Evening star., 1900-12-10
HUUSt JHANOtC
Transformation Wrought by Paint
and Paper.
A WASHINGTON ROOM DESCRIBED
Treasures Secured by a Visit to an
Old Shop.
WASHINGTON ROOM DESCRIBED
GOOD HINTS FOR OTHERS

Written FOR The Evening Star.
Repairs are necessary at times. and taking
advantage of them we get the changes that
give us freshness and freedom from weari-
ness in our everyday surroundings.
1 have just seen a pretty room which has
been metamorphosed during the past sum-
| mer. and which. now completed Is giving
much satisfaction In it's new coloring.
Ugly grained woodwork and pale. neutral
paper have given place to woodwork OF
ivory white and wall paper of green, a
soft yet bright shade. It Is striped with
mica. each stripe figured, and while it Is
as good a background for pictures as q
plain paper. the mica In some lights brings
out the figure or stripe until that seems to
predomfnate The pictures are all black
and white. and there are many Of them. in
ivory-white frames for the most part.
though few black frames give character
to the walls. while several are Of mahogany.
Pictures and Mirror.
The pictures are of all kinds Of subjects;
engravings of paintings from famous
authors, photographs Of interiors of world
famed houses. prints of quaint places in
Europe, with a personal interest in each.
and household photographs of family and
friends. The mirror over the dressing table
ha9 a "iuc ildiiC pttlilCu Inc tHC Looih-
ivory white. with festoons at the top and
rosettes at the lower corners in relief.
Another small oval mirror is over the bed
side table-very old-of English make. the
original frame of narrow gilt still around it.
A china clock hangs on the wall near the
square bay window of the style called
Dutch though the gay flowers and green
ribbons painted upon it look more like
Dresden; the weights which are suspended
on chains. are glded. and the clear mark
tncr of f,ri1r fhe far nile n
look at 1t is an antique, one of those
which seem to fit into modern surround
ings most gracefully.
Mahogany Furniture.
The French bedstead of mahogany. with
curving head and foot. is another antique,
and Its rich coloring is in fine contrast to
the green and white. Another old piece Of
mahogany Is the console table of small size.
which is used writing table. The uten-
sils all for the most part Dresden. the
inkstand very old, OF very pretty form, with
ink well and sand box removable. while the
covers to them have small apples In natural
coloring as knobs. tall candlestck here
sided. with porcelain slides, in which are
pictures. the shading made by the thick
ness or thinness Of the porcelain.
The Real and SembInnce.
1t is curious that in one Of these pictures.
which Is very old fashioned as to its de-
tails. a Dutch clock hangs the wall.
similar to the one I speak Of on the wall
now, above this very candle shade. One or
two of the slides have evidently been put
In later than the original probably to re-
place some broken, for the subjects of the
pictures. are of a date good many years
later. judging by costumes and furnish
ings. This was picked up at SALE and Is
a useful as well as an interesting article, for
when a burning candle is set within the
glow IS charming when only softened
light is wanted. On the mantel some
glass candlesttcks, bits of mandarin china,
with a group of old Dresden china and other
small pieces of the same.
Dainty Outfit.
The dressing table outfit is of Dresden.
with some beautiful bottles of old Bohemian
glass finely etched with gold the red.
and white on the clear glass. The green
and white alone were too cold for a winter
room without some warmer tints. so for
bed and furniture covering. heavy curtains
and dressing table one of the new art tick
ings has been used, with great pink. yellow
,lfI h leox,