. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. f plain flat surfaces andvery little detail. In \\in|dow 18 weshow a scenic panel tak-ing up only the centerof the background andflanked on either sidewith square columns ofgraduated heights. Thetops of these columnswere covered solidlyWindow No. 18 with a mass of artificial leaves, part of themtrailing down almost tothe base. The colors of the ar-tilicial leaves were in ex-actly the same colors asthe leaves that werepainted in on scenicpanel. The surface of thesquare columns werecovered
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. f plain flat surfaces andvery little detail. In \\in|dow 18 weshow a scenic panel tak-ing up only the centerof the background andflanked on either sidewith square columns ofgraduated heights. Thetops of these columnswere covered solidlyWindow No. 18 with a mass of artificial leaves, part of themtrailing down almost tothe base. The colors of the ar-tilicial leaves were in ex-actly the same colors asthe leaves that werepainted in on scenicpanel. The surface of thesquare columns werecovered with a tint of al-abastine that harmon-ized perfectly with thefoliage. The painting inthis particular windowwas a very beautifulcomposition and wa--used afterwards in tl;estore interior as a per-manent decoration on oneof the walls. Window «o. 19 In Window 19 is shown a companion window to Window 18. It will be noticed thatthe painted panel is samewhat larger, taking up more space on the background. The con-struction and arrangement of the framing of the panel is quite clearly indicated. First, there. Complete Window Trims is a box border covered flat with muslin, painted with alabastine; next there are the squarecolumns covered with a relief compound and finished up in a very rough treatment. Theplain flat surface was finished up in a slightly lighter color tlian the rough Window 20 we findbackground the entireof the window coveredwith a scenic that the design isconventionalized into apurely decorative treat-ment, with no suggestionof horizon or fore-ground. This gives youditlcrent treatment thanshown in Windows 18and ID, and shows howit is possible to coverthe entire backgroundwitlT the scenic should be taken,however, that the paint-ing should be more sub-dued than most scenicwork and should be
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