. Book of home building and decoration, prepared in cooperation with and under the direction of the leading manufacturers of the country . f methodnecessary in hanging window valances and over-curtains. If the house is built of l)rick or stone the jambs are usually of sufficient depthto permit all of the curtains to be hung inside of the casing and fall to the sill; ifof frame construction, as are many of the Colonial type, there is rarely sufficientdepth to hold all of the hangings inside, and perforce some of them must haiag onthe outside of the casing. But even then, if space permits, the l
. Book of home building and decoration, prepared in cooperation with and under the direction of the leading manufacturers of the country . f methodnecessary in hanging window valances and over-curtains. If the house is built of l)rick or stone the jambs are usually of sufficient depthto permit all of the curtains to be hung inside of the casing and fall to the sill; ifof frame construction, as are many of the Colonial type, there is rarely sufficientdepth to hold all of the hangings inside, and perforce some of them must haiag onthe outside of the casing. But even then, if space permits, the lace curtainsshould hang inside, supported by a rod attached to the toj:), the curtain stoppingat the sill. In either case, uidess a member has been especially provided on whichto hang the window shades, the shades are hung in the run above the pulley thatholds the cord operating the lower sash. Where brick or stone construction is used, the lace or scrim curtain is sus-pended on a three-eighths inch rod hung inside the easing with sockets. Parallelto it and in front is the rod for the over-curtain, and if separate valances are With window a prc-donunatinf^ valancea may be used even though the portieres L>eneh doors iiave none. 70
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