House and Garden 
of a close Col¬ 
on ial pattern 
showing a 
huge conven¬ 
tional blos¬ 
som, leaf and 
twisting stem, 
leaving but a 
small amount 
of the back¬ 
ground visi¬ 
ble. This pat¬ 
tern is offered 
in cool green 
tones which 
are almost sil¬ 
very in some 
lights and in 
bronze brown 
with a golden 
light which is specially beautiful, d'he subtle sugges¬ 
tion of'underlying colors, old red, dull blue and green 
shown in the background of these papers, is sugges¬ 
tive of the color effects of favrile glass. To realize 
these illusive colors, it is only necessary to bring 
into the room with them in wood-work, rugs or drape¬ 
ries, any one of the tones when it at once becomes 
evident in the paper. 
d'here are a number of' fabrics other than the well- 
known burlap now used in covering walls. The tex¬ 
ture of burlap is now much improved. It shows a 
closer and harder weave and is less apt to roughen 
and hold the dust. Also a variety of new and beauti¬ 
ful shades are procurable in the burlap. In price, 
this material is fifty cents a square yard. For fffty- 
ffve cents one can obtain a material of slightly irregu¬ 
lar surface like the linen used in hook bindings. I bis 
material is a yard wide and not only off ers a good line 
of colors but is capable of being retinted or painted 
satisfactorily. 
Close to the heart of the discriminating architect 
and decorator, is the beautiful wall covering known 
as Japanese grass-cloth. The satin gloss and won¬ 
derful weave of this material, producing as it does 
shadowy effects by its 
irregularities, is well 
adapted to rooms where 
artistic feeling is promi¬ 
nent. There is no 
choicer covering for the 
walls. In application 
of this to the walls great 
care must be exercised. 
It is necessary to apply 
the paste to the wall 
instead of to the wall 
covering as in wall¬ 
papers. 
Objection 
is sometimes 
made to the 
joiningswhich 
must show the 
irregularity of 
weave in the 
grass-cloth, 
but to many 
this is [an 
added charm 
of the mate- 
rial. The 
cost of this, 
unfortunately, 
is somewhat 
prohibitive as 
it is eighty- 
five cents a 
square yard. 
The line of colors, however is unsurpassed. From the 
palest cream to rich golden brown, from neutral and 
water green to the black green of hog oak all through 
the lines of pastel tones, the colors off ered are perfect. 
For bedroom walls the selection of really good and 
inexpensive paper is extensive. The dainty dimity 
papers showing thread-like cross lines of a darker 
shade than the background, flecked at spaced inter¬ 
vals with a trefoil of tiny white dots, are new and 
attractive. In colors these show a soft fawn shade 
with lines of golden brown, a light gray blue ground 
with threads of darker shade and a third of cool sage 
green ground. With white enamel woodwork, and 
figured draperies and bed covers of cretonne or cot¬ 
ton crepe, charming rooms may be evolved. 
d'here are many floral papers also which are attrac¬ 
tive for bedrooms. These show dainty spring flow¬ 
ers in exquisite colors and groupings, forming stripes 
or garlands. Delicate pink and pale yellow roses 
(no longer of the cabbage variety) against a white 
ivory ground, are also among this season’s papers. 
Another paper with a highly-glazed white ground 
shows a small rose hud and leaf set at the intersection 
of crossing pale gray lines forming a diamond shape 
figure. These are 
among the most pleas¬ 
ing in the all-over wall¬ 
paper patterns. There 
are also crown papers 
and paneled effects. 
Among the former, the 
sweet pea pattern is 
especially good in color 
and arrangement. No 
one of these papers ex¬ 
ceeds seventy-five cents 
a roll for the side walls 
and many are much less. 
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