New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-18
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TUT, METAL RED AND ITS QUAINT DRAPERf.
The present fashion of the metal bedsfead. WIN
its open head demands the revival OF the oeu-
tester Aside from the picturesque erect Oh oeo
drapery II is emnently useful In shieloing the
head from the draughts of air which should be ad-
mittcd freely every seeping-roor The mead
piece Of the od-fashioned wooden bedsteac was
made solid in order 10 do away with this drapery,
hut the head of the sleeper was still left eXposei
10 draughts and worse still 10 strong hgh'' Inc
hits of modern times have made IT Impossible ior
CORY ono 10 rise with the lark. and the best that
can now be done is to nearly as possible
tho conditions of night during those early morning
hours which most of us devote to sleep.
Thick shades of dark color shut out the light
49,, cleo tho air which II is especially desirable TO
do,t IN the morning. The light of the sun shining
,,rouch a large window on sleeper Is common
oouae of those nervous headaches from "hich so
MANY delicate women suffer. The lisht OF me moon
bon {, s at it's full is also known 10 be injurious
,,'sar certain conditions it produces a weird sort
NJ discolora,ion OF the sKir anu 'is 'ouo'o'
,,ouah temnorary shows the power OF this hight
-, ,ho, sailors who sleep on deck al the
.,,oo troouen,ly suffer In this way. The general
,,,nross,on prevailed in ancient times that the
s,ronc light of the moon shining on inc lace OF d
s,oener caused an alteration OF inHiu' an" "a7
nrobably not altogether a superstition
Tho .old-tme canopy, whch drapeu INC peu
all
rarcemen, hut the modern partial canopy IS halr-
,es,er which merely Grapes The upper nan OF inc
- o,d shields the head from draughis ana the
90, from light There are many ways OF arrahg-
mo mis- drapery The simplest Is 10 suspend me
,ns,er from hook in the ceiling, dh""'ly over ,ne
80 81 the he'd A large board covered WIN up,
hhoisierv is fastened firmly TO ms Hook ann
hr u.r,es are arranged 10 fall from IL at te pach
o,ar ,he hoadpiece. and at the SIDES, iof nc ",S
49, 49, Of Two OF even three, fect during nc
idlh o,de curtains are usually looped back. dls
,.. h.l
piaylhs d a., of this arrangement Is that the
40 he mo, ed without the weight OF the
beu i,"i hainy attached TO IL. and that II can ne
cad, d tSith any bedstead The addition OF canop!
used WIN O. he'd adds considerably 10 its prlce.
"u''o %, ANAL expense by almtn' any carpeni"I
pun up ~ The iestcr is covered and usually tuftrd
IHc P ,,nderside. but arranged 80 IL AN III tlSii3
on Wv. ~ md even taken apart Inc draper! Shoui"
nus,e a,'.' enough TO exclude the nSht u y IT,
De n, az silk or skoline In some deilchle ro,4
queh'i! vly muslin lace over H. some OF tne
WIN - 70 Hed-testeTs put up rccehliy nav ne'm
pietur,r' draped with india SIX. III 1,cdIe TOW,
thchN in n rich pattern or pomI'adoui iuS's III, H."
tntS az nanrs and leaves. Thick draper! sim
otneI III the dust and are easily cI,hhS,u. az
wncii H., importod for this purpose III ,
esp. 'hoyusekeepeTs like white pea, WIN H.
moi dressines arranged 10 ahn1lt 'nr an snn
ioohdns, therefore often omitted az tnis , s H.
IT, an awning shades the upper p at,n tn,nnr
M,n6nv and admits air, and nan y. g. not
inms 70 light shields the lower man, " " "O
necessary.