The daily gazette., 1882-02-28
From lhe N. Y. Sun.
New Shalt the Bride Furnfsh IN the
HOuseY

From lhe N. Y. Sun.
New Shalt the Bride Furnfs the
HOuseT
A young couple who are able to 20 to
their own house just after marriage.
are very fortunate. A large part Of
the brides in New York must look
forward to beginning their welded
life in boarding house, q hotel, or at
best in small apartment, Rents
here are now so high that . desirable
house IL far beyond the reach Of the
newly married. Apartments OF the
better GLASS are Rlso expensive, and il
they are especially desirable, there is
so great demand for them that they
are soon filed. Even good boarding
places have been hard to find during
the present winter.
A bride who can drive straight from
the altar to her own house or who can
look forward to making one ready for
her use when she becomes q matron,
is therefore woman to be enyied.
that 10, If love is with her TO preside
At the fireplace. The furnishing, the
identifying of a home is q most de-
lightful and very engrossing ocoupa.
tion, and all the more SO If the income
of the newly married pair makes
economy necessary, and yet is enough
to provide them with reasonable COM
forts. Because their joint purse 10
! light, they must deliberate longer be-
fore they buy, and that makes the
article acquired the more valuable and
suggestive to them.
Fortunately, at this time a house
can be tastefully furnished without a
great outlay Of money. 1t may be
made to show that its occupants are
people of refinement and aesthetic
cultivation, and yet it may not con-
tain single expensive article. 1t may
be SO appointed that 1t shall be attrao-
tive both because of its comfortable
and tasteful appointments, and still
be the home of people who are forced
to husband their resources with the
greatest care. Money, no matter how
abundant it may be, cannot make up
for the lack of good taste, but good
taste can easily Offset deficiency In
money.
And especially is this the case when
the house to be furnished 10 In the coun-
try. That is whore q fortunate bride
who asks us some questions regarding
the appointment OF her house, IS about
TO settle down.. She Is fortunate In hav-
In having home of her own In which
to start out In married life, and fortu-
nate in the ability to decorate it accord
ing to her own notions; more fortunate
still If, as we doubt not, she is supported
by the love and confidence of her hns-
band. Here is what she asks:
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advise me how TO furnish my home? L
am newly married., and my hus band said
that he preferred TO leave the house un-
furnished Till came, and to let me ex.
| erclse my own taste. The rooms are
16 by 20, and / think at least 10 feet
pitch; psinting, oak-gr aimed. IL Is par
ticularly aa to the window cuftain, cor
nics, centre table for parlor, chairs and
rs to sideboard and curtains for the d.
ming room, that would plead for some
dvice. A YOUNG WIFE.
"Oh, had forgotten the hall. 1t is
very wide and handsome. The house
hss twelve rooms, and this wide hall
runs right through II, I live in the
country, aud 1 caa't buy very costly
furniture"
Here seems to be very nice house to
fit up. But the oak graihing is not at all
desirable. 1t gives common appear
ance to any room. An imitation of
black walnut Is better, especially In the
country, where you have plenty of light
for your house; but even that is not the
best. Some pleasant colors, not too
pronounced, are far preferable. A warm
brown is good SO Is Pompeilan red,
If used with discretion. As to the hang
ings for the windows, there is q fine
chance for the exercise of taste. Avoid
the hideous lambrequins SO often seen,
with their stiff and meaningless pat
tern. Get your curtains of some ma
terial, no matter how cheap, which
hangs in agreeable folds, and have them
of a solid color, or of some Moorish or
Persian pattern. Very cheap stuffs
made of linen can now be purchased,
and goods of Gotten handsomely dyed
are suitable for bed rooms, They bave
pleasant tone and o nice texture,
Then, put at the top, instead of the
edlous lalnbrequins, q square piece OF
material of contrasting coler or shade,
or nothing BUT heavy fringe. Or you
can run your CT rtains on a round rod
of brass or wood, aud 50 dispense with
the top piece altogether. You don'l
need q conspicuous cornice. There Il
nothing more vulgar.
For a centre table any kind of sim
ple table will do. Avoid those hideous
white marble-top ones. lit ls o plaiu
square or round pine table, with legs
painted black, it will serve as well a.
another; then put a pretty cloth on it oil
agreeable colors. That will go fal
toward making Jour room bright and
oheerful, and the cost of the whole
will be less than that of q marble.
TOD table or one of the machine carved
monstrosities.
As to the chairs, first of all get
8 those that people can occupy comfort
ably. a chair is not merely to be
! looked at, and it is not intended as an
4 instrument of torture. The same
! thing is true about sofas. They es-
peoially should invite occupancy by
their comfortable appearance Avoid
. curved back chairs with carvings
which annoy those who sit in them
There is no need of buying q set oi
furniture with the chairs matching In