The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-08


ing apparatuses are not to be relied on.
Close to one side of the fireplace the
Settee was placed At the opposite side
was a corner seat. By clever arrange
ment the mantel was subdivided short
white pillar running from shelf to cell
ing. A couple of vases and picture
were the sole decorations Of the mantel.
A tiny escritoire of odd pattern occu-
pied a corner next to the window, and
the couch, covered with a handsome art
rug, served as bed at night. In its ca
pacious interior she could stow all SUI
perfuous bed coverings. A low case
along one side of the room held her
bOokS-all save couple Of dozen that
found places on the two low shelves
above the chimney corner Half of the
two shelves were crossed by hinged
doors, behind which the chafing dish
and dishes necessary for studio tea
or breakfast were slowed away.
The quaint little two-story table held
5one of two pieces of fine ware. more or
namental than useful A tall screen In
one corner of the room hid the wash
stand, the mirror and the trunk.
Fortunately the windows were wide,
and she hung these with a simple curtain
of art fabric run on brass rod. A pot
or two of flowers stood in the window
and gave to the room charmingly home
IL
tie floor of large studio building, good
taste had made it a gem in its way, for
there was something deliciously homelike
about it. Three-fourths Of the women
who visited her never guessed how in
expensive the room was, for she herself
had put on most of the finishing touches.
Green and blue are particularly restful
colors. Anyone who has felt the soothing
effects of a summer landscape can read
iIxy 60r 10 FIJI inf
green furnishings have upon a nervous.
overwrought temperament.
Even in the life of the home girl who
has no need to go out into the nlind-har-
rowing world, a touch of beauty in her
own room is sure to cultivate taste
for the aesthetic side of life. More than
we are willing to admit are we the vic
Tins of our own surroundings.
Just at present the taste for furniture
runs to solid. old-fashioned effects. and
"a settee piled high with cushions or a
hardwood chair softened with rugs is
suitable for any apartment.
Pictures upon the wall of a resting or
sleeping room should be few and well
chosen. They distract the mind, and
even when the eye has become used to
them they have tendency to disturb.
Soft, restful colors and frames that melt
into the wall paper are desirable. Plenty
keep out winter drafts are useful and
dainty accessories.
Simplicity is the leading principle
preached by the new school devoted to
of adjusting the decorations of room to
the psychological conditions of its occu-
pant. Helen Stevens.
Tea Gowns.
The tea gown to be a success must be
complete in every detail and not merely
a well initiated Paris model. Then there
Is q certain type of woman who can
never attempt to wear 1t. The ordinary
tailor-made girl looks entirely out OF
place in these intricate masses Of mys-
terry She likes to be firmly incased in
unyielding corsets and a thoroughly well
boned frock, and she really is at her best
like this-enduring, unapproachable and
extremely In earnest.
Now, If you really want to comprehend
the ideal poetry Of the tea gown do not
entirely follow Paris model A garment
which may be beautiful in itself may be
the reverse on you. A lovely, ethereal,
fragrant flower of the west does not look
it's best amid the glaring, mystic colors
of the east. A woman with dash of
the south in her composition. with warm
color1ng, can '.gaze'' with languorouS
grace in orange shades and wonderful
masses of queer embroideries, whereas
the pale exotic looks best In clouds OF
chiffon and lace in the pale tones, which
bring out instead of taking away from
her Individual coloring.
The tea gown of the moment is poetic
and. varied enough to suit the southern
and oriental woman alike If she has
taste and discrimination. The empire
shape is the favorite, and the corsets be-
meath admirably lend themselves to the
idea of suppleness, with no regularly de-
fined waist. Some tea gowns are fash
toned after the Vatican period in the
silks of that date.
The Japanese shape also plays an i'm
portant part in the wrap of the mo-
ment for out Of doors as we'll as TOR the
tea gown.
Never make the fatal mistake of think
ing that anything will do for tea gown.
Remember it is a frock, requiring the
| greatest thought and care in it's con-
struction, and the exact tones that suit
must be skillfully introduced. The lines
of the figure must not be too distinctly
defined. Leave a little to the magma
tion
The Woman With Small Income.
The woman with small income is be-
ginning at last to understand the law Of
affinity and color in dress, and If she is
wise she keeps to simple style which
happens TO D6 ner sOWH by uOiIS 81 SIG
brings In the virtue of individual chic,
which in itself is a quality almost inim-
liable and not to be purchased by gold.
The woman gazing dolefully at the ball
ance which threatens soon to be on the
wrong side of her bank book may yet
take heart of grace and go in for the
simple friezes and the inexpensive stuffs.
To the country dresser friezes and tweeds
represent the modes of the moment.
There are a great many women who
never look, well in what is known as the
real tailor made, and this class will bless
the return to the Russian blouse style,
which can look its best in heavy serge
or tweed properly weighted and pouching
ever so slightly back and front over a
Jeweled band or simple fold of glace deft,
~ swathed round the figure. To woman
of slight build there is no more becoming
fashion. and she may wear it with conf
dence, although the newest Paris modes
only pouch in front, the backs being most.
ly tight and plain, with the exception of
a very wide pointed band at the back. It
is here that Individual taste may have
full play, and several smart models have