MODERN PARISIENNES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20508, 8 March 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)

MODERN PARISIENNES.

CHARMING AND COSTLY WHIMS. The modern Parisiennes, always inclined to the extreme, and perhaps a little eccentric as to fashion, decided to reclothe their walls in silks and satins. These are stretched straight in some cases, and puckered or gathered in others. From a hygienic point of view the silk wall-covering or panels should be perfectly plain. The colours—or just shades of colours which are now so fashionable —are on the delicato side usually,' the extremists only choosing rich dark shades, these more vivid tones merge into pale as they reach the ceiling, which, in such cases, is ;i!so covered with silk or satin. Theto are luxury flats in Paris where the most wonderful effects are worked out in silks. For instance, a boudoir resembling " Dawn to Dusk," is carried out with palo primrose silk walls, and the ceiling is covered with old gold satin arranged in rays like the setting sun Doors, too, are covered with pale primrose silk. In dining rooms of French design one often sees the walls decorated merely by one large panel, framed to tone with the setting. These panels are often a piece of handsome cretonne, chosen for its unusual design and colouring. The material is stretched across an ordinary canvas and framed. At first one lias the impression of a picture, but, on closer inspection, it is found to be a silk or satin material. It is all part of the interior decoration nowadays, and is not a special picture, worked or painted for the purpose.