ABSTRACT
Window curtains add much to the comfort and elegance of apartments; considerable taste and judgment are exercised in designing them of the most agreeable forms, and adapting them in the most judicious manner for the several places to which they are destined. Curtains likewise hide the unsightly appearance of the shutters with their fastenings, when closed. In warm climates they are used rather to moderate the sun’s rays, or to prevent the intrusion of flies; and this is their principal use with us, independent of their ornamental appearance in the summer season: then figured muslins are often employed alone. The materials for window curtains must necessarily vary with the apartments where they are to be used: but independent of the difference of expense, the choice of their qualities depends upon several considerations.
