CHOICE OF MATERIALS.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20248, 17 July 1937, Page 3

CHOICE OF MATERIALS.

FOR CHARMING BEDSPREADS. ! A general rule to remember In re'gard to bedspreads Is to consider the texture as well as the colour, states a writer In the Melbourne Herald. I Most people give some thought to the colour, which is a choice between a contrast and a harmony in the room, and as the bed Is a large object it Is a matter that must he decided. 'I he matter of texture Is often disregarded, and thus results a mistake that causes , vague dissatisfaction ever after. The bedspread should be on some jsort of terms with the curtains. It Is better not to use a handwoven spread, for Instance, with curtains of silk or | taffeta, or a silken quilted spread with ! hand-printed curtains. Curtains and bedspread, on the other hand, may well be both of the same material if ■ of suitable weight. As to the practical side, the bedspread needs to be at least three yards I long, the width, of course, depending I on the size of the bed and Its height from the floor. There are various ways of making the spread cover the j pillows smoothly. One ( is to have it long enough to 00016' under the I pillow, double back on Itself, leaving a fold under the pillow, and then come round and over, finishing at the top of the bed. Another way Is to have a length of the material seamed on to the top end of the quilt, with the right side reversed. so that the spread goes under ■ the pillow and then turns at the seam and comes over it, being finally tucked in underneath. This is very neat and satisfactory. I feel that the mock bolster sometimes made of hard substance and covered to match the bedspread and left on show in daylight, what time the true pillows are hidden away somewhere, is a meretricious trick. Modern Day Bedspreads. 1 Bedspreads in modern days vary »from the simplest length of suitable I coloured material to the most exciting land luxurious fabrics. Though the bed Itself has become simpler and I simpler in form until the foot, in some ! cases, has completely disappeared, the ■ bedspread may he very important. It ‘is the best way in which the bed may jbe treated with that dignity and circumstance with which it once was apt to be surrounded. The bedspread may Just clear the floor, or. where Ihe bed is to look important and luxurious, may be draped right on lo tho floor for some inches. Real lace used over taffeta **«:i look j most attractive this way. But with j tlds treatment no foot should should be used on Ihe bed. as it is not practical with the draping. I When the bedspread is removed for ‘the night, to prevent the bed legs ! showing the mattress may be fitted willi a pleated skirt which slays on I decorously. ‘ I The most popular materials for bedspreads to-day seem to he taffeta or ! glazed chintz.* Candlewick quilts are I also much appreciated. Originally made by pioneer women in Hie far west of America, who had md> house 1 hold materials to hand, hut by ingenuity often achieved a charming effect these spreads have had a revival in

fashion and now excellent copies go well with modern or antique furniture One oan also get speolal bedspreads of linen hand-printed to order, with border and central design in colours to suit special rooms.