The Curtaining of Ordinary Windows 
wide, and as the material hangs beautifully in soft 
folds, requiring no lining, they are not costly; also 
this fabric holds its color well. The diagram shows 
the extension of the rod beyond the window frame 
which gives added width. A French window in the 
same room also required breadth, and was treated 
in a similar manner by extending the rod. (See 
Sketch No. 4.) The pineapple cloth here was set 
close against the glass of each door and run on small 
brass rods set at the top and bottom of the frames, 
the material drawn tautly in place. The sage 
green wool damask over-curtains were pushed back 
on either side so the working of the hinges was in no 
wise interfered with. As this uninteresting and 
characterless room was to be converted into a proper 
setting for good handcraft furniture, the hardware 
was changed,—the cheap mottled copper being 
replaced by knobs and door latches of dull burnished 
brass of perfectly simple and heavy design. 
Sketch No. 2 shows the proper treatment for the 
casement windows which open in and are set above 
a wainscot,—always a charmingly decorative style 
of window for the small house. The net or dotted 
muslin curtains should be hung directly against the 
glass and run on small rods set on the frame of the 
window. The over-draperies at either end may be 
of some thin soft fabric such as raw silk or Habutai, 
the former selling for $1.50 a yard, thirty-six inches 
wide; the latter at 70 cents, thirty inches wide. 
These are run on a rod set above the casement and 
reach only to the sill. They hang in soft full folds 
and when well pushed back serve to outline and 
accentuate the win¬ 
dow attractively. 
Sketch No. 3 
shows a valance 
effect. This is a style particularly suitable to the 
country cottage or to bedroom windows. The Swiss 
or net curtains hang next to the glass, the over¬ 
draperies falling from below the eight inch valance 
at the top. I he material used for these over-dra¬ 
peries and valance is frequently glazed chintz, or 
cretonne or any attractive cotton print. These cur¬ 
tains should he made without interlining. 
Sketch No. 5 gives an excellent and practical 
suggestion for improving the long and impossible 
windows one finds in the city house, built some 
twenty or thirty years ago. The lattice effect at the 
top is too simple and dignified to be designated as 
a grille. It is made of very thin one inch strips of 
wood, carefully interlaced. It is then stained or 
finished to match the woodwork of the room and a 
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