New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-22
4 PINK EOON.


Tho popularity OF rose color is seen In all III"
recent furnishings Of houses as well AZ In dr'7s
This So a tint that requires the use 81 delicate
natural woods Of cnamels In ivory white. Ihere
are many shades OF rose that viii not stand the
sunlight and therefore 1t is desirable to secure
a wall paper that is sunproof. Probably the best
way Of testing the paper is 10 procure a sample
and let II lie In strong sunlight. though there are
50 many paper houses now whose reputation is
"A sufficient guarantee Of their honest dealing That
this may not always bc necessary. Few cheap
wall papers bear the sun. while these papers are
ofA.n charming in delicate tints Of pearl gray
and natural bronze and olive. where pale color.
Ike blue pink. * desired 1t is necessary 70
choose a more expensive paper.
Some Of the SILK finish papers are especially
pretty I'm rose color for boudoirs summer bed
rooms rose garland trcilis on ivory white
ground IS a pretty frczc for such a room The
ceiling is then a few shades lighter, marked out
I'm quatrcfoil with pale, rosehued ribbons or scat
tered with rose petals. All the paint OF the room
should be ivory white. the furniture may be white
cnamcIled and completed by brass bcdstead, or.
If the bedroom IS double room. IT may have
twin bedsteads OF white enamelled wood. canopicd
with the pretty ros'-prntcd silks that are now
imported for such purprca
In arranging the canopy, 50 picturesque and
graceful a part OF the bedroom furniture Of the
day. # should be remembered that THIS Is no lon
ger suspended from Lhc bed. but from hook or
frame permanently fastened to tho wall. This
allows the bedstcad 10 be moved about without
the weight Of the canopy. Linen tapestries printed
with rose patterns, make cool. agreeable upholstery
for these summer rooms; and there are the shadow
silks which come in a variety Of rose tones and in
The moss green's rose-stcm greens which har-
monte so well with these pink shades The pref
test carpet for such room IS rug In dull reds
such az the japanese make Of cotton The crimson
carpet is too bright: IL requires the dun shades OF
terra-cotta red that approach the brown and have
nothing striking or pronounced Tn their cJorlngs
or tones.
The artistic rule Is that the carpet should be least
conspicuous and darkest In tone. the wall some
what lighter color. the freZe still lighter. and
the ceiling lightest OF all. II is possible to carry
thls idea out even In very delicate unts The same
color looks much darker on the ceiling than II does
on a SHE wall; therefore. TO obtain IN" effect or
even the same tint. Lluch lighter color must DE
used overhead. This fact 10 not always recognized
hy pcOple who not decorators hence the IRE
quency Of heavy looking ceilings that apparently
have a tendency come doWn-as bright gay
colors on the floor have tendency to rise up ana
strike the beholder Now. all these things are es-
pecally to be abhorred in pink ROOM whcre the
slightest use of loud cCOrng Is fatal to the sue
cess OF the scheme. The relief Of warm browns,
cream tones and The pale apple greens ana rose
stem greens is always necessary. y 1udicously
selected pea ri gray makes <asteful carpet Tor
a pink ROOM but IL Is very delicate one. and
does not SO well as the reddish brown rugs