HOUSE AND GARDEN 
December, 1911 
379 
border some real or imaginary 
monsters of the deep which 
are of genuine decorative 
value. This rug is of wool, 
soft and warm to the feet; it 
is washable and is guaranteed 
as to color. These woolen 
rugs, by the way, are a very 
recent innovation. 
In turning from the first 
type of bathroom to the sec¬ 
ond or home style, we find it 
lends itself to more varied 
treatment. This is largely due 
to the fact that the walls are 
papered instead of tiled or 
painted. The range of bath¬ 
room papers is wide. They are 
Sanitation does not necessarily preclude decoration. A little color and 
design might be introduced on these walls, the tiles or in the rugs 
Whether the theme be the 
sea or no, out-of-door papers 
are the latest vogue. The tide 
is turning from severity of de¬ 
sign as seen in the ordinary 
tiled effect. The newest pa¬ 
pers bring either a smell of the 
sea or a breath of the garden. 
The most decided innova¬ 
tion is the flowered papers. 
They are some of the sur¬ 
prises Dame Fashion springs 
on us just as we have fallen 
into a rut. She refuses to al¬ 
low us to become conserva¬ 
tive. Our ideas may be get¬ 
ting a wrench, but it is to¬ 
ward beauty. 
A new wool rug which is washable and somewhat warmer than the old 
kind comes in various designs 
The Greek scroll makes one of the most serviceable patterns for 
the various styles of cotton bath rugs 
washable and sanitary without any sacri¬ 
fice of beauty. It is useful to know, how¬ 
ever, that one or two coats of varnish 
make any paper waterproof. The regu¬ 
lar bathroom papers are apt to possess the 
more appropriate designs. Some of the 
artistic conceptions are nothing short of 
beautiful. 
Take, for example, the kingfisher paper. 
The background is a realistic lake surface 
dotted with pond fillies which are re¬ 
flected upon its waters. Kingfishers are 
alight on curving stems. Other king¬ 
fishers are on the wing, while occasional 
dragon flies skim the surface. Though the 
color of this paper is blue, there is the feel 
of sunshine. Skies are bright and days 
are pleasant along the shores of this pic¬ 
tured lake. One wants a dip into the 
water and the tub is inviting. 
In contrast to this lake another paper 
shows the ocean. Little white-caps fleck 
the waves while sea gulls flit about, their 
snowy wings reflecting the sun¬ 
light. One sees them skim the 
water, swoop down to catch some 
unwary fish, or soar far and high. 
The aesthetic harmony of a bath¬ 
room so papered is obvious. How¬ 
ever small the room there is a sug¬ 
gestion of immensity. 
Even the towels may echo the dominat¬ 
ing color note in the decoration 
England sends us some of the most 
fascinating papers for the coming sea¬ 
son. One strikes a balance between tiles 
and flowers and might be’termed a transi¬ 
tion paper. The background is blocked 
out in tile effect. At regular intervals 
there are blossoming plants in decorative 
flower pots, the handles of which are 
ornamented with bows of ribbon. L has 
a quaint, old-world appearance. 
There is a chintz paper shown in one of 
the advance fashions for 1912. The pro¬ 
nounced vogue of English chintz was 
dwelt on in a former article. Now it is 
invading even the bathroom. A curious 
trait of these chintz patterns is the ap¬ 
parent ease with which all sorts of 
flowers grow from one stem. Whether 
or no the English florists are experts in 
the art of grafting, one thing is sure, 
their designers are. 
Other appropriate papers are those de¬ 
picting Dutch fife. There are lads and 
lassies, windmills, boats, light¬ 
houses, ducks, etc. The coloring is 
chiefly Delft blue. 
The final touch of perfection in 
either of the two types of rooms 
mentioned is the introduction of 
growing ferns or other green- 
erv to render the bathroom ideal. 
Conventionalized fishes, waves and seaweed form the theme 
for various frieze patterns 
