The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-12
STRANGE WALL COVERINGS.

Every one has heard OF now famous
Journalist who possesses a study the
walls OF which are papered with those
little leaflets. alasl only too well known
10 many members OF the profession,
bearing the thanks and regrets OF in
Vulnerable editorial departments, so IL
will not be surprising to many Of our
readers if we inform them that there
are many other people IN different pro-
fessions Who. now that success Is theirs
have taken a leaf out OF the book OF
the gentleman i'm question and papered
the walls OF their sitting rooms and
studies i'm fantastic and often incOm,
prehensibe fashions, says the London
Daily Mail.
For instance. Nine. Christine Nilsson
has two rooms in her house. in one Of
which the walls are papered with
leaves of music taken from the operas
i'm which the great sOngstress has ap-
peared. while the walls OF the olher are
covered with the receipted bills OF di-
vers dinners Dartaken of by her i'm va
rious places wherein she has beef resi-
dent. Doubtless these two rooms are
more pleasant to their owner than the
smoking room OF an American actor.
whose walls are covered with press
criticisms. Those that are Of an ad-
verse nature are framed with a blue
border. while those of laudatory
character are similarly surrounded ln
red Judging from the predominance
of blue. IL would seem that the. gentle
man i'm question was not always the
success In his particular line Of busi-
ness that he is TODAY.
Down PutneY Ayay there is house
that boasts Of a room papered with
stamps of all nationalities. and an inn
at Bognor has a room with a similar
mural decCsltlon. Nearly million
stamp= were used I'm the latter instance
and they took four wears TO collect
The Tenderloin club of New York
boasts manv rooms fantastically wall
papered. In one room G000 playing
cards adorn the walls. while in another
countless theatre passes do duty for
wall paper. Champagne corks do "A
similar dutv for another room. and
dance programs very prettily embel-
llsh the ball room walls.
Great P0rilaud street boasts a res
taurant wherein Is a room called the
autograph room from the fact that
on different occasions the guests pre-
semi wrote their names on the walls
the guests in question having all been
celebrities I'm the artistic and musical
Or dramatic worlds. The proprietor
mas taken The preCautiOn Of preserving
the autographs by means OF glass
plates. thereby showing that he Is n
man of business. for MANY OF the writ
ers We're famous individuals and hold a
place i'm history: for the names OF Mas
cagni. g. II. Sims Pelligrinl Sarasate.
Phil Nav. Paderewski, Tosti Melba, NJ.
DauDier and Mile. Chaminade are
worth preserving.
The young American heiress who re-
ceived more than her fair share'o pro-
pOsals and love letters from her ad-
mirers hit unon the idea OF utilizing
them as a soIF Of dado for her after
noon tea apartment and has thereby
made this a most eXhilarating function.
the various writings being narrowly
scrutiniZed- -bF- the sAstess. a4Fl friends,
not altogether ont OF idle curiosity, for
IL must i'm fairness be stated that al
the signatures and addressesNhaVe beer
carefully erased from the letters.