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Consider what charm a bird bath of¬ 
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Erkins Bird Baths are to be had in a 
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New York 
The solution oj the overmantel problem 
often lies in a piece of colorful brocade. 
Here the walls are pale green, the hanging 
green and gold. Courtesy of Mrs. Olive 
IE. Barnewall 
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The Hanging on the Wall 
(Continued from page 112) 
of the tarnished gold of the mirror 
frame. Also if the walls are in bad 
condition a hanging of richly colored 
brocade will conceal them temporarily 
more successfully than anything else, 
and if there are any unused doors or 
places that need to be covered up, a 
length of brocade or damask will make 
that particular spot of the room more 
interesting. 
The photograph at the top of page 
112 shows the corner of a little morn¬ 
ing room, done in tones of green, blue, 
dull old rose and gold. The walls are 
pale green, the furniture mostly wal¬ 
nut and the hangings of soft blue taf¬ 
feta. Over the desk hangs a piece of 
old brocade in blue and green and 
gold. This has much the same old- 
world quality as the delicate Sheraton 
desk and Directoire chair. It brings 
great interest to an important wall 
space and makes a charming back¬ 
ground for the painting in mellow, old 
tones. 
The picture at the bottom of page 
112 shows a wonderful piece of i6th 
Century Venetian brocade in rose and 
silver used in quite a different manner. 
Apart from making a vivid and inter¬ 
esting background for the Directoire 
sofa covered in velvet, much the color 
of old burgundy, it successfully conceals 
a wide, sliding door that is never used. 
In this case the walls are again green, a 
charming color for both brocade and 
sofa. 
The photographs on this page show 
a silken hanging effectively used above 
mantel and in the long space over a 
sofa. In one case a mirror is used 
against it, in the other a large picture 
with a group of miniatures below it. 
Margaret McElroy 
A silken hanging in delicate colors successfully breaks the long 
wall space above a sofa and is quite in keeping with the delicate 
brocade of the pillows and softly toned Ambusson rug. Mrs. 
Olive W. Barnewall, decorator 
