The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-30
A Pretty Bedroom.

a room recently lifted up Tor a clergy
mans little daughter by the ladies ofthe
congregation IS an expression of their
regard, is thus described in the Dec
orator and Furnisher:
The walls were covered with paper in
a pretty design of daisies and bluets
Dragged s%ailors) upon u creamy, latticed
ground. The ceiling was painted sky
blue, with dome effect given by deepen
ing the colors toward the edges. Two
or three feathery clouds heightened the
illusion, and a flight of three or four
swallows swept across the skyey surface
only remarkable for its harmony with
the situation, being simply an ordinary
Brussels, with a ground matching the
wallpaper tint, and so closely covered
with small spring flowers that the effect
was almost chene. a dark blue border
and n or two rugs relieved the eye
and prevented a arishappearance. The
doors and window frames were fortu-
nately ofash. and so in thorough accord
with the predominant tint of the room,
which was blue. The window curtains
were models Of dainty simplicity. They
were made OF cottage drapery, a figured
Swiss muslin rather thicker than the
dress material of that name, and woven
with a border On M ~selvedge, which
repeated the center pattern; in this case
the figure was a daisy the size of a dime,
with q line of the same flowers twice
the size between two strips Of a bor-
der. The novelty about the curtains
zontal Sits two inches long across the
border between the tripes, at intervals
OF six inches apart. and buttonholing
the edges loosely, making a succession
of bias, in and out of which was slipped
a blue ribbon two inches broad. Bands
ard bows of the same ribbon were used
for looping the curtains back.
The furniture was of bamboo, and all
of the pieces were of smaller size than
the same articles in ordinary rooms, yet
not sufficiently dwarfed to be useless.
A miniature lounge and two easy chairs
were covered with buff and blue Gre
tone, end blue ribbon bows were tied
upon the upper of the graceful
little cane seat chairs. The small bed
was low, with an airy extension of
bamboo rods at the head %springing to
hold up a large ring. through which a
curtain of Swiss muslin, like those at
the windows, was drawn. A folding
bamboo screen in front of the mantel
and two panels Of cream and two ofblue
sateen. The former we're decorated
with snow balls and bluets in arrasene
ribbon work. The armorie and chiff-
onier we're a third smaller than full
sized furniture and the dressing bureau
was of similar dimensions. All the
dainty toilet appointments of the latter
We're decorated with blue and the frame
of the long dressing glass was covered
with a full ruche of blue silk.
Some choice e%ngravings and colored
photographs representing phases of
childhood and girlhood were hung upon
the walls by blue cords and t~assels, and
the small book shelves were filed with
such hooks as young people eljoy.
In Difference to the newly awakened
fears of even the best plumbing in sleep
ing rooms, there was no stationary
basin, but q washstand, en- rapport with
the other furniture, held adalntilv mod
eled antique toilet set with a dado de-
sign of water plants upon cream color,
with swallows above on q sky blue
ground.
Replacing the door of large closet
was a portiere of Swiss muslin, which,
being drawn. revealed a play. ouse on a
scale 80 expensive and complete that it
might be questioned whether DOLLS or
their owners were most charmingly
lodged. The happy little proprietor Of
this room and annex, on returning from
the country. WNere she had been sent
while the surprise was prepared for her,
saysthat half Of the first night she spent
in her pretty new bed was passed in con-
graduating herself on her new posses
sions and the rest in gazing entranced
into the fairy-like precincts of the play
house, which was illuminated by a tiny
chandelier fed by real gas.