ABOUT WINDOWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20669, 6 March 1937, Page 20 (Supplement)

ABOUT WINDOWS

The purpose of windows, of course, is to let light and air into a roc.n and to let people inside look out; and the reason for window curtains is to soften the light coming in and to add a decorative note which makes the windows more pleasant. In softening the light the curtains should not shut the light out. Such transparent materials as marquisette, net. or gauze are most suitable. They are gathered on a rod, and should hang either from the top of the window frame to the bottom of the apron, or from the top of the glass frame to the window sill, covering the woodwork at the sides and a few inches of the glass. Only when complete privacy from neighbours or the street is wanted should the curtain cover the whole window. Cream colour or gold, both of which are neutral, are usually best, but when colour is wanted without draperies such shades as green, blue, or peach are often good. In a small room over-draperies are not necessary; if they are used, the type that hangs to the floor without a variance gives an Impression of height. With high ceilings, long draperies may be caught back, or shorter onces hanging from the top of the window to the apron may be used. Plain, striped, or flowered material may be used; t r 2 heavier fabrics, such as chintz, cretonne, sateen, or linen, are preferable.