The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-11
A NEW YORK BELLIES BEDROOM.
How Comfortably and ComposedIy a Million
aires Daughter Sleeps.


Chicago Herald
Would you like to see how New York belle
OF millionairism sleeps2 I can crafty you. so
fnf as to describe with literal exactness the bed
room OF young woman whose name is printed
as often anybodys in the society reports
Into it was conducted. quite in the same mat
teT-of-eourse way that the little lady of the
house did everything that she wiIed, and there
we found the kniek -kuack which we were seek
ing for me to criticise or admire But / confess
had eyes only for tbs room 1t was quite as
interesting to me aS-f it had been the bower of
princess; more SO, IN fact, for more persons
eee Dehfnd the scenes IN a princesss life than in
those of young American millionairess. The
theaterS endeavor to ac1uaint the masses with
the interior of great mansions, palaces and abodes
OF the wealthy, but they show US only the draw
ingrooms and dining rooms. | suggest that
they speedily vouchSafe to us all view of the
bedroom of young lady of fashion. I don't
know how they can do it exactly, but that is for
them to find out.
Inever saw more beautiful, cozy. in every
way delightful place than the sleeping room of
this young princess of fashion-this eldest child
OF a many millionaire. The wall. paper was pale
gold on faint slate color. The gilt bedstead was
pushed against square of plated silk of pale
gold. with slate colored silk bows at the corner
Just such another square of plated silk rose to
the ceiling above the washstand. On that were
only pitcher, bowl, soap-dish and so on, because
running water is presumed to invite sewer gas,
but all of the choicest ware. A great sheet of
beyeled tooking-glass six feet high, swung on
brass rods above the floor in one corner for the
young woman to see her whole attire in. She
had also folding glass to reflect her ears, back
hair and neck
There was an open fireplace besides the hot
air register, dressing stand laden with pretty
toilet-boxes and bottles. an ivory clock like a
bird cage, in which ivory canares tri)led sweetly
as each hour began; easy chairs and a rocking
chair to match the wallpaper and furniture, a
pretty little priedieu for the young woman to
say her prayers upon as fashionable as possible
and a wealth of little elegancies. completing
general effect that was exquisite, dainty and in
wiling beyond computation. Opening out of this
room the young millionairess had another apart
ment where she wrote and painted and worked, y
to to speak, but did not see it.
1t was while was in her sleeping-room that
noticed that nowhere in the whole house during
whole days stay had l seen single hint of
dsorder-no shoes in sight, article of cloth
ing lying on chair or bed, or litter of any sort
everything, in short as neatly ordered as if 1
was critic invited to call and see the perfection
Of home discipline. confess that a tiny pair
Of kid slippers peeping from under the edge of
the bed, or a hat and pair of gloves thrown upon
chair, would have made the room more inter
esting by connecting the maiden with it; but it
was tbs rule of the house for suen things not to
be. Think of *. Eight servants to wait upon
four persons.
The room in which the family assembled for
conversation and the entertainment of company
=
as deliberately furnished as the parlor but the
carpet, chairs. and various appointments were
not quite as new; in fact, they were worn Just
enough to be comfortable The two front win
d0ws and one at the side commanded general
view of Fifth avenue, and / noticed, while / was
there. that the ladies watched what went on in
the street with the same curiosity their poorer
sisters possess but they sat so far back from the
space between the curtains that while they could
see every body nobody could see them from the
street
noticed, also, that when a friend called at the
house, if either mother or daughter saw the Wis
tor in time she would go to the door herself before
the person had time to ring the bell. And OBJ
served another thing. There must have been
$40, coo IN china, glass, bronze and marble in this
little things useful and ornamental The MEM
bers or the household would be glad to talk OF
any of these beautiful articles; would say what
they were, where they came from, and all about
them, except the price. Money and price and
eost subjects so commonly discussed by those
OF as who are obliged to think of such trifies
were never mentioned.
The folding doors between the front room and
the next room were never drawn together while
was there. The next room was the library,
walled IN by bookcases of carved wood and bev-
eled plate-elass. The man of the house invited
me IN there to smoke and read. He had daily
papers, all of them, the center-table, two or
three easy chairs. drop light and CRATE fire.
he went To his room when he came in, exchanged
his shoes for slippers, and his coat for q loose
jacket then flung himself in chair, lighted
cigar and tried to read, while either his wife or
his daughter sat ON the ottoman at his feet or
ON the arm OF the chair he occupied Wealth
and happiness are said to be often strangers.
These appeared to be the happiest people mag.
inable
Death of Paddy Ryan's Mother.
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