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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar81911newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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November, 1911 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 413 so as to have another piece of furniture in this color. The chair for sitting at the desk should also be green, unless a wicker stool is preferred, the advantage of the stool being that it can be pushed underneath the desk when not in use. A decorative chintz to go with the frieze can be used on a threefold screen. It would be useful in screening the bed or washstand from the rest of the room that is to be used as a sitting-room. A small cushion should be covered for the stool or the seat of the chairs in the room. The wicker chair should have cushions covered with the same chintz or cretonne, if that material is preferred. The windows could have one pair of curtains and a vallence of the same. The effect of two windows curtained as one is sometimes very quaint, but the shape and size of the room would determine that. The one pair would leave more space for the desk and enable there being enough room to have the closet for stationery built above the writing part. The bedspread would be best white, as there would be enough color in the room without having a decorated quilt. Dainty hand-made rugs on a stained floor or over matting would be in good taste. SHADES FOR TABLE LIGHTS A READER asks advice about the best shades to use on oil lamps and candles for the dining-room table. The first consideration when choosing shades for dining-room tables is the color. It must be soft, so that it is not aggres- sive when unlighted on the mantelpiece or sideboard. It must be tender in tone, so as to shed a soft haze on the faces of those who sit around the board. It must harmonize with the decoration of the room. Some of the most be- coming shades are made of China silk of very good quality, in the four shades that are best for use in dining-rooms— ivory-white, corn-color, red, and green. When made by experts it will be noticed that in addition to the top color there is an intermediate silk lining of another color. A corn-colored silk shade will have a lining of corn-colored silk, over this an interlining of bright pink China silk, which, when concealed by the top silk of corn-color stretched tightly over the linings or soft-pleated, will look charm- ingly soft and dainty. When lighted a tender haze of pink- ish tone will be suffused. The effect is further enhanced by a heavy silken fringe or passementerie fringe. Sometimes a golden lace is chosen with the corn-color scheme to go beneath a light fringe of silk. There is also a wide choice in the selection of shapes. Empire, with its almost straight sides, the wide flare which means shorter silk covers and a greater depth of fringe, and the usual angle is after all the most satisfactory shape to have the shades. It is most harmonious to have the lamp shade match the candle whenever possible. When visiting in a country house in England the writer was impressed by the charming color *k JSp9* %'MJ&£t "i>'.«T m aw's? *€ SrtBKr' '9 J9V' ■ Aw H^Kh l?rv '^\ *^~ OF - > 1 i MtK tr ':'ii$£\ isi i *'H ii^ R*; vr.\ It 1 Smi* im mm mi lUb IfiSlrl 9 CffVC-j , i I ^ K jQbrA ■*:h ' 1 air :a$. Wg: >.t j 1 ■T j»jt ■KK ? mb "^Jr^ § *sy I M?'¥ i *£w Efy si w -•JWlT 1 ~M 1 (m 1 '■ SfJS< < 1 L 9 - 1- ; \\ jfys Ef*'i i ^8 LtS-iiL : -11 i ■&« 2 J 5 fd H ^yffi>- I Im 51-lf 8*11 m JrW Hi 1\ 'm§i 'I fej Hvv )fl§^ 1^ wi i jK^fe '7 4; ■! r'lKFt'-*! . w/S> ■'dSLtl *SUL :»% ir u J _> -aM*. 19 i\t am i 1 L?5f^T kII fM^'fmiifm WF®St ■ - '••■ W .-ikt * % 8» jh^%»^' 5J- 1 V $■ • ^u^m «H Vallenced window curtains of chintz for an attic bedroom scheme of flowers, candle shades and table center. If red candle shades were used a large piece of red felt was laid over the white tablecloth, extending to about eighteen inches from the edges of the table. An immense silver piece was filled with flowers and there were many silver dishes of candy, also two dishes of fruit on either side of the flower bowl. The red set off the silver and made a charming mass of red with the candle shades. For use in the simple dining-room there are effective shades to be found in cretonne, glazed chintz, and gingham, the last having small pattern blocks in red and white, yellow and white, and green and white. They are de- cidedly quaint, but could only be used for seashore or bunga- low cottages. There are the usual fancy shades of painted cardboard, stenciled effects and pierced copper, as well as a good variety of French shades, but a visit to the shops that carry such things must be taken to see the (newest designs.
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There are many sorts of shades for table candles, and these are to be had in the shops of nearly every town. Well-chosen designs enhance beautiful table effects

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