The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-01
THE SEHOLD.
4 Guest Chamber.

1t was in the country home of friend
of mine. When ushercd into it ! was
weary with dust and travel, tired of
dreary hotels and chance stopping
places, and | Toasted my eyes on this
"home- room with a refreshing sense of
rest.
The brown painted floor shone from
the recent use of an oiled mop; bright
wood fire leaped and cracked on the
old fashioned hearth making fantastic
shadows over the warm rugs, and up the
walls, around into the corners. Opposite
the fire was the bed-truly sight to rest
the eye of a weary traveller, The bed
was plain crimson felt, a figure outlined
in gold floss in the center, and around
the edge a deep fringe Of gold that
touched the floor nj the side; the pillow
shams were of crimson silesia, covered
with open creamy lace and bordercd with
round lace. TO a hook in the ceiling.
above the center Of the bed. was attached
a circular piece ofwood, concealed from
view by the curtains tackled to it. These
curtains were of soft, cream colOred
cheese cloth. that fell together at the
back of the bed and were draped grace
fully over the head and foot. and Just
swept the floor with their wide lace
edges. These were easy to draw aside
at night, if one objected to sleeping
III der them. At the top they were fin
ished off with a lambrequin of the Grim
son felt, outlined in gold floss, with a
deep fringe Of gold.
In the corner nearest the fire was a
dressing table covered with felt, the
center having an outline wreath of
daisies in white and gold floss, a pleat-
ing of the same around the edge, Dor
cred with gold fringe Just touching the
floor. Curtains were dTaped around this
as around the bed. i standing mirror
about two feet high was in the center.
In front of the table stood delight
full easy-chair, originally an old-fash-
toned wooden one, wide bottOmed, with
a low, round back. Around the lower
part was a pieating of warm-colored
cretonne, that entirely hid the worn old
legs and rounds, the back covered with
the same stuff gathered on full inside
and out, the seat stuffed and covered,
and big, soft, feather lied cushion of
the felt resting against the back. A big
Boston rocker. the back and seat COW
cred III the same way, stood mvitingly in
front of the fire, with a low-seated, coy
cane rocker near.
small niche on both sides of the
fireplace was built in with shelves filled
with books, with narrow crimson cur
taipS on tiny poles, drawn aside from
the shelves.
The bureau, with its long mirror. stood
across corner at the further end of the
room, its top covered with scarf of felt
bordered with floss daisies in outline,
and gold fringe reaching almost to the
floor ut each side.
The windows were draped like the
bed and table, over yellow shades. At
one of these stood an easel. holding a
soft colored painting Of sunset, and a
portfolio of engravings resting against
it.
Warm colOred, home made rugs were
on the floor. some knit and others squares
of bright carpet bordered with worsted
fringe long and thick. Plain framed
engravings were on the walls.
The room was u dream of comfort.
Almost everything was homemade, but
in perfect taste, and without trace of
stiffness. 1t was a room wherein n
stranger would forget his strangeness,
and a weary traveller his fatigue.-Port-
land Transcript.