People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1897 — New Tints for Walls. [ARTICLE]

New Tints for Walls.

The wall papers are more beautiful this year than ever before and perhaps a few hints to those contemplating changing their wall decorations will be interested to know what is considered proper in the year of our Lord, 1897. With this in view we called on our genial dealer, Prank B. Myer, for a few points. He was found busily preparing an immense stock for the season which will open March Ist. Expressing surprise that so much wall paper could be sold in one season we were informed that the consumption of wall paper was greatly on the increase from two causes. First, very few people have rooms that are not papered, whereas a few years ago the reverse was the rule, and and many people now change the paper on their walls each year, so cheap as well as pretty has it become. In fact many a lady thinks as much about a new dress for her t parlor walls as she does about her gowns. No tasteful person wants to buy an 1896 paper for 1897 walls. Light and dark olives are to be the popular shades for parlors and libraries, terracottas for dining rooms. Beautiful tints in delph blues will also be used on many parlor walls and for chambers. Plain felt papers will be used with shaded borders and ceiling for dining rooms.

There are also delightfully attractive shades of rich dark browns which will be popular for libraries and sitting rooms. This particular color can be had in all grades of paper. No job of paper hanging is complete without mouldings appropriate to match. Mr. Meyer has double as large a stock as he has ever purchased before and when it is all in it will be a fastidious lady indeed who cannot find her ideal among the hundreds of patterns that compose it. Prices in wall paper have fallen considerably in a year, but the fact that Mr. Meyer orders six to eight months in advance of delivery in jobber’s lots, and has it all made from order and shipped direct from factory, lessens the cost to him very materially, as the profits of jobbers and wholesalers are thereby avoided, together with all their out of style patterns and colorings, and the benefit given to his patrons. He will be ready to receive callers to see these goods March Ist. There will be no opening but the latch string of the big drug store always hangs out. The selection of paints in appropriate colors to harmonize with wall paper effects and with carpets is very essential to perfect decoration, and Mr. Meyer has given this detail of the business considerable study and his judgment in such delicate matters will be of invaluable assistance to persons desiring stylish harmonies.