Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-16
THE IDEAL MUSIC ROOM.
1t Should Be Pretty to Look At as
Well.
HARD FLOORS AND NO pRAaHRIhs


Tho majority Of houses arc hardly sum
clontly large to allow o. room being not
apart solely for the dlAcourse OF sweet
sounds, still 1t Is wonderful how really
musical people do manage TO have music
room whore othern would doom Il an ahao-
luto waste OF space. Granting the poaSes-
sion OF a music room. We have nome ideas
to eive on tho subject " It's decoration,
as regards furniture. It's absence is more
to DO desired than IA presence, excepting
IN very minor degree. We would have
lounges realty comfortable lounges
stretching all the way round the WALT and
u there be winduwn. let thcm he high up
In tho wall, allied with good stained Elasa
and undraped. II, however, a. 10 frequent
~ tho case IN town houses, this room h 30
placed az to he IN solely from the Getting,
then should the glass In the rlgylight be "
that shaded red which produces a perfect
sunset glow over tho entire room, ny
preference tho floor should DO of parduet
And II thuro hO no dAia Tor the plano. Il Ia
best placed nearly IN tho centor VI the
apartment; bd, u there be A daia, one oan-
not DO better than follow somewhat the
design o. a music room with distinctly
Crook proolivitiea which We remember
among our pleasant rooolieelona
fhlB dais was " white wood. painted With
slight velning which gave tho idea OF mar.
blei it extended from the door alonG tho
side OF the wall. and came round 10 ourve
IN front Of bow window, tho loug part
VI the piano rested on that portion Of the
dala tina, ran along tho wall. but tho part
q tho latter that transcribed curve In
ar u4iu ia
save for a leopard skin oarelessiy thrown
on H. The bow window itself was ntted
with just such scat as would delight tho
heart OF Alma radoma--lho kind VI scat
where people sat liatening TO odoa, with the
marvellous blue sea In tho distance and
the scent OF orange foNorn Ia the air. The
blue sea We have 10 do without but tho
frctwork OF small archea aEalnat colored
glass, III up at night by ARTIFICIAL lght
placed outside, Ia very dreamy and rrstful
impartlng sense Of days that arc passed.
aud altogether conducting TO an atmosphere
that Ia IN harmony with sweet sounds,
Yes, this room, with ia dead gold walls
and lta simple chairs with their Tyre
shaped backr and a general sense OF peace,
was very perfect aud quite worthy Of imi-
ianon.
The walls or muale room arc often a
matter OF considerable dlinculiy. In dro-
grafton e.ior tho style Of Adams We con-
tlnually come acroRa meialllOnn cunrlsling
II groups OF small musical Instruments,
which are very decorative ana suitable, aud
tho spaces between these mouliinEa may be
nllod up with tapestry or tho moro rxptn.
Hiya br0onde, Personally Wa ara IN favor
Of rich colorlng In a room u tha sort. tho
deep, rsftful tones Of Spanish leather. or
those Of somewhat lighter character 70
ho found IN Japanese paper are very excel.
lent Az a frleze We huggoat an informal
lastgon OF peiia, iron sooiufau, hanging from
e ropa agnluHt one OF those effective tale
back grounds tinted To rosy glow. II
figures are preferred those Of Pan with his
Iipos, or gfonpa OF tauns. orpheuu with his
Lutte. or more barbarlo groupa following
religious pfoceHslonH with cymbalA and other
Instruments might DO chosen, whlo IT,
Cecilia would sugEeHt spirit OF devotional
music and tho trouhadourH that N romance.
Ons matter that must be considered In
mutin room In what IA 70 be dons with the
sheets and volumes Of music, which seem 10
increase daily. Shelves should be provided
for their reception large enough 10 allow OF
tho music being laid out fatiy. and not moro
than two or threo inches apart. 10 that such
cabinet becomes catalogue " Itself and
the score ~ an Orat0rio runs no rlnk OF
losing tia dignity by boinR mixed up with
tho last new comic song.
IN addition 70 these shelves. We were
much pleased with soma portfolios for
mualc that have been manufactured by a
friend Of ours. and not only nro they
eairomely useful. but two or thrss
rcaitered about music room are
emlnonty suitable and decorative. A
strongly made portfolio, but quite OF the
ordinary typq. and low. nhortrloggod
EASEL made o. common white wood are tho
FIRST requisites ono side OF the portfolio
must be securely glued 20 tho 6anel then
tho shape o, harp Ia cut out IN strong
paatoboard and covered with cnRrso canvas
and gilded: Tim rtrlngs Of tho harp may be
made Of fairly hne brass picture wire.
which should than receive coat or two OF
gliding. Three or four veli-thaped corka
should DO tildad and fastened 70 tho back
81 tito harp. ihoso cerka IN their turn being
nri.;iy focured to tho portfolio 30 that tho
harp STANDS out IN relief Of about an inch.
blt Of Eastern embroidery IL then lad
across the TOP " the harp and allowed 70
faii IN natural foida dawn ono slds, % that
Inc corhs are almost. II not entirely, hidden
from Wow.