Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-17
The books over the couch

] gain counter. Inc poo"'
| like very we'll ,,
1T h,ye n charming little inaid manos'
| ,ah,a with leaves that | bought at
second hand shop for 81. and an ora over,
| con, 10 boot. 1t was shaDby piece vi
furniture when I made the inves'm' ~,
49,, cleaned and polished-the man did
,nat for the price / paid--it is beauty.
Rack of Il. on the wall. have my ADys-
s,pian prayer rug. with its verse from
the Koran. Strings OF AEssinian Deaus
~ different colors | have used 10 loop
hack draperies in different places. nave
nv Japanese brass lantern hanging from
the ceiling. a little Turkish teapot on the
,abie and on another side OF the room |
have on the wall japanese fokusa, one
of the squares OF pretty emDroldery III
which the japanese send gifts. ana when
are always returned TO the sender. My
little pearl-inlaid tabourette Is something
else that | picked up before, and does
not como In I'm the $500: neither does the
big Indian basket In which my Dig run
Der plant stands.
.'At one of my windows. over The wnite
suisse draperies that | have at all my
windows. | have a short drapery OF r'"s'
ern material OF dark blue, with DIS OIL
mirror I'm II. which gives II so particular
lv an Oriental air The draperles az the
door and the two other WINDOWS WIN
horizontal stripes Of old rose-colored sim
make altogether a pretty room 'ii'nN'
| will give you some OF my IDEAS vi al
rangement as well as of the expenditure
of my 500.
"Nv hall IS furnished almost entirely
from the collections | had made pre-
viousIv. and according to the Ideas oil
the individual people think it IS eitner
prettv or filled with rubbish. hdu IN
tended 10 have it entirely Indian, Dut
have had to put in some other things
For the floor ] have for rugs Navajo IN
dian blankets. | have an East lhul7il
durrie over big chest IN one corner
have a small japanese chest I'm anOther'
| have a Mexican seraIe. one Oh INV
bright-coored wraps the MeXcans wear
over their shoulders, over the little stand
upon which ! have my biggest and most
artistic lar of Indian pottery, ana there
are Algerian curtains OF white llnen' WIN
red edge at the windows ana smdh
door. while Algerian curtains or llneh
with gold thread are at the double doors
leading into the parlor. These all WASH
like pieces of cotton cloth.
INV hall is my museum. | have three
shelves filed with Indian pottery and the
beautiful Indian baskets that are my
hobby. Another big rubber plant stands
I'm the hall i'm one of the largest baskets
An Indian bead belt IS used for a pipe
rack: there Is a beaded Indian war-club,
and a big inlaid pipe, that is too heavy
to secure to the wall. There is wicker
Modoc sitting basket for grain. an Abys-
sinian war outfit. with all the weapons
and a shield of hppopotamus hide musl-
cal instruments, pipes, and gems OF other
kinds.
"Irp-stairs | have one old-fashloned
room I'm which | have an old bureau that
has been in the family many years;
beautiful little mahogany stand / bought !
of my secondhand man, chairs, ana |
quaint carved mirror. In the room with |
nv Japanese chest / have undertaken |
effects; have chrysanthemum |
PAPER on the walls, and inexpensive dra-
peries. that blend at the windows ana |
doors. At first we utilized our packing |
cases with draperies for bureaus. and a |
big table that is a treasure | had made |
by n carpenter. 1t is obong, large. and |
with four large. square legs, ana an
under shelf.
1.-THE top I covered with blue denim,
and nut a fringe of enamel cloth of black /
around the edge. This matched the black
Of the Japanese case and the black paint
ed bedstead with its gold knobs. The
table is a treasure 10 my children. The
larger ones sit around II 10 read and |
write and the smaller ones have their
and sit on the lower shelf
There IS not much more 10 say. and |
am not going largely into details. But
this gives an idea OF what can be done
with a little money and a few accumu-
ated treasures. II must be remembered
that / had not a fat to furnish. bu.
house with large number Of bedrooms.
These take money. If a woman Will use
I little taste and ingenuity, she can make
4 pretty house almost entirely out or
IDEAS. For rugs on my mating covered
ioors / sewed rags az odd times mad
hem woven, and for almost nothing, and |
now have good rag carpeting that will
wear forever. can be washed, and Is pref
Ter and more satisfactory than cheap |
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