches 
  wide, 
  of 
  green 
  denim 
  or 
  art 
  ticking, 
  would 
  

   add 
  interest 
  to 
  such 
  a 
  curtain. 
  The 
  join 
  of 
  the 
  plain 
  ma- 
  

   terial 
  and 
  the 
  figured 
  can 
  either 
  be 
  hidden 
  by 
  a 
  heavy 
  cord 
  

   or 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  cut 
  out 
  like 
  the 
  curtain 
  in 
  our 
  illustration. 
  The 
  

   design 
  is 
  defined 
  by 
  a 
  narrow 
  cotton 
  cord 
  sewn 
  on 
  to 
  the 
  

   edge 
  by 
  machine. 
  

  

  The 
  prettiest 
  way 
  to 
  curtain 
  a 
  room 
  papered 
  with 
  figured 
  

   paper 
  is 
  to 
  use 
  a 
  plain 
  curtain 
  with 
  a 
  small 
  applique 
  border 
  

   repeating 
  the 
  colors 
  of 
  the 
  wall 
  paper. 
  The 
  applique 
  can 
  

   be 
  cut 
  out 
  of 
  linen 
  or 
  denim 
  and 
  applied 
  to 
  the 
  solid 
  surface, 
  

   and 
  can 
  be 
  finished 
  off 
  with 
  couching, 
  embroidery, 
  or 
  a 
  nar- 
  

   row 
  cord. 
  

  

  A 
  very 
  charming 
  way 
  of 
  making 
  bedroom 
  curtains 
  is 
  to 
  

   leave 
  them 
  untrimmed, 
  with 
  the 
  finish 
  of 
  a 
  vallence 
  running 
  

   across 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  window 
  and 
  beyond 
  the 
  curtains. 
  This 
  

   vallence 
  softens 
  the 
  light, 
  and 
  when 
  several 
  windows 
  are 
  in 
  

   the 
  room 
  gives 
  a 
  very 
  artistic 
  appearance. 
  Some 
  of 
  the 
  

   strongly 
  colored 
  cretonnes 
  are 
  particularly 
  attractive 
  for 
  

   this 
  purpose 
  and 
  are 
  prettier 
  unlined, 
  as 
  the 
  effect 
  of 
  the 
  

   light 
  filtering 
  through 
  the 
  curtain 
  is 
  by 
  no 
  means 
  a 
  dis- 
  

   advantage. 
  

  

  