The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21
USING STAMPS As WALL PAPER.
Denver Bathroom Decorated With
Over 10000 Postal Designs.
From the Denver Post.


There are three very unique bath rooms
in the United States. and one of them is
in Denver Usually, in this day and age,
any room that enjoys special distinction is
notable, primarily, for it's cost; so that
these three bath rooms are unique in two
ways-for their decorations, and for the
fact that these decorations are inexpen-
sive.
The bath room in Denver is in the coy
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Stokes
of 1470 COlumbine street, and the walls and
ceiling are papered with stamps. The cost
of this novel wall covering did not exceed
So, but the work of placing the stamps
took just one year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes did all the work
themselves. Mr.. Stokes did the pasting
while Mrs. Stokes would select the stamps,
soak off any paper that might be attached
and help mark off the squares, for the
stamps are applied in a most elaborate de-
sign. On the walls are squares of sixteen
foreign stamps, barred off with the 2
cent, brown-tinted Columbian stamps The
stamps on the inside of the square are
from all countries, each square being of
one color, either red or pink, blue, green
or yellow. frieze at the top of the wall
is composed of alternate rows of one and
2-cent Columbian stamps, arranged in
conventional design.
After all the stamps had been placed
coat of shellac was applied, which has
preserved the coloring and smootness of
the work.
OF course, Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes did not
spend all their time at work on the stamps
during the year they were adjoining their
home, but rainy evenings and disengaged
Sundays usually saw one or both of them
toiling away at an occupation that was a
pleasure, even though friends and neigh
Dors always said the end would never be
reached. 1t really was a large undertaking
perhaps a realization of how large may
be gained when the number of stamps used
is stated There are over $4,000 of them on
the walls and ceiling of that little room,
and Mr.. Stokes says that to paste 240 he
had found a good three hours work They
were all put on with mucilage in preference
10 paste and have stood the wear and tear
of two years service wonderfully well.
1T was Mr.. Stokes idea" explained Mrs
Stokes, when asked how they ever happen
ed to think Of such an original way of
furnishing their bathroom.
You see,'' she went on, Mr. Stokes has
always been interested in stamps and has
a private collection of between 5000 and A.
coo varieties, and this work helped him won
derfully in learning to know the diff :erent
kinds. We only know of two other rooms
like ii in Chicago and one in Philadelphia.
I don't know how those other rooms are
arranged, but am real proud of this one"
Mr.. Stokes says maybe he viii do anoth-
er room some time. Il rather think I shah
have me a den with the walls like that
some day Some days it used 20 make me
nervous, forever pasting up those little
fellows. but when il was all DONE you
know, ! quite missed the work"
The stamps are, of course, all cancelled,
but they form In themselves a valuable
collection, as there are so many different
kinds. Since IL has become so much the
fad 10 specially adorn the bath rooms of
homes, II Is not unusual TO hear OF them
all fitted out in solid silver, and there Is
a bathroom IN New York city. ID is said,
whore gold is pentifully used. but with all
these appliances Of wealth, In rooms where
appear rare mosaics and marbles and even
onyx. the little bathroom all papered with
stamps has certainly rs own particular
niche, ana that niche an envable one.