WOMAN HOUSE DECORATOR

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 March 1928, Page 17

WOMAN HOUSE DECORATOR

NEW FIELDS FOR HER GENIUS. The standby jobs of the decorating trade, plastering, wall-papering and; rough painting, are part of the woman decorator’s \dbrk; but her craft embraces a much wider field, covering the entire iscopp of adorning, furnishing and equipping the modern home or business building. Many famo.us London and country mansions have been entirely redecorated and furnished 1 by women exponents of this trad?, states an exchange. Tlie entire fitments of a well-known London modiste’s, from the mauve curtains of the mannequins’ stage to the- hidden wiring or tne multi-hoed electric lights, are designed on a woman’s plan. The theatre, as evidenced by the fini? interior of a popular London cinema., and even such unlikely venues as the Cavalry Club, whose' dining-room was recently redecorated bv three women, are fields' which claim the woman decorator’s services.

A large suburban building estate now attractively announces that the fitment and decoration of their homes to suit the tenant will be designed and- executed under a woman expert's supervision.

Training for this trade is largely a matter for personal initiative backed by sound practical instruction. The general principles of painting, papering, plastering and plumbing mlist, remastered as well as the crafts of stencilling. stippling, graining and marbling. The ambitious girl will also, acquire a knowledge of wallpaper design and mural painting, and will learn the artistic principles of .architecture. Decorative schemes will _ take into account repairs and alteration©, heating

and water systems, and although the woman may not do tliei actual work herself, she must possess sufficient working knowledge .ably to supervise plumbers, fitters,, electricians and builder’s staff to ensure that they adhere to her p’ans and prices, y Trained women on the staffs of trade houses earn from £l5O to £SOO a 35-ar; decorative consultants ofi advisory staffs can command up "to £IOOO.