Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-22

cium will bring the right results; this will
give a cheerful effect to the more somber
tones of the wall, and sunshine to the room
when artifcially lighted.
The decoration on this should be quiet
and simple in character, only few cutting
lines of soft olive, with an inner line of gold.
Hang the windows with plain curtains of a
darker olive than the walls, and perhaps a
little sharper on the green, with stripes OF
dark red running horizontally across them.
Such curtains may be purchased from S12
per pair upward.
Of course they will not be so heavy and
rich as higher priced goods, but if well lined
with a soft buff SILICA, will look and wear
well for years. The shades should be light
olive color.
The furniture of dark, quiet color, bright
ened by Tides and bits of embroidery color,
here and there on cabinet and mantel
shelves. There is no reason why our parlor,
even If simple and inexpensive, should not
rise far above the commonplace, in its home
comforts and cheerfulness When cham
Der does not happen to contain hanging
wardrobe, an excellent substitute may be
effected, by means of a set OF those portable
wooden pegs, that can be bought for a very
small price, fastened to the wall by stay
nails.
Dresses.and cloaks are not slightly objects
when hung up, and If not covered, thew
catch the dust in a manner very detrimental
to their preservation. To obviate this make
q cretonne curtain "a light ground is the
prettiest) the required length and width,
with several curtain rings at the top. Then
procure at the hardware dealers two of those
little brass hooks to screw into the wall-tbe
lirgest size-and a strong piece of cane about
nf ard Al
hooks just over the pegs, run the cane
through the curtain rings and fasten il
up, the two hooks supporting each end.
Thus a portable hanging wardrobe is at
once made; and when the room is swept,
nothing need be done but to turn the flowing
curtain inside out and pin 1t tightly around
the dresses underneath it. The cretoune
should match the window curtains and har-
monize, as much as possible, with the shade
Of the carpet and the whole tone OF the
room.
Boxes and trunks that never look well in
q room, in their natural state, may be con-
verted into ottomans by covers to fit loosely,
and readily take of and put on. A fat
piece lined from the top of the box, a piping
cord around and loose flowers gathered on
would look best. When curtains, box
covers, portieres and hanging wardrobes are
all made of the same pretty, light cretonne,
the effect should be very good.
In fixing up bedroom in cretonne, It is
advisable to get number Of yards over
what is Immediately required, as there is no
telling when it may be needed. and it is
sometimes difficult to match the pattern
Rlterward. Nothing looks worse than a
patched room, the idea, il attempted at all,
should be carried out well.
There are special rules ior decorating GER
tain rooms to make them exactly suited to
their particular uses. Thus; the entrance
hall OF reception room should be as far as
possible, imposing, calculating to instill
into the visitor a sense of the mansion i'm
portaci. The dining room should be Just
the opposite in effect to the entrance hall
As rule dining rooms are quiet and sub
cued ID tone, tor in this room the special in