The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-05
WINTER
How to Mako Your Rooms Cory and A
tractive In Cold Weather.

HOW 10 0hke Your Rooms Cory and At
%tractive In Cold Weather.
There are theories and theories about
house furnishing. One that it's e~volvcr
calls "a sort of imprcssionist theory is
that tlhr value OF your material is really
Sf no consequence, as the satisfactory
result comes from 'thc decorative
effects of color, contrast, general mass
and FORM To the person much given
to changing his fireside, whether
abroad or at home, this is n convenient
theory, as rugs, hangings and good
photographs are easily rolled up and
taken from place to place, and the num-
Der of breakable objects is somewhat
reduced. In the right place a beautiful
rug is as decorative and capable of
giving as much pleasure after its kind
as is Il good picture.
But You and /, who live in one place,
and grow to love it, want to make our
rooms as attractive as possible. All
summer long we have been trying to
make them look as cool and airy as
possible, and now we are beginning to
think how W. can best and with least
labor make them look coy and com
Portable. A room in green and white,
or blue and white, is charming on a
shining summer day, but in the days
that are coming-days when it rains
and the wind is never weary-it would
seem very cold and uninviting.
! know of no more artistic home than
that of n certain woman who goes
every year to the mountains for her
summer outing. She has II small cot.
tagc surrounded by shade trees, and
with many windows and verandas all
vine clad. The porch is always used
as a resting place in pleasant weather,
but the interior is no less charm
ing, though there is not an expen-
sive article of furniture in it ex.
cept the piano. Most of the apart
mcnts have mattings, bamboo work,
and clear glass vases. The curtains are
of scrim, and beaded bamboo portiercs
divide the rooms from each other. But
there is one room that has an opcn fire
and warm-hued carpets and stuffed
furniture for use on rainy days or in
a sudden cold. That room is Just as
enjoyable in its way as the others are
in theirs.
M louSi II "iitCl IIOIH NONtH'
Der on n CRATE fire is n source of con.
tinual comfort that makes it well
worth the trouble. OF course when the
real winter sets in it does not give
enough heat alone, but ever when the
furnace Is started keep the CRATE going
too. There is nothing else that can
give the same air of coZiness and
warmth to q Next to a fire
in producing such an effect must
come lamps. Lomplight, especially
shed by the charmingly-shaded lamps
now in vogue, is far more artistic than
gaslight or the hard, glaring brilliancy
of the electric bulbs. Indeed a lamp
with its furnishings may now be made
one of the most attractive features of a
room. Yellow or ~rose-colored shades
give the softest light, also, especially
the latter, the most becoming to the
complexion, a consideration which will
not fail to appeal to most Of us.
A charming room is in pale shades OF
gray and pink, with touches here and
there of vague buff or ecru to give
warmth. In a north room it should
have sash curtains of the latter line
t'ii'NE u "iiti VA WI hittAo "ibi q
semblance of sunshine. Fol- n warm
south room flooded with sunshine the
old-fashioned Venetian blinds are a de-
lightful acquisition during the summer
months at least, for does not nature
herself show us in every secluded
woodland nook how enchanting is sun.
light tempered by Il green medium?
In winter change the green blinds
for sash curtains of silk. Select n warm
yellow that will add to rather than di.
minish the sunny effect, and your room
is transformed. If you can have grow.
ing plants in your sunny windows. 1t
is part of human nature to always
want what it no longer has. In sum
mer we sigh for winter and in winter
we ,shiver and long for the warmth
and open-air life of summer. So that
In making your rooms rs much as pos
siblc warm and sunny-looking you a
not fail to make them attractive winter
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