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Courtesy of Wanamaker 
Another of the moderate priced is a wood fibre rag with 
Chinese pattern in porcelain blue and green. Also in 
delicate colorings with conventionalized designs 
Courtesy of Wanamaker 
Among the cheaper types suitable for upstair rooms is a re¬ 
versible rag rug with one side hit-and-miss weave and on the 
other a reversible solid blue, green or rose center 
ticed to effect, as the heavier grades of 
woolen rugs, necessarily more expensive, 
are not so desirable for this room. The 
essential feature of the bedroom rug is the 
necessity of it lying close to the floor 
and not kicking up. Nothing is more 
irritating than a rug that slides about 
in a room, where constant walking 
makes this unavoidable. Again, for 
sanitary reasons, the rug should be 
of sufficiently light weight as to be 
readily removed and beaten, thus 
allowing the floor to be frequently 
wiped up and polished. 
For the Bedroom 
Hence the popularity of the vari¬ 
ous weaves of cotton rugs, many of 
them washable. The wood fibre rug, 
woven in a variety of patterns, nota¬ 
ble among which is a characteristic 
Chinese design in porcelain blue and 
cream, is also an excellent floor 
covering for the bedroom. These 
can be kept clean with a damp cloth 
and are further recommended by 
their exceedingly reasonable cost. 
They are not confined to Oriental patterns 
nor to this coloring, being also made with 
plain fields and broken borders in soft 
greens, rose, etc., some with stencilled deco¬ 
ration that makes them very desirable. 
Having somewhat the appearance of the 
usual hit-and-miss so-called rag rug is the 
new reversible rag rug, made with a solid 
colored center and hit-and-miss border, 
broken by one tone stripes. These come in 
all the standard sizes with plain blue, green 
or rose centers, which, when the rug is re¬ 
versed, become the usual hit-and-miss 
weaves, on the other side, with a plain 
colored striped border. These rugs are 
heavier than the usual rag rug and thus 
are less liable to wrinkle and roll up. 
They also make excellent bath¬ 
room rugs, in the smaller sizes, as 
do the washable cotton chenille rugs, 
likewise reversible, with their light 
grey fields and pink and blue centers. 
And for Hard Service 
Washable linen rugs are effective 
and practical in a room where the 
floor coverings are subjected to hard 
wear and where a neutral color is 
desired. These are made in warm 
greys, tans and browns, with a 
knitted fringe at either end and are 
also reversible. Their soft, rough 
finished surface gives the appearance 
of wool, and yet these rugs are made 
entirely of linen or flax and are moth 
proof. They are especially appro¬ 
priate for a boy’s room, den or smok¬ 
ing room, as they do not readily 
show dusty footprints and cigarette 
ashes. Dark toned Scotch weave woolen 
rugs that resemble the well-known ingrain 
and now referred to as “art squares,” are 
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Courtesy of Vantine & Co, 
A Japanese fibre rug with dragon design in soft 
tone blue, old rose, ivory and green on a golden 
brown background 
Courtesy of W. & J. Sloane 
A new Wilton design consisting of five rugs woven on a plain 
tan background of one rug. Delicate blues, greens and red 
predominate in the coloring 
Courtesy of W. & J. Sloane 
A domestic Wilton facsimile of a 7-are lWi Century Per¬ 
sian rug in deep blue and tan. Also made with light red 
predominating 
