. American homes and gardens. ing interest and variety to the design. For abedroom furnished in old mahogany these cur-tains are the most appropriate thing. The use of double shades against the glass—white, with dark green shades hung inside, tobe pulled dlown at night—naturally excludes thelight and protects the curtain fabrics againstthe burning sun during the Summer months,but they do not look pretty from the outside ofa house, and when pulled down during theday generally would seem to indicate the ab-sence of the family. In connection with thestudy of the problems of finding the most suit-
. American homes and gardens. ing interest and variety to the design. For abedroom furnished in old mahogany these cur-tains are the most appropriate thing. The use of double shades against the glass—white, with dark green shades hung inside, tobe pulled dlown at night—naturally excludes thelight and protects the curtain fabrics againstthe burning sun during the Summer months,but they do not look pretty from the outside ofa house, and when pulled down during theday generally would seem to indicate the ab-sence of the family. In connection with thestudy of the problems of finding the most suit-able curtains for the small house one suggeststhat the home-builder should take into accountharmonizing the design of the glazing of thewindows with the plan forthe curtaining fabrics. <N~ ~x *v m iliU 1 r —] The printed Japanese fabrics are excellent for curtaining the bedrooms of the small house May, 1913 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS i73
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