Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-31

But better, more Independent taste mas
| spread of late years among all classes of
society. Along with the strides of artistic
| ideas has marched an inclination to ex-
ercise individual fancies instead of thought
lessly accepting prevailing fashion, and
girls are allowed-indeed encouraged-to
stamp their rooms with their own original
ity, to turn into them tide of beauty for
| which they may claim the sole RESPONSE
bility. Consequently cut-and-dried styles of
furniture are no longer prevalent, as in
those days Of a recent past, when the most
splendid bedroom was merely an edition de
luxe Of the humber specimens: when
eclipsed merely in price. and not in grace
or beauty of design, the equally square,
unitarian suite of the less pretending
house; and when the same staring pattern
INJECTED over velvet or an ingram carpet:
Now. the clever girl brings to bear upon
her personal surroundings her most Guilt
waited intelligence. If she is very wealthy,
she may collect antique Spanish furniture,
carved with curious hea Is, grotesque ami
mails and scrolls, and supported by twisted
columns Or. she may copy from Chippen-
dale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite, and fill
hooks and corners with chairs, tables and
cupboards that rival the originals in per-
fection of workmanship. Or, she may pre-
FER the elaborate marqueterie of old French
extravagant styles, hang her walls with
panels of tapestry, and cover her chairs
with richly wrought brocades.
For Moderate Purses
But If she has not wealth, she may have
| quite as happy a result with simpler
means, provided she does not forget to pre-
serve symmetry. For instance If, tempted
by the cheapness of bamboo furniture, she
decides upon japanese room, she should
| cover the floor with mating, adorn the
windows with bead curtains and place q
folding screen somewhere, though very few
chairs and tables To be quite in character
with Japanese room, there should be low
divans, covered, not piled with thin silks,
covered cushions, as sitting upon these
would be the next thing to sitting on the
floor. An effect of immaculate neatness
free from superfiuities, must be the prin-
cipal aim; it would be quite inappropriate
to mingle carpets, heavy hangings and I'M
limited bric-a-brac in an apartment of jap
| anese purport.
a very fanciful novelty, "shell" room,
has been recently completed for a sea
scape' enthusiast. The wallpaper is a
| soft sea green, but the frieze is of cloth
fixed to the wall, making a perfectly
smooth surface. Upon this is painted a
blush green sea shading off to the sky, a
bold dash of curling waves throwing the
spray high into the air. and few sea
guis flying here and there. There Is no
carpet on the floor. but the boards are
stained deep brown, and rugs of white
fur are thrown about. The wood of the
furniture is enameled white, with raised
design Of dolphins ard shells in gold. The
curtains at the windows are of pink muslin,
Eeld back by ropes of Shells and the chairs
are cushioned in the shape of shells. which
form very comfortable curves.
The panels of the screen are filled with
pieces of old Japanese embroidery on a
greenish ground. representing swirls of
water and very fat fish darting about; also
some tall, spiky Towering reeds. The tiles
around the fireplace have roughened sur
| face, resembling the pearly indescence of a
shell, causing them to take beautiful col
nrS IN, 11ra N..rl.k
great pink-tinted sea shells, beloved of
children, which bring to their ears the dis
tant murmur Of waves, have been brought
from their rubbish closet Punishment to
md place on the manteL Even the
soft pink silk lampshade smacks of the
sea in it's fringe of sea weed.
a Golden Room.
In tie homes of personal friends I have
found some choice examples of giriish taste
which differ widely in expense, but are
very nearly equal in grace and charm. The
room of millionaire girl, who has lately
finished school and been promoted to the
dignity of large quarters, seems flooded
with sunshine, even In gray, dismal weather.
II have always had a fondness for yell
low" said the young occupant. 1T keeps
my spirits up to what 1 call 'buttercup'
height. / mean that 1t gives me a sort Of
beatified sensation of perpetual spring time.
So when mother placed upon my shoulders
retreat, I decided at bound that l would
have an absolutely golden room, without
tinge of the colors that usually go with
yellow
The result is captivating, but the bills, too,
must have been golden
The walls have panels of white wood,
filled with a daffodil shade of brocade. The
carpet of plain velvet, without a yestige Of
pattern upon it, is in tint of deep, orangy
gold that is almost brown. This ground
work leads up to window draperies of paler
yellow velvet with inner ones of ivory
white net: to the couch and chairs uphol-
stored in amber brocade: even to such small
Ter things gilt candesticks and clock,
and some bits of white and gold china. The
adjoining bath room has a white marble
floor, warmed with a huge tiger skin. and
an electric light shines softly through an
an Der bulb held in the meshes of a golden
net. The bath is reached by three descend
ing steps, and the faucets are large, bur-
mis- he'd lions heads.
Similar Effect.
For those who cannot afford anything
costly, but who long for pretty surround
irgs, the charm of this yellow room can
be captured with small expense by cover
ing the walls with yellow iris paper; drap-
ing the windows with the gold-fiecked mus
lin, which can be found in all colors, and
is as artistic as 1t is inexpensive; using
ivory white wicker chairs, cushioned with
amber-color denim, embroidered with brown
fax floss and covering the whfte-legged
table with bit of yellow brocade.
A little room for rosebud girl is equally
springlike with apple blossom paper. cur
tains of wild rose dimity-beauty ought to
be surrounded with roses-and cottage fur
niture, enameled primroses. The bed Is COW
cred with counterpart of plain white
| linen, hemstitched all round with drawn
" ork, and embroidered with merry groups
of old-fashioned flowers in natural colors,
pink, columbines. snap-dragons, gilly-
flowers. and the cushions on the couch are
embroidered and filled with rose leaves
A girls green summer bed room Is a
gem In its way. The furniture is cane seat
| ed, with frames of pale green wood deco
rated with medallion of delicate wreaths
and figures carved in white, exactly resem-
| bling those on Wedgewood china bowls and
pitchers. The curtains are pale green, lined
with roses, and the bed a dream of filmy
drapery, with one large electric star In
the corner, as II holding UP the lace can
| opy. The effect is so simple that when I
] first visited the room, in my heart COM
| mended SO wealthy a girl for her modest
| outlay.
Later, however. when called upon the
| firm that supplied the cane-seated furni-
| ture to inquire the price for the benefit of
bachelor maid" who was fitting I'D a
quiet little apartment on her self-p1ade
income and might wish to order similar
| set in Wedgewood blue, learned that those