The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-08-25
THE GUEST-ROOM.


How to Render 1t Cheerful and Attract.
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Every genuine housekeeper enjoys
furnishing a guest room. There IL .
sense of delight to every properly con-
stituted woman In the thought that one
Is not only possessed of fine home,
but of dainty room fitted up properly
for the reception of ones friends
Everyone has friends whom II Is q
pleasure to meet and know under their
own rooftree, and with whom it is a de-
light to live over school days and recall
past pleasures Perhaps the scanty
limits of the little home in which we
began housekeeping did not admit of a
guest room, and it was some time be-
Tfore we could confidently say to old
friends we met: ''Come and see me and
spend few days" What pleasure it
was when the first little room was fit
ted up for company. We all Of us are,
or ought to be, social beings, and the
occasional presence of friend, whom
1t is a JOY to see, breaks the dull
monotonous round of domestic life, and
the old life drifts along more merrily for
their presence, even after they have de-
parted. There are SO many churlish
complaints in the public prints, and it is
SO much the fashion of the day to speak
of company as a kind of imposition,
that one is tempted to pat in plea
r for the visitor. There is one feature
of the guest-room which is essential; 1t
should be cheerful 1t is not a room in
regular use, therefore it is not likely to
be on the sunny side Of the house. To
Offset the lack of sun, furnish it in as
cheerful, warm colors as possible. yell
low and white. or yellow with some
red, are very pretty colors. When red
is used with yellow, it should be en-
ployed in a delicate way, chiefly In
mixtures forming an orange, so that the
effect is never bizarre or coarse. The
prettiest bedstead for such a room is q
twin brass bedstead, such as is in gen.
eral use now in place Of a double bed
These twin beds are two single beds
placed close together and matching each
other perfectly. Each should have half
canopies extending over it In pure
brass a pair OF twin beds would each
cost twenty-three dollars and upward;
in white or tinted enamel trimmed with
brass eight dollars and upward. The
canopy of these beds can be of muslin
over silk, cretonne or India silk, and
the beds are covered with silk coverlets
and furnished with round holsters up
holstered to match. A pretty dressing
table covered with muslin or some
sheer material over silk is dainty feat
ure of this room. There should be q
white enameled wash stand, dressing
bureau and tall chiffoniere. A table
with writing materials and few books,
a lounge and abundance of chairs COM
plete the desirable furniture, though
one could begin with much less. Have
dainty muslin or silk curtains at the
windows and, if possible. fireplace
where a glowing fire can be kindled to
welcome the visitor on wintry days
Nothing is more cheerless tan to be
taken to a gnest room in winter, where
there are no arrangements for fire be-
cause the room is not in general use.
A few good framed prints or etchings
give little decoration to the walls, and
Should be there, if one can afford to
have them, without taking them away
from some room where there is scare
ity of pictures. The chief charm in q
guest-room lies, however, in the many
little comforts in the way of pincush-
ions, needlecase, convenient comfort
ables, cushions and head-rests, which
the thoughtful housekeeper scatters
about such a room to meet the wants Of
the tired sojourner The match-safe
should be at hand and butto1hook and
other toilet articles which may be need
ed before the visitors trunk arrives
Whatever else you do, do not burden q
friend with attention. Make her at
home by giving her perfect freedom
n. Y. Tribune.