The copper country evening news., 1898-03-16
AN ENGLISH BEDROOM.

should be used, or even gilt-the darker
the tone the nearer it will seem to bring
the ceiling. Drape across from fretwork
to fretwork, or if you have full corners
drapery may be omitted. Use yellow
Japanese silk, or if too expensive paper
the space inclosed by fretwork with cot
ton Grape in white or yellow.
For the floor select fine plain mat
ting and japanese cotton rug. 1t Is
not desirable to have too pronounced
yellow ON the floor, but you will find
these rugs in white and old gold color
ing. Have window shades of white hol-
land and curtain the lower panes with
tightly shirred silk. would suggest
sheborri, comparatively new fabric
having yellow ground and small de-
signs in white.
Choose brass bedsteads Of iron with
brass trimmings, painted white. In Eng
land these steads are to be bought with
swinging rods at the head, from which
drapery is hung. BY day it is disposed
artistically over the pillows in place of
pillowshaIns, at night swung back
flowing against the wall. This drapery
should match the window treatment.
An Aleppo bedspread, all silk and linen
embroidered, may be found in harmo-
NOUS colorings for about $l5. But
simple white one would look very pretty
with the yellow draperies If you use
white, select comforter in delicate
contrast to lie at the foot.
The English dressing table has a
ole lie
placed in a bay window or before an
other available one SO that the light
may fall full OH the dressing figure and
the glass have room to swing In the al
cove. The table but for one little drawer
is hollow underneath and is draped to
the floor all the way round. For this
use swiss muslin over yellow silk or
cambria. To be very economical use a
simple deal table, drape it and hang
above dainty mirror. Give tie wash
stand the same treatment. If the drapery
be made to part like curtains, the little
drawer may be reached with ease.
An English bedroom is seldom with
ont a wardrobe. It's doors are mirrors
TO reflect the full length figure. The
omen fireplace is another distinctive fea-
ture. In winter it is filed with blazing
logs to greet the coming guest. In sum-
mer drapery from the mantel conceals
It. On either side the fireplace have an
upholstered armchair covered with
brown holland piped with yellow.
There is new armchair that would do
TO place beside the bed. 1t is pictured
here, Egyptian and very odd, back and
seat concave, arms pear shaped. 1t is
upholstered in silk velours, peacocks and
the broken stemmed lotus flower in flesh
pinks, yellows, green's and olives on
dark dove ground. 1t is to be bought
for 80.
Dress like Your fireside armchairs the
ipdispensable divan, and be sure among
it's yellow and white and old gold cush-
ions TO have one of the beautiful trans
nsrept Moorish cloth. 1t comes striped
with china blue. red, brown and olive
an a pale ecru ground interviewer with
cold. The material is 80 inches wide
and 81. 80 per yard. 1t takes five-eighths
Of yard to make nice cushion. Make
it up over white.
when the sun comes into your yell
low room, you will find 1t produces a.
soft. mellow effect that is conducive to
the securing of q perfect complexion.
Ysllsw, while possessing many other
olsasine sifecta wears well.
LILLIAN A. NORTH.
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