Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-14
DaiIp Kfnuehrl 3nurnai.
Fitting up a Room.

Most young girls have an ambition to
have their room pretty and attractive, and
to reflect something of their own artistic
fancies and desires. 1t is an easy matter
to do this inexpensively, with little time
expended. natural ingenuity, and little
monev-but not much of the latter is re-
suired-a room may be as pretty and
dainty as the heart could wish. You kno&
advocate painted floors for sleeping
rooms even in winter, with plenty of
rugs it is more healthful. and just az com.
Portable. Paint it a pretty slate or stone
color, with an edge of red; you may have
carpet rug, like the Kensington squares
which shall cover the entire centre of the
floor, or several smaller ones for the front
of the bureau. the wash stand, the table
and the bed. These small rugs YOU can
make yourselves either knitting them.
braidiEg them or hooking them; but in
the latter mode Of making them, select
those patterns that have geometrical de-
signs, rather than those with figures and
flowers; the result will be more like the
Oriental carpet. For curtains TOR the
windows buy cheese cloth, and make the
length you require, hemmiDg the sides
and ends; have the hem at the top as
frill for q finish, and sew on tapes and
fasten TO board at the top of the window I;
loop back with strips of turkey red calico.
For your splasher. nail up square OF
common light gray cambria, the size that
you want, and cover it with plain book
muslin. gather at the top and bottom; ;
where it is gathered, put across narrow
band Of turkey red. The toilet mats and
cushion are covered first With gray cambria
then with white muslin, and edged
with muslin ruille tackled on
with strip of turkey red. If you have
mantel-p piece in the room, cover it with
the gray cambria, then make a hanging
of the muslin about eight or ten inches in
depth and fasten that also with strips of
turkey red For your bureau and table
scarfs you may use prettlly fringed towels.
OF course you may vary the color and put
foundation OF blue or pink under your
muslin, but the gray and turkey red make
pretty effects, and do not fade as do the
paler colors: the cambria does not soil.
and it is only a mornings work to take off
the muslin covers and freshen them as
they need, which will not be very often.
The triiles and knick knacks you will add
to suit yourselves. 1.-two girls room to-
gether and there is no separate dressing
room, You may improvise one easily, by
which the wash stand corner may be shut
off, Take an cid fashioned folding clothes
horse. and cover it with cretonne, which
show the prevailing colors of the room or
with gray cambria, which may be made
the back ground for Christmas cards. pic
lures cut from magazines or any other dec
orations Of the kind you choose to employ
Behind the screen will be the wash stand,
the towel rack. the rack for sponges and
all the other toilet accessories; these may
be always kept hidden by the screen.
which shall In itself be ornamental as well
as convenient. A barrel chair will add to
the attraciiveness Of the room and pref
ty shaker rocking chair tied with bows of
bright ribbon is a great comfort as well
as a pretty bit of furnishing.