, 1890-05-29

raine TO France and the still un-
certain future of Spain.
"A romantic story, certainly. Tbe
king seems to have been good hus-
band, SO this singer was more for
tunate than the American brides
who marry Europeans today,
A BEDROOM PLANNED BY MRS.
LOGAN.
Mrs. John A. Logan Is noted for
her interest In young girls, and her
love for them goes beyond superb
cial courtesies. There Is one little
lass In Washington who proudly
announces that her dainty
bedroom was designed especial
ly for her by Mn Logan.
She Is Elsie McEroy, the
daughter of Colonel John McIGlroy,
of the National Tribune, and the
room was furnished for her under
Mrs. Logan's supervision, when
Miss Elsie was IA. 1t is all In baby
blue, and Is simple and pure as II
Puritan maiden's. 1t was Mrs. Lo-
gan's idea TO have the room suggest
spring, and to typlfy the hallowed
time of mnidenhood. To carry out
the idea the rug, which nearly COW
ers the floor, has u moss green
ground, with the pink trailing ar
butus and fragile bluets interviewer.
The walls ure softly tinted In blue,
and the broad dado shows the same
design as the carpet, the ceiling re-
peating the design oil the rugs and
wall In deeper tones. The bed is all
Of white, blue and gold, the blue
chintz canopy having - deep valance
of silk wrought In shades of blue.
The low washstand has n set of odd
ly shaped china bearing hand
painted designs Of arbutus and
bluets, while about 1t reaching to
the iioor Is the qualn,est valance of
blue chintz In tho style of Mrs.
Logsn's girlhood days. Near 1t Is II
white and gold dresser rs simple rs
the one before which Faust watched
Marguerite. There Is only one
thing that has been added that WAS
not strictly In accord with Mrs.
Logan's idea, and that IL n slender
blue ribbon stretched from one side
OF the mantel to the other, on which
are hung German favos, dancing
cards and Invitations IA thick us
buttons on n child's button string.
NINE. RoMERo's MEXICAN BEDROOM.
A boudoir in "A different fashion is
that of Nine. Romero, the wife OF
the Mexican minister. The prettiest
American rooms would hardly equal
II In richness, for the wealthy Mex
leans lavishly furnish the private |
rooms of their wives and daughters. |
Nine. Romero's room Is modelled eX-
actly after the one in her home In
the City of Mexico, and most OF the
furniture was brought from there.
The bedstead Is 50 delcately wrought
that IL makes the finest of ours seem
clumsy. The canopies are OF rose
leaf satin and reach almost from the
ceiling. The windows are drapcd
with white Swiss curtains, with
festooned drapery like that of the
couch, and the same richly tinted
silk is used TO drape bureau and
dresser.
Almost as regal In Its appoint
ments is the boudoir Of Mrs. Ham
mond, the wife OF DIR. William
Hammond. 1t is the gem of all
the handsome apartments in Bel
court, their new home on Columbia
Heights, and was designed by Mrs.
Hammond herself. IL is modelled
after section of the Alhmnbra,
showing the slender columns, fluted
arches aud highly colored dome of
the Moorish interior decoration.
The color IL robins egg blue with
a relief OF pale silver. One can only
that the Moors had prac-
iced walking on ice, for the floor
Is as devoid OF rugs as-well, as Il
banana skin.