ROYAL SCOTCH TARTANS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22142, 22 June 1935, Page 6 (Supplement)

ROYAL SCOTCH TARTANS

IN HOME DECORATION " If it's plaid, it's smart," has been a dress slogan here for several springs," writes our New York correspondent. Now it has spread to home decoration. Jhe whim of the moment is to have floor coverings of rugs in authentic Koyal Scotch tartans. Usually the rugs are very large and leave only a narrow surround of polished boards. For those who find tartans too overpowering there are rugs in pastel check designs. Ihe checks are big, measuring sometimes as much as" two feet square and give rather the effect of tiling. 'J 'hey are particularly attractive in lounges which feature white or cream walls and very simple furniture. bven bedspreads are tartan and so are curtains. Quilted tartan bedspreads are picturesque and cosy. One exhibition bedroom scheme featured quilted taffetE.s bedspreads in red and white tartan. The curtains were also in tartan with deep quilted borders. They were hung from a pleated heading and tied back with enormous white taffetas bows. The furniture was treated with a white high gloss washable paint. Cushion covers have not escaped the tartan vogue. They look gay in ginghams and rough homespun cottons which need no ironing. The covers are simple and usually have a pleated frill or pipings in shiny American cloth.