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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  December, 
  1907 
  

  

  the 
  room 
  will 
  be 
  a 
  charming 
  

   view 
  of 
  sky 
  framed 
  by 
  the 
  

   curtain 
  and 
  the 
  hedge 
  of 
  

   growing 
  green. 
  Plants 
  are 
  

   always 
  beautiful 
  in 
  windows. 
  

   Leigh 
  Hunt 
  expressed 
  the 
  

   opinion 
  of 
  many 
  when 
  he 
  

   said: 
  "Why 
  does 
  not 
  every 
  

   one 
  who 
  can 
  afford 
  it 
  have 
  a 
  

   geranium 
  in 
  the 
  window, 
  or 
  

   some 
  other 
  flower?" 
  

  

  If 
  the 
  plan 
  of 
  framing 
  a 
  

   piece 
  of 
  landscape 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  

   adopted, 
  omit 
  the 
  curtains 
  

   next 
  to 
  the 
  panes 
  and 
  hang 
  

   straight 
  white 
  or 
  cream 
  col- 
  

   ored 
  curtains 
  on 
  the 
  rod 
  just 
  

   inside 
  of 
  the 
  heavier 
  drape- 
  

   ries, 
  and 
  draw 
  these 
  apart 
  

   to 
  admit 
  the 
  outer 
  view. 
  

   Curtains 
  cut 
  Morris 
  fashion 
  

   may 
  also 
  be 
  used 
  in 
  this 
  way. 
  

   This 
  means 
  that 
  two 
  pieces 
  

   of 
  curtain 
  are 
  hung 
  from 
  

   either 
  side 
  with 
  a 
  ruffle 
  run- 
  

   ning 
  along 
  the 
  top, 
  thus 
  

   making 
  a 
  frame 
  for 
  the 
  

   view 
  outside. 
  Too 
  much 
  

   trimming 
  in 
  the 
  way 
  of 
  

   ruffles 
  and 
  lace, 
  however, 
  

  

  draped 
  back 
  with 
  washable 
  cords, 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  present 
  a 
  pleasing 
  should 
  be 
  avoided. 
  Heavy 
  draperies 
  are 
  not 
  always 
  used, 
  

   appearance 
  from 
  the 
  street. 
  Over 
  these 
  suspend, 
  from 
  a 
  but 
  in 
  the 
  average 
  house 
  they 
  add 
  greatly, 
  not 
  only 
  by 
  con- 
  

   small 
  brass 
  rod, 
  thin 
  silk 
  or 
  silkoline 
  curtains 
  of 
  a 
  color 
  cealing 
  the 
  commonplace 
  woodwork 
  and 
  the 
  straight 
  outer 
  

   which 
  harmonizes 
  with 
  the 
  colors 
  in 
  the 
  room 
  — 
  yellow, 
  pale 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  white 
  curtains, 
  but 
  also 
  by 
  repeating 
  the 
  color 
  

   green, 
  or 
  pink 
  silk 
  makes 
  effective 
  screens 
  and 
  gives 
  a 
  pleas- 
  scheme 
  of 
  the 
  room; 
  for 
  care 
  should 
  always 
  be 
  taken 
  to 
  

  

  The 
  Stairs 
  in 
  Mr. 
  Lords 
  House 
  Rise 
  from 
  the 
  Living-room 
  

  

  ant 
  light. 
  Yellow 
  gives 
  the 
  effect 
  of 
  sunlight, 
  and 
  should 
  

   be 
  used 
  in 
  a 
  north 
  room. 
  These 
  silk 
  curtains 
  may 
  be 
  drawn 
  

   apart 
  when 
  more 
  light 
  is 
  required. 
  From 
  the 
  large 
  rod 
  

   drape 
  curtains 
  of 
  heavier 
  stuff 
  — 
  cretonnes, 
  chintzes, 
  or 
  

   denims 
  — 
  any 
  wash 
  material, 
  

   if 
  for 
  a 
  bedroom; 
  heavy 
  

   silks, 
  brocades, 
  or 
  any 
  rich 
  

   hangings, 
  if 
  for 
  living-room, 
  

   reception-room, 
  or 
  library. 
  

   Hang 
  these 
  at 
  the 
  outer 
  

   edges 
  of 
  the 
  inner 
  curtains, 
  

   either 
  in 
  straight 
  folds 
  or 
  

   draped 
  over 
  curtain 
  knobs 
  

   of 
  antique 
  design. 
  The 
  brass 
  

   or 
  opalescent 
  knobs 
  of 
  our 
  

   ancestors, 
  when 
  obtainable, 
  

   are 
  serviceable 
  and 
  beautiful. 
  

   If 
  the 
  problem 
  is 
  to 
  treat 
  

   a 
  window 
  of 
  an 
  upper 
  apart- 
  

   ment 
  where 
  the 
  securing 
  of 
  

   privacy 
  is 
  not 
  so 
  essential 
  as 
  

   the 
  screening 
  from 
  view 
  of 
  

   neighboring 
  roofs 
  and 
  chim- 
  

   neys, 
  a 
  pretty 
  way 
  is 
  to 
  cross 
  

   the 
  curtains 
  next 
  to 
  the 
  panes 
  

   and 
  loop 
  them 
  high 
  on 
  either 
  

   side, 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  form 
  a 
  straight 
  

   line 
  of 
  drapery 
  across 
  the 
  

   upper 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  window. 
  

   Then 
  arrange 
  pots 
  of 
  grow- 
  

   ing 
  plants 
  and 
  ivies 
  across 
  

   the 
  sill 
  and 
  train 
  them 
  to 
  

   within 
  twelve 
  or 
  more 
  inches 
  

   of 
  the 
  upper 
  curtain. 
  The 
  

   result 
  from 
  the 
  interior 
  of 
  

  

  choose 
  material 
  for 
  them 
  of 
  a 
  color 
  which 
  harmonizes 
  with 
  

   the 
  woodwork 
  and 
  with 
  the 
  wall 
  covering. 
  

  

  The 
  heavy 
  wooden 
  cornices 
  which 
  were 
  in 
  vogue 
  in 
  the 
  

   early 
  eighties 
  are 
  not 
  considered 
  in 
  good 
  taste 
  to-day. 
  

  

  Quiet 
  Simplicity 
  Characterizes 
  the 
  Interior 
  

  

  