Modern Wall Coverings 
THE FALCON FRIEZE 
Hand printed, thirty inches wide, and is composed of three sets of figures, same as here illustrated, 
and is printed and sold in lengths of seventeen and a half feet 
leave the walls uncovered, allowing them to settle 
before decorating. There are now materials ready 
mixed to be applied as a wash to the wall which give 
beautiful colors. For side walls and for ceilings these 
tints are invaluable. The ceiling color is frequently 
considered of minor 
importance, whereas in 
reality there is no in¬ 
dividual part of a color 
scheme which means 
more to the finished 
room than the ceiling 
tint. 
The materials re¬ 
ferred to are easy to 
apply and entirely san¬ 
itary and they cost so 
little that the small 
additional expense 
necessary to supple¬ 
ment the plain walls 
by the introduction of 
an occasional frieze is 
readily incurred. Plain 
walls, particularly 
where the plaster is 
smooth as it must be 
when it is intended to 
apply paper later, tend 
to monotony if used 
exclusively, therefore 
the introduction of the 
picture frieze results in 
more livable rooms. 
Among the most 
effective hand printed 
friezes is the Falcon. 
This is rich in color 
and is finely drawn. 
It is thirty inches in 
width and composed 
of three sets of fig¬ 
ures, and printed 
and sold in lengths of 
seventeen and one- 
half feet. Set above 
a high wainscot of 
dark wood, a decora¬ 
tive and dignified 
effect is given the 
room. This is espe¬ 
cially appropriate for 
large living-halls,libra¬ 
ries and dining-rooms. 
These imported friezes 
run in price from 
^3.00 up for rolls of 
eight yards. Thenar- 
rower ones are proportionately cheaper. There are 
also domestic friezes, many of which are very beauti¬ 
ful and are much less expensive. 
In side wall papers, among the most favored 
exclusive designs shown at present, is the reproduction 
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