The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-08
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For some time past, to have a den or
room of her own, where everything is
her ownest way, has been a fad with our
girls. Not only with the professional
bachelor girl. living in one or two apart
ments. has this been SO, but with the SRI
of leisure, who has the freedom OF a
who'll house. 1t is to the girl that mas
come to town to study music or art, or
who is se~lf-depeHdent, who is not salts
fed to take up her abode in a second or
thira-rate apartment, that these few sug-
gestions for picturesque interior effects
in limited space are offered. Where
several club together they can afford bet
ter and pleasanter quarters than where
one rooms alone.
OF course, the foremost idea is to util-
ize every square inch of space and to
have a bedroom appear like a sitting
room, where you can receive your friends
with comfortable privacy, and yet with
perfect propriety. Pretty divans, which
answer as comfortable beds at night, are
constructed of cots with their mattresses
covered with tapestry-art denim, a Bag
dad or old broeades, if not beyond your
means. Piled high with cushions and
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well as useful.
AS receptaeles for clothes, ~iat-topped
trunks can be deceptiyely and artistically
treated by having tufted fitted top cush-
ions, with ruffles falling to the floor of
chintz, pretty linen, or, best of the three,
denim outlined in Boston art silk, or Ro-
man floss. Two square pillows, each half
the length of the particular trunk, stand
up at the back against the wall, as a
finish.
Rugs are to be much preferred to a
carpet. Have either one large in the
centre of the floor, or a number of small
ones scattered around. Fur rugs with
mounted heads are desirable.
Corner b~ookshelves, in L-shape, just
two or three shelves, one above the
other, are the height of vogue, and sew
eral sets are used in one room. These do
not take up floor space and are very eff
fective, beside making a receptacle for
bric-a-brac. Pretty curtains for these
are made of softly tinted China silk or
art denim, outlined in Roman floss.
Another indispensable adjunct to the
room of the bachelor maid is the tea ia
BILE. This is pretty, either of bamboo or
wicker. and a blue and white service of
japanese ware is considered very smart
though a collection of odd pieces is quite
as much seen.
When one room has to answer the
purpose of three or four, two or three
screens will be found most useful. Have
one, at least, of the gold-embroidered
Japanese kind. A piece of Japanese fret-
work or grille, to match the prevaillng
wood of the room, over the doorway, or
10 cut off the corner to form a cosy nook,
adds very much to the appearance OF any
room. OF course. draperies are to be
hung from 1t, a Bagdad brocaded tap
estry, Siberian linen or denim being
suitable and stylish. If the furnishings
are not to be changed often, as is usual
ly the case, choose rich, dark tones IN
your colorings, as more durable, both IN
color and wear, than the lighter shades.
II a box couch is used for the divan
bed. instead of a cot, it serves as another
receptacle for clothes, besides the trunk
tete-a-tete described above. A small or
namental table can be used as a dress
ing case.
Esehew any large, cumbersome pieces
of furniture, and, if the space is circum-
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eially the table, in the centre OF the
floor. Have a clear, open space there.
With some few good pictures, a water
color. an etching or two, a PLAGUE and a
plaster-cast mask as wall decorations, our
busy woman may have as c~ongenial sur
roundings as her sister in her whole
house.
n---.L1- . eooeou o1i41d f1rn o1t more
glorifed affairs in the point of wraps
and mantle for theatre and ball, u
certainly no season ever did.
A masculine critic says that it takes
the shoulders of the athletic nineteenth
century girl to support the weight of
the 81 opera cloak. But then they are
charming, the new cloaks!
A wonderful creation has just been
ordered from one of our large establish
ments. 1t is to be in white MORE,
lowered with nasturtiums and tulips. 1t
is long. touching all around. The back
is plated with huge Russian sleeves
with plated fullness, hang like capes
from the shoulder to a point below the
elbow. These are bordered with a deep
band of sable. A shorter cape bordered
in the same fashion falls over the shout
ders. Attached to this is a very high fun
n~el-shaped collar. with fur on either SIDE.
The lining is of plain ermine.
There's another just completed which
comes in "nasturtium'' velvet; the new
est of new tints in this nasturtium, by
the way. The velvet mantle is much
like the first in build. except for the
fact that it draws into the back and
has a collar cape in ermine, pointed
back and front, with three futed ruffles
tipped with silver lace. Finishing touch
es are added by a high Valois collar, err
mine lined, with a quilting OF lace,
which jabots to the bottom of your
mantle and is clasped at the neck by a
diamond ornament.
But to come to wraps, which lie more
within the reach OF all. Shawl-shaped
creations in .matelasse nave made one
of the seasons hits. A pale blue mate
lasse seen last week is lined with straw
colored silk and bordered with white
fur. If she can afford it the silk will
be satin-shot and the fur white fox, as
it was in the original. And for a
Young girl let me suggest shirred velvet.
they are being evoked now in rose
color, with high collar lined in white
fur. White and green caeckerboard
broeade is called the smart lining of
the moment. A large bow of velvet
hides the fastening point at the throat.
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