Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 140, 29 March 1911 — Page 18
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THE RICHMOND FALXADIU3I AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY MARCH 29, 1011. Some New Designs in Wall Paper and Draperies
am depart
usually not very long
the moving ran has cd frm the door of
hi new It built home or the
newly leased noartinent be
fore tho van of ft furniture storedraws up before It to unload at leant a piece ;r two of furniture, mysteriously swathed and bandaged. The davenport that dlil very well In the former home look old and shabby In the new one; tho dining room set In fumed oak won't do nt all with the mahogany wood-trim of the new nnUc, & manner. Kt an noon a the closets and pantry
helves nro In order the mistress of
the house fareH forth on a furniture
hunt.
it ni.-mnnt this selection of
r.lfiT of furniture, large or email,
that mean comfort and brauty !n the home. There is a dignity and leisure
possible In furniture buying that Is (juito lacking In other crowded, frenzied chopping. One ambles down this
aisle and that between polished, spotless offerings, and finally, before com
ing to any decisions, sinks down on an Inviting settle to learn what one may from u discursive salesman. One Is told that there Is no Indication of n return, to highly polished wood that the soft, dull finish, in all the modern styles of furniture Is greatly preferred. Strong, substantial lines prevail, all more or less suggesting the
colonial or craftsman Influence, the
craze for which shows no sign of abat
ing. Mahogany easily loads In the woo j used for living room, dining
room and also bedroom furniture, with fumed oak as a sort of substitute in less expensive woods. There Is n wide choice of woods in bedroom sets. The birde-eye maple and the curly birch are always in good taste; while in the more pretentious woods the Circassian walnut and the white mahogany are much used. A charming set of the latter wood in IjouIs XV design was skillfully decorated with dainty hand-painting. The craze for the colonial has put the old time four-po?ter bed ahead of even the brass bed, which we welcomed as ultrasanitary and satisfactory. The fourposter, If the upper valance be of some light weight material, however, Is really not nt all unsanitary when placed In a room of fairly good size and with
plenty of windows. Some will prefer to leave oft the canopy at the top, but this rather diminishes the picturesque
qualities of these delightful pieces of furniture that wem to lend a stately charm to the simplest room. What Is called a French cottage bed has reoenty appeared which is most unique and convenient. The headboard is In the form of a screen in three parts, the center piece being as broad as the bed. The two sides are on binges and may be swung In any position desired, to exclude draughts or light. There Is a shelf across the middle part of the screen upon which to place the glass of water or the medicine for the invalid, for whom. Indeed, this bed should prove a special boon. Apropos of the wooden bed, here is
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ORDINARILY THERE IS MORE RISK INVOLVED IN A PURCHASE OF FURNITURE THAN IN MOST ANY OTHER CLASS OF MERCHANDISE. IT IS A MISTAKE TO BUY FURNITURE FROM ANY HOUSE EXCEPT ONE THAT HAS A STANDARD, WELL KNOWN REPUTATION OF YEARS STANDING FOR QUALITY AND THEREFORE ONE WHICH MUST AND DOES ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY. SUCH A HOUSE IS THIS. OUR FURNITURE STOCKS ABOUND IN eiikbihi kaiidie ID)IIPIEsJin)AIBILI IFgnRWnTTS7IRE
Bought from factories that stand. Back, of their wares In addition to this we stand between you and all risk, IBuiy Your HERE!
BESIDES THE ACKNOWLEDGED SUPERIORITY OF THE QUALITY OF OUR FURNITURE WE GIVE POSITIVE ASSURANCE THAT OUR IPiriiooo IRpir3inr& IRteaJl Savings WE'VE NEVER YET REACHED THE POINT WHERE WE WERE COMPELLED TO ASK EXHORBITANT PRICES TO COVER LOSSES SUSTAINED BY BAD ACCOUNTS, ENORMOUS RENT, EXPENSIVE HELP AND OTHER UNNECESSARY EXPENSES WHICH ADD NOTHING TO THE VALUE OF THE FURNITURE. INVESTIGATE OUR CLAIMS. SATISFY YOURSELF THAT QUALITY AND LOW PRICES ARE HERE COMBINED.
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614 and 616 Main St.
a suggestion for the utilization of the
old double bed, no doubt stowed away in your attic which you can get no
one to carry away, .nd which may also help to solve the problem of porch furniture for the summer cottage. If the bed has a headpiece which Is straight across the top it can be converted into a very good looking settle with little trouble and almost no expense. The upper part of the headboard will form the back, the end
pieces can be cut from the sides of the bedstead, and the footboard will fur
nish the seat. When the bed has in- i
serted panels of incised pattern, by
treating them in polychrome with stale or paint a most effective result is ob
tained.
Walnut is being used a grer' for dining room furniture juent. One most attractive set seen lately was of Queen Anne style in the dull brown walnut, the chairs having rush bottoms, Dutch splats and turned legs with Spanish feet. : Canework Is also well liked used in conjunction with oak finished to a greyish tone a little lighter than the fumed oak, and developed In styles of the Jaeobeon period, which, in chairs and settles, was distinguished for the extreme height of the backs. The canework is usually stained brown, and the backs of the settles are In two or more sections. When upholstering takes the place of the cane, tapestries or figured velvets in large patterns and low tones are used, put on plainly and finished with large nails. This type of rural tare is especially suitable in pan;lled or wainscoted dining rooms of a formal character. A departure in the treatment of lining table tops, which is slowly gaining favor, is to leave them unfinished and unstained. They then require no rare but occasional oiling, and in a rear or so take on a beautiful, natural ;olor. For the woman to whom her polished table top is a matter of con-' itant worry and frequent re-dressings this process will prove grateful. Willow furniture is of particular Interest at this season of the year. Not only is It the ideal summer furniture, but there is no other inexpensive style that may be so happily used with mahogany, cherry or any other rich wood. Willow chairs, painted black, brown or green with cushions of a material like the hangings of a room, add a decorative touch that represents small outlay. When one Is not able to buy as good a piece of furniture as one wishes and comfort demands an extra chair or table, it is much wiser to Invest In a simple piece of unornamented willow than in any of the cheap wooden furniture. An article "often selected with apparent disregard for the other furnishings of a room is the foot stool. Each year sees a greater variety of these comfortable little luxuries so that one should be easily able to carry out the general scheme of the room In even bo apparently slight a matter. Probably the most sensible styles are those of Old English oak, on Mission lines with dark brown leather coverings. The dull finish mahogany with dark green hair-cloth or a durable tapestry upholstery is also desirable. The high, square style is much liked, especially In fumed oak and brown etained canework. A clever idea that win appeal to the woman who has "a place for everything and everything in Its place" is the combination seat and shoe box. It is hexagonal in shape, with the padded top covered with cretonne and the same material plaited about the sides. It is Heed with a plain cotton taffeta In some dark shade to harmonize with the cretonne, and Is fitted with six loose pockets, one on each of Its sides, intended to hold shoes and slippers.
XE may not go far wrong in
I I the selection of wall papers
a M or draperies this season
even if one's taste is not of
the best In such matters.
because practically all of the season's
offerings are conservative in design
and subdued in coloring. The lighter tones in wall paper are gaining steadily in favor, while in draperies the p!aln effects with or without dnll-toned borders, or the soft Oriental hues and patterns are most used. For the living rooms nothing is better than the plain papers of pinkish grey a sort of putty color or the
warm tans that harmonixe so well with
almost any furnishings. In the selection of papers it is important to bear
In mind their reflective powers ; that of dark brown, for instance is only 13
per cent, while that of orange is 50.
' f yellow is 40, and of emerald green
aain is only IS per cent. One of the most attractive papers now beine
shown in the plainer effects Is what Is called the Tiffany blend. This is a skillfully shaded paper that comes In all the desirable tones and has a vague.
cloud like appearance that many will
prefer to the flat look of the oatmeal
and cartridge papers.
The metallic papers are also an ar
tistic variation of two-tone effects. In
a room papered In one of these, which
was a subtle blend of bronze and dull
rose, the portieres and window draper
ries of rose color served to bring out
the mere suggestion of rose In the pa
per, while softening the metallic treat
ment.
Japanese grass cloth continues popu
lar for the dining room. A new effect
has been produced by a certain process
of brushing which separates the fibres
and gives an irregular, wavy look to
the grass cloth that Is decidedly attractive. Chinese designs are employed
to advantage, particularly when the
wood trim and furniture are of ma
hogany. With less pretentious woods
the plastering, left with a rough sur
face and tinted some soft tftBe, is cob. siderabty nsed. One dining room recently decorated had wainscoting and wood trim of stained cypress. The upper panels of the wainscoting inclosed squares of the plaster tinted on an old blue to match the upper walls. White is being used exteMlrely for bedrooms. The cream white papers with a smooth surface are preferred to
the blue white, and with the Gbloclal
furnishings now so much in vogue toothing is more fitting than this SDoUesa
wall surface, the austerity sometimes
relieved by a quaint border. The largefigured, dull-toned papers are also In
keeping with this style.
A Few Drapery Suggestions Aurora cloth promises to become a
popular fabric for both window dra
peries and portieres. It Is a mercerized material having considerable body, but with the motifs transparent, resembling madras. It 1 woven in heavier grade for the portieres, and comet in most attractive design and colors. Striped cotton Jute may be bought for seventy-five cent a yard showins
either plain or flowered stripes river
good service for bedroom draperies.
The demand for portieres to harnu
nixe with the color schemes of both rooms between which they banc has
brought forth what is called the duplex
portiere. Each side Is of a different color, the bolder across the bottom being thrown up in the color of the reverse side. Pastoral effects in cretonnes will be
much used this season in bedrooms and
nurseries. A nursery cretonne is shown
which with its frolielng and see-saw-Ing children, lambkins, and trees and
castles, should rrove a source of de
light to the kiddies.
Many of the new cretonnes mar be
matched in wall paper which makes It possible to have uniformity in decora- j tlon from the bureau scarf to the couch
cover.
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Dwarf Honey btes. In some of the East Indian islands and on the mainland of Hindustan are to be found the smallest race of honey bees In the world. These dwarf hone.collectors are known to entomologiJ as Apis florea. Their honeycombs nt no larger than a child's band, and it cells are about the size of a small pit head. This honey is excellent, as the wax. The little creatures build ri combs on the branch of a low tre and as they haTe not to provide f winter they work all the year throatraising broods like themselves.
SUSPICION
that we are guilty of having the kind of Wall Paper decorations the people want. The truth of this suspicion is forced on us by thousands of customers who each year purchase their Wall Paper decorations from us. From them we sometimes hear very complimentary things, maybe not quite as often as we think we ought, but quite likely as often as we deserve. In any event, we keep doing business at the same old stand (43 years in the same room) with the old customers and gaining new ones. Seldom, we are proud to say, do we lose an account through lack of ability to show the right kind of decorations. To be sure we keep reaching out for more trade, and here we are proud aggain to state that new trade seeks us out as well. We have a suspicion that this comes from a sort of recognition that we do handle the kind of Wall Paper Decorations people want to buy. We would be more than pleased to have you call and inspect our Wall Papers.
Respectfully Yours
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729 Main Street Richmond, IncL Phone 1629
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