Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 315, 20 September 1911 — Page 23
THCEXL Bric-a-Brac and Art Lamps New Effects in Wall Finishes BY KTO.TX UAtSS 8TUABT
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUX TELEGHA3I, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1911
awrrtghted, 1911, by L J. Bohlaaoifa N erery borne the need of 111 tbln P"1 esthetic la KJLJI felt, and the Ideals of what I J lawrthetlc expressed lnrarlous ways. Wreaths of hair, 'prax and feather flowers, or embroldred mottoes satisfied these ctbtIdss 'in many homes of a generation or two Jago, and always the handicraft: of the 'home worker has, to some degree, (supplied this need. ; In this day of broader culture and truer taste we are Indeed fortunate In baring at our command so many sources of artistic delight from which to draw. Pretty pieces of pottery, well designed, new embroideries, grace-' Iful baskets and art lamps offer innumerable charming suggestions for brightening the odd nooks and corners iof the home. ; Pottery, indeed, even the most lnex- ' (pensive, may be highly artistic and possessed of a great decorative value. The cultivation of a taste along this line will enable one to select things good In contour and color, even though low In price. Some rather heavy Japanese pieces of dull, grayish Btone ware, with a merely Indicated decora- ' tlon of green branches and white flowers, were recently offered at prices ranging from fifteen to - thirty-five cents In A certain store, and yet they were decidedly harmonious and tasteful, satisfying even the moat artistic eye. Japanese and Chinese blue, In historic patterns on vases and Jardinieres, can often be procured at a very low figure, and yet the decoration Is exactly the same as that upon some rare , piece of old Tlawtbome In an art museum or palace, for which a sum of from five to ten thousand dollars has been expended, the great age of the latter piece, rather than Its superior beauty, accounting for the price.
; Among American potteries there are
many lovely pieces In dull, pale,
opaque glased effects which, though higher in price than Oriental wares,
are yet far from being unattainable
treasures.
Brown baskets have recently sprung
Into favor for decorative usea. Ab 'tenter pieces upon tables, receptacles Ir bright colored fruit, or for ferns, 'these rich, brown-toned wicker works of woven willow or split bamboo are ( limply Irresistible. Very . handsome baskets may be procured at from one to five dollars; filled with moss and preserved ferns they afford very artistic Ideas In table decoration. Artl-
BT KVELYlf MAXJX BTUABT tidal flowers are also used to good advantage In these baskets, a are autumn leaves, dried flowers, cat-tails snd 1 prettily colored grasses. Artificial flowers are now recognized as quite correct for home adornment, and. Indeed, some of them are so well done as easily to pass for the real. Preserved maiden hair fern Is likewise so natural In appearance that one can scarcely tell It from the fresh growing plant It has proven a boon to the woman who never has any luck with flowers and must constantly send her fernery to the florist to be refilled. Wicker and basket lamps are among the new things also, and . shades of bamboo or wicker, silk-lined, with bases of pottery or bronze. Borne very pretty effects In willow lamps for summer hemes are obtained by lining 4he open-work shades with bright flowered cretonne. A lamp and shade of this kind, in willow painted green, had a shade lining of very rich red rose and dark green leaved cretonne, through which the light brought beautiful effects.' Another idea is the matching of pattern upon the silk or cretonne shade and pottery or porcelain lamp base. In the decorators' window some very
pretty effects are displayed In Chinese vases which have been fitted with electric light fixtures, and shades of Chinese cretonne, or silk, matching the pattern of the vase. Lamps have grown to be objects of art almost within the last two decades, with the rather general adoption of electric light. We have come suddenly from a time when a really beautiful lamp was a rarity to, a day of bewildering variety and beauty in illumin'aries. Side lighting fixtures and table lamps are given preference today over the central over-head fixtures, so long regarded as essential and Inevitable. This is as it should be, for a light more nearly on a level with the face is vastly more becoming than overhead illumination, which throws grotesque dark shadows upen the face. Side fixtures are likewise mere artistic and more readily adaptable as motives In the general scheme of decoration. Lamps and lighting fixtures are very carefully designed to blend harmoniously with interiors of every type and period. Next to color, light is all important in home decoration, and the choice and placing of lights should therefore be most carefully considered.
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Copyrighted. 111. by Z. J. Robinson.
lOLORS in all fabrics have of
late years Bhown a marked tendency toward improvement soft mezzo tints having found, it seems, a per
manent place in popular fancy. Wall papers nowadays are real dreams of art, designed by true artists, with the proper feeling for tone and right ideas of decoration. Every period, dime and decorative school Is ransacked for worthy inspirations and examples, while much that is distinctly new and original is also .offered. t The use of paper and draperies which match, or at least are designed .for use together, Is a noticeable feature of present day modes in wall treatment Panelling is another of the distinct characteristics of fashionable iwail decoration, very narrow borders being -used to outline these panels. Another dainty arrangement, especially In bedrooms, is the use of narrow borders about tbe doors, windows, above tbe baseboard and below the moulding. Pale pink, blue aad cream toned papers receive an added touch of delicacy from these narrow, flowered borders, which are often repeated In the pattern of the cretonne draperies, or In cretonne borders, applied to curtains in the plain shades of rose, blue or cream to match the walls, or
In plain white to match the ceiling. A dainty Idea, where cretonne Is not desirable, consists in applying a colored cretonne border to curtains of white net or lace, in this way securing the contrasting touch so desirable in all interior decorations, while doing away with the light obscuring over curtains. The narrow wall paper borders and ' cretonne borders applied to net are generally cut out around the edge of the pattern. Where a scheme of period decoration is attempted, the wall papers and draperies are all important factors In carrying it to completion.
When a number of pictures are to be
hung In a room, a plain and unobtrusive wall paper should be selected and fancy effects in applying it tabooed.
Pictures hung upon a panelled wall must 'be very carefully arranged, with
due regard to the panelling.
Plain or striped papers are some
times carried to the ceiling, with a
tiny border at the top, and another two or three feet below marking the top of the panels. These borders are usually of the wreath or garland de
sign, exit out along the lower edge, with the background of plain cream or the tone of the side wall paper along. tbe upper edge. Side wall paper may also be used as a border above the moulding, with the cut out, narrow border at the top celling line and below the moulding. In broad borders, panel and freize effects prevail. Formal landscapes
often appear la these broad borders, or groups of classic -figures, repeated at wide intervals. Dutch landscape borders, in delft blue, with quaint figures of Dutch peasant girls and boys, are very pretty for dining room use, with a dull blue side wall. Sometimes, in dining rooms, two borders are used one above the plate rail and the other Just abOTe the mouldimr. the
top border being different from, though in harmony with the lower. Panels of the side wall paper sometimes appear in a broad border. Absolutely plain walls, with drop ceilings. In lighter shades, are always in unassailable good taste, and a safe choice In a small room, or one well filled with furniture, bric-a-brac or plo-
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