The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-24
VICTORIA'S BEDROOM.
LUXURIOUS Lies the Head That Wears the
British Crown.

The attempt to produce regal effect
in Her Majesty Queen Victoria bed
room has been very successful. The
walls are covered with rich antique
cretonne of special design and subdued
colorings upon cream ground, divided
into panels by white and gold mold
ings. These are surmounted by a
quaint frieze in Tyne Castle tapestry of
appropriate design, copied from an old
Scotch plaster, with an emblazoned de-
sign, embodying the rose, thistle and
fieur- de-lis, treated in cream and gold
lacquers. The whole of the woodwork
and windows are in soft colorings OF
cream and gold. and a specially de-
signed Carton Pierre chimney-piece,
with chaste enrichments, and fitted
with dog CRATES of antique wrought
iron, completes the decorative effect
The carpet is a deep Wilton pile in two
shades of crimson, silk hangings,
and in preparing the valances the
character of the room has strictly
been kept in view, for while
of simple form and outline, they are
richly trimmed and ornamented with a
royal emblem, ''the Tudor rose" The
window drapery and portiers are lined
with cream-colored silk, which harmon
ICES admirably with the white and gold
decorations in soft and pleasing tone
throughout. A unique feature is pre-
sented by canopy of cream silk Sus-
pended over the dressing-table. The
furniture is in dark Chippendale ma
hogany, and though quaint in form,
presented most magnificent effect. the
workmanship, both in the inlaying and
carving, being of the highest order of
merit. The remainder of the furniture
in this room is composed of settee and
various easy chairs Of comfortable form.
upholstered in crimson silk en- suite
with drapery, while perhaps the chef
d'euvre is u charming screen covered
in very fine needle-work of the seven
teenth century. The dressing-room is
furnished en- suite.
The effect produced in Princess Beat
rice's bedroom presents a perfect con-
| trast to Her Maiesty's room, the pre-
vailing colors being light blue, with
cream and gold and coral shades clev-
erly introduced, and while subservient
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The walls are hung with delcately-
shaded pale-blue Tale paper, with
shimmering silk-like surface, specially
made for these rooms. The woodwork
is in tone of cream and gold, and TIE
Carton Pierre fireplace and overmantei
of special design is treated in Il similar
manner. The drapery to windows,
bed and portiere curtains is of gold
shaded material. with delicate Louis
Seize design. relieved with coral plush,
and richly trimmed The furniture is
Of English ash. relieved with delicate
carvings in low relief, and forms a
pleasant contrast to the decorations.
The room adjoining the bedroom has
been treated as semi-boudoir and
dressing-room, and an original pleasing
feature here is the Princess toilet TIA
BILE, which is formed by Venetian
mirror of elegant design, draped with
coral plush and Madras lace in fes-
ICONS. Two white enamel arm-chairs
in pale gold silk are extremely clever
in design and coloring, and the settee
in electric-blue plush, hand-painted
screen and delicate Bartolozzi etchings
on the wall produce an effect which,
for elegance, delicate and refined treat
ment, would be difficult to surpass.
Chicago Tribune.