interesting pattern in blue on a 
brown fibre paper 
SOME HELPFUL AND TIMELY 
SUGGESTIONS UPON THEIR 
CHOICE AND USE THE 
TREND OF THE 
NEW DESIGNS 
A good bedroom paper for a room furnished 
in Colonial style 
BY MABEL TUKE PRIESTMAN 
A well balanced floral paper that does not 
give an irritating geometric pattern 
C HOOSING wall papers is not an easy task and cannot fluence the decision of color, draperies play an impor- 
be entered upon without much forethought and a tant part; and last, but not least, the colors of the adjoin- 
firm resolve not to be side-tracked by effective novelties, ing rooms must be taken into consideration. 
Many of these attract the eye, when seen in a small piece, If a woman possesses no imagination as to how a room 
but may become a source of worry and 
discomfort. 
One reason why it is difficult to choose 
wall papers is that there are such hundreds 
of deplorably ugly papers exhibited for 
sale, especially in the large wall paper 
stores. The majority of people have bad 
taste; this is a sad statement to make, but 
one has only to talk to a manufacturer of 
papers to find that it is true. He has to 
cater to the large majority and this is why 
there are so many more ugly things than 
good. It is not necessarily that he ad¬ 
mires them, but that there is a demand 
for them among a certain class of people. 
If pattern and its effect were studied, 
if color were understood, and if the pur¬ 
pose of each room were considered, the 
fatal mistakes so often made need not be. 
There are certain rules that we must have 
well in mind in choosing papers; the 
color and kind of woodwork already in 
the room must govern the choice; the 
amount of light will also determine the 
quality of color that the room requires; 
then the use to which the room will be put 
should also govern the selection. If the 
furniture and floor covering have already 
been selected, they will materially in¬ 
An effective Chinese design that would 
do well in a Colonial bedroom 
will appear when papered and furnished, 
it is imperative that she go to a good 
decorator, where the choice of wall 
papers has already been sifted and un¬ 
suitable wall coverings eliminated. This 
will save her much confusion and time, 
and the professional help at her disposal 
can be relied upon at a first-rate house. 
Papers cost the same whether they are 
bought at a cheap or at an exclusive house, 
as the manufacturer decides the prices; 
so, when there is nothing to be gained by 
going to a second-rate place, it is only 
false economy not to go to the best. 
Another point in favor of the decorator is 
that he frequently can control certain 
papers because of the quantity that he 
buys, and in this way an exclusive and 
beautiful wall paper can often be obtained 
which could not be seen elsewhere. A 
good decorator never puts into stock a 
wall paper that he cannot furnish up to; 
his fabrics will all be selected to harmonize 
with the wall papers, and this in itself is 
a great help to the amateur. 
This season the note of simplicity pre¬ 
vails — inconspicuous stripes, small pat¬ 
terns, cheviots and fabric papers hold 
sway; and when these are used with the 
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