Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1914 — DRAPERIES THAT LAST [ARTICLE]

DRAPERIES THAT LAST

BIMPLEBT FABRIC WILL BE BOON TO HOUSEWIVES. Makes possible Decorative Effects That Hitherto Have Been Out of the Question—Will Not Fade and Stands Tubbing. -r - I The discovery of a sunfast fabric, which can be utilized for draperies, wall coverings, furniture and many other articles, and which has just been put on the market, is sure to mark an epoch in the art of making the home beautiful. It will also make possible decorative effect,# In the simplest home, as the fear l will he eliminated of having draperies, which in a few .weeks will only be fit to throw away. This fabric, although woven from cotton, has a beautiful silk-like luster, which never wears off, and the folds shimmer and change color in different lights, just as do the finest India silks. It comes In varieties ranging from the.lightest, daintiest goods, such as are used for casement" cur-

tains to the heavier weaves, suitable for upholstering furniture, wall coverings and window seatings, and it will resist the destroying effects sun. Although sunshine is a synonym for health, happiness and optimism, women in the home and decorators have always dreaded it. Outdoors we all have loved the sun; indoors we have feared its destroying effects on furnishings, which from the effects of light gradually have lost their luster, have failed and becomestreaky. Expedients of all kinds have been resorted to, and we have lived behind drawn blinds when the sun shone, in . rooms which were, of course, stuffy and more or less unhealthy. With this new fabric the home no longer need be rendered gloomy and unsanitary by the exclusion of light and air in the effort to preserve the colors of draperies and furnishings. This nFW-ffiaterfal not only will not fade, but it also will stand tubbing. There is an unlimited choice of colorings, weavings and .. design, and it should be a simple matter to obtain harmonizing effects. Taka' the matter of slip cbvers for furniture. Nowhere have the changes brought about by these fabrics been more marked. Formerly the choice of materials and colors was limited to such goods as would stand the effects of light and laundry. They certainly were not decorative and were suitable mostly for bedroom use and in summer homes. Slip covers can now be made to match your door and window draperies, arid you can have slip covers that are real upholstery, in exquisite taste and style, and still retain the sanitary, cleanly features of the washable slip cover.