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is obviated. As hard 

 wood floors are a part of 

 the building scheme of the 

 modern house, the 

 rug question becomes of 

 importance. 



While the choice must 

 turn on the amount that 

 can be expended, there is 

 still a variety at almost 

 the same price. The 

 Scotch rugs made of wool 

 with vegetable dyes and 

 the all-wool rugs in plain 

 colors made in New York 

 State cost three dollars a 

 square yard. Hemp rugs 

 made in India are unique 

 in design and of good 



wearing qualities. The Navajo blankets have a peculiar 

 interest for the arts and crafts lover as they are designed 

 and woven by the same person, the symbols, sacred and 

 otherwise, telling some event or history. 



In the bedrooms one may use the cotton rugs that are 



the thick homespun is also 

 available. 



The skill of an artist 

 might well be expended on 

 the choice of pillow covers 

 for a divan, to do away 

 with the mistakes so often 

 seen in assembling garish 

 colors, clumsy fabrics, and 

 discordant designs. 



As the windows of an 

 arts and crafts house are 

 exempt from the conven- 

 tional treatment of lace 

 draperies, a thin net may 

 be bought by the yard 

 from twenty cents a yard 

 upwards and hung only to 

 the sill. A heavier curtain 

 may be put up for the cold months of the year and drawn 

 together in the evening. For a room that is well lighted 

 a figured madras may be hung across the glass, or the new 

 unfadable fabrics may be used to give color in a sheer 

 material. 



Navajo rugs contribute charm 



Dining-room in fumed oak 



A hallway settle 



woven in the old way on hand looms, 

 ings cost seventy-live cents a yard, and 

 and designs from one dollar to three o 

 yard. Until the last few years a wide 

 sewing together the necessary yard-wide 

 by twelve rug is now 

 woven in one piece. 



In considering the color 

 of the finish for the furni- 

 ture it is well to remember 

 that the nearer it comes to 

 the finish of the woodwork 

 the more harmonious will 

 be the interior effect. For 

 the coverings of the chairs 

 it is well sometimes to 

 avoid the heavy leathers, 

 especially in a winter 

 home, and substitute the 

 new designs in tapestry in 

 small, set figures of three 

 or four colors. For tufted 

 cushions for seats or 

 chairs there is nothing bet- 

 ter than corduroy at a 

 dollar and a quarter a 

 yard. At the same price 



The mixed color- 

 the special colors 

 r four dollars a 

 rug was made by 

 strips; but a nine 



A simple bedroom 



A plain colored wall may be made by tinting the plaster, 

 or by using a plain paper. A rough-finish for the former 

 gives a more pleasing effect than the smooth plaster that 

 is preferable for the paper. Among the higher-priced 

 wall coverings, burlap, crash, buckram and grass cloth are 



still the standard selections 

 for the arts and crafts 

 home. If a wall-paper with 

 some accent or design is 

 desirable, instead of a plain 

 surface, the imitations of 

 various textures will give 

 satisfaction. As a back- 

 ground, too, these papers 

 are worth considering, for 

 their coloring is generally 

 subdued and the figuring al- 

 most imperceptible. 



With the elimination of 

 distracting patterns on the 

 walls there is an opportunity 

 for enjoying the beautiful 

 colored prints that are sent 

 over from Germany, or the 

 prints made in this country 

 from the architectural 

 paintings of Jules Guerin. 



