Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1922, Page 25

a By MARJORIE HOWE DIXON Do you believe in signs? Well, that is a large question. Signs of the times, one must observe and possibly believe in, and at present they are hopeful, if net inspiring. The pres- ent lively interest in good furnishings for the home is ome of the most im- portant of tless anc’ all sorts of agencies are busily at work, produc- ing and educating this interest. Lec: tures on home furnishing, good taste in arrangement, art in the home and #0 on, are well attended everywhere. And American women are acting on their inspirations, as they receive them, and remodeling and redecorat- ing with energy. Furniture Is Substantial. The demand for substantial furni- ture, good colors: and durability in coverings and drapes, attractive light- ing, all these are being appreciated by the manufacturer and the Cemand is being intelligently met. Among the woods that are much sought after are the two old favorites mahogany and walnut. These’ are used all through the home, dull in finish or polished, sometimes cary sometimes polychromed. Gum wood is coming into ‘use for less expensive pieces, and is combined. with mahog- any_or_used plat dealer. |AY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1922. Hild REY Ni Nit iN} ite Color In home furnishing.4# now a subject of deep and continuous study. Gone are the days of dull and dismal rooms, with their inevitable depress- ing effect. Color is applieti every. where, but with the restraint of good taste: It rejoices the heart, but does not shout and clamor for recognition. Some Interesting Effects. Specific instances of the use of high color are found. in the brilliant coverings of some of the large chairs, | Imported frames for these pleces are heavily carved. Petit point and crewel stitch make eleborate patierns in rich color, for upholstery. One at a time is the best rule for the use “of theso chairs, although an excellent hall arrangement combined two chairs, set either side a hall table. Over the table hung an Italian mirror, while glass candiesticks stood primly below, guarding a bowl of pari ment flowers. And we must not for- get the antique nails appearing as « reflection of earlier styles Color again declares itself in our fibre furniture, and the painted fur- niture, used almost. everywhere. For Painted “pieces are very popular for the bedroom, and as for breakfast and sunparlor sets, why, it is really only occasionally that one- sees. ma- hogan Inut finish, in these ORIENTAL RUGS ’ There is only one way to buy Oriental Rugs and that is: Buy from:a reliable, permanent We are here to stay and have the finest line of genuine Oriental Rugs. Our prices are less than any other dealer. ' WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION KHOURY BROS. AT CHAMBERLIN FURNITURE CO. Suites, so popular has the painted furniture become. Creton ‘and Linen Coverings. Fibre furniture may be had pl+‘n of upholstered. Cretonnes and linens for coverings are brilliant as usual. Deeply cushioned as they are, these pieces are exceedingly comfortable. Painted finishes are many and varied, Jespecially good blended effects hay- ing been produced. The better de- signs in wood furniture are being |copied on fibre, and there has been jan adaption of period styles as well. |, Breakfast suites, for instance, are following Italian lines. For the livingroom naught can |iake the place-of luxurious overstuff- Jed davenport sand chairs, For sub- |urban homes of size the larger pieces Jare in demand with pillow arms and |spring cushions. But for apart- |ments and similar houses | lighter |pleces are wanted, _seml-overstuffed |with carved bases and front legs. Perind Furniture Fashionable. |. Period pieces are good in design, | the preference being given to Cherles |the Second, Queen Anne and Chip endale. Among the lighter pieces one finds some cane furniture, but the demand for that is growing less. Embroidered motives on plain. tap: estry appear on many upholstered chairs and sofay. Chenille edges their} with a wide drawer below. A vanity deep soft cuskiui Damask appears} table with triple mirrors has a lew on some of the lighter furniture while| bench to match, and a cunning sew. mohair is greatly in demand for the] ing table on a high three-legged ped larger pieces. In this latter fabric] estal stands in a corne Hooked plain and figured patterns are used.) rugs on the floor, silhouc s in oval It is noticeable that the prevailing | fro on the wall and round cush: desire for simplicity has produced ajions tossed about, complete this at. marked absence of French styles in| tractive setting the ornste perlods of the Louts, Their elaborate coverings and scrolls do not acoord, with real American taste, which is more than ever de- manging furniture designs from our| own” Colonial times. English period | furniture of similar design is finding its place among the Colonial pieces. Interesting Colonial Designs. Bedroom furniture and again that | in the diningroom is reflecting Co- lonial Mnes. Very attractive is @ chintz hung room with its canopied twin beds, and quaint old rush seated straight chairs. A Windsor rocker awaits one just a little northeast of an oval rag tug from the days of our forefathers, Rag Rugs Lend Atmosphere. contrast to these Co. the severe lines of our modern painted furnicure. While a different type of planning is neces- sary for a room In good taste in so modern a style, the general effect of cheerful simplicity 1s chout the same. Chintz hanging color frame the win- Cpws, with square lambrequins above Old raz ywzs and hooked rugs seem Appropriate. The bed with its square footboard and curved headboard decorated with a design that in the chintz. The design sits squarely in the middle of a panel, jeither side of which « The is matching | tleed with wood. bed Another Colonial bedrooni has low| quilted spread, with stiff flowers ap four-posted beds, and a severely! plique, ifs pillow similarly treated cheste dresser. Its mirror stands be. tween upright pedestals and looks primly across toward a handsome| highboy, adapted to modern needs. Inlaid wood doors adorn the highboy At one side stands a night table with a pretty lamp and a sandlestick. The triple mirrored dresser wears the same design as the bed and rejoices in cane seated bench to match. piest result. Buy your furniture from a dependable specialist — who not only knows good furniture, but who is up to the min- | | | For the Breakfast Room. | Dining furniture is going through| a period of adjustment. In some of the newer small houses, there is no/ diningroom at all, and a breakyast al cove serves this purpose. A set for such a corner was well designed in Italian style in dull walnut. With benches a table and a small buffet the set wes complete. Indeed more could not be fitted into this this tiny room, For a slightly larger room, scts are now furnished so that one m: elect out of two or three buffets side tables, the one tha: will fit in most hormoniously. It js no longer cor m- | sidered necessary to purchase the e set, and try to jam it uncom fortably into a small room. Dressers with open shelves are popular for the display of one’s treasured china a glass. More Elaborate Suites, | the larger sets is a poly: zabethan dining suite in A wide handsome buffet with Among chromed Inut. 1 walnut and hand carved sf across from a high chest of similar excellent — desig: The cbairs are extry with a design from the same Table upholstered in woven =| period. buffet chair with legs, mateh legs and carvings legs all : ute on good values. Since 1913 we have been specialists in good furniture and long experience has brought a knowledge of good values —the natural result of concentrating on.a single problem. Chantberlin Furniture Co AND DAVID ' CORNER SECOND PAGE THIRTEEN Latest Paris Fashion ~ Left, a creation of crepe de solr trimmed with beads and lece. a striking evening gown of blue satin and covered with bead trimmings, Right, and peari of that period, used with restraint. |accessories the other day Indeed in all the adaptations of old|me th: designs to modern marked | old blue, and he told but gray were be not ¢ and « y yellow, orange users, a restraint is noticea’ in all of our|ing combined with whi kn.ckers furniture desig: This, too, is a good/and sweaters for sport sign of the th An so don't shy fre but = be Sisereet in the way y For ’ : instance. if you indulge 4: eye Men’s Accessories |tow snict, don't. wear swith od % te. But try this—a yellow shirt with a blue tie. It is approved by — combination. \ The authority mentioned above NEW YOE Sept. 15.—(Special | prophesied to me fairl ybright cravats Corresponden No longer is there|in plain shades for the coming sea to be a lack of color in men’s clothes./son, But as for shirts for business There have been seen upon some of/wear, a pale blue with w stiff those men who are well known for|collar is preferable to the brighter their taste in dress such combina-|shades o fsport apparel tions as awing represents—a — white br weater through! Scientific methods for cutting down wh: due to the thinness of the|the fatigue of factory workers sweater, shows a bright yellow hirt proving successful, the result in on with an attached collar to match.|large factc being a 27 per cent This was worn with white linen/crease in ie yr. knickers and wa alking tc The Greatest Values In Furniture Are to Be Had From a Dependable Specialist Chamberlin’s Fine Furniture The Serious Business of Buying Furniture Buying Furniture is a serious business. Like matrimony, it is not to be entered upon lightly. You do not buy a chair or a desk or a table with the idea of using it a few times and then getting another. You buy it to be a part of your home for a long, long time. By observing a simple expedient, you can obtain the hap-