Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
Tho Boudoirs OF Celebrities.

When Mrs. Francis Hodgson Burnett
lived ut the Westminster she was al.
ways Eat home" the day she took her
steam bath, This regular reception OF
society, sycophants aud people with
letters was obligatory rather than con-
eiliatory. Her physician would not
allow her to so out Of doors before the
expiration OF twelve hours, and, as she
was too much exhausted TO do any
work, she went from the cooling room
directly to her Louis do-some.number-
couch, douched herself with cologne,
reathered her lips and eyebrows with
altar of roses, pulled her fluffy hair
auout her temples Ia Byron, donned IA
baby blue surah dress girdled under the
arms with belt of pearl, and got into
bed.
All the ladies' who called during the
lay were usnered into the chamber aud
seated about the luxuriously appointed
couch after pressing the lips and finger
lips Of dearest" Fauutleroy's mother
delighted In parchment quilts, and
scattered over tho counterpane were all
manner of pretty poems, sketches aud
studies in rough cardboard or satin
paper binding, many Of them gilt books
with the autograph OF the author, and
all fresh from the publisher. Capt.
waited by couplet or paragraph, IT. was
not an uncommon thing TO go into Mrs
Burnetts room and find three or four
Young ladies' lying or kneeling about
the literary bed, with bonnet and gloves
on, inten,ly reading. To add TO her
picturesque surroundings the dramatic
novelist had fantastic way OF arrang.
ing thread lace shawl n Spanish scarf
Or half of an Irish lace curtain across
her bolster, and rs II sort OF after
thought there we're beautiful paper
knives within reach, and character
heads Of Bernhardt, Anderson, Hading,
Salvini, Barrymore ct al, along the
side OF the couch. On her back, with
The sunlight suited and softened by the
multiple of window druperies, she was
an IDEAL dearest" and n charming
hostess.
Sarah Bernhardt has big bed roomy
enough for II whole family TO sleep,
snore and dream in, where she receives
her friends whenever they call and she
! IL IN the humor for company. Like oil
| French women she has weakness for
beautiful linen, and the quality Of the
sheeting on her bed is 80 fine that you
could draw IL through finger ring.
Great monograms done In applique
work decorate the pillow slips ana
counterpart, and both are edged with
ruilles OF real valenciennes lace eight
and Twelve inches deep. Her afternoon
pillows are cased in pink silk, which
shines through the meshes OF the deli"
ca,ely worked monogram. IN the top
covers. -s...
Here madame deports herself IN one
of her white silk, lace trimmed robes
that she would not hesitate 10 play
Camille or Frou-Frou in. The guests
sit or lounge around the bed Just as the
hostess does m "1heodora," sip coffee
and smoke cigarettes while they chat.
Elm Wheeler Wilcox is addicted TO
"resting days when she stays in bed to
give her body nothing TO do and her
fancies u chance to weave themselves
into some definite form. Within regci
are writing pad aud pencil aud The
leaves on which rhymes are tri'd ANA
spoiled and graceful verses butt and
polished cover the bed like II oral OF
paper snowflakes. Mrs. Wi'"o< lakes
her night robes of Oriental lace, after
the Kate Greenaway style.