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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, FORTLAXD, SEFTE3IBEB 25, 1909
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RUGS FROM THE LOOMS OF
BOTH THE EAST AND WEST
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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.
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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.
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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
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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-.-
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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.
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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,
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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
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