St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-13
A Dainty Snuggery for the
Homecoming Sweet
Girl Graduate.
How to Convert the School
Girls Room Into a Wom-
ans BoudOip.
Suggestions to Thoughtful
Mothers Who Have not
Unlimited Means.
Good Taste and Ingenuity
May Effect improvements
Very Cheaply.

With the summer time, says writer
in DemOreSPS 5, comes hOuSe-cleaning and
refurnkbing; carpets are taken up and
mating substituted; the heavy portieres
and curtains are shaken and put away,
and bead or bamboo or linen portieres
take their place. or the openings and
doors are left uncovered. and the
thousand-and-one things are done which
in the traditions of each household are
considered necessary for economy,
health or comfort during the warm sea-
son.
Perhaps the mother's thoughts turn
lovingly and somewhat anxiOuSly to the
room that is to be occupied by the
daughter who is to return to the home
nest from the school where for four
years she has been soiourner, and she
wishes to make it as dainty and attract
i've as possible. She may not be able
to give carte blanche to an upholsterer
and decorator, but must, because Of
limited means. endeavor to produce the
effect required with as small cash out
lay as possible; but ingenuity and good
taste, stimulated by love, often accom-
plisll wonders with simple materials
and at small cost.
The Color scheme.
The first thing to be considered is the
color scheme; begin with the floor and
work up, always allowing the tints to
grow lighter as you proceed. Stain the
floor if the boards are good, or else paint
them; in either case first fill the cracks
with putty. Brown umber is the best
color. Or cover the entire floor with
mating, some pretty. fine weave. Use
rug or drugget. If a drugget be
chosen. let the ground be cream tint
scattered over with flowers or the dull,
soft colorS that are constantly growing
In favor. A large rug can be made of
carpet, two, three or more strips Sewed
together and surrounded by a border,
and in winter more rugs can be added.
Tapestry Brussels of excellent quality
and IN lovely patterns can be bought
for IS cents a yard.
Walls and Woodwork.
The woodwork should be painted
cream white. Tint the walls delicate
green, pink or lavender, just mere
suggestion of color, or else use wall
paper of solid coIor, either satin-fnished
or cartridge paper. Use the prettiest
frieze obtainable. Let the colors be
soft and delicate, and the design a floral
one. GarlandS of flowers are among the
prettiest and newest designs. At the
bottom of the frieZe, which should be at
least eighteen inches deep. put a gllt
picture rail. Have gilt curtain poles,
and from these hang scrlm curtains.
white with rings of lavender (supposing
the walls are lavender). This can be
bought for 35 cents yard, and is yard
wide Edge each curtain with light
olive-green tassel fringe, and tie the
curtains back with green and
lavender ribbons. A single bedstead
would cost about S24; the prices range
from SIS to $50. Drape il with olive
green satine. and scrim like the cur
tains. Satine is a yard wide and can be
bought for 25 cents a yard. The back,
from the top of the canopy to the fiOOr
should be of satine, and the roof of the
canopy should be covered with the same
material arranged as fan, finishing
with rosette between the two posts at
the head. There should he valance
of satine, and around the top of
the canopy a satine plating about eight
inches deep, headed with a bOX-plaited
ruffle of the same. Ths hanging drap-
cry at the top and the side curtains
should be of Scrim edged with olive
green tassel fringe, land the curtains tied
back with green and lavender ribbons.
A spreadOf antique lace can be bought
for from $3.50 upward, according to quail
itY. A spread of the Scrim could be
used instead, and the round bolster cov-
cred first with satine, then with scrim,
and tied with green and lavender rib |
bons. L