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 Unless a room be exceptionally bright and well lighted, it is never wise to select a dark paper. The real mission of a wallpaper is to act as a background to furniture and pictures ; anything obtrusive or conspicuous, therefore, lamentably fails to fulfil its duty. Colour and Aspect Before deciding on a wallpaper, the aspect of tlic room must be considered. Sliould the 315 WOMAN'S HOME up the wall surface ; in others they present a " cut-out " lower edge, which many prefer to the severe straight line. Similar papers are also provided in very delicate shades of blue, champagne, pink, green, and mauve, and these will appeal to people who prefer a suggestion of colour upon the walls. In a well-lighted room, in which many art treasures arc displayed, excellent results are I An effective panelled interior with frieze of handsome wallpaper IVanns apartment face west, one may safely invest in a white, cream, grey, champagne, shell- pink, green, blue, mauve, or palest yellow for the colour scheme. Ivory, blue, grey, green, brown, cham- pagne, mauve, and yellow may be selected for rooms with south windows. R,ooms with an eastern or northern aspect call for bright reds, pinks, rose du Barri, terra-cotta, bright yellow, and old gold ; and in some cases a rather vivid green might be employed with much success. Again, the wallpaper must suit the residence ; a cottage requires a more simple style and design than a large house. The all-white or cream wallpaper has much to commend it, and as it is supplied in moire and satin stripes, small diaper patterns, and larger conventional designs, there is a good deal of variety to be obtained. The proper complement of the ivory wallpaper is a delicately coloured frieze, which may be either floral, scenic, or conventional, accord- ing to taste. These friezes may be of almost any depth, and in some cases are designed with pendant trails of greenery, which break obtained with a dull brown paper, or one approaching an old-gold shade. The quite plain or " matting " surface is always in good taste. Floral papers in chintz or garland designs are specially suited to cottages and country residences, but, wherever doubt exists, the monotone plain surface or invisible-striped papers may always be adopted with perfect safety. Concerning: Friezes A vari-coloured frieze in a bold pattern is quite in good taste when used to complete an ivory or pale-tinted paper, and is equally effective when employed in conjunction with white panelled walls, as shown in our illus- tration. It should repeat the shades and design of the carpet. Another very dainty example of a frieze is finished with a scalloped edge depicting small scenic medallions connected by ribbon garlands and clusters of roses. If the main portion of the wall be coloured, this same tint must form some portion of the frieze. Sudden or startling lines of division are always to be deprecated. 7> be continue^*