St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-10

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decent. Harlequin furnlture-that is,
chair OF crimson tapestry, another of
French sateen, another of Administer
| plush, and so on, each different in color,
shape and siZe-is present in numerical
| confusion, but perfect harmony"
Thus people talk and wonder about
Mrs. Harrlson's home decorations, and
thus they try to initiate her and always
| fail. At her summer home, "Sea Urch-
ins," in Bar Harbor village, she has
nothing utstraW mattlngs on the floors
strewn with rugs of all designs. Every
| thing is in Oriental effect, the shades
OH the windows are of bamboo. the
| pictures are quaint and singularIy
unique in cOlOring, and the furniture is
rustic and odd.
Miss McAllister's Roudoir.
So much has been said and written
about Ward McAlllster that his daugh-
ter Helen. really charming girl, here
tofore unknown to fame, has all of a
| sudden burst upon Gotham society as
bright particular star. Her gowns are
chronicled and her face is photographed,
therefor she is in fair way to graduate
a conspicuous society woman. Her
greatness, however, has been forced
upon her, and has somewhat startled
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Her boudoir. which is supposed to be
the perfect model, is hung with rich
crimson Turkish sateen and furnished
with choicest ebony. Even the books
on the center-table partake of the gen.
eral conventional stiffness, and reveal
their relation to Macauley'S History of
England and Bacon'S novels. Her
grandmother's and grandaunt's por
traits, together with Queen Elizabeth
and Mary Stuart. occupy more than
two thirds of the wall, and an engrav-
| ing entitled "a Presentation at Court"
| fills the remaining space.
| Miss Grace Dodge, one Of the wealth.
lest women of New York, who is so in
| tenSely interested in educational ad-
Vancement, has sanctum sanctorum
| which demands attention, although it is
practical and homeiike because of its
stolidity of design and characteristic
| furnishings.
Miss Dodge has christened her bou-
doir ''study," and all her intimates
refer to it as that. She has many paint
lngS within those study walls which
true lover of art would come miles to
| feast his eyes upon, and numerous books
within the old-fashloned bookcase which
would make scholars hair stand on
end with delight.
Miss Drexel's Treasure.
A dainty boudoir, and one in which
| the daughter of the house entertains
| her young friends,is that of Miss DreXel,
the eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph DreXel, of Madison avenue.
The makeup is all of yellow, almost as
pale as primrose. The room is on the
third floor of the house just above the
library, and Is as delicate as the lovely
| girl who occupies it. All the furnish
ings are made especially for the room,
and the mountingS are all of brass.
The brass bedstead is draped with
soft yellow silk, festooned from the
! high posts. The divans and ''chaises
tongues" are upholstered in the same
color, and yellow again is the predomi-
mating shade in the rug and walls,
which are tinted in pale ecru. The
rarest bit of furniture in the room is
the Henri Quatre desk, which was pur-
chased IN Paris for Miss Drexel. 1t is
of the slenderest proportions, the
than a foot square, and every
thing about it suiting the present
demand for dwarfish appointments in
all things appertalning to letter writing.
! The desk is fine model of Italian
mosaic. Beyond the boudoir are the
| dressing and bath rooms, and further
away, but within call, is the little room
of the French maid. The most re-
! cent fad, perhaps, in household
schemes is the tearing out of the par
! titiOnS between halls and rooms. MANY
are going even so far as to turn some
very valuable rooms into halls, which
often give large, handsome spaces, but
utterly destroy privacy and c0zineSs.
The draping of Oriental rugs on the
wall, in which nestle firearms. old armor,
shields and heraldry, is a feature of this
hall decoration. Great carved benches
or settees and oak chairs make them
selves useful by being ornamental in
these rooms-or halls.
The spacious Vanderbilt mansions
are true examples of this raid upon
medium-siZed rooms. This last season
all the carved doors intervening be-
tween the immense drawing rooms
were taken away and rich, costly por-
! there's hung ug in their stead. Much of
the old tapestry which attracts the eve
in the Vanderbilt house was once floor
coverings in the old palaces in Geneva.
1t seems never to wear out, but stands
more constant usage than the modern
| textiles.
A Charming Reception Room.
Mrs. Margaret Cruger has an exQui-
site morning reception room which at
tracts universal attention. The draper
les are pale pink madras, but the color
and design are both out of common,
being queer, struggling, sea-weedy
looking things of olive on pink
ish-copperish ground. The mantel
has drapery of the same, caught
high on one side. Here stands tall
vase of French china, exquisitely dec
| grated with flowers in natural colOrc a
wedding present to Mrs. Cruger's
mother, and now one of the most valued
possessions of its present owner. In
the vase are flowers which are fresh
every morning, and gifts from one
who is nearest and dearest. AL
together it is a very attractive place,
and discloses the realness of the woman
who owns it. She shows her tone,
tastes and fancies. This apartment,
with its pictures and simple ornaments,
its "keepsakes" stuck all about the
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