The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-16

ColldT WITH ruby Satln WINDSOR Tie
made the upper portion perfect. Over
this was a short jacket, half REFER
and half anything else one likes to
call it. There was fiat revers all
the way down the front, slashed at
the shoulder, and sort OF modified
medicis at tie back. All these and
the cuffs were bOrdered with a
ribbed coat braid in havana brown.
The sleeves were quite respectable
sized gigots. There was the pretti-
est bonnet imaginable to go with
this, made of the. broadclOth, mingled
with ruby velvet carnations. and
MANY of them, and high black
grosgrain bow. Wherever it is pos
sible a bonnet, hat or tOque is made
to match costume, and frequently
we see with handsome gown a lit
tie mutf, fancy bag or parasOl to
match. But the tailor costume is
like CleOpatra-'age cannot wither,
custom cannot stale her infinite va
riety."
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The House in Spring.
A good rule for hangings is to have
semitransparent stuffs at the win
doAs to admit light, and medium
weight portieres to admit air.
The very high bOuffe for dining
room use has been relegated to
Obscurity, and low, broad ones, with
swell front, are now considerably
very much better form.
Fireplace mantles of unglazed,
ornamental brick are the very latest
for hall, library or living room, but
are particularly popular for the hall.
The large majority are fitted with
andirons for burning wood.
A late fancy is to have fancy
chairs in wood or wicker enameled
bright green. This would be a
good scheme to rejuvenate sOiled
porch chairs of last summer and
make them look like the latest
style.
Fret work or grille, with pendant
curtains over the doorway or in an
arch, adds very much to the looks
of room. Agra, denim or Siberian
linen drape nicely and are very
suitable as hangings for this pur-
pose.
The very latest way to hang cur
tains is to have a double rod and
have each half across the other to
about elk inches from each side {;
they are then tied back about two
thirds of the way up, much higher
than formerly.
Bear in mind when selecting your
spherical lamp globe that yellow is
absorbed by light, and consequently,
looks much higher with a light be-
hind it, so select a good deep shade.
Blue, on the other hand, gets much
darker and intensiflies in effect at
night.
In the spring renovating, now be-
ginning to agitate the mind of the
average housekeeper, if any decora-
ton is to be done, make the walls
and floors your first consideration.
They are the background that your
whole decorative scheme rests on,
and if they are rich and in harmony,
half the battle is won.
Unless in library where the walls
are covered with bookcases from
floor to ceiling, the smaller kind are
not nearly so much used as hanging
shelves in L-shape, fitted into the
corners about three feet from the
floor. Some rooms have these
shelves in every corner. Another
pretty idea is to have a set in one,
two or three tiers fitted across the
ends back of the divan. These, to-
gether with number of cushions,
form delightfully."- cozy corner. The
fashion of having curtains run on a
rod on bookshelf is passe; the
binding on the fin-de-siecle book is
so handsome it is quite ornamental
enough without.