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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1909)
11 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, FORTLAXD, SEFTE3IBEB 25, 1909 ,1 RUGS FROM THE LOOMS OF BOTH THE EAST AND WEST P i NEVER have the rugn from the hand looms of the far Orient, uncqualed In rlfh. unfadlnfr colors and dura bility, ben more within the means of the average household. Not only are they now regarded as treasures of art. but an Investments that are considered economical in the long run. The cer tainty of their practically everlasting wear, and the beauty of the mellow colorings' and artistic conceptions, which harmonize with any style of in terior decoration. Is gaining for them unlimited appreciation. One Oriental rug In a house Is usually the means of having the floor coverings soon re placed by more Orientals. The antiques, of course, are rare In this country, and as the finer ones are usually woven of all silk, they are con sidered too thin for floor rugs and are used as couch or table covers. Among the cotton rugs a few of those which are being used In the greatest numbers are the Kllim. the Saruk. the Bokhara, the Khiva, the Shiraz and vtlie Senna rug." In the Anglo-Persian velvets. Imita tions ft the Orientals are superseding all other patterns. The colors are faithfully reproduced, and a Hilton in these designs, in a 9x12. may be bought for 5B. The prices vary according to slxe. of course. A comparatively new development in the Wilton rug, called the Amaxin. is a plain, two-toned vel vet, with a border consisting simply of a straight band of the darker shade, probably a foot wide, within which is another, half the width, of the con trasting tone. These come in cardinal, green, brown and a beautiful shade of old blue. Another- novelty in the plainer rugs has a solid ground of olive green, with a conventional border of so dark a green as to appear black, and a figure of the border repeated In stripes to cover each seam. In carpets there Is a wide scope of price and design. Body Brussels may be had at 11.25 a yard or Wilton car peting at $5.25. Very few rooms are entirely covered with carpet nowadays. It Is much better, particularly when tit room to be covered is Irregularly rlaped. and a border carpet Is used, to have the carpet made in rug shape, If desired, and laid on the floor, than to attempt to fit the room, which only em phasizes Its irregularity. Another hint from a professional decorator is that the tone of a room should shade down to the floor, otherwise, if the rug is lighter than the walls, one gets an im pression of top-heaviness. The same decorator also insists as a rule on a stair carpet without any pattern at all, if possible, as the effect -of a pattern meant to be horizontal and forced to follow the Ins and outs of the stairs, is annoying to the eye. and lacks a cer tain dignity and generosity of treat ment that the plain carpet will supply. The "rag style" carpets are greatly favored for bedrooms and bathrooms, as much for the possibility of color schemes as for tnelr quaint, attractive ness. Thekeen interest In handcraft of every description is responsible for a revival of hand-woven rugs. Many women are taking advantage of this to make these rugs to order in original designs. They are usually made of out ing flannel, embroidered In heavy woolen yarn. Art Ware Never So Exquisite as at Present Time T HERK Is no doubt that we are gradually - approaching the as cetic ideal of Thoreau In our decorative art. It Is said, of him that when he discovered a piece of ore on his mantel shelf required daily dusting he at once thrust it 'out- While we haven't reached this extreme as yet. still the piece of bric-a-brac without a hint of utility must be of much ar tistic worih to find a place in the tasteful home of today. There Is one combination of art and utility, how ever. In which fancy Is running riot these days. The home without a lamp Is a cheerless rarity. From the hall to the bedrooms, mellow lights gleam through shades of glass or parchment or silk. For the drawing-room or the living room, the floor lamps are much used with a variety of shades. An entirely new offering is a stand of carved wood in Italian Renaissance, with which plaster of Paris Is combined, and the whole is covered In soft tones or bronzed. One particularly handsome one had a shade made of a crimson silk shawl, elaborately . embroidered a-nd with a heavy silk fringe. The four corners were allowed to hang In long points. The Empire shades of deli cately tinted silks, ribbon embroidery forming garlands or medallions, strike the note of perfection In a room of the Louis period. These are also shown with parchment paper, hand painted, covering a foundation of shirred silk, A decided novelty In these Empire effects Is the little Dresden china head and bust of a grande dame, attired in a brocaded, lace trimmed gown, under whose voluminous skirt a tiny electric bulb Is placed. The effect .of these quaintly Illuminated figures Is delight fully unique. The plain silk shades, with the ruch ing at top and bottom, are always in good taste. Cretonne shades, finished in gold edging, in a pattern matching other decorative fabrics In a bedroom are very reasonable and may be made at home by a woman with clever fin gers. In the more expensive art glass domes, the laburnum, that we used to see' In our grandmothers garden, has lent itself so well to this work, that It is much used. The Tiffany clusters ln- the inimitable favrile are Infinite In design, aijd hopeless In price. The lat est production of the Tiffany workshop Is a new turquoise glass which. Is to tie seen In unique vaje designs. Italian Terra Cotta Again Popular. Window boxes, Jewel cases, fern dishes and busts In 'the Italian terra cotta are being extensively displayed. These are for the most part in the soft, old ivory tint, but occasionally in the busts or Jewel-boxes, rich coloring Is used. Russian copper, which has an lrridescent glimmer distinctive of this ware, is now being shown with' deco rations of enamel. This combination is very striking. Increased Interest In plaster casts Is being manifested. These are particu larly appropriate for halls or fireplace decoration. Nothing Is more artistic than one of the Lucca della Robbia or Thorwaldson conceptions, or some of the modern reliefs toned to carry out the harmony of the room. Simple Curtain and Drapery Effects Are Preferred THE bungalow, with its simple archi tecture and prevalence of casement windows, hR Sounded the death knell of tat elaborate window drapery. Scrim and madras, with a narrow cluny edging, is universally used in living rooms of even the most elegant ap pointments. As the best fabrics of this description sell for never more than 12 a 'yard, it is becoming practically im possible to expend a very great amount on window curtains. Of course, side . hangings are an item, but as these must he In keeping with the curtains, the China silks are preferred to the brocades. The fad for stenciling is very hap pily applied to the curtains proper or the hangings of den or dining-room windows. When these are done In colors harmonizing with the color scheme of the room, the effect Is most artistic. We are prone to overdo the idea, however. Though the Japanese, who have used stenciling for some 300 years, decorate everything from towels to head coverings with the work, one must know exactly where to stop or the whole effect will be ruined. Portieres of monk's cloth, burlap or rep, having a border stenciled in conventional de sign are particularly good In a mission furnished room. For the bedrooms, English chintz is desirable. Cretonnes come In many new designs, bursting Into more gorge ous bloom every season. Borne have the stately hollyhocks, some the tiny nose gays, others the ever popular baskets filled with flowers, which trail down ward In delicate sprays. With a cre tonne room a charming arrangement of the windows is in the English cottage style, with the valance across the top and hangings at the side. The glass curtain is sometimes used with good effect in a bedroom, especially In Sum mer homes, and the bamboo portieres may be used with wicker furniture. In the more elaborate decorative schemes, when curtaining is done for a room of a certain period, as for in stance ' of Louis XV drawing-room, of course there is no limit to the elabora tion and expense. The outer shades may bo of the Italian puff style. Be neath the gold cornice will hang bro- cade lambrequins caught up by gold cord and heavy tassels. The lace cur tains may be of the real filet, costing from $160 up. Portieres will often be of the same brocade as the side hang ings, and when an effect St spacious ness is desired, chair coverings are of the same material. It muy be helpful to bear In mind that when carrying out a color scheme the color tones of the side walls, fur niture, woodwork, wood trimmings and curtains should be closely related. Then the colors of the frelze, dado, chair upholstery and curtain borders may be in tones complementary to those of the first group. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Shermair SIXTH AND MORRISON av & Go OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE MACHINES RECORDS SUPPLIES The Most Wonderful of All Musical Instruments VICTROLA, STYLE XVI PRICES Circassian Walnut $250 Mahogany :Sj200 Quartered Oak 200 This instrument is ideal. It has drawing room character, simple, dignified, of beautiful design and conveying no hint of its purpose. But what a world of melody pours from behind the small doors, which can be regulated to make the music loud or soft, at will. Never be fore were the great masterpieces of music played so sweetly and so perfectly. VICTROLA, STYLE XII Price $125.00 Designed to meet the demand for a medium-priced instrument, from which the horn is eliminated. The Victrola not only overcomes the objection to the horn, but combines the Victor's extensive and exclusive musical repertoire in an instru ment of artistic appearance. We want you to -hear these instruments, for in no other way can you realize what a wealth of music can be produced. Easy terms of ownership may be arranged. 'Pi ji Vjjl; ? .1'!'' V. NO-RENT PRICES MADE THIS BIG NEW BUILDING NECESSARY. WE OUTGREW OUR QUARTERS IN ONE YEAR. . Our New Building OUR SECOND YEAR'S BUSI NESS WILL BE SIX TIMES THE VOLUME WE ORIGINALLY ' EXPECTED TO DO OR HAD PROVIDED ROOM FOR. toatLemmeraaiMi meveme Mi Next month we begin , moving into our -new building, covering a quarter block, which will be occupied exclusively by our furniture store. With two basements and four floors we will have about 50,000 square feet of floor space, 'all of which is now nnecessary to take care of our very large business. To have built snch an immense business in 20 months on the East Side, more than a mile from the business center, isawonderful achievement. SURELY -NOTHING BUT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES IN THE CITY COULD HAVE BROUGHT US SUCH AN IMMENSE VOLUME OP BUSINESS. And we could afford to sell cheaply because of our economic advantage.- While building np our business we collected rent on half our own building instead" of paying rent. In our new building the interest on the whole investment will be much less than some of the little stores are paying as rent on the West Side. We will have a great advantage also over any firm owning its own' building on the West Side, where quarter blocks are selling at $350,000, just $325,000 more than the same cost on the East Side, for interest and taxes on the difference in land values will approximate $25, 000 annually. Before moving we wish to reduce our stock as much as possible, and while all our goods are so priced thatlhey amount to BpeciaTprices as compared with others, yet we are making from 15 to 25 per cent reductions, the latter being the limit of our possibilities under our system of low regular pricings. X DC Acorn Heaters Used by Millions This Heater stands nearly 3 feet high, has ornamental nick eled dome, burns 20 inch wood, CAST IRON BOTTOM, FRONT, TOP and INSIDE LINING, made by the oldest stove makers in America. It ;Would be impossible for a Heater to give bet ter satisfac tion. Fully guaranteed. $12.00 Range Prices Slaughtered Rather than move them we have placed on sale a carload of Steel, Cast and Mal leable Ranges- at a STRAIGHT CUT OF 25 PER CENT, the limit of our pos sibilities under our system of low regu lar pricings. If you are quick enough you can se-y cure a Malleable, like cut, for $48.75, and the very best Steel Ranges ($52) at $39. These prices bring us no profit, U T r-irnfdf a 1ft Tlflf lOTf TV A 11 M i (111 Trill lip IV Milt1 UCb taaui i im " v. a -fcv j'" . . - ...... on charge accounts and an additional 10 per cent if paid On J - C .nnf oM; f I, o 1 in fift A a t:o Jfiillilb-.- III! o.i-' c L I f".,,U tA9 lA Hj This is a full quartered oak frame, weathered finish, best No. 1 brown Spanish leather, loose cushions. Priced low at $56. Special $42. 50 Tables Ex- tly Like Cut ' nv all $8.45 mm $8.45 "We have placed on special sale a whole car load of new Dining Tables at from T5 to 25 per cent reduction in order to clear them out before moving. This means under our system of low pricings of goods that we will make no profit on some and very little on others, since a 25 per cent cut is the limit jf our possibilities. . Note this $8.45 table. If after using it one week it ! irf not entirely satisfactory we will allow full credit on any better table you may select. 1 Greatest Dining Table Sale Ever Held in Portland Since purchasing these Tables, the FAC TORY PRICE HAS ADVANCED , TO $8.50. Hence we will never again be able to duplicate this extraordinary bargain. The finish on this table is equal to that of any $25.00 table, the best in fact that ever saw in a cneap the leaves, even, be- finished like the top. We have 30 iu the gold i .and 20 in the Early we table. ing Euglish finish. $8.45 NO. 1270. Full quartered oak. padded leather box seat, golden weathered and fumed finish, only -S-1.25 61-8585 :Qqq a a easa i CORNER, Ef'SJARK PPnCEDDDDC T '."ill FHiiaEiirinuHEe 50 Tables Ex actly Like Cut xo. sis. Full Q u a r t e red oak. padded leath er box seat, Kohl en and weathered finish, for only $3.15 ft ur - -r? : r-y vv -
