Cementing UK/US relations (was Re: Vile sandwiches)

[blpurdom at yahoo.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Neil Ward" <neilward at d...> wrote:
 > 
> I thought that the frilly length of material used in window 
dressing was called a Pelmet (sp???).
> 
> Have I been suffering from a delusion all these years?
 
A pelmet should ideally be stiff and solid, either made of wood or a 
similar stable material.  It is, however, often wood covered in 
padding, with a fabric on top of that which is designed to coordinate 
with the decor.  If it is purely fabric, it is a valance.  Want to 
know the different between piers, pilasters and columns and why a 
simple window with a fanlight over it is NOT a Palladian window?  
(Just kidding; Architectural History class flashbacks.)  Architecture 
and Interior Design jargon is a world unto itself...

--Barb