St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-04
CHARACTER m A ROOM.

Artistic Furslshisgs Give Evidence q H.
Aoed and Cultivated Taste.
''Show me . girls room and I'll tell
you what manner Of woman she II. !" is
an old saw in the woman's book of
character study. and the other day.
when ushered into . room unlike any
other in the universe, Il needed no
oracle to announce that It was the nest
of ladybird with ideas and originality.
= happy faculty Of making the best of
things, and IN artist by instinct IL not
by profession. The first thing to At
tract attention was . wonderfully sum
ny window. with . sash curtain of that
yellow silk, covered with the soft gray
shadows Of dancing vine leaves The
window had an unpleasant outlook, and
the silk for its decoration had been car
ried to . versnda, where . vine made
the shadow Of it, graceful leaves upon
the floor. She had laid the silk down
where the shadows were most perfect,
and then had 6xed them forever with
soft gray water-colors and gathered It
in her window sash. Beneath the win.
dow she had arranged . little seat with
yellow cushion, and draped across the
window pole and down one side the
window . curtain Of striped grenadine
white. with yellow and dull blue and
olive-in the curtain. Besides it was .
revolving bookstand filled with maga-
zines and new books A white fur rug
stretched out In 'front.' and on this were
more cushions. the heavy ones Of which
form . seat
Another thing to attract attention
was one Of the gayly colored Guayaquil
hammocks draped across one circle Of
the room, making with it, fringes and
tassels, . brilliant decoration. Some
one had given tho hammock TO the
woman, who didn't see . verands from
one summer to the next. But she had
ideas II she didn't have the veranda, 50
she put up hooks in diagonal corners OF
the room and suspended the luxurious
web there on when she wanted to for
get how busy she was. When not in
use more hooks simply draPed the
bright netting against the wall. And
last Of all was noticeable the dressing
table. which was made after the old
douchess fashion, ample and low
enough for its possessor to utilize. rest
fully sitting in the low white chair
which stood before.it Tho table was
made o1 . wooden frame, which she
herself designed, the top padded. COW
cred with pale silesia. and then with
dotted muslin. All about was frilled
. curtain Of the silesia. with the muslin
over it. . huted frill at the bottom. an
other 1t the top
The mirror was one Of the old-fash-
toned kind, with the upper half q pic
ture. the lower half . glasA There
were painted cupids in the picture and
the muslin dropped down each side Of
It. On the table were most delicate
china trays with ivory brushes inlaid
with . tiny cypher Of silver on tho
back and china powder boxes and hair
pin boxes and all the paraphernalia Of
the toilet In china receptacles. with ono
or two bits Of silver polished to the last
degree Of brightness. One couldn't help
loving the woman after one glance at
the toilet table, which was the daint-
lest ever arranged, except the one from
which Il was copied. and which they
will show you still in tho apartment Of
Nine de Remusat The bed was of
brass with white hangings over the faint
green Innings, and with an old-fash-
ioned valance Of muslin beneath its
Of white, with green rib
bons threaded in and ont Ct it, OPEN
work bOrder.-N, Y. Sun.