The morning times., 1895-11-10

the house has set of keys to lit the rooms,
and often, when the apartments are vacant,
he conducts callers through them to give
them an artistic treat. IL is the shrewd
suspicion OF the owners of the apartments
that the enterpriSing Janitor charges a
small fee for the exhibit of their rooms.
But of this they have not sufficient actual
proof TO make grounds for complaint.
When a man sets to work TO decorate
his rooms his sole idea is the association
OF things, That straw hat was worn fish
ing. How appropriate that il should hang
upon the wall. That paddle was connected
with the fishing trip. II must hang near
the hat, and that old striped thing was
spread over the bunk at night. ApprOpri-
ate group. The blanket across tue paddle
for portiere and the hat hung upon il for
decoration. This is masculine art reason
ing.
one of the members of the Harvard
boat crew has a room fitted up with en-
bcms of the water. He terms the room
'1he teams boat room" All things in
bachelor quarters are hung upon the wall.
The small furry animal lured from his lair
and shot is flattened upon the wall as
hanging trophy next TO The wild duck that
was brought down with the same charge.
A rowboat makes capital cabinet ended
up and fitted with shelves, and an old
scull is without equal in the ca abinet line.
For chairs, pillows and bowknots the bach
elor quarters depend wholly upon feminine
favor. But who ever saw bachelor apart
ment that lacked these small fixings?
BACHELOR MILLIONAIRE.
W. S. Hobart, the young California mil
lonaire, now AT Harvard, has particular
fancy for large rooms, for many of them
and for different decoration in each room.
He has a japanese flower room for WIN
for md fIDn eli r,f st,.
Louis Quinze order. No man ever tried to
spend his money faster upon. apartments
than young Hobart. His racing stable is
second hardly TO the Keene stables, and his
wardrobe is so enormous that his valet
has TO hire helper to keep his masters
trousers brushed and upon stretchers.
His rooms are a singular combination of
richness and simplicity, with here and
there considerable good taste shown. The
japanese room, of which a photograph was
taken by claSsman. is 4 mass of Japa-
nese flowers. They are artificial ounce,
magnolias, and the blossoms of date fig
and palm. 1t is a bright little reception
room, and its only concession to Ameri-
canism are the chairs, which stand around
In place OF the blanket couChes of the
Japanese.
One OF the bachelor apartments in house
IN New Haven is given up to the use of
young men with money. One OF the young
men has mother who is most indulgent
and anxious about him. This estimable
lady, who lives In the West, sent TO a
New York dealer for furniture for her
sons room.
II have sent to VS. for the handsomest
bed 10 their establishment. 1t will be my
Chief gift for your rooms" wrote the
fond parent. When the bed arrived the
young man was not at home, but when he
returned al foggy hour of the morning he
vy-ad icny ffn4
up for him. 81 thought ye might like a
lift, sir,'' said that worthy, following
our hero up the stairs,
- lift. What do you mean, Watkins?
Are you drunk, or am I?''
"Neither, sir, but there's a new bed
come fur ye, and l didn't loike to go to
bed, sir, until I'd seen We in it,
Much mystified the young man opened
the door of his sleeping room TO find
'the new bed'' there indeed. 1t stood
gainst the north wall and the southern
posts thereof nearly met the south wall.
Its top reared its high head to the ceiling,
where bunch of cherubs busted them
selves tying up the brocaded canopy, and |
its breadth was sufficient for an army of |
visiting cousins. But the height was the |
stickler. 1t was a Queen Elizabeth bed, !
the kind which needed four steps before |
Her Majesty could mount TO sleep.
Next day carpenter made set of steps |
and covered them with royal velvet, and |
the young nap sat down and wrote TO his |
mother letter of thanks for her thousand /!
dollar bed, but he said to his friends, !
1.-The old lady is weakening. She thinks |
I In twins"
''DICKY" DAVIS SEWs.
Men who sew are not proud OF their |
accomplishment. But nearly all men who
keep up bachelor quarters and entertain
their friends are able to take q loop in n |
curtain, and, at pinch, twist 4 ribbon ro-
settle into shape.
Richard Harding Davis is said by feminine 1
friends to be as clever with the needle as
with the pen, though with personal pref
erence for working with the latter. When
In his own bachelor apartments in New
York be gets up very fine bits OF fancy
work, remarkable, 1t must be confessed,
more for their taste than for their merit in
the stitches. He is an adept at planning |
window decorations, and gives advice to
his friends when hopeless set of windows
loom up. with the stiffest of curtains hang
ing from the top of them.
A friend OF Rudyard Kipling's bachelor
days tells story of that writer's versatility |
In the line of house decoration. Young Kip |
ling was Off somewhere In the country
writing in the backwoods to get q local
flavor" and bunldng in reat square room
with as much internal inspiration as one