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House & Garden 
If the lines and trim of a window are decorative 
and pleasing, it is inadvisable to hide them behind 
heavy draperies. The grace fid, arched windows 
above are simply curtained with one layer of 
rather coarse net, hung inside the trim. This 
affords just enough protection without obstruct¬ 
ing the view 
In a country house dining room a window may 
serve as background for a low sideboard. In 
this case no overhangings should be used, suffi¬ 
cient protection being afforded by a curtain of 
coarse cream colored net with a border patterned 
after Italian filet lace. Coarse fringe in the same 
shade adds a finishing touch 
SHEER CURTAINS FOR 
THE COUNTRY HOUSE 
Shown by courtesy of the 
Quaker Lace Company 
Sometimes it is desirable to conceal the outside view. A net 
curtain in an all-over design accomplishes this, at the same time 
allowing sufficient light to filter through. It is more transparent 
than a closely woven material and yet insures the same amount 
of privacy. The hangings are of striped taffeta 
In the country house morning room above the French windows 
have only one set of hangings of cream colored lace patterned all 
over in a fine geometric design. These may be looped back during 
the day. The simplicity of this window treatment accents the 
ornamental gilt cornice and Chinoiserie panels that are so decorative 
